Los Angeles Times: Sports

Jared Walsh, a budding two-way prospect in his first big league camp, knows early spring training results can be deceiving, so he didn’t put much stock in the fact he retired the first nine batters he faced in exhibition play.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

The Rams initially were going to be the last team that Eric Weddle planned to speak with after the Baltimore Ravens released the six-time Pro Bowl safety. Weddle, a Southern California native, figured he could meet with other suitors and then circle back to the Rams.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Russell Westbrook confronted a man and his wife during a game after the Oklahoma City star says the two provoked him with racist taunts. The heated exchange came early in the second quarter of the Thunder's 98-89 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday night.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Twice during her postmatch news conference, Naomi Osaka, the world’s No. 1 women’s tennis player, playfully referred to the time before anyone knew who she was, when she had big dreams and an impressively big and powerful game behind them.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

The opportunity was there. Marcos Giron, on the best run of his tennis life, had reached the third round of the BNP Paribas Open and, to the crowd’s delight, won the first set against world No.

As I watched “The 3252,” LAFC’s passionate supporters group which stands, chants and sings in unison at every home match, I couldn’t help but think about the Chargers. You’re probably wondering why anyone from Los Angeles would be thinking about the Chargers, let alone at a soccer match during...

When: 7 p.m. On the air: TV: FS West; Radio: 830. Update: Ducks rookie Troy Terry was named the NHL’s third star of the week after earning seven points (two goals, five assists) in four games last week.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Santa Anita’s inner training track held timed workouts Monday as the track eased back in to what it hopes will be a reopening on March 22. There were 133 timed workouts between two and six furlongs.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

UCLA sophomores Kris Wilkes and Jaylen Hands were selected as members of the All-Pac-12 Conference’s second team in a voting of conference coaches, the league office announced Monday.

Ever since revealing she’s dating the son of NBA legend Jerry West in January, golfer Michelle Wie has posted several pictures of herself with Golden State Warriors executive Jonnie West on Instagram.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share