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49ers wide receiver Demarcus Robinson celebrates after scoring against the Rams in the first half Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in Melbourne, Australia. (Scott Barbour/AP)

San Francisco 49ers rout Los Angeles Rams 27-7 behind Brock Purdy’s 3 TD passes in NFL’s 1st Australia game

September 10, 2026 at 11:34 p.m.

Brock Purdy threw three touchdown passes, and the San Francisco 49ers routed the Los Angeles Rams 27-7 on Friday in the first NFL regular-season game in Australia.

FILE – Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson holds up his NBA championship ring during a ceremony before the Lakers’ basketball game against the Houston Rockets, in Los Angeles, Oct. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

Los Angeles Lakers to unveil a statue of championship-winning coach Phil Jackson next year

September 8, 2026 at 5:49 p.m.

Phil Jackson led the Los Angeles Lakers to five championships and seven NBA Finals appearances during two stints totaling 11 seasons as their head coach.

USC quarterback Jayden Maiava takes a selfie with fans after a game against UCLA on Nov. 29, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

Big Ten football: No. 14 USC has everything in place to chase Trojans’ 1st College Football Playoff berth

August 31, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Lincoln Riley seems to have everything in place to get No. 14 USC to its first College Football Playoff.

Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald (99) waits to take the field before a game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Aaron Donald ends his 2½-year retirement and returns to the Los Angeles Rams

August 30, 2026 at 3:33 p.m.

Aaron Donald has returned to the Los Angeles Rams, ending his retirement after 2 1/2 years.

Lakers owner Jeanie Buss attends a preseason game against the Timberwolves on Oct. 12, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Jeanie Buss to contest siblings’ plan to sell their Los Angeles Lakers minority ownership stake to new owners

August 17, 2026 at 7:50 p.m.

The decision by the six children of late Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss will end the family’s 47 years in an ownership role with the 17-time NBA champions.

Dodgers' Freddie Freeman walks back on to the field accompanied by manager Dave Roberts, right, and trainer Greg Barajas after he fell into the dugout while trying to catch a foul ball hit by the Royals’ Isaac Collins during the eighth inning on Aug. 12, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman somehow avoids serious injury in frightening fall into visitors’ dugout

August 13, 2026 at 8:15 a.m.

Freddie Freeman apparently avoided serious injury when the Los Angeles Dodgers’ first baseman took a frightening tumble down the stairs and into the visitors’ dugout.

Los Angeles Lakers to be sold for 2nd time in a year — for $12.5 billion — to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger

August 12, 2026 at 1:16 p.m.

The $12.5 billion price tag for the Los Angeles Lakers is not only a record for U.S. pro sports but a new summit in skyrocketing NBA franchise values.

Mikel Merino celebrates after scoring Spain's second goal in front of Belgium goalkeeper Senne Lammens,right, during a World Cup quarterfinal Friday, July 10, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)

Mikel Merino’s late goal sends Spain into World Cup semifinals with 2-1 win over Belgium

July 10, 2026 at 4:33 p.m.

Mikel Merino scored in the 88th minute on a rebound yielded by backup Belgium goalkeeper Senne Lammens, and Spain advanced to the World Cup semifinals with a 2-1 victory Friday.

Ducks center Leo Carlsson celebrates an empty-net goal in Game 6 of a first-round playoff series against the Oilers on April 30, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Anaheim Ducks keep Leo Carlsson, matching the Philadelphia Flyers’ 5-year, $90 million offer sheet

July 9, 2026 at 12:15 p.m.

Leo Carlsson, 21, is now the NHL’s highest-paid player under the five-year, $90 million deal that the Anaheim Ducks matched.

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Eliezer Alfonzo looks toward the sky as he takes the field prior to a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Sunday, July 5, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Eliézer Alfonzo makes MLB debut amid reports of family deaths in Venezuela quakes

July 5, 2026 at 11:55 p.m.

Catcher Eliézer Alfonzo has made his major league debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers with his sister and stepmother still missing after Venezuela’s catastrophic earthquakes.

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