Sports

Two Hall of Famers the Dodgers forgot

2013-05-25 18:12:00

Zack Wheat is remembered frequently in a town in the middle of Missouri, his great-grandson often pulling out a Bull Durham cigar pin bearing the likeness of the most prolific hitter in Dodgers franchise history. "He was such a kind man, such a great...

Bayern Munich beats Borussia Dortmund in Champions League final

2013-05-25 14:32:00

LONDON -- Arjen Robben scored in the 89th minute Saturday to give Bayern Munich a 2-1 victory over German rival Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final, ending four years of frustration for his team in Europe's biggest tournament. Robben ran...

The Times' major league baseball rankings

2013-05-25 15:27:00

With a nod to the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, Sunday's Indianapolis 500, Times staff writer Kevin Baxter offers a speedy look at Major League Baseball. (Statistics through Friday's game. Last week's rankings in parentheses): RUNNING IN CLEAN AIR 1....

Fantasy baseball world: Third basemen to watch

2013-05-25 15:42:00

Staff writer Tim Hubbard looks at three young American League third basemen whose performances have been surprising. Bang for you buck Josh Donaldson Oakland A former first-round pick by the Cubs, Donaldson was traded to Oakland and struggled in...

At 35, Nick Punto has played himself into the Dodgers' lineup

2013-05-25 15:55:00

When the Dodgers broke camp, Nick Punto didn’t figure to play all that much. He was a 35-year-old utility player on a team with fellow utility players Jerry Hairston Jr. and Skip Schumaker. Yet Punto is playing so well and so hard that, coupled...

He's in there swinging again with Jim Mora

2013-05-25 12:25:00

UCLA football Coach Jim Mora invited me to play in his golf tournament. I suspect your reaction is about the same as the look on Dan Guerrero's face when I showed up Monday. Funny thing too, I got a lot of strange, menacing stares as I walked...

Baseball: Gardena Serra marches into Division 3 semifinals

2013-05-24 19:44:23

Don Mattingly shows fire, but his flame is flickering with Dodgers

2013-05-24 23:16:00

addCustomPlayer('8cqmm3yooufw16fbocvnmn2rk', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf8cqmm3yooufw16fbocvnmn2rk', 'eplayer15'); Meet Donnie Dark. The Dodgers embattled manager returned home Friday night with a scowl the size of a block of empty seats in the reserved...

Matt Greene is back and the Kings are more than happy to have him

2013-05-24 21:02:00

Matt Greene's return has increased the Kings' physicality and lifted their collective mood, and there's no saying which is more vital to a team that has clawed its way into position to clinch its second straight tense, punishing playoff series on Sunday....

Santa Anita gets key racing dates

2013-05-23 17:55:00

Santa Anita came away the big winner Thursday when the California Horse Racing Board tentatively approved racing dates for 2014 and 2015 in response to the pending closure of Betfair Hollywood Park on Dec. 22. Santa Anita will expand its usual fall...

Dodgers' bosses get points for patience

2013-05-23 19:37:00

I don't know Mark Walter, the Guggenheim guy who runs the Dodgers. We had one phone conversation, and I'd rather talk to Jamie McCourt. I've written off Stan Kasten as a blowhard, and while I really like Ned Colletti, we have our disagreements. But...

Shannon Farar-Griefer hears the call of the wild Badwater race

2013-05-24 00:00:00

Ultramarathons are to running what the Marquis de Sade was to romance. Not sure I support such extremism. When one of the sport's stars, a frantic rabbit by the name of Shannon Farar-Griefer, runs the infamous Badwater, she races on desert roads so hot...

FILE PHOTO: Ronda Rousey, left, and Edmond Tarverdyan are set to take part in 18th season of "The Ultimate Fighter," which premieres on Sept. 4 on Fox Sports 1.

2013-05-25 20:02:00

Runners who were unable to finish the Boston Marathon on April 15 because of the bombings cross the finish line on Boylston Street after the city allowed them to finish the last mile of the race in on Saturday.

2013-05-25 00:00:00

Slava Voynov has four goals for the Kings this postseason, tied for best among NHL defensemen.

2013-05-25 00:00:00