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Another layer was added to the USC-Houston connection on Saturday morning. The Houston Texans selected Trojans safety Kamari Ramsey with the first pick of the fifth round (No. 141 overall) in the NFL Draft, making him the sixth USC product …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Renegade opened Saturday as the morning line favorite for the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby, looking to overcome the inside rail post position that has not produced a winner in four decades. The colt trained by …

<p><strong>WASHINGTON &gt;&gt;</strong>  President Donald Trump was reported uninjured and other top leaders of the United States were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents on Saturday night after an unspecified threat.</p><p>There did not immediately appear to be any …

Moon Alert Caution! Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and important decisions all day until 8:30 p.m. After that, the moon moves from Leo into Virgo. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day Avoid power struggles about possessions, money or …

To Edge or not to Edge? To Safety first? To “need” or to “fit”? Or to do neither and “best available” the whole thing and make all plans work from there? Because, recently, that seemed to be the Chef Poles …

LOS ANGELES — By the fourth inning Friday night, the Dodgers already had pinned a four spot on Cubs starter Jameson Taillon, with Will Smith’s three-run home run in the third the most damaging blow. On a normal night, there …

LOS ANGELES — It was Date Night in Dodger Stadium on Friday night, and when the adored home team jumped to an early four-run lead, 53,733 lovebirds probably assumed between appearances on the stadium KissCam that they were about to …

White Sox general manager Chris Getz heaped seemingly risky praise on Munetaka Murakami when he introduced the Japanese slugger in a news conference at the Rate three days before Christmas. Getz raised eyebrows when he called Murakami “one of the …

The Dodgers having Shohei Ohtani back as a full-time pitcher and hitter may have come with some unexpected side effects. While Ohtani has gotten off to a spectacular start to the season on the mound with a 0.38 ERA in …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Logan O’Hoppe admitted that he wasn’t in a good place earlier this week. Padres star reliever Mason Miller made him look bad striking out on three sliders on Sunday, and then Toronto Blue Jays ace Dylan …

ANAHEIM –– It felt like more than just the series lead tilted in the Ducks’ favor on Friday, when they made a triumphant return to Honda Center after earning a split in Edmonton. Not only did they blow past the …

Angel City Football Club started the season rewriting its young history books, winning the first three games of the season. Angel City’s first loss came in its fourth game, a 2-1 defeat against the Orlando Pride, April 3. Now, after …

INGLEWOOD — The Rams made an addition to their receiver room to open Day 3 of the NFL draft, trading up 10 spots in the sixth round to select Miami receiver CJ Daniels with the 197th overall pick. Daniels spent …

The Stagecoach Country Music Festival really gets going in the evening as the sun drops below the San Jacinto Mountains and headliners take to the Mane Stage. But there’s a powerful incentive to get to the Indio event when the …

LOS ANGELES — In the Stanley Cup Playoffs, a children’s game suddenly takes on the language of life and death. Ahead of Sunday’s Game 4, the Kings were in a do-or-die position, while the Colorado Avalanche were going in for …

HOUSTON — Satisfaction is for the weary. Even on the precipice of clinching a spot in the Western Conference semifinals, Lakers coach JJ Redick sees room for improvement. “We just didn’t do the job, executing,” Redick told reporters on a …

Pro-Palestinian students have erected an encampment at Occidental College and are demanding that the school’s Board of Trustees divest from any financial ties with Israel, weapons manufacturing and private prisons. Dubbed the “Rafah to Jenin Liberated Zone,” the encampment sprung …

From the time he was 15, Rudy Chapa drove himself through life without a rearview mirror. Victories, records weren’t moments to linger on, weren’t times for reflection. No matter how big the triumph, how fast the time, there was always …

The Bears drafted LSU wide receiver Zavion Thomas — who says he’s a distant relative of legendary running back Walter Payton — with the 89th pick Friday night. The relation is somewhere on the family tree — “It’s still a …

Demoted White Sox Opening Day starting pitcher Shane Smith was set to make his third Triple-A start on Friday night for the Charlotte Knights as they hosted the Nashville Sounds. The 26-year-old Smith has made progress with his mechanics in …