It will be a more competitive NLCS than last year’s with Milwaukee, but this columnist believes the Dodgers will wind up four victories closer to a three-peat.

The former Dodgers executive, who passed away this week at age 91, was the architect of those unexpected 1988 World Series champions.

It’s a marquee pitching matchup for Game 3 of the NL Division Series on Tuesday, Chris Sale vs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto … and one team for whom rallies only consist of home runs.

The momentum has swung Atlanta’s way with the NLDS tied heading to Atlanta for Game 3, and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts indicates he’s now ready to return Edwin Diaz to the closer’s role.

Is age going to catch up with the two-time defending champions? Not if the elders have anything to say about it.

A team in the eye of the collective bargaining storm begins its historical quest for a potential third consecutive World Series title. Are those in MLB’s offices who stump for a salary cap actually ro...

If this collection of players meant to complement Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves works, it could be fun. If not … the fallout could land squarely on Rob Pelinka next spring.

The Riverside Historical Society’s book details the sport’s nearly two centuries in its town.

The Women’s Professional Baseball League played its entire 8-week season in Illinois, with the L.A. Queens winning the inaugural title Tuesday.

Either that, or excruciating … but these teams and their rival fan bases well might see each other in October for the fourth time in the seven years.

USC’s Alia Pasternak and UCLA’s Tenley Hill, having both played in high school in Orange County, took the lead in organizing their collegiate club teams.

Two sloppy home losses have left the Chargers with little margin for error before a daunting stretch against Buffalo, Seattle, Denver and Kansas City. The bigger question is whether this team can summ...

Of their two big offseason signings, outfielder Kyle Tucker is starting to heat up – maybe – but closer Edwin Díaz might not even make the postseason roster.

With legislation making its way through Congress, how about a simple remedy: Give football its own structure, and re-regionalize all of the other sports.

Favored by 9½ points against an Arizona team that went 3-14 last season, the Chargers commit costly penalties, turn the ball over twice and have a punt blocked in a 26-14 loss.

Umpire Doug Eddings was back in the spotlight this week, stirring memories of one bad call in the 2005 American League Championship Series.

The higher you score on our new ranking of Southern California’s 18 major teams, the more that is expected of you.

Two developments the last week, actually, remind us that the demise of the legacy Pac-12 began with the L.A. schools’ defections.

They’ve overcome it the past two seasons, but an older club is still trying to recapture its offensive mojo. Either they are setting themselves up for another inspirational finish, or their luck is ab...

Given the penalties in the Kawhi Leonard case, and the results of the seven seasons with him on the roster, they probably would not.

The announcement of Stan Kroenke’s purchase of a controlling interest from Arte Moreno should be cause for celebration for a long-suffering but stubbornly loyal fan base.

The addition of the three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year to an already stacked roster makes them a prohibitive favorite to win another Lombardi Trophy.

The Trojans have every reason to ease into a brutal Big Ten schedule, even if games like Saturday’s win over San José State are a tough sell in L.A.

From Mark Walter’s financial fiasco to WNBA fake news and college sports’ unforced errors, August has been marked by chaos, controversy and uncertainty.

Sid Iyer, the radio voice of the Ontario Tower Buzzers, has a significant story of his own, from his journey to the booth to his approach and his heritage.

Additional excerpts from our annual August chat with the commissioner, who oversees competition involving athletes representing more than 550 schools in nearly 90 leagues.

Increases and decreases are discussed, and more, in our annual season-opening sitdown with Southern Section commissioner Mike West.

L.A.’s franchises enlivened the NBA offseason with explosive stories on the same day this week … and it all appears far from over.

If the Cooperstown shrine exists to tell baseball’s story, how can you leave out people who changed the game?

A sputtering offense has contributed to a 13-18 record since July 10, including three losses in four games against Milwaukee over the weekend.

They’ve won two straight Manhattan Beach Open women’s championships … and after their Olympic experience in Paris, LA28 is on the horizon.

The $12.5 billion deal with Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner, just 14 months after agreeing to buy majority interest in the NBA franchise, raises some questions.

The Chargers seemingly have the heavier lift to get there, but keeping quarterback Justin Herbert upright and productive might be the key.

Their recent 8-14 record, after being swept in three series in five weeks, isn’t grounds for panic … yet.

So say the haters, again, in the wake of the team trading for Tarik Skubal … but is the organization that listens to its fans and makes no bones about trying to win really the villain?

An industry that once held gambling interests at arm’s length now partners with them … so what could go wrong?

And no, a 24-day process that inconvenienced the rest of the NBA, before James announced Friday he would play for the Philadelphia 76ers, was not necessary.

After a period of institutional neglect, the sport matters again on campus as Gregg Wallis takes over as the Highlanders’ new coach.

A national audience on FOX saw LAFC beat the Galaxy, 3-0, on Friday night. Will that pique the public’s interest in the domestic product?

This week’s Midsummer Classic (lots of opt-outs) and the Home Run Derby (a subpar presentation by Netflix) had their share of issues.

A sweep by the Arizona Diamondbacks continues a week played at less than the organization’s standard heading into the All-Star break.

The former UCLA standout had plenty of friends and family, and a high-profile courtside fan, on hand for her return to L.A. with the Chicago Sky on Friday night.

For this country’s team, going out in the Round of 16 constituted business as usual. By now, we should know better.

The man who built the Ducks’ 2007 Stanley Cup championship team will be inducted into hockey’s shrine in November.

Before his major league debut, he learned his stepmother and sister did not survive the Venezuelan earthquakes.