Jack Kochanowicz mowed through his first three innings against the Yankees on Monday night. The 6-foot-7 sinkerballer was doing all of what manager Ron Washington asked of him before the game: pitch to contact and let his defense do the work. “Just be Jack,” Washington said. ‘Throw his sinker, change, eye-level, put the ball in…
Twenty-two seasons ago, LeBron James entered the NBA with almost unbelievable expectations, the fate of a franchise in Cleveland and a league hungry for a new star on his back. Twenty-two years later, the Lakers’ star exceeded even the most outlandish predictions, winning championships in three different cities, scoring more points than anyone in league…
Pete Rose was posthumously removed from Major League Baseball’s permanently ineligible list Tuesday, making the all-time hits leader eligible for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, banned after his participation in the 1919 Black Sox Scandal, also was reinstated in a sweeping decision by commissioner Rob Manfred that included other…
I love him like you love him. But it’s time. Austin Reaves is the Lakers’ breath of fresh air, a sharpshooting respite from all the drama and dirge, a stirring journey from undrafted to indefatigable. My favorite, everybody’s favorite. But it’s time. If the Lakers are going to get where they need to be, they’ll…
MIAMI — Most of Tuesday’s game went according to plan for the Dodgers. Tony Gonsolin produced a solid five-inning start in his second start back from Tommy John surgery, giving up just two runs. Shohei Ohtani posted another monster stat line at LoanDepot Park, hitting a tying home run in the sixth and a tying double in…
Once again, excitement became embarrassment. Once again, a promise was broken. Once again, the Lakers weren’t fast enough or skilled enough or deep enough or strong enough. Once again, blowing up in the first round of the playoffs for the third time in five years, the Lakers just weren’t good enough. Lakers forward LeBron James…
