Sports Royals solve Tyler Skaggs, Angels can't do same with Danny DuffyLos Angeles Times - Mike DiGiovannaTyler Skaggs’ mastery of the Kansas City Royals ended during a laborious third inning in which the Angels left-hander threw 34 pitches and was tagged for three runs, the low point of Sunday’s 5-1 loss
San Jose Sharks NHL playoffs: Blues shut out Sharks to take 3-2 series leadLos Angeles Times - Associated PressVladimir Tarasenko scored on a penalty shot and Jaden Schwartz added the first of his three goals during a dominant second period that carried St. Louis to the brink of its first trip to the Stanley Cup
Damian Lillard Damian Lillard's rib injury has squashed Trail Blazers' playoff aspirationsLos Angeles Times - Andrew GreifPortland’s Damian Lillard is playing through separated ribs, but even that hasn’t been the most painful part of his Western Conference finals. No, that would be the way the Trail Blazers have allowed leads
UCLA No. 1 UCLA takes over first place in Pac-12 baseball behind Garrett MitchellLos Angeles Times - Eric SondheimerUCLA, ranked No. 1 in collegiate baseball for 10 consecutive weeks, took over sole possession of first place in the Pacific 12 Conference this weekend with a three-game sweep of Washington in Westwood.
UCLA No. 1 UCLA takes over first place in Pac-12 baseball behind Garrett MitchellLos Angeles Times - Eric SondheimerUCLA, ranked No. 1 in collegiate baseball for 10 consecutive weeks, took over sole possession of first place in the Pacific 12 Conference this weekend with a three-game sweep of Washington in Westwood.
Sports Simon Pagenaud wins Indy 500 poleLos Angeles Times - Associated PressSimon Pagenaud turned a stressful weekend into an unforgettable celebration. Pagenaud earned his first career Indianapolis 500 pole with a four-lap average of 229.992 mph, edging three-time pole winner
Brooks Koepka Brooks Koepka wins PGA Championship for second straight yearLos Angeles Times - Associated PressBrooks Koepka took his place in PGA Championship history with a victory, minus the style points. In a raging wind that turned Bethpage Black into a beast, Koepka lost all but one shot of his record seven-shot
Sean Doolittle MLB notes: Cubs drop protest over delivery of Nationals' Sean DoolittleLos Angeles Times - Associated PressThe Chicago Cubs have dropped their protest over the pitching delivery of Washington reliever Sean Doolittle. Cubs manager Joe Maddon made the announcement before Sunday night's game against the Nationals.
Student Finance Morehouse commencement speaker tells grads he’ll pay off their student loansLos Angeles Times - Associated PressA billionaire technology investor stunned the entire graduating class at Morehouse College when he announced at their commencement Sunday that he would pay off their student loans — estimated at up to
Southern California Rain returns to Southern California and another storm is coming TuesdayLos Angeles Times - Christine Mai-DucPay no mind to the fact that Memorial Day is around the corner — winter is here again. Across California, yet another May storm on Sunday brought cool temperatures and rainfall throughout Southern California,
Lifestyle Busy Philipps, Taraji P. Henson, Olivia Wilde, Jessica Alba join in for Goop's summitLos Angeles Times - Lindzi Scharf“I think of you as trailblazers,” Gwyneth Paltrow told a gathering of famous Hollywood friends Taraji P. Henson, Olivia Wilde, Jessica Alba and Busy Philipps during an end-of-day panel discussion at her
Hyun-jin Ryu Hyun-Jin Ryu extends scoreless innings streak to 31 as Dodgers top RedsLos Angeles Times - Jorge CastilloHyun-Jin Ryu didn’t feel right in the first inning Sunday. His velocity was down. His stuff wasn’t crisp. His start began with the kind of battle he had eluded for weeks. The first pitch he threw was to
Huawei Google reportedly suspends some business with HuaweiLos Angeles Times - BloombergAlphabet Inc.’s Google has suspended some of its business ties with Huawei Technologies Co., Reuters reports, citing a source close to the matter whom it did not identify. Google will no longer engage
Politics Trump lashes out at Republican lawmaker who says he committed impeachable offensesLos Angeles Times - Laura KingPresident Trump on Sunday blasted the lone congressional Republican who has suggested the president has committed impeachable offenses, as party members -- even sometime critics -- closed ranks around
World News Egypt tourist bus struck by roadside bomb near pyramids, 17 woundedLos Angeles Times - Associated PressA tourist bus struck a roadside bomb on Sunday near the Giza pyramids, wounding at least 17 people, including tourists, Egyptian officials said. The officials said the bus was traveling on a road close
Beaches Long Beach Pride celebration underway after threats deemed 'not credible'Los Angeles Times - Christine Mai-DucThe Long Beach Pride festivities continued as planned Sunday after law enforcement officials said they found threats against the event were “not credible.” Long Beach police said they were made aware social
Baghdad Rocket explodes near U.S. Embassy in BaghdadLos Angeles Times - Associated PressA rocket crashed Sunday in the Iraqi capital's heavily fortified Green Zone, landing less than a mile from the sprawling U.S. Embassy, an Iraqi military spokesman said. The apparent attack in central which
Switzerland Switzerland voters approve tighter gun lawsLos Angeles Times - Associated PressSwiss voters on Sunday approved a measure to tighten the Alpine nation's gun laws, bringing the country in line with many of its European partners despite the objections of local gun owners. Switzerland's
Movies How Leyna Bloom became the first transgender actress of color to star in a film at CannesLos Angeles Times - By Amy KaufmanLeyna Bloom turned up at the Port Authority bus terminal at 17 with one red suitcase and nowhere to put it. She’d saved up a little money working part time at McDonald’s and Starbucks on the South Side
Sports Lucas Gordon is MVP of the Mission LeagueLos Angeles Times - Eric SondheimerJunior pitcher Lucas Gordon of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame has been selected by the coaches as the Mission League player of the year. The pitcher of the year was Sam Hliboki of Harvard-Westlake. Devan Ornelas,
Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to win Italian Open for ninth timeLos Angeles Times - Associated PressRafael Nadal is right back where he wants to be. After losing in the semifinals of three consecutive clay-court tournaments, Nadal dominated for stretches against his longtime rival, Novak Djokovic, in
Sports Servite freshman Tetairoa McMillan is wooing people with his athleticismLos Angeles Times - Eric SondheimerHis name is Tetairoa McMillan, otherwise know as T-Mac. He’s a 6-foot-4, 180-pound freshman at Servite, and word is already out about how good an athlete he is. As a football player on the freshman team,
Terrence Malick Cannes: Terrence Malick’s ‘A Hidden Life’ is a return to form and a spiritual call to armsLos Angeles Times - By Justin ChangIn the eight years since Terrence Malick won the Palme d’Or at Cannes for “The Tree of Life,” his magisterial drama about childhood’s end and the spirit’s awakening, the standard critical line is that
Movies ‘John Wick 3’ dethrones ‘Avengers: Endgame’ at the summer box officeLos Angeles Times - By Sonaiya KelleyIt had to happen eventually, and Keanu Reeves was the man to do it. Lionsgate's "John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum" stole the top spot at the weekend box office from the mighty Marvel blockbuster "Avengers:
Shepard Fairey Shepard Fairey and 30 other artists turn Maya Angelou school into an outdoor galleryLos Angeles Times - Deborah VankinSchool was out for the day at Dr. Maya Angelou Community High School, but the campus was bright with activity. More than two dozen enormous murals were going up at the South L.A. school, transforming
Sports Natalie Ramirez gets her final shot at a state titleLos Angeles Times - Eric SondheimerYou’re a 9-year-old girl who doesn’t like running. The shotput coach asks, “Does anyone want to try shotput?” So began an almost decade-long run that could culminate in a CIF state championship next weekend
U.S. Border Patrol Some in San Diego worried as Border Patrol sends more migrants to California from TexasLos Angeles Times - Associated PressThe U.S. Border Patrol said Friday that it would fly hundreds of migrant families from south Texas to San Diego for processing. The flights are the latest sign of how the Border Patrol is struggling to
Travel Following environmentalist Edward Abbey's footsteps in the Utah and Arizona desertsLos Angeles Times - By Christopher ReynoldsThe road trip from Moab, Utah, to Ajo, Ariz., is a sunbaked ramble through about 600 miles of dreamy, lethal desert, beginning with the red rocks of Utah's Arches National Park, skirting Monument Valley
Southern California Rain pounds Southern California and another storm is coming TuesdayLos Angeles Times - a Times staff writerAnother unusual May storm dumped more rain on Southern California on Sunday. --The rain will continue through Sunday evening with a chance of thunderstorms in some areas. --The storm should dump up to
Travel Know where you are? Take this road-trip sign quiz to test your skillsLos Angeles Times - By Christopher ReynoldsYou’ve probably seen a few of these signs on one road trip or another. But how many of them can you place? Some of the 20 American roadside signs here are familiar landmarks. In fact, many date from the
