L.A. Times - Sports

Los Angeles police officials said at a budget hearing this week they need 6,500 officers available to properly staff the Olympics in 2028, but meeting that goal would require support from other departments or a hiring spree that seems impossible given budget constraints and recruiting struggles.

Protestors marched to local FIFA organizing offices in Los Angeles on Friday calling for ICE to be banned from SoFi Stadium during World Cup games.

Caitlin Clark checked out after a foul in the third quarter of the preseason matchup between the Indiana Fever and Dallas Wings and didn't return.

At 7-foot-9, Olivier Rioux follows in the very large footsteps of former UC Irvine center Mamadou Ndiaye, who was 7-6. Rioux announced he will transfer from Florida.

Despite his involvement in the Astros' sign-stealing scandal in 2017, ex-Dodgers infielder Alex Cora remains a respected manager who should rebound from the Red Sox firing him.

The latest Kentucky Derby scratch brings Robusta off the also-eligible list, giving trainer Doug O'Neill a second horse in Saturday's race.

The former major leaguer has his team in position to win the Foothill League baseball title with a win over alma mater.

Bob Baffert and Doug O'Neill know the morning line odds are nothing personal. "The sport is all about the horse," O'Neill says.

Frank McCourt's Los Angeles Marathon wants its contract with the city to be restructured so that it can forgo having to make past royalty payments.

Nico Iamaleava was dubbed the poster child for what's wrong with college football. It turns out, he's everything right for UCLA.

CIF City Section and Southern Section high school baseball and softball scores for Thursday's games.

Birmingham captures its first City Section title in boys' lacrosse in more than a decade with a 20-8 victory over nine-time defending champion Palisades.

In his first season running track, Zion Phelps wins the Mission League 100 meters in school-record 10.49 seconds.