L.A. Times - Sports

Since coming off the injured list, Shohei Ohtani has given the Dodgers room for optimism that he will be a valuable contributor in the playoffs.

CIF City Section and Southern Section high school girls' flag football scores for Wednesday and Thursday.

Tyler Glasnow delivers five no-hit innings before running into trouble in the sixth as the Dodgers lose to the San Diego Padres 4-2 to drop the three-game series.

Nneka Ogwumike finishes with 17 points and 15 rebounds to cap her standout WNBA career, but Sparks let the Valkyries rally on a 13-0 run in a 76-75 loss.

Aaron Donald had a strong performance in his first game back with the Rams, but it's unclear if that will translate into more playing time against Denver.

Rob Pelinka, the president of basketball operations, starts the Thursday media session expressing gratitude to James while acknowledging excitement about the future.

Gregg Popovich married Mary Barth Budenholzer on Sept. 16, according to Bexar County records. The legendary coach's new wife was previously married to Mike Budenholzer, Popovich's former Spurs assistant.

Santa Rosa Junior College sophomore Ryan George died in an apparent accident at Yosemite National Park on Sunday, his college wrestling coach posted in a statement Tuesday.

NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip, 79, has been diagnosed with frontotemporal degeneration and possible chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

With the start of a tough stretch in the schedule, USC looks to tighten up in some key areas while also hoping for improved health with its secondary and wide receiver corps.

There are 144 teams scheduled to play in the girls' flag football tournament sponsored by the Rams on Saturday.

For the first time this season Wednesday, the Dodgers fielded the 10 men you might well see in Game 1 of the playoffs next week.

Sam Farmer makes his picks and predictions for each game in Week 3 of the NFL season, with the Chargers falling to the Bills and the Rams winning again.