L.A. Times - Sports

Folarin Balogun will be able to play for the U.S. in Monday's World Cup round of 16 game with Belgium after FIFA suspended the red card it handed down.

Two-time reigning champion Mission Viejo will be among the featured teams that include five Trinity League powers and Corona Centennial.

The Pikachu — in all his tiny, yellow, bulbous glory — sitting next to the cameras is part of the reason the Angels have won some games lately. At least that's what Zach Neto attributes it to.

A viral phrase that translates to "What if we do?" in English is being used by Mexican soccer fans and players dreaming about seemingly impossible wins.

Dodgers catcher Eliezer Alfonzo is set to make his MLB debut with his sister and stepmother missing in Venezuela after the country's devastating earthquakes.

A post-game fireworks show went awry at BMO Stadium on Friday night, when fireworks set off on the playing pitch sent flares streaming into the stands, forcing fans to scatter to safety.

Shohei Ohtani won't be alone in representing the Dodgers at the MLB All-Star Game. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Andy Pages, Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy also are heading to Philadelphia.

Nearly half of the U.S. soccer players who made an inspiring run to the World Cup round of 16 are dual-nationals, embodying the American dream on the Fourth of July.

England returns to Azteca Stadium, where it lost to Argentina 40 years ago in a match marked by two famous goals, bracing for a fierce World Cup test.

Wimbledon's No. 1 Court will feature a showdown between U.S. standard bearer Jessica Pegula and American rising star Iva Jovic in the round of 16.

Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section give their thought on LeBron James parting ways with the Lakers, Kawhi Leonard, Dave Roberts and the Sparks.

In his unofficial NBA debut, Cameron Carr finishes with 19 points and finishes with five three-pointers in the Lakers' summer league loss to Golden State.

Shohei Ohtani and Dalton Rushing prove to be back on the same page and Teoscar Hernández hits a grand slam in a 4-3 comeback win over the Padres.

Folarin Balogun hopes staying calm after getting an unjust red card teaches others to stay poised as the U.S. chases a World Cup win over Belgium.

Revisit the roots of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's whirlwind romance turned generational love story, from the Kelce brothers' 'New Heights' podcast to a romantic garden engagement.