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TEMPE, Ariz. —  The Angels could use a bit of swagger. They could use an October too. Yes or no, Perry Minasian: Is this a playoff team? “We’ll find out,” Minasian said. Minasian, the Angels’ general manager, earned respect throughout the sport for a second consecutive winter of guiding owner Arte …

There’s a hole in the wall in the living room of the two-bedroom apartment in Reseda where Diego Velazquez practices hitting with his father, Salvador. “I was swinging and messed up,” Diego said. The bat did the damage. “He got mad at me,” Diego said. “Me and my dad swing …

Nestled in a clearing between rye fields and lush jungle, the bases on one of the few baseball diamonds in the Philippines’ Tanauan City sat in sludge. In video taken by scouts visiting the area, a rooster crowed in the background and a dog watched from behind a rusty foul-line …

To avoid the play-in tournament or hold onto home-court advantage for a first-round series, the Clippers need a big finish to the regular season. Starts like Saturday’s will make that more difficult to achieve. Facing the New Orleans Pelicans at Crypto.com Arena, the Clippers trailed by eight within two minutes, …

The final high school track and field season for California state 100-meters record holder Rodrick Pleasant of Gardena Serra has begun. Whenever he steps into the starting blocks this spring, people will pay attention. He made an appearance Saturday at the Pasadena Games at South Pasadena, running the anchor leg …

The Lakers say LeBron James is doubtful to play Sunday against Chicago, news that in a vacuum wouldn’t be considered progress. Yet with James having been listed as “out” for every game the Lakers have played in the last month, the leap to “doubtful” is significant. Earlier this week, the …

GREENVILLE, S.C. —  A rematch turned into a rout as No. 1 seed South Carolina overwhelmed UCLA 59-43 in the Greenville Regional 1 semifinal on Saturday at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. One of five teams in the regular season to keep South Carolina to a single-digit win margin, the Bruins (27-10) …

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Anthony Davis grabbed an offensive rebound and scored on a putback for his first points of the game Friday night for the Lakers. His next hoop against Oklahoma City was a 10-foot jumper. Then he scored on a dunk and his next basket came after an offensive rebound that he …

PHOENIX —  The chip on his shoulder that fueled Max Muncy’s early years with the Dodgers — implanted during the month he spent out of baseball after being released by Oakland in 2017 — remains, though it has been reprogrammed. Proving he belongs in the big leagues is no longer the …