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Noah Syndergaard beat himself up as thoroughly as the Washington Nationals pummeled him on Wednesday, the Dodgers right-hander adding some doom to the afternoon gloom in Chavez Ravine with another shoddy start in a 10-6 Dodgers loss. “It really sucks,” Syndergaard said after giving up five runs and seven hits …

On a Rams team that features nearly 40 new players, it does not take much to qualify as a seasoned veteran. Quarterback Matthew Stafford is preparing for his 15th NFL season but many of the players who will be counted on this season are second- and third-year pros. Observations from …

Luke Powell of Capistrano Valley Christian concluded his high school career Wednesday with a CIF state championship in golf. Powell shot a seven-under-par 66 at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach to win by two strokes over Joshua Kim of Concord De La Salle and Kush Arora of Amador …

Pitchers Blake Treinen of the Dodgers and Trevor Williams of the Washington Nationals issued strongly worded statements Tuesday, blasting the Dodgers for their decision to recognize the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence during their Pride Night festivities next month. “I am disappointed to see the Sister’s [sic] of Perpetual Indulgence being …

The San Diego Bowl Game Assn. is seeking a minimum payment of $3 million in compensatory damages from the Pac-12 Conference and the University of California Regents, stemming from the UCLA football team backing out of the 2021 Holiday Bowl in the hours before kickoff because of a rash of …

UCLA’s next starting lineup will include at least one familiar face. Adem Bona, the Pac-12 Conference’s freshman of the year and one of the nation’s top centers, will return to the Bruins after withdrawing from the NBA draft in favor of another college season. It’s a huge plus for a …

John Fisher has been thinking a lot about tourists lately. Las Vegas runs on tourists. Fisher, the owner of the presumptive Las Vegas Athletics, would like to cater to them. He has pondered whether his A’s should start home games at 4 p.m., the better for tourists to catch a …

The final score looked like a laugher for the Dodgers, who used a two-run home run from J.D. Martinez in the seventh and a three-run inning in the eighth to pull away for a 9-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. But there was no chuckling among the …

BASEBALLSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONALDIVISION IQuarterfinals, TuesdaySanta Margarita 4, Carlsbad 3San Diego Rancho Bernardo 8, Corona 3Chula Vista Eastlake 2, Orange Lutheran 1Carlsbad La Costa Canyon 6, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 4 Semifinals, Thursday, 4 p.m.#5 San Diego Rancho Bernardo at #1 Santa Margarita#3 Chula Vista Eastlake at #2 Carlsbad La Costa …

Dave Roberts is trying to temper his expectations, but that’s hard to do when a veteran reliever who closed for a World Series-winning team just four years ago takes a significant step in his return from knee surgery. Daniel Hudson is still weeks away from a possible return, and he …