Hannah Green reacts after making a putt on the first green during the fourth round of the LPGA’s JM Eagle LA Championship golf tournament at Wilshire Country Club, Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Hannah Green lines up a shot on the first green during the fourth round of the LPGA’s JM Eagle LA Championship golf tournament at Wilshire Country Club, Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Hannah Green putts on the first green during the fourth round of the LPGA’s JM Eagle LA Championship golf tournament at Wilshire Country Club ..read more

DALLAS — If Bad Takes Exposed were a basketball game, the Clippers’ 116-111 series-tying victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 of their best-of-seven matchup was it. “If (the goal) is a championship, I don’t know,” a scout told The Athletic in the aftermath of the Clippers’ November trade for James Harden from the Philadelphia 76ers. “It seems like it adds more of what they have: scoring and ball-handling.” Another scout: “Honestly, I don’t know if James fits anywhere – like any team.” There was CBS’ coverage: “Clippers take massive risk while 76ers win big.” And so forth. Be honest, you ..read more

Music festival performances tend to be ripe in special guest appearances, and Stagecoach Country Music Festival is no exception. Chosen carefully, a special guest appearance can evoke a special moment from the crowd, palpable from the loud roars, sudden jumps to the feet and almost-instant presence of phones hoping to capture the moment. Here’s a run-down of the most-talked-about special guest appearances from this year’s Stagecoach, broken down by the acts that brought the guests out: Paul Cauthen Kicking off the weekend’s special guests, Paul Cauthen brought out Lana Del Rey during his Frida ..read more

LOS ANGELES — The UCLA softball team used a seven-run inning that included a solo home run and a grand slam to beat Arizona 11-7 at Easton Stadium on Sunday afternoon’s Senior Day. “We have a belief,” head coach Kelly Inouye-Perez told reporters after the game. “Give us one pitch. One pitch is all we need and anything can happen. We believe in Bruin magic.” Megan Grant hit a solo home run over the center field wall to begin the bottom of the fifth inning and Maya Brady hit a bases-loaded two-run double to score Seneca Curo and Taylor Stephens. Sharlize Palacios’ grand slam tied the game at 7-7 ..read more

A wrong-way driver was arrested after colliding with five other vehicles and injuring three people in two separate wrecks along the 60 and 215 freeways in the Riverside/Moreno Valley area early Sunday, April 28, authorities said. Around 2:15 a.m., the suspect driver was heading northbound in the southbound lanes on the 215 Freeway, near Eucalyptus Street, when they collided with two other vehicles along the transition road from the westbound 60 Freeway to the southbound 215, California Highway Patrol Officer Javier Navarro told video news agency OnScene.TV. About five minutes after the first c ..read more

ANAHEIM — Reid Detmers had been the Angels’ best starting pitcher all season and Luis Garcia had been their best reliever over the past few weeks. Both had a chance to help the Angels stop their slide on Sunday, and both endured miserable outings. The Angels lost to the Minnesota Twins, 11-5, falling for the ninth time in the past 10 games. The Angels, who gave up 16 runs on Saturday, are 10-18 Detmers, who carried a 2.12 ERA to the mound, was charged with five runs in five-plus innings, all of them scoring after he started the game with three perfect innings. The Angels briefly threatene ..read more

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS — The Clippers’ back-and-forth series with the Dallas Mavericks keeps getting wilder. Paul George and James Harden each scored 33 points while playing key fourth-quarter roles to help the Clippers hold on after blowing a 31-point lead and beat the Mavericks, 116-111, in Game 4 on Sunday afternoon, leveling the best-of-seven first-round playoff series at 2-2. The Clippers won again without All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard, who also missed the series opener with right knee inflammation before playing in the two Dallas victories. The teams have split a pair ..read more

As the Stagecoach Country Music Festival comes to a close at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Sunday, April 28, classic and new country acts merge for a stacked lineup. Pam Tillis, Clint Black and The Beach Boys will be in the Palomino and Bailey Zimmerman, HARDY and Morgan Wallen will close out the Mane Stage. Wiz Khalifa will take over the Palomino for a late night party. Here’s a look at the fans, musicians and more at Day 3 of the festival that we’ll continue to update throughout the day: A country music fan watches Ashley Cooke perform on Mane Stage during the final day of the Stagecoac ..read more

By DOUG FEINBERG Candace Parker always said she’d know when it would be time to retire. That day came Sunday. The three-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist announced on social media that her career was over after 16 seasons. “The competitor in me always wants 1 more, but it’s time,” Parker wrote in an Instagram post. “My HEART & body knew, but I needed to give my mind time to accept it.” Parker, 38, had told The Associated Press in November she wanted to play another season if she could get healthy from a foot injury that kept her off the court last season. But she cautio ..read more

TORONTO — The Dodgers are returning to the scene of the crime, where their chances of a deep playoff run were stolen by the Arizona Diamondbacks last October. But their first visit to Chase Field since the Diamondbacks swept them out of the first round last fall is not stirring visions of revenge. “No. We gotta focus on ourselves,” Max Muncy said. “You guys have heard me say it a million times. If we’re worried about the other team, we’re already in a bad spot. So we’re trying to focus on ourselves and focus on what we need to do to be prepared for the game. Ultimately, the only thing we need ..read more