(Photo credit: Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports) Shohei Ohtani hit two home runs, Teoscar Hernandez also went deep and left-hander James Paxton pitched into the seventh inning as the host Los Angeles Dodgers finished off a three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves with a 5-1 victory Sunday. Ohtani's initial two-run blast came two Dodgers hitters into the game and gave him home runs in back-to-back games for the third time this ..read more

(Photo credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports) Jose Ramirez hit a slump-busting, go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth, then scored two innings later on Josh Naylor's home run as the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Los Angeles Angels 4-1 on Sunday. Mired in an 0-for-19 drought, Ramirez crushed the 10th pitch of his at-bat against Los Angeles starter Griffin Canning (1-4) well over the right-center field wall with a r ..read more

Huntington Beach, CA - March 15: A view of Huntington Beach City Hall Friday, March 15, 2024. (Allen J. Schaben - Los Angeles Times ..read more

RESTON, Virginia: According to a poll from the American Press Institute and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, 53 percent of Americans said they are extremely or very concerned that news organizations will report inaccuracies or misinformation during the 2024 presidential election. The poll also found that some 42 percent expressed concern that news outlets will use generative artific ..read more

Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): American singer-songwriter and poet Jewel talked about healing from an abusive childhood and painful divorce through motherhood and mental health advocacy, reported People. When Jewel was eight years old, her mother, Lenedra Carroll, left the family, and her father, Atz Kilcher (a star on Discovery's Alaska: The Last Frontier), raised her and her two brothers on their 300-acre ranch in Homer ..read more

(Photo credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports) Dallas Mavericks forward Maxi Kleber will be sidelined at least three weeks after sustaining an AC joint separation to his right shoulder, the team announced Sunday. An MRI revealed the severity of the injury. Kleber was hurt early in the second quarter of the Mavericks' 114-101 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday in Game 6 of their Western Conference first-round ser ..read more

Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 5 (ANI): Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja tied with Australian legend Shane Watson and India's World Cup-winning all-rounder Yuvraj Singh for having a double of 40-plus runs and three wickets most often in an Indian Premier League (IPL) game. The veteran accomplished this feat during his side's match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Sunday. In the gam ..read more

(Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports) Home games in May already have been more rewarding for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are in line for a three-game sweep over the Atlanta Braves when the National League powers meet on Sunday afternoon. The Dodgers are 2-for-2 in the month at their own ballpark. That total nearly matches their wins over the entirety of the previous homestand, a disappointing 3-6 struggle aga ..read more

Some are using postgraduate courses to "avoid their responsibilities" defending the country, its deputy education minister has said Ukraine is planning to introduce an additional midterm qualification exam for undergraduate and postgraduate university students, Strana.ua has reported. The move comes amid a drive by Ki ..read more

(Photo credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports) It's been more than a month since the Los Angeles Angels won their only series of the season. And much longer since doing so at Cleveland. The Guardians, meanwhile, likely will be without star left fielder Steven Kwan as they try to build on a needed victory and avoid losing their third consecutive series Sunday against the visiting Angels. Though Los Angeles fell 7-1 ..read more