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Column: No Soto! Dodgers should focus on keeping World Series champs together So the Dodgers begin their title defense this week by flirting with baseball’s hottest available star. Here’s hoping they get ghosted. No Soto So the Dodgers can strengthen baseball’s best lineup, deepen their historic batting order, tighten their versatile defense, become even more exciting, … Read more

CALGARY, Alberta — The Islanders finally took the first big step toward getting whole again Tuesday as Alexander Romanov returned from an upper-body injury to play his first game in more than two weeks against the Flames. Romanov had been building toward a return from an upper-body injury throughout this five-game trip, joining the team … Read more

This was the aggressiveness that Jordi Fernandez wanted. That Ben Simmons had lacked. That the Nets needed for their offense to click and inch closer to its potential, especially with leading scorer Cam Thomas out of the lineup with lower back tightness. After Simmons checked back into the game in the fourth quarter, he snagged … Read more

CALGARY, Alberta — The Islanders ought to be heading back over the border with three wins in four games so far on this trip, thrilled not just with how they’re playing, but with the results they’re getting. Instead, they are flying to Detroit looking to salvage a 2-1-2 record out of this five-game trip, wondering … Read more

A look back at the best and worst moves by Jets general manager Joe Douglas, who was fired Tuesday:  Highs  Trades of Jamal Adams and Sam Darnold Douglas’ wheeling and dealing of the two former first-round picks ended up delivering a haul that ended up being more impactful than anyone had envisioned. The picks the … Read more

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Rangers’ strength on the road so far this season continues to shine through.  Coming off an extremely humdrum and low-event matchup in Seattle, the Rangers were entrenched in an abundance of action Tuesday night in an evenly matched contest against the Canucks that saw the visitors power through to a … Read more

Jay Cutler is putting a ring on it — again. The former NFL quarterback is getting engaged to girlfriend Samantha Robertson, People reported on Tuesday night. Cutler and Robertson went public with their relationship in September 2023, three years after Cutler and Kristin Cavallari announced that they would be getting a divorce. 4Jay Cutler and … Read more

(Augustas Cetkauskas / Getty Images) SOCAL REGIONAL PLAYOFFSTUESDAY’S RESULTS FINALS OPEN DIVISIONCathedral Catholic d. Mater Dei, 25-20, 22-25, 25-20, 25-22 DIVISION IPalos Verdes d. Santa Margarita, 25-21, 25-18, 25-13 DIVISION IIBakersfield Centennial d. Eastlake, 25-16, 25-21, 22-25, 25-22 DIVISION IIICentral Valley Christian d. Palisades, 25-17, 25-12, 25-22 DIVISION IVSouth Pasadena d. Walnut, 25-18, 12-25, 22-25, … Read more

It was the battle of sons of NBA dads. Tajh Ariza of Westchester (right) covers Chatsworth’s Alijah Arenas. (Nick Koza) Two of the top teams in the City Section led by the sons of former NBA players Gilbert Arenas and Trevor Ariza faced off on Tuesday night before a packed basketball crowd at Westchester. Clippers … Read more

LeBron James celebrates Dalton Knecht’s three-pointer against the Jazz in the second half. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) LeBron James stood at midcourt early in the fourth, his hands on his hips while a faint cheer began to echo through the building. “M-V-P. M-V-P.” For 22 seasons, James has been on the court while … Read more