Новости за 05.12.2015

Anthony Davis had 31 points, 12 rebounds and four steals, and the New Orleans Pelicans survived a stunning fourth-quarter surge by LeBron James to beat the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers, 114-108, in overtime Friday night.

Did the Dodgers outsmart themselves by not signing Zack Greinke? The question could be asked over and over again in the coming months and years, particularly if the Dodgers fail to end their World Series drought.

Santa Ana Mater Dei opened its basketball season Friday in Chicago, knocking off Marian Catholic, 58-46.

The frenetic vibes of the Kobe Bryant goodbye tour dissolved for a few hours Friday.

The Federal Aviation Administration ruled Friday that Santa Monica Airport must stay open at least until 2023 — a decision that could frustrate the city's efforts to reduce flight operations and then shut down the historic facility in the near future.

Magic Johnson has dabbled in just about everything since retiring as a player.

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge this week issued a preliminary injunction barring administrators at the city’s largest charter group from hampering efforts to unionize its teachers.

Big controversies often arise from big numbers, and on the surface the cost in U.S. tax revenue from the corporate tax avoidance scheme known as "inversion" looks like a big number: potentially $20 billion over 10 years, according to a congressional estimate last year.

Kobe Bryant's remarkable career with the Lakers and U.S. Olympic team was a rare blend of brilliant basketball talent, unswerving dedication, relentless hard work, passionate preparation, and a coldblooded killer instinct. In other words, a surefire, unanimous Hall of Fame icon. Thanks for the...

Hours after the attack that left 14 people dead and 21 wounded, employees at the Riverside Magnum Range received a surprise visit.

The San Francisco Giants, well, you could have understood that. As a Dodgers fan, you would have despised it, of course. But nothing says respect like three parades in six years — and, hey, next year is an even year. If Zack Greinke had signed with the Giants, you would have gotten it, begrudgingly.

Melvin Williams, whose life as a West Baltimore drug kingpin in the 1960s and post-prison redemption earned him a recurring role in HBO's "The Wire," died Thursday at the University of Maryland Medical Center.

For the third time this season, the Lakers were unable to build a winning streak, falling on Friday to the Hawks in Atlanta, 100-87.

When I first heard it, I thought it was a joke: Bank robber takes refuge in a reproductive health clinic. Not a funny joke, but a cruel one. As a former Planned Parenthood employee, I knew the early reports would prove false. I knew the Colorado Springs clinic was under attack.For several years...

Now, now, stop that. Very unbecoming. Tears never solved anything in baseball. Think of Tom Hanks or Don Drysdale or just about anybody but Zack Greinke.

It's 2025. You and your daughter are riding in a driverless car along Pacific Coast Highway. The autonomous vehicle rounds a corner and detects a crosswalk full of children. It brakes, but your lane is unexpectedly full of sand from a recent rock slide. It can't get traction. Your car does some...

The frequency of mass shootings is a uniquely American problem.

But be careful when you hear reports that say how often such shootings happen. They are not well-tracked by federal agencies, and the definition of a “mass shooting” varies so widely among public researchers that the numbers can be...

After emerging from turmoil, USC tries to complete an improbable run to the Rose Bowl in the Pac-12 Conference championship game against Stanford. Times staff writer Gary Klein examines a few story lines:

Texas officials have backed off their pledge to block Syrian refugees from resettling in the state in the coming days but vow to continue their legal fight to block others from following in their footsteps.At least 21 Syrian refugees are scheduled to arrive in Dallas and Houston next week and settle...

CONCACAF, the governing body for soccer in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, announced Friday that it has provisionally banned seven high-ranking officials from all soccer-related activities after they were named in a U.S. Justice Department indictment.

Now isn’t this curious.

Apparently into the Zack Greinke sweepstakes is a late, unexpected suitor -- the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Greinke was reportedly down to the Dodgers and Giants, but this would hardly be the first time some team came in at the last minute on a big-name free agent and swept him...

The universe of wearable ”Star Wars” merchandise is rapidly expanding in advance of “The Force Awakens” (which hits theaters Dec. 18), giving fans of the franchise the opportunity to work out in Jedi sweatpants, teeter around on lightsaber heels, apply droid-inspired lipstick and tuck their kids...

"Christmas Eve" takes place in New York City, with six groups of stereotypically obnoxious characters getting stuck for hours in elevators after a service van runs over an electrical box, severing a power line. These self-absorbed New Yorkers uncharacteristically strike up lengthy, insufferable...

High school football

Championship games, Saturday

Southern Section

Corona Centennial (13-0) vs. Bellflower St. John Bosco (13-0) at Angel Stadium, 8 p.m. (Fox Sports West): The Pac-5 Division championship game couldn't have produced a better matchup. These teams have been ranked No. 1 and No. 2...

The young couple who slaughtered 14 people in San Bernardino fit a profile now distressingly familiar from other recent acts of terrorism in the United States.