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History repeated itself Friday in ways that were grand and triumphant for Jamaica’s Usain Bolt and Allyson Felix and the U.S. women’s 400-meter relay team but were sourly familiar to the baton-passing-challenged U.S. men’s 400-meter relay.

Mike Scioscia walked to the mound in the fifth inning Friday night, clapped his hands once and took the ball from Jered Weaver, who trudged to the dugout after yielding four homers and 10 hits in a 7-0 loss to the New York Yankees in Angel Stadium.

Gardena Serra started well but gave up the lead at the outset of the third quarter and was beaten by Saguero, 35-20, on Friday night in its football opener in Arizona.

A look back at Day 14 of competition at the Rio Olympics.

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It’s tough to come down on the side of our recalcitrant swimmers. But, all jingoism aside, the Brazilians are making it a little easier. It’s not being widely reported but prosecutors are appealing a judge’s ruling that Jimmy...

Sierra Canyon made a successful business trip to Utah on Friday night, opening its football season with a 30-20 win over Orem.

Mission Viejo Coach Bob Johnson continues to maintain that his team doesn't belong in Southern Section Division 1 with the many private schools in the division.

Max Browne and Sam Darnold lingered on the field after USC’s scrimmage on Friday, squinting in the sun as Coach Clay Helton marched their way. Training camp was over. So, too, was their chance to influence USC’s surprisingly tight quarterback competition. Now the decision resided with Helton alone.

As he warmed up on Friday evening, Dodgers starter Bud Norris noticed a chunk of clay missing from the mound. The grounds crew at Great American Ball Park fixed the surface, but Norris never found his footing in a 9-2 loss to the Reds.

Commissioner Rob Manfred is considering radical changes to speed up the pace of play and infuse more offense into games, including limiting the number of pitching changes and defensive shifts, but if installing a 20-second pitch clock is one of them, it could be met with some resistance.

A former El Monte high school science teacher was sentenced to three years in prison for having a sexual relationship with a teenage student in 2013, officials said.

A new way to measure how humans age suggests that Latino Americans withstand life’s wear and tear better than non-Latino whites — and that they may have their Native American ancestors to thank for their longer lives.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has spent nearly $570,000 to “harden” its Central Men’s Jail and needs an additional  $3 million for more upgrades — months after the January escape of three inmates gained national attention and led to a massive statewide manhunt.

Parisian boutique L’Eclaireur is set to open its first U.S. store next month, tapping the West Hollywood Design District for its outpost. The store at 450 N. Robertson Blvd. is expected to open Sept. 9, placing it in the same block as H. Lorenzo and Bel Bambini. The actual building is a Sixties mansion...

There was less than three minutes to play in Friday’s women’s Olympic water polo final when the emotions started to kick in for Adam Krikorian.

Today’s release of the illustrated biography “Coco Chanel” falls on what would have been the late designer’s birthday. Zena Alkayat penned the heavily researched quick read and Nina Cosford provided the images. Published by Chronicle Books, “Coco Chanel” features “lovely, jolly” drawings on every...

Steve Lopez on what's been saved along the California coast -- and what the bulldozers are still aiming for Aug. 19, 2016, 6:57 p.m. California's 1,100 miles of coastline is a glorious global destination because generations have fought to protect it. But property owners are still locking out the...

2016 Summer Olympics live coverage: Ryan Lochte apologizes for his actions in Rio Aug. 19, 2016, 7:02 p.m. Follow the 2016 Rio Olympics as our crew of reporters and photographers brings you all the action every day. In this spot, we will also highlight the best stories from our crew in Rio. With...

He’s always been third.

As much lovable cartoon character as feared NBA star, his missed free throws as celebrated as his highlight dunks, DeAndre Jordan has spent his career as a giant in a shadow.

For eight seasons with the Clippers, he has never even been the most important player on his team.

Slipping into colorful kimonos prior to getting their hairrefined and reshaped by Jamie Leonard at the new Blossom Atelier, patrons can’t help but sense they’re figuratively about as far away from Supercuts as is humanly possible.

What if you could design a drug that has all the pain-relieving power of morphine but none of its dangerous or addictive side effects?

Christie’s is readying a sale that will open the doors of the former president and Nancy Reagan’s California house. Potential bidders and the just plain curious will find all sorts of Billy Haines “Hollywood Regency” style furniture and light fixtures, porcelain stamped with the presidential seal,...

2016 Summer Olympics live coverage: Ryan Lochte apologizes for his actions in Rio Aug. 19, 2016, 7:02 p.m. Follow the 2016 Rio Olympics as our crew of reporters and photographers brings you all the action every day. In this spot, we will also highlight the best stories from our crew in Rio. With...

“Whenever I don’t know what to wear, I go to the Seventies. That’s like my safe place,” said Elle Fanning. Not that the young star has any shortage of designers vying to dress her, but she does have her favorites. Among them are Chris Peters and Shane Gabier of Creatures of the Wind, who chose...

The distance between Clayton Kershaw and his intended target extended beyond 150 feet. As he stood in the outfield of Great American Ball Park on Friday afternoon, he raised his right leg and lunged forward to fling a baseball toward Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis. He resembled, inside the contained...

Campaign 2016 updates: Hillary Clinton ordered to answer questions surrounding her emails Aug. 19, 2016, 6:29 p.m. Donald Trump and running mate Mike Pence toured flood-ravaged Louisiana on Friday.Hillary Clinton is ordered to answer questions about her emailsHas Donald Trump's attempt at a new...