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Cody Bellinger slipped through the netting of a Camelback Ranch batting cage and gazed at a pitching machine. Dodgers hitting coach Turner Ward manned the contraption, which dolloped late spin onto each offering. Bellinger slashed a pair of line drives before whacking a few foul and others into...

Before Friday, when special counsel Robert S. Mueller III handed down a damning indictment against Russians for 2016 election meddling, it was much easier for President Trump to dismiss the entire inquiry as a Democratic hoax and witch hunt.

On tour last year behind his hit album “Damn,” Kendrick Lamar performed every night on a stage largely swept free of distractions.

It’s not much now, just a parking lot with a discarded gin bottle and an old exterminator receipt.

A former top aide to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign will plead guilty to fraud-related charges within days – and has made clear to prosecutors that he would testify against Paul J. Manafort Jr., the lawyer-lobbyist who once managed the campaign.

THE TIMES' PRESEASON BASEBALL TOP 25 RANKINGS

1. HARVARD-WESTLAKE. Strong defense, clutch young hitters, ace pitcher.

2. CORONA. Exceptional pitching depth; performed well in fall ball.

3. SANTA ANA MATER DEI. Northern California transfer Vinny Tosti adds to talented hitting lineup.

4. ORANGE LUTHERAN....

Oh, how much I miss the crazy days of last basketball season, when there were long lines and all 10,258 seats at USC’s Galen Center were sold out by 4:30 p.m. for the Southern Section Open Division semifinals featuring Chino Hills and the Ball brothers, LiAngelo and LaMelo, against Santa Ana Mater...

Lynwood Mayor Pro Tem Edwin Hernandez has agreed to relinquish his position as the city investigates allegations of sexual harassment made against him by a female city employee, officials said.

Now that NBA All-Star weekend is winding down, the true hype can begin.

Roger Federer came to the ABN AMRO World Tournament aiming to secure a return to the top of the world rankings. He achieved that goal Friday. On Sunday, he put an exclamation point on a remarkable week by winning the tournament for good measure.

Free agent first baseman Eric Hosmer has reached preliminary agreement on an eight-year contract with the San Diego Padres, pending a physical, a person with direct knowledge of the deal says.

Barring a miracle in the next six weeks, experts say there will be no desert wildflower super bloom this year.

A look at what’s trending this week in the NBA:

No, you shut up

Rihanna had a hit with “Shut Up and Drive.”

Walk the Moon made the charts with “Shut Up and Dance.”

Laura Ingraham did not do as well with “Shut up and dribble.”

LeBron James and Kevin Durant shared their opposition to President Trump...

It really doesn’t come easily in Buffalo.

The Kings took a four-goal lead into the third period and allowed the Buffalo Sabres to make it interesting with two goals before a 4-2 win at KeyBank Center that ended a 15-year losing streak in Buffalo.

Losing to the Sabres would have been inexcusable,...

Still silent on the role gun access played in last week’s Florida school massacre, President Trump lashed out at the FBI and suggested the investigation into Russian election-meddling impeded an opportunity to stop the teen-age suspect in the shooting.

Still silent on the role gun access played in last week’s Florida school massacre, President Trump lashed out at the FBI and suggested the Russia election-meddling investigation impeded an opportunity to stop the teenaged shooter.

Hello! I'm Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.

When Robert Enger took his Toyota Prius into a dealership for a safety recall, he didn’t expect that his fuel economy would drop.

Four months after a ferocious firestorm devastated communities in California’s wine country, those who lost their homes are still struggling.

A program that allows Los Angeles cops and firefighters to collect their pensions and salaries simultaneously at the end of their careers was originally hailed as a no-cost way to keep the most experienced officers on the job.

I stood between two vendors, my belly full of blow-torched beef cubes and sweet potato balls. My neck was wet from rain. The air was thick with scents of fish, fowl and the sizzling, steaming contents of food carts.