Sports Column

Hot Corner: Can team USA reclaim WBC glory?

As much as the Dodgers try to put a stop to the sport of baseball as we know it, life goes on. With spring training...

Hot Corner: Can USA’s Avengers outlast global competition?

As much as the Dodgers try to put a stop to the sport of baseball as we know it, life goes on. With spring training...

Hot Corner: The Dodgers finally ruined baseball. It’s not all their fault.

Much to the chagrin of the other 29 Major League Baseball teams, the Los Angeles Dodgers are at it again this offseason — just as we’ve...

Hot Corner: The Dodgers finally ruined baseball. It’s not all their fault.

Much to the chagrin of the other 29 Major League Baseball teams, the Los Angeles Dodgers are at it again this offseason — just...

Dodgers kick off new era of baseball, repeat as world champions

Nov. 1 the Los Angeles Dodgers went back-to-back and became the first team to win consecutive World Series Championships since the Yankees dynasty of 1998-2000. While...

“Don’t bet on me”: How professional athletes are affected by the sports gambling epidemic

There is no league in the realm of professional sports quite like the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league is a trailblazer in the...

Mariners come up short, Dodgers to face Toronto in second consecutive World Series appearance

National League While the American League has been home to a scant few upsets, it’s been business as usual in the National League. The Dodgers dismantled an upstart Cincinnati...

Clayton Kershaw changed baseball forever. What will it look like in his wake?

Legendary Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw announced his retirement from Major League Baseball Sept. 18. The decision wasn’t a surprise — Kershaw had been mulling hanging up the glove for...

John and Jerry’s jinx: an autopsy of the worst owners in sports

John Fisher and the Athletics When it comes to the world of Major League Baseball, it’s common to see fan disdain heaped upon team owners...

Sports Column: How Taylor Swift has changed the NFL landscape

While the NFL has made attempts in recent years to increase non-male engagement with their product, few of their attempts have borne fruit. Despite...

Sports can still be influential, even if they’re not being played

The first draft of this column was about Italy canceling all professional sporting events in the country due to the outbreak of the coronavirus,...

Hockey is the next great American pastime

With a period and a half left in a Feb. 22 game with crucial playoff implications, the Carolina Hurricanes faced one of the worst...