LAFC midfielder Timothy Tillman is among 25 MLS players called up Friday for the U.S. national team’s first training camp of the new year, which will begin Monday in Orlando, Fla., and end Jan. 20 with a friendly against Slovenia in San Antonio. Tillman, who turned 25 on Friday, is one of 17 players who…
Before departing for their longest trip this season, the Kings put one last item into their collective memory, if not their largest suitcases: another blown lead that turned into their fourth straight game without a win, their longest drought this season. Their 4-3 shootout loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday extended their winless…
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Auston Matthews scored 2:12 into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Ducks on Wednesday night, squeaking by after taking 57 shots on goal. Martin Jones made 27 saves in his second standout performance in two nights after earning the shutout over the Kings on Tuesday. John Tavares scored…
In his 13-year N.F.L. career, Frank Ryan passed for 149 touchdowns, went to the Pro Bowl three times and took the Cleveland Browns to the 1964 N.F.L. championship, throwing three second-half touchdowns in that victory. It was the last time the city of Cleveland would have a major pro championship for 52 years, until June…
Four and a half years ago Marco Fabian was playing in his second World Cup for Mexico, which opened the tournament by beating top-ranked Germany before more than 78,000 fans in Moscow’s massive Luzhniki Stadium. Last Wednesday, Fabian was playing in his third Major Arena Soccer League game for the Empire Strykers, who lost to…
For the third time in 18 months LAFC landed a big-name European star for a budget price, announcing Saturday that it signed Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris on a free transfer. The one-year deal, which includes club options for 2025 and 2026, is for $350,000, according to multiple sources, and a steal for the most capped…
Giovani Giuria’s pregame preparation is meticulous. There’s no press box, no roster program and no pregame stats. On most nights, he’s a one-man show. Just a tablet, a tripod, a camera and his voice. The whistle blows and Giuria’s livestream begins. He narrates every threatening moment at an amateur soccer match at West Adams High…
Golf is a sport where certain years stand out above others, and 2023 may prove to be one of those years. It’s a heady list. In 1860, Willie Park Sr. won the first British Open, which was held at Prestwick Golf Club, marking the debut of the oldest major tournament. In 1913, the amateur Francis…
Herbert H. Kohl, a Wisconsin Democrat who kept watch over federal budgets in four terms as a United States senator, but who as the die-hard owner of the National Basketball Association’s often mediocre Milwaukee Bucks spent lavishly to keep the team afloat in his hometown, died on Wednesday afternoon at his home in Milwaukee. He…
