Chargers' Corey Liuget sues trainer over NFL suspension

LATimes.com (Sports) 9/18 2:05P Jeff Miller

The Chargers’ Corey Liuget is suing his former trainer over a failed performance-enhancing drug test that resulted in the defensive tackle’s current four-game suspension. The suit, filed Tuesday in Los Angeles, says Ian Danney — without Liuget’s...

Lux and Gonsolin named Dodgers' top minor leaguers

LATimes.com (Sports) 9/18 1:15P Jorge Castillo

Gavin Lux and Tony Gonsolin, two minor leaguers the Dodgers expect to fuel playoff pushes in the future, were on hand at Dodger Stadium witnessing what that future could look like. They were summoned to Los Angeles to receive awards for their...

Larry Scott: Ruling in Todd McNair case threatens NCAA membership of California schools

LATimes.com (Sports) 9/17 12:40P Nathan Fenno

Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott warned that a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge’s tentative decision that the show-cause penalty against former USC assistant football coach Todd McNair violated California law “would threaten the NCAA...

Coach Bob Bradley reaches 300 plateau but LAFC can’t get anything more than a tie against...

LATimes.com (Sports) 9/15 6:10P Kevin Baxter

Bob Bradley’s first game as an MLS coach came 20 years ago with the Chicago Fire. He finished that season with a league championship. His 300th game as a coach in the league took place Saturday with the Los Angeles Football Club. That one finished...

For LAFC's Tyler Miller, getting benched gave him a chance to clear his head

LATimes.com (Sports) 9/14 1:25P Kevin Baxter

The most important game of the year for goalkeeper Tyler Miller might have been the only one he didn’t play in. After playing every minute of the Los Angeles Football Club’s first 22 games — or 21 more regular-season games then he had played in...

Mira Costa football dominates the El segundo eagles

La Vista (Mira Costa High School) 9/13 10:10A Brian Kaiserman

Brian Kaiserman Copy Editor After falling just short a week ago, the Mustangs bounced back in a big way on Friday night, putting on a show offensively on their way to a 42-21 rout of El Segundo. Led by a massive six touchdown performance from...

The Times' college football experts make their picks: It's Ohio State over Texas Christian in the...

LATimes.com (Sports) 9/13 8:25A Los Angeles Times Staff

Each week, the Los Angeles Times’ college football experts — it’s how they refer to themselves — will make choices on a variety of games. Warning: If they could accurately predict results, they wouldn’t be reporters or editors. Ben Bolch Florida...

MLB: Sean Manaea out for year

LATimes.com (Sports) 9/11 1:00P Associated Press

Oakland Athletics left-hander Sean Manaea will have season-ending surgery on his left shoulder next week. Manaea has been on the disabled list since Aug. 26. The surgery to repair an impingement will be Sept. 19 in Los Angeles. The 26-year-old...

Costa Girls volleyball finished 3rd in Dave Mohs tournament

La Vista (Mira Costa High School) 9/10 6:13P La Vista

Mira Costa’s girls volleyball team finished third place in the Dave Mohs Tournament at Edison High School on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. The Mustangs defeated Edison 2-0, James Logan 3-1, and San Clemente 2-0 on Aug. 31 in pool play. On Sept. 1 they...

Closer Kenley Jansen rejoins Dodgers, expects offseason heart surgery

LATimes.com (Sports) 9/10 11:40A Andy McCullough

Stuck in Los Angeles over the weekend, unable to travel to Denver because of concerns about his heart, Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen rejoined the club for Monday’s series opener against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. “To be...

Chargers might have positive attitude but haven't lost their touch on negative results

LATimes.com (Sports) 9/9 2:50P Dylan Hernandez

So this is what San Diego warned us about. About how many times the Chargers made the city believe in them; about how many times the Chargers crushed the city’s dreams. The Chargers are now Los Angeles’ disappointment. Instead of complaining...

Ask Farmer: Why aren’t there more left-handed quarterbacks?

LATimes.com (Sports) 9/8 11:00P Sam Farmer

Have a question about the NFL? Ask Times NFL writer Sam Farmer, and he will answer as many as he can online and in the Sunday editions of the newspaper throughout the season. Email questions to: sam.farmer@latimes.com Why aren’t there more...

Trout homers twice, leads Angels past White Sox 12-3

LATimes.com (Sports) 9/8 3:40P Associated Press

Mike Trout homered twice and drove in five runs, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 12-3 on Saturday night. Trout's 5-for-5 performance matched his career high for hits in a game and raised his batting average to .314. David...

UC Riverside soccer player Katie Wong makes her biggest assists off the field

LATimes.com (Sports) 9/7 3:00A Jerry Soifer

The work off the field by Katie Wong, a freshman defender for the UC Riverside women's soccer team, has etched her name in the memories of many who have come in contact with her, including Corona Fire Capt. Jim Steiner and Los Angeles Police Sgt....

Mira Costa’s girls tennis team falls to Arcadia

La Vista (Mira Costa High School) 9/6 10:12A La Vista

This past week, the girl’s tennis team has played two matches on Aug. 29th, winning against Long Beach Poly, and Aug. 30th, losing to Arcadia. The Mustangs defeated Long Beach Poly 14-4 on Aug. 29th with junior Audrey Vo leading the team with...