LeBron James Scores 25 as Lakers Rally Late to Bead Jazz 101-95

NBCLosAngeles.com (Sports) 1/17 4:29P Jill Painter-Lopez

LeBron James scored 25 points and Stanley Johnson had 10 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 101-95 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday night. Russell Westbrook added 15 points and the Lakers snapped a...

Rams vs. Arizona Cardinals matchups, start time and how to watch

LATimes.com (Sports) 1/16 11:14P Gary Klein

Breaking down the on-field matchups for the Los Angeles Rams and Arizona Cardinals ahead of the NFC wild-card playoff showdown at SoFi Stadium.

Nuggets Demolish Slumping Lakers 133-96

NBCLosAngeles.com (Sports) 1/15 2:38P Michael Kelly

Nikola Jokic had 17 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds for his eighth triple-double of the season, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 133-96 on Saturday night. Rookie Bones Hyland had career highs of 27 points and 10 rebounds,...

Eric Weddle Mounts Unlikely Comeback for Rams Playoff Game

NBCLosAngeles.com (Sports) 1/15 2:31P Greg Beacham

The Los Angeles Rams must play without both of their starting safeties in their opening playoff game against the Arizona Cardinals on Monday night. Leading tackler Jordan Fuller is out for the season with a right ankle injury, and Taylor Rapp is...

Super Bowl organizers say game is staying in Inglewood

Santa Monica Daily Press (Sports) 1/14 2:00A Guest Author

GREG BEACHAM / AP Sports Writer With the Super Bowl just one month away, preparations are in full swing for the return of the NFL’s premier event to the place where it all started. And both NFL officials and local organizers say the championship...

NFL wild-card predictions: Not all the top seeds are going to win

LATimes.com (Sports) 1/14 1:40A Sam Farmer

Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer predicts the wild-card playoff winners, and all of them are not the higher seeds.

Hot on His Heels: Cam Akers Back From Achilles Tear For Rams

NBCLosAngeles.com (Sports) 1/13 12:30P Greg Beacham

Cam Akers called his mother immediately after he tore his Achilles tendon last July, and he spent much of the next two days crying. The Los Angeles Rams running back then dried his eyes and made a plan. “It was always my goal, if I was able to,...

Double Duty: Tirico to Host NBC's Olympic, Super Bowl Shows

NBCLosAngeles.com (Sports) 1/13 9:13A Joe Reedy

Mike Tirico will anchor NBC's primetime coverage of the Winter Olympics from Beijing and will also host the Super Bowl pregame show from Los Angeles

As LAUSD officials mull whether to continue postponing games, athletes are perplexed

LATimes.com (Sports) 1/13 6:50A Luca Evans

After being sidelined for a week because of the Omicron variant, Los Angeles Unified School District athletes hope to return to action soon.

Chargers Head Coach Brandon Staley Believes Foundation in Place for Future Success

NBCLosAngeles.com (Sports) 1/12 4:22P Joe Reedy

Brandon Staley gave his Los Angeles Chargers players something to think about when they held their final meeting of the season Monday — “all endings are beginnings.” Even though the Chargers missed the playoffs in heartbreaking fashion with a...

Veteran Safety Comes Out of Retirement to Join LA Rams For Playoffs

NBCLosAngeles.com (Sports) 1/12 4:12P Greg Beacham

Safety Eric Weddle is coming out of retirement to rejoin the Los Angeles Rams for the playoffs. Weddle turned 37 last week, and he hasn’t played in the NFL since the 2019 season, but the Rams signed him to their practice squad Wednesday to...

Lakers Fall Back to .500 After 125-116 Loss to Kings

NBCLosAngeles.com (Sports) 1/12 3:59P Michael Wagaman

De’Aaron Fox scored 20 points, Chimezie Metu made a clutch 3-pointer with 46.7 seconds remaining and the Sacramento Kings ended their longest losing streak of the season by beating the Los Angeles Lakers 125-116 on Wednesday night. Harrison...

Lakers re-sign Sekou Doumbouya to a two-way contract

LATimes.com (Sports) 1/12 6:37A Dan Woike

The Lakers have re-signed Sekou Doumbouya, a former first-round pick for Detroit in 2019 who played two games with Los Angeles earlier this season.

NFC West Title Brings No Solace to Rams After Loss to 49ers

NBCLosAngeles.com (Sports) 1/9 8:12P Joe Reedy

Jalen Ramsey wasn’t in any mood to celebrate the Los Angeles Rams’ first NFC West Division title since 2018, not after the Rams blew a 17-point, second-quarter lead. Shortly after Seattle defeated Arizona — ensuring the Rams would capture the...

Justin Herbert's Heroics Not Enough as Chargers Fall, Miss Playoffs

NBCLosAngeles.com (Sports) 1/9 7:27P Danny Webster

Brandon Staley is disappointed he won’t get to see, in his mind, one of the best players in the NFL in the playoffs. Justin Herbert played like one of the NFL’s finest when the Los Angeles Chargers needed him most. But, it wasn’t enough. The...