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Saturday, April 11, 2026
Projected Lineups: Kings vs. Oilers, Sort of Saying Goodbye to Kopitar

One last time. This afternoon, Anze Kopitar will take the ice in his final regular-season game at Crypto.com Arena, in front of Kings fans who have witnessed his legendary career for nearly twenty...

Friday, April 10, 2026
The LA Kings Fan Experience at Crypto.com Arena

Since its opening on Oct. 17, 1999, formerly known as Staples Center, Crypto.com Arena has hosted many sports teams and live entertainment events. Teams ranging from the NHL’s Los Angeles…

FRIDAY: Reign Projected Lineup vs. Firebirds, Plus Lord on the Beginning of Hammer Time

It’s Hammer Time! Riding the momentum of a big overtime win Tuesday night, Ontario coach Andrew Lord and his squad now head into a home-and-home set against the Coachella Valley Firebirds this...

Thursday, April 9, 2026
Adrian Kempe scores twice as Kings beat Canucks, move back into playoff spot

Adrian Kempe scores two goals for the Kings in a 4-1 win over the last-place Vancouver Canucks that moves L.A. back into the final wild-card spot in the West.

LA Kings at it Again, Land Top NCAA Center for Upcoming Dev Camp

As the search for another top-6 center continues in Los Angeles — at a rather urgent pace, no less — a step in the right direction has just been taken. Prized college hockey free agent Hank...

Wednesday, April 8, 2026
NHL Power Rankings: Flyers soaring toward Stanley Cup Playoffs behind Trevor Zegras, Dan Vladar

It's all coming together at the right time in Philly

Tiger Woods is back in the rough. How a dependence on painkillers took down a golf great

Tiger Woods was arrested for DUI and headed for rehab after another car accident. How his dependence on painkillers toppled the golf great.

Monday, April 6, 2026
Kings defeat Predators in shootout to move back into wild-card spot

Adrian Kempe scores the only goal of the shootout in the second round, and the Kings tightened the Western Conference playoff race with a 3-2 win over Nashville.

Kings Week Ahead: Schedule & Storylines – On the Cusp, Record OT and More

Here is a look at the key storylines and upcoming schedule for the Los Angeles Kings for the week of April 6-13, 2026. The Wild Card Race is Heating Up…

With Playoffs On the Line, Kings Can No Longer Lean on Kuemper 

It was just one year ago when Los Angeles Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper was putting up Vezina-caliber numbers and being the backbone between the pipes that this franchise had been…

Anze Kopitar’s Best Moments as an LA King

It’s that time of the year, folks, where the 2025-26 season is coming to a close, and we discuss the impact players have left in the league. One player that…

UCLA women win first NCAA hoops title; Islanders change coaches; NBA, World Cup power rankings

Plus, we kick off Masters week with our first couple of preview items

Sunday, April 5, 2026
The Worst Teams in Stanley Cup Playoff History

This article was originally written in Jan. 2015. If you followed the 2015 NFL Playoffs, you know the NFC South champion Carolina Panthers moved on to the Divisional Round. A…

Saturday, April 4, 2026
Quinton Byfield scores twice, including in OT, to lift Kings to wild comeback win

The Kings rally from an early two-goal deficit before Quinton Byfield scores in overtime to secure a 7-6 win over Toronto to give L.A. critical points.

NHL Rumours: Allvin’s Future, Another Sens Injury & Malkin Done?

In today’s NHL rumour rundown, we start off with the Vancouver Canucks, who have clinched the best odds at first overall in the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery, but it doesn’t…

Friday, April 3, 2026
4 NHL Teams With Bleak Outlooks Heading Into the 2026 Offseason

The 2025-26 NHL regular season has been highly competitive, despite a weak Western Conference. But some teams are in better positions than others heading into the offseason. Which organizations face…

Kings' playoff hopes suffer setback with eight-round shootout loss to Predators

The Kings managed to come back from an early two-goal deficit, but fall in an eight-round shootout to move into a three-way tie with the Predators and Sharks.

Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Trevor Moore scores in overtime to lift Kings back into wild-card spot

Trevor Moore scores in overtime to help give the Kings to a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues ahead of a critical game against the Nashville Predators.

NHL Power Rankings: Canadiens emerging as true Stanley Cup contenders behind captain Nick Suzuki

Suzuki has the Canadiens streaking toward the playoffs

Saturday, March 28, 2026
Kings open critical homestand with loss to Utah that rattles their playoff hopes

The Kings are running out of time to secure the final wild-card playoff spot in the West, and their 6-2 loss to the Utah Mammoth doesn't help their cause.

Thursday, March 26, 2026
Darcy Kuemper and Kings shut out last-place Canucks for much-needed win

Darcy Kuemper makes 19 saves for his third shutout of the season and 39th of his career to lead the Kings to a 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks.

Wednesday, March 25, 2026
NHL Power Rankings: Senators, Predators making last-minute Stanley Cup Playoff surges

Ottawa and Nashville are disrupting the playoff party at the last second

Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Slumping Kings lose in shootout to Flames

Yegor Sharangovich scored in the fourth round of the shootout to lead Calgary to a victory over the Kings.

Sunday, March 8, 2026
UCLA women’s basketball pummels Iowa, wins back-to-back Big Ten tournament titles

No. 1 seed UCLA dominated the Big Ten tournament title game, rolling to a 96-45 win over No. 2 seed Iowa Sunday. The Bruins went undefeated in Big Ten play.

Thursday, February 19, 2026
Lakers will have Big 3 available again when playing Clippers on Friday

Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves have played only 10 games together, but coach JJ Redick said everyone will be available when the season resumes.

Sunday, February 1, 2026
Tiffany Chin continues to inspires U.S. Olympic figure skaters

Tiffany Chin, the first Chinese American figure skater to win a national title and compete in the Olympics, continues to give back to the sport.

Sunday, December 14, 2025
The Times' top 25 high school basketball rankings

A look at the top 25 high school boys' basketball teams in the Southland this week.

High school basketball: Boys' and girls' scores from Saturday

CIF City Section and Southern Section boys' and girls' basketball scores from Saturday, Dec. 13.

Wednesday, December 10, 2025
High school basketball: Boys' and girls' scores from Wednesday

CIF City and Southern Section boys' and girls' basketball results from Wednesday.

Saturday, November 15, 2025
High school football top performers in the Southland

A look at the top performers from high school football playoff games this week across the Southland.

Monday, October 20, 2025
Times of Troy: Notre Dame deserves more blame for potential end of rivalry with USC

The college football world has placed the blame for the rivalry’s demise squarely on USC’s shoulders. But that's not correct.

Tuesday, August 19, 2025
English Premier League has become a soccer juggernaut. Can it remain on top?

The English Premier League has transformed into one of the richest sports leagues in the world over the last 30 years, but it faces increased competition.

Monday, December 16, 2024
Attempt to revive horse racing in Northern California ends, affecting the sport around the state

The Northern California racing experiment will be coming to an end this week, effectively killing racing in the northern part of the state and having an impact statewide.

Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Billy Bean, former Dodger and MLB ambassador, dies at 60

Billy Bean, who played parts of six seasons with the Tigers, Dodgers and Padres, died Tuesday after a yearlong battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

Sunday, November 5, 2023
Bobby Knight was a bully who really didn't like John Wooden

Former Indiana coaching great Bob Knight held a grudge against lovable UCLA legend John Wooden, exposing his tendency to be a jerk and a bully.

Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Former WWE wrestler Mike 'Mantaur' Halac dies at 55

Ex-wrestler Mike 'Mantaur' Halac has died at 55, according to World Wrestling Entertainment. He was known for his half-man, half-beast character.

Thursday, July 7, 2022
'You’re looking for a lack of fluff': Why Wimbledon uses 55,000 tennis balls a year

The thousands of balls used every year at Wimbledon might look identical to most, but they can have big differences from a player’s perspective.

Saturday, January 29, 2022
LeBron James to miss third consecutive game because of knee injury

LeBron James will not play against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday as he continues to deal with a sore knee that kept him out of the last two games.

Sunday, August 1, 2021
U.S. Shooting taking lead on countering the sport's negative connotations

The U.S. Shooting team has had to overcome challenges competing in gun-free Japan. They're also trying to overcome negative connotations about the sport.

Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Excerpt: The NBA Finals night Jerry West went for 53 and the Logo was born ... maybe

In an excerpt from his book about the epic 1969 Lakers-Celtics NBA Finals, the author offers a theory on the night that inspired the most famous logo in sports.

Thursday, October 8, 2020
Dave Roberts isn't committing to ditching Kenley Jansen as Dodgers' closer

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts isn't saying whether he'll use Kenley Jansen as his closer moving forward after the pitcher's disastrous Game 2 performance.

Sunday, June 21, 2020
Michelle Wie gives birth to daughter; husband's name immediately trends

Pro golfer Michelle Wie gave birth for the first time, delivering a daughter. The world spent the weekend searching the internet for her husband, Jonnie West.

Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Lakers fan pays tribute to Kobe Bryant with his 'KNG KOBE' truck

Lakers fan Ron Bonilla pays tribute to Kobe Bryant by driving his truck with a KNG KOBE license plate and a Lakers flag at half-mast.

Thursday, July 6, 2017
U.S. drops 12 spots to No. 35 in FIFA rankings

The U.S. men’s national soccer team hasn’t lost since Bruce Arena took over as coach in December, has climbed from last to third in the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying table and played Mexico to a...

Saturday, April 1, 2017
Some things you may not know about your Angels

• The Angels are named for the old Pacific Coast League team, the Los Angeles Angels.

Saturday, July 16, 2016
Former Rams coach Chuck Knox has a loving advocate for his legacy in granddaughter Lee Ann Norman

They are a different kind of team, in a different kind of battle, one that even the toughest days of the Rams’ impending training camp can’t match.

Saturday, October 24, 2015
For former Hells Angel Tim Medvetz, no mountain is too high to climb, even Everest

The next time a burly man with a heavy beard and a gruff-looking exterior pulls next to you on his loud motorcycle, repress the negative thoughts and think of Tim Medvetz.

Friday, March 20, 2015
Manny Pacquiao's greatest fights, No. 1: Oscar De La Hoya

Even now, with more than six years of hindsight, Manny Pacquiao can barely believe he made a 12-pound jump from lightweight to welterweight to fight Oscar De La Hoya.

Monday, September 15, 2014
Shaq through the years
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Ducks' Teemu Selanne of Finland named Olympic hockey MVP

SOCHI, Russia — Teemu Selanne continued to rack up honors after he and his Finnish teammates won bronze medals at the Sochi Olympic hockey tournament.

Best Father's Day Gifts for the LA Kings Dad

Top gift ideas for the sports dad — from jerseys to collectibles, find the perfect present.

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