Dylan Hernández is a sports columnist with the Los Angeles Times. Before that, he was the Dodgers beat writer. Hernandez grew up in South Pasadena and graduated from UCLA in 2002, after which he worked at the San Jose Mercury News for five years.
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Lakers and Spurs players and coaches didn’t talk about a return to normalcy because they knew there were people for whom life would never be normal again.
UCLA coach Mick Cronin questioned his players’ effort and toughness, a strategy that has helped the Bruins make postseason runs in the past.
The Chargers could on the cusp of winning multiple playoff games, and it has everything to do with its transformation under Jim Harbaugh and Justin Herbert.
The Lakers put their faith in Austin Reaves when they traded D’Angelo Russell, trusting the young shooter to help LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
USC coach Lincoln Riley praised his players’ resilience during a dramatic Las Vegas Bowl win, but it doesn’t erase the Trojans’ major issues.
Regardless of how this Chargers season ends, Jim Harbaugh’s first season has proved to be productive because the culture of the franchise already has changed.
There’s no way Roki Sasaki hasn’t already contemplated whether he wants to share a clubhouse with the greatest player ever to come out of his country.
While the Galaxy and Red Bulls lacked the starpower of Lionel Messi and Inter Miami, the MLS Cup finalists are emblematic of model franchises.
While the MLS broadcasting deal with Apple TV could be good for the league’s bottom line, it might be a bad move when it comes to tapping fan interest.