Alisson no derby novice and aware Liverpool must beat Manchester United
The Reds’ lofty Premier League ambitions mean they “need the win” against old adversaries on Sunday, according to their in-form Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson believes Liverpool must accept nothing less than victory against Manchester United to keep their Premier League title tilt on track. The Reds are the only team still unbeaten in the top-flight and take…
Bayern up Hudson-Odoi bid to £35m & offer Chelsea wonderkid No.10 shirt
The Blues teenager has been at the centre of the biggest transfer tussle of the January window across Europe. Bayern Munich have made a fourth bid of £35 million ($45m) for Chelsea wonderkid Callum Hudson-Odoi, as the Blues are put under increased pressure to sell their academy product, Goal understands. Chelsea have yet to accept…
Powerful Democratic Rep. Nita Lowey of New York to retire
WASHINGTON — Rep. Nita Lowey, who leads the powerful House Appropriations Committee and is a 31-year veteran of Congress, announced Thursday that she will retire at the end of next year. The 82-year-old New York Democrat tweeted that it’s been a “deep honor and privilege to serve my community and my country.” Lowey is a longtime…
California outlines ways to comply with upcoming privacy law
Companies must notify California residents of their data privacy rights in plain language and must verify people’s identities before releasing data, state officials proposed Thursday. California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra announced draft regulations that also spell out ways people can ask for their personal information to be deleted from company databases. The rules are being…
California's workplace sexual harassment laws strengthened
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom took action Thursday to strengthen California’s workplace protection laws related to sexual harassment, signing bills that were vetoed by his predecessor last year. The new laws will give victims of sexual harassment more time to file complaints in California and ban forced arbitration as a condition of employment. After former Gov.…
Mick Cronin will try to turn around underachieving UCLA basketball program
His team was in the midst of a fast-break drill, sneakers squeaking and ball flying, when Mick Cronin spotted something he didn’t like. “Hold up!” the UCLA basketball coach bellowed early in practice Thursday, bringing Tyger Campbell, Jake Kyman and Alex Olesinski to a standstill. “We’re cheatin.’ Lazy. Get your … in there. Jake, the…
High school football scores from Thursday, Oct. 10
Thursday, October 10th CITY METRO LEAGUE New Designs Watts 28, Maywood CES 16 SOUTHERN SECTION BIG VIII LEAGUE Corona Centennial 69, Corona 7 DESERT EMPIRE LEAGUE Shadow Hills 26, La Quinta 7 DESERT SKY LEAGUE Silverado 47, Victor Valley 0 Click Here: Putters DESERT VALLEY LEAGUE Twentynine Palms 46, Indio 0 GARDEN GROVE LEAGUE Westminster…
Sierra Canyon High holds a media day for its big-name basketball roster
Almost two weeks after the Lakers and Clippers held their media days before the start of the NBA preseason, Los Angeles’ third-most interesting basketball team held its media day on Thursday. Sierra Canyon High in Chatsworth attracted local and national media outlets to its basketball gym. Why would a high school basketball team have an…
Racing! Let’s look at the Breeders' Cup Juvenile
Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome to our horse racing newsletter as I’m still in shock at how the Dodgers season ended and hoping someone can explain Dave Roberts’ late-game pitching decisions. Lots of time between now and Nov. 1, but that’s not going to stop us from looking at the contenders to…
Saddleridge fire: Residents flee flames, worry whether their homes survived
1/13 Residents evacuate as the Saddleridge fire creeps towards houses in the Oakridge Estates community in Sylmar late Thursday night. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) 2/13 Firefighters lay hose line to contain the Saddleridge fire just after midnight early Friday morning. (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times) 3/13 A helicopter makes a drop…