Lakers close out 2019 by clamping down on Luka Doncic to beat Mavericks
The Lakers opened December with a double-digit loss to Dallas, and because of that the Lakers knew not to take the Mavericks lightly. That’s why they were able to close December with a double-digit win over them. With both teams playing on the second night of a back-to-back, the Lakers’ defense dominated the Mavericks on…
Elliott: LeBron James is turning 35, but he's still a force for the Lakers
LeBron James will celebrate his 35th birthday Monday with a party he will pay for himself. He pretended to grumble about having to pick up the tab for his own bash, but he doesn’t mind in the least. To him it’s a momentous occasion for reasons that go well beyond athletic longevity. “The milestone of…
Racing! Stewards’ rulings are back
Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome back to our horse racing newsletter as we wish all of you a Happy New Year and to all the horses, a happy birthday. Sunday was the last card of the year. Santa Anita has a little bit of an odd schedule this coming week. There will…
MMA Rankings: Kamaru Usman is the man
The Times’ MMA rankings for December, as compiled by Todd Martin: Heavyweight 1. Stipe Miocic 2. Francis Ngannou 3. Daniel Cormier 4. Curtis Blaydes 5. Junior Dos Santos 6. Derrick Lewis 7. Alexander Volkov 8. Ryan Bader 9. Vitaly Minakov 10. Jairzinho Rozenstruik Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Alistair Overeem engaged in a strange fight in the…
Suspect arraigned after 5 stabbed at Hanukkah event in rabbi's home near New York City
MONSEY, N.Y. — A man stabbed and wounded five people as they gathered at a rabbi’s home north of New York City to celebrate Hanukkah, in an attack that the governor said Sunday was fueled by intolerance and evidence of a “cancer” in American politics. Police tracked a fleeing suspect to Manhattan and made an arrest…
LAPD increases patrols near synagogues after stabbings at New York Hanukkah event
Los Angeles police have stepped up patrols in and around Jewish communities and synagogues after a man stabbed and wounded five people gathered for a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbi’s home in New York. The increased patrols are “out of an abundance of caution,” LAPD Chief Michel Moore tweeted Sunday morning. The LAPD did not…
Alhambra officer injured after standoff with domestic violence suspect
An Alhambra police officer suffered a minor injury while responding to a domestic violence call over the weekend, authorities said. Officers responded to the call about 8:35 p.m. in the 1900 block of South Primrose Avenue, police said in a news release. When officers arrived on the scene, the suspect, Juan Gabriel Miranda, fled in…
Security guard was shot and killed outside San Diego homeless shelter
An unarmed security guard was fatally shot Saturday night at a homeless shelter in San Diego’s downtown East Village district. A San Diego homicide lieutenant said the guard was on the sidewalk outside the Alpha Project’s Imperial Bridge Shelter when he was shot several times in the upper body. The shooter remained at large, police…
Newsletter: Investigating California's worst modern boating disaster
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Monday, Dec. 30. Julia Wick is taking a New Year’s break, so today’s edition is brought to you by L.A. Times Deputy Managing Editor Shelby Grad. It was the worst maritime disaster in modern California history: On Labor Day, 24 people died in a fire…
What's on TV Monday: 'A Star Is Born' on TCM
SERIES Chopped Sweets Four sugar-savvy chefs compete in this new unscripted competition. 9 p.m. Food Network POV Filmmaker Hassan Fazili’s documentary “Midnight Traveler” is an autobiographical account of the journey he and his family made across Asia and into Europe after the Taliban put a bounty on his head. 10 p.m. KOCE; 11 p.m. KPBS…