Lakers fans can now win prizes and enter sweepstakes by simply guessing correctly during games
The Lakers are taking the fan engagement up a notch this season where fans can win prizes and enter sweepstakes by simply picking the correct outcomes during games. The Lakers and GTG Network, a sports gamification and content provider, have partnered up to launch a free-to-play prediction and fan engagement game customized for Lakers fans…
Force India hopeful of resuming VJM11 development at Spa
With its future now secured, Force India will resume the development of its VJM11 and hopefully implement a series of important upgrades as soon as Spa at the end of the month. The Silverstone-based outfit’s depressed financial affairs had forced the team to put on hold the introduction of new-spec parts, a restriction that hampered…
New coalition will promote enhanced safety protocols in horse racing
Horse racing, in the midst of an equine fatality crisis, will announce Tuesday the formation of the Thoroughbred Safety Coalition, in the hopes of promoting enhanced protocols in the sport. The group includes the three main racing organizations — the Stronach Group, Churchill Downs Inc. and the New York Racing Assn. — plus the Breeders’…
Chargers keep Patrick Mahomes in check but still lose to Chiefs
MEXICO CITY — They limited Patrick Mahomes to his least productive first half as an NFL quarterback. They caught Kansas City on a night when wide receiver Tyreek Hill was injured early and contributed no catches and zero yards. The Chargers also benefited from the Chiefs losing two of their top running backs — Damien Williams…
Cowgirl, 95, gets bucket-list wish for one last horse ride
Lifelong horse lover Opal Hagerty of Escondido didn’t want to die without a final trail ride ESCONDIDO — When 95-year-old Opal Hagerty showed up last week for her horse-drawn carriage ride in Temecula, she was nattily dressed in a fringed suede jacket and a cowboy hat. For much of the Escondido cowgirl’s life, horseback riding had…
Another power outage: PG&E may shut down grid to 303,000 customers in Northern California
In a now-familiar warning, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. notified hundreds of thousands of customers Monday that it may shut off power amid dry and windy conditions posing an increased fire risk. The utility said 303,000 customers in parts of 25 counties in the Sierra foothills and north Bay Area — including Alameda, Butte, El…
PG&E power outage was 'a big screw you' to California, lawmaker says
SACRAMENTO — With the threat of another power outage looming, state lawmakers hammered Pacific Gas & Electric at the state Capitol on Monday for botching shut-offs that left millions of Californians in the dark this fall and blamed the company for failing to upgrade its system over time. During an all-day hearing that included testimony from…
Newsletter: More PG&E power outages likely to begin Wednesday
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Tuesday, Nov. 19, and I’m writing from Los Angeles. Newsletter Get our Essential California newsletter Wilma Mears was fed up when I talked to her a few weeks ago in Marin City. This was during the last Pacific Gas & Electric Co. blackout at the…
Review: After a 10-year absence, Tony Marsh is back with a show of riveting, volcanic beauty
Tony Marsh, the high-idling engine of the remarkable ceramics program at Cal State Long Beach, has been an articulate and impassioned voice within the world of clay. He has received wide recognition for his work in the studio and classroom, but 10 years have passed since he’s had a solo show in L.A. The 11…
'Unbelievable' keeps its rape investigation real, including treatment of the victims
During the filming of “Unbelievable,” an eight-part true crime series on Netflix, showrunner Susannah Grant was often presented with options from the on-set consultant, a former crime scene investigator from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department who’d been a technical advisor on enough films and TV shows to be familiar with the dramatizing tricks of…