Kevin Baxter writes about soccer and hockey for the Los Angeles Times. He has covered eight World Cups, six Olympic Games, seven World Series and a Super Bowl and has contributed to three Pulitzer Prize-winning series at The Times and Miami Herald. An essay he wrote in fifth grade was voted best in the class. He has a cool dog.
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Valencia goes on a second-half scoring surge, turning a tight game into a 45-26 victory over Hart to claim a fourth straight Foothill League title.
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The Dodgers are the first team in major league history to lead every game of a best-of-seven playoff series and get swept in the same series.
The Dodgers turn to Tyler Glasnow in Game 4 to stave off elimination at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS.
The U.S. men’s national team has opened the new World Cup cycle with four convincing wins, stoking optimism about the team’s depth and potential.
Milwaukee sent a parade of four relievers to the mound for a second straight game Monday, and for a second straight game they didn’t give up a run, retiring the last 15 Dodgers in order.