Houston Mitchell is an assistant sports editor, writer of the Dodgers Dugout newsletter and editor of all of the sports newsletters for the Los Angeles Times. Mitchell was born in Redondo Beach and has lived in the Los Angeles area his entire life. He has worked for The Times since 1991 and hopes no one ever figures out that he gets paid to watch and write about sports for a living.
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Former Dodger Tommy John, who was the first to undergo what became known as Tommy John surgery, will answer reader questions.
The Dodgers sent some players to the minors Tuesday, including two who were strong candidates to make the team.
If it wasn’t one thing, it was the other, the Lakers losing to the lottery-bound Brooklyn Nets, with tougher days headed their way.
UCLA withstood every challenge, rallying for an improbable victory over USC to win the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament.
Luka Doncic scores the first five points of overtime and LeBron James makes four critical free throws to lift the Lakers over New York.
With the Clippers missing several key players, James Harden steps up against Detroit as L.A. ends three-game losing streak.
LeBron James has 34 points and Luka Doncic 30 (along with 15 assists) as the Lakers defeat New Orleans.
UCLA almost blows a 14-point lead against Northwestern before a couple of clutch free throws helps salvage the victory.
Luka Doncic carried the Lakers to a win over the Clippers that was a showcase of his spirit and production.
LeBron James finished with 33 points, 17 rebounds and six assists and Austin Reaves had 23 points as Lakers beat Minnesota.