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Westlake High athletes formed 'Make Great Plays' to help elementary school students believe
<p>'Make Great Plays' is a group of Westlake High athletes who give elementary school students a chance to dream, excel and believe they can achieve anything.</p>
Is the Dodgers' $68.99 Shohei Ohtani soda cup worth it? The answer might surprise you
<p>The Dodgers are selling Shohei Ohtani souvenir cups for $68.99. That may seem like a lot, but they do come with free refills all season — and there is already a lucrative resale market.</p>
Prep talk: Verdugo Hills point guard creates nonprofit to empower fellow Armenian students
<p>Verdugo Hills' Alexander Kasumyan is trying to help Armenian students network better and reach dreams, starting NAYI (Network of Young Innovators).</p>
Lucky or good, John Thorrington keeps LAFC striving for best results
<p>The general manager and co-president has a new coach and a team off to a 4-0-1 start in MLS play with a record five consecutive shutouts.</p>
As former L.A. Zoo elephant Tina falls ill, Samuel L. Jackson and activists call for sanctuary
<p>Samuel L. Jackson has joined animal rights activists in a renewed push to move Billy and Tina from the Tulsa Zoo to a sanctuary, as Tina suffers from a serious infection.</p>
How NASA plans to keep Artemis astronauts alive if disaster strikes
<p>NASA's powerful Launch Abort System, designed to outrun an exploding rocket, is the result of years of work from scientists and engineers across the country, including in Southern California's Mojave Desert.</p>
High school baseball and softball: Monday's scores
<p>CIF City Section and Southern Section high school baseball and softball scores for Monday's games.</p>
No Luka Doncic, no problem for LeBron James and Lakers in blowout win
<p>LeBron James finishes with a triple-double as the Lakers overcome Luka Doncic's suspension to defeat Washington 120-101 for their 15th win in 17 games.</p>
Pomona Valley Hospital plans 265 job cuts
The Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, facing significant financial pressures stemming from ongoing state and federal budget reductions, plans to eliminate 265 jobs across the hospital system due ...
Five concerns UCLA must address before facing Texas in the Final Four
<p>UCLA has shown a few flaws during its run to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament that the Bruins must address before taking on surging Texas.</p>
Hiltzik: The Disney/Sora fiasco shows the limits of the AI craze
<p>Disney and OpenAI thought their billion-dollar deal would underscore the importance of AI for Hollywood's future. Its ignominious collapse proves just the opposite</p>
Prep sports roundup: Sherman Oaks Notre Dame wins opener at National Classic
<p>Benett Pace homers for Sherman Oaks Notre Dame in a 7-4 win over Corona Santiago during the first day of the National Classic.</p>
Joey Browner, star defensive back for USC and Vikings, dies at 65
<p>Joey Browner, a defensive back who was named USC's team MVP in 1982, has died at age 65. He was an inductee to the Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor and named to the NFL 1980s all-decade team.</p>
Mattel goes through another round of layoffs
<p>The company behind Barbie and Hot Wheels plans to lay off 65 workers in May, the latest in a series of mass layoffs that have plagued Mattel in the past year.</p>
Sean McVay hoping Puka Nacua will 'learn and grow' after off-field incidents
<p>Rams coach Sean McVay hopes Puka Nacua will "learn and grow" in the wake of a woman filing a lawsuit against the wide receiver as contract talks loom.</p>
L.A. 2028 Olympic tickets go on sale this week. Here's everything you need to know
<p>The Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games are still more than two years away, but the window for purchasing tickets officially opens this week.</p>
Californian chocolate recalled for being spiked with Viagra ingredients
<p>Two chocolate products, marketed for sexual enhancement, were found to contain active ingredients used to treat erectile dysfunction, the FDA announced Thursday.</p>
New York City Marathon winner Albert Korir banned 5 years for doping
<p>Kenyan distance runner Albert Korir, long a fixture at the New York Marathon, has admitted to doping after testing positive for a blood-boosting substance.</p>
Prep talk: Local players reach the Final Four in NCAA men's and women's basketball
<p>Brayden Burries and Gabriela Jaquez were once high school basketball stars in Southern California before reaching the Final Four.</p>
Walker Buehler seeks return to form as he begins season in Padres' starting rotation
<p>The San Diego Padres signed Walker Buehler to a minor league deal in February. He broke camp this month as the team's No. 4 starter.</p>