LAFC manager Marc Dos Santos embraces expectations: 'A privilege to be under pressure'
<p>Marc Dos Santos is now the guy calling the shots for LAFC. And if he misfires, it will be clear who deserves the blame. Dos Santos welcomes the scrutiny.</p>
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Austria wins women's Alpine combined after Mikaela Shiffrin struggles in slalom
<p>Mikaela Shiffrin finished with the 15th fastest time in the slalom portion of the Alpine team combined as Austria surged to take the gold.</p>
Prep talk: It's a family affair for El Camino Real boys and girls soccer
<p>The head coach for the defending City Section Open Division champion boys soccer team is Ian Kogan, whose daughter, Jordyn, is a top defender for the El Camino Real girls team.</p>
L.A. and Long Beach are among the least affordable cities in the world for homebuyers
<p>Several Southern California cities were ranked among the hardest places in the world to buy a home in a new study from Remitly.</p>
What to know about Elon Musk's merger of SpaceX with his AI company
<p>The merger of SpaceX and xAi will finance Elon Musk's artificial intelligence ambitions, including a futuristic plan to blast a million satellite data centers into orbit.</p>
Contributor: Factory farming of fish is brewing pathogens
<p>Aquaculture is critical for feeding a hungry planet, but it does not need to be as reckless as it is today.</p>
Amid heated global tensions, Italy hosts a relatively peaceful Olympics
<p>Wars continue around the globe and U.S. strikes in Iran and Venezuela have added to tensions, but athletes at the Milan-Cortina Olympics are enjoying a relatively peaceful bubble.</p>
Shaikin: MLB owners: A salary cap will save teams in small markets. Sacramento: Nope.
<p>The Kings have the worst record in the NBA. In a league with a salary cap, the Kings have made the playoffs once in 20 years. Whatever this is, it is not parity.</p>
Winter Olympics TV schedule: Wednesday's listings
<p>Wednesday's TV and streaming schedule and listings for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games.</p>
Notorious dead mall in Westminster is on track for redevelopment
<p>Westminster Mall, a once-popular shopping center that has been desecrated by graffiti and vandalism since it closed last year, is on track for demolition and a revival that would replace the indoor mall with 2,250 housing units, a hotel, shops and stores.</p>
Without Luka Doncic, Lakers come up short against the Thunder
<p>The Lakers had six players score in double figures, but it wasn't enough against the Oklahoma City Thunder.</p>
So-called streakers arrested at Super Bowl reveal identities on social media
<p>Police say they arrested 25-year-old Alex Gonzalez and 24-year-old Sebastian Rivera Jimenez at the stadium.</p>
YouTube TV introduces lower-priced sports and news packages
<p>The Google-owned pay-TV service announced Monday it will roll out more than 10 plans that will be priced below a full YouTube TV subscription that offers more than 100 channels.</p>
American Brittany Bowe falls short of medal in her strongest speedskating race
<p>Brittany Bowe and Erin Jackson did not medal in their speedskating race at the Winter Olympics. The Netherlands' Jutta Leerdam, fiancee of Jake Paul, won gold.</p>
Patriots' Mack Hollins arrived at Super Bowl dressed as a prisoner. Here's why that's not surprising
<p>New England's Mack Hollins wore a prisoner's outfit complete with shackles on his wrists and ankles before Super Bowl LX. He ended up being the Patriots' top receiver in loss to Seahawks.</p>
Did torn ACL cause Lindsey Vonn's crash? Ski experts say no
<p>Dr. Neal ElAttrache, surgeon for sport stars, says he saw no signs Lindsey Vonn's ruptured ACL caused her crash. Ski experts agree it was bad luck.</p>
The 'Quad Maker': Meet the 'genius' architect behind Ilia Malinin's quad axel
<p>Rafael Arutyunyan, the coach who mentored "Quad King" Nathan Chen is also the coach to "Quad God" Ilia Malinin. Meet the Irvine-based "Quad Maker."</p>
Prep talk: Joe Wyatt guides Sun Valley Poly to another East Valley League championship
<p>Joe Wyatt's son, JD, graduated, but Poly goes 12-0 to win East Valley League basketball title.</p>
Former first daughter Barbara Bush doing her 'dream job' at NBA All-Star Weekend in L.A.
<p>Barbara Bush, the NBA's vice president of social impact, discusses the programs and events that you might not see broadcast on TV but that will leave an imprint on lives.</p>
Chloe Kim ready to defend Olympic snowboard title with just one healthy shoulder
<p>Chloe Kim says her injured shoulder may have helped her improve, preventing her from moving around as much during practice at the Winter Olympics.</p>