Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines the matchups and makes his predictions for Week 4 of the NFL season. All lines and over/under numbers are according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Last week, Farmer posted a 9-7 (.563) record. Through the first three weeks of the season, he is 33-15 (.688). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, his record against the spread in Week 3 would have been 7-9 (.438).
Groves will turn to graves in Woodland Hills, where a developer has plans to redevelop Boething Treeland Nursery into a cemetery. The 32-acre nursery has grown trees and other plants for the San Fernando Valley for the last seven decades, but it sold last year for $3.96 million to Dignity Memorial, the nation's largest funeral provider. The company is in the process of submitting plans to the city of L.A. to get approval for a cemetery and funeral home on the property.
An outstanding outfielder in his first three major league seasons, Russell moved to the infield full time in his fourth year. It was a disaster. "It was something I lost a lot of sleep over," said Russell, who led the majors with 34 errors that year. "After the season, I just collapsed for a few weeks." Then he picked himself up and went to work on getting better and in his second year as a shortstop he led the majors with 560 assists, led the National League in defensive WAR and made the first of three all-star teams.
A 749-foot-tall skyscraper in the heart of Los Angeles could be at risk of collapsing if a historic earthquake eventually strikes the city as many fear. The 52-story Gas Co Company is at the epicenter of controversy after Los Angeles County officials refused to release seismic reports which detail the building's ability to survive the long-feared 'Big One.' The county purchased the skyscraper last year with the intention of moving hundreds of their staff into Los Angeles' fifth tallest building.
"Well, I kind of just have the (to heck with it) attitude right now," Scott said. "I don't know. I'm just trying to go out there right now and not think. Just say, '(Screw) it.' "I mean, that's how I always pitched. I kind of lost it this year. Now I'm back to '(Screw) it.'"
I grew up moving, so often that I sometimes lost count: New Jersey, Ohio, London, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Hong Kong by the time I was eighteen. When I left New York to join my soon-to-be husband, Billy, in Los Angeles, at the beginning of 2005, it occurred to me that I had never lived anywhere longer than seven years.
Los Angeles Dodgers postseason tickets for potential 2025 National League Wild Card Series, NL Division Series and NL Championship Series games went on sale to the general public Monday morning. Fans also can purchase parking in advance. All tickers are available at Dodgers.com/postseason. The Dodgers are playing October baseball for the 13th consecutive season. During that span, they have won the NL West division in 11 years, and they likely to win it once again this year.
We're just about a week away from the start of the 2025 MLB playoffs, and that means this year's top contenders are lining up their rotations with hopes of making a deep October run. With that in mind, we decided to rank the starting pitching options for the teams currently in the playoff field with an eye for how they will be used in the postseason.
Los Angeles police are searching for a man suspected of stabbing and wounding another man during a confrontation aboard a Metro bus Saturday on the city's south side. Officers responded about 4 p.m. to a report of an assault on a Line 204 bus near Vermont Avenue and 29th Street, the LAPD told KCAL-TV. They found a 50-year-old man, who hasn't been identified, suffering from apparent stab wounds that were considered non-life threatening.