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USC rallies early in fourth quarter, thanks to defense, to defeat Cal, 30-20

Zach Helfand — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 16:25:00 PDT

Live updates: USC defeats California, 30-20, to improve to 4-0

Sat, 23 Sep 2017 16:25:00 PDT

Cal adds a late score

Zach Helfand — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 16:13:00 PDT

Organizers call off far-right festival at UC Berkeley; march planned on campus on Sunday

Benjamin Oreskes , Javier Panzar — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 16:10:00 PDT

Organizers of a far-right festival planned for the UC Berkeley campus have informed school officials that all speaking events scheduled for the coming week have been canceled, the university said Saturday.

Representatives of the student group Berkeley Patriot informed the school that Free Speech...

Angels' playoff hopes continue to fade after sixth straight loss

Pedro Moura — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 16:10:00 PDT

The Major League Baseball season is a beast, a monstrosity unlike anything else in sports. For at least eight months, there is almost always a game the next day. That truth offers unceasing opportunities to avenge defeat, constant chances to spoil victory and, at the end, a particular sense of...

Rock band Elefante, Hilda Solis to attend event to raise support for earthquake victims in Mexico

Marisa Gerber — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 16:00:00 PDT

L.A. County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis and Mexico City pop-rock band Elefante plan to team up with other special guests Saturday evening for a concert in East L.A. to raise money and support for victims of three recent earthquakes in Mexico.

While the free concert at Belvedere Park Lake — part of...

Another turnover sets up another USC score to break the game open

Zach Helfand — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 15:41:00 PDT

A healthy Giancarlo Stanton ignites talk of chasing the home run record

Bill Shaikin — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 15:40:00 PDT

There is a fanciful notion that legitimacy is conferred by a line in the record book, as black and white as the type on the page or the line on the screen.

Legitimacy is in the eye of the beholder. You can read that Barry Bonds holds the legitimate home run records: 73 in a season, 763 in a career....

College football: N.C. State upsets No. 12 FSU; Lamar Jackson sets Louisville TD record

Associated Press — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 15:35:00 PDT

Ryan Finley threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns and North Carolina State got its first road win over a ranked team since 2008, defeating No. 12 Florida State 27-21 on Saturday.

Jaylen Samuels had two touchdowns as the Wolfpack broke a 10-game losing streak to ranked teams. Their last win over...

USC converts a Cal turnover for a touchdown and leads 23-13

Zach Helfand — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 15:30:00 PDT

LAPD officer won't face new trial on accusation of filing false police report

Richard Winton — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 15:30:00 PDT

A Los Angeles police officer accused of failing to arrest a drunken motorist because he wanted to wrap up his shift will not face a retrial after jurors deadlocked recently on a charge that he falsified a police report.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Jose Sandoval granted a motion Thursday to...

North Korea foreign minister says Trump's insults make rocket attack on U.S. 'inevitable all the more'

Barbara Demick — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 15:30:00 PDT

North Korean foreign minister Ri Yong Ho warned Saturday that it is “inevitable” that his country will launch a missile toward the mainland United States in revenge for the insults President Trump has directed at leader Kim Jong Un.

“None other than Trump himself is on a suicide mission,” Ri said...

USC takes a lead in the fourth quarter, 16-13

Zach Helfand — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 15:23:00 PDT

Kings beat Canucks in shootout to sweep China series

Associated Press — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 15:10:00 PDT

The Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks, 4-3, in a shootout to win both of the NHL's first preseason games in China.

Saturday's game in Beijing caps a push by the National Hockey League to popularize the sport in China ahead of the country's hosting of the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Game MVP Jake Muzzin...

Racially charged threats against Cal State Long Beach students are investigated

Louis Sahagun — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 15:05:00 PDT

Cal State Long Beach police have stepped up patrols in the wake of racially charged threats made over the internet and in menacing fliers that targeted Latino and Jewish students, officials said Saturday.

The incidents included a threat to shoot leaders of the La Raza Student Assn. posted on the...

Backup quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei rallies St. John Bosco to win on the road

Eric Sondheimer — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 14:35:00 PDT

Bellflower St. John Bosco turned to sophomore quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei when its offense was sputtering against host St. John’s in Washington on Saturday, and the result was pretty stunning.

Uiagalelei helped wipe out a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to lead the Braves past St. John’s...

California politics news feed

Sat, 23 Sep 2017 14:27:00 PDT

Secretary of State Alex Padilla (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press) California's chief elections officer said U.S. government officials believe Russian hackers tried to find weaknesses in the state's election website during the 2016 campaign, but that there's no evidence their effort was successful.Secretary...

California Republican won't say if he supports Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill

Christine Mai-Duc — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 14:27:00 PDT

Cal ties the score 13-13 before halftime

Zach Helfand — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 14:25:00 PDT

USC takes the lead 13-10

Zach Helfand — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 14:10:00 PDT

California, meet your new state dinosaur

Sat, 23 Sep 2017 14:10:00 PDT

Scientists say latest 6.1 aftershock in Mexico is 'not surprising'

Patrick J. McDonnell, Laura Tillman, Cecilia Sanchez — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 14:10:00 PDT

A new earthquake sent residents streaming into the streets of Mexico City early Saturday, creating a fresh wave of alarm in a country still reeling from two powerful earthquakes over the past three weeks.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the new temblor, which hit just before 8 a.m. local time with...

Soul singer Charles Bradley dies at 68

August Brown — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 13:56:00 PDT

Today in Entertainment: Jerry Lewis excludes his six sons from his will; Kylie Jenner is pregnant, according to reports

Sat, 23 Sep 2017 13:56:00 PDT

Trump picks fights with the NFL and the NBA — and top athletes fight back

Jim Puzzanghera — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 13:50:00 PDT

President Trump has picked fights with two of the nation’s most popular professional sports leagues, setting off a Twitter war with top athletes who were quick to fight back in an extraordinary display of political trash-talking with thinly veiled racial undertones.

Even National Football League...