Chuck Schilken is a sports reporter on the Fast Break team. He spent more than 18 years with the Los Angeles Times’ Sports Department in a variety of roles. Before joining The Times, he worked for more than a decade as a sports reporter and editor at newspapers in Virginia and Maryland.
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Dodgers stars Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman are among the many Los Angeles sports figures donating to help those affected by the Los Angeles Fires.
At halftime, LeBron James saw a viral video of a young fan’s reaction to him after he waved at her at the Lakers-Heat game. Afterward, he made sure to pose for a photo with her.
LeBron James told Jason and Travis Kelce that outside of his four NBA titles, playing with son Bronny on the Lakers is ‘probably the No. 1 accomplishment.’
In Magic Johnson’s second year as part owner of the Commanders, the team won its first playoff game in 19 years as Jayden Daniels led the way past the Buccaneers.
Ex-U.S. Olympic swimmer Gary Hall Jr. fled his Pacific Palisades home with his dog and three other items. He was unable to go back for his 10 medals, which were lost in the fire.
The NFL plans to have the Rams host the Vikings in a playoff game Monday at SoFi Stadium, but State Farm Stadium in Arizona is a backup option due to the L.A. County wildfires.
Two pro sporting events — Lakers-Hornets and Kings-Flames — at Crypto.com Arena have been postponed on consecutive days due to the L.A. County wildfires.
Shaquille O’Neal says he wasn’t going to mention Dwight Howard’s name again, only to trash him a day later. The ex-Laker centers who used the ‘Superman’ nickname are beefing again.
Cowboys cheerleader Michelle Siemienowski says she’s OK after the UC Santa Barbara graduate got hit in the head with a football when a kickoff went out of bounds.
Two weeks after Lakers coach JJ Redick criticized the media for not celebrating the NBA enough, Charles Barkley went off on Redick during TNT’s ‘Inside the NBA’ show.