Dylan Hernández is a sports columnist with the Los Angeles Times. Before that, he was the Dodgers beat writer. Hernandez grew up in South Pasadena and graduated from UCLA in 2002, after which he worked at the San Jose Mercury News for five years.
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Roki Sasaki could be the greatest Japanese pitcher ever. He hopes the Dodgers can turn him into just that, even if it means Shohei Ohtani outshines him.
Jim Harbaugh requires hip-replacement surgery and a cardiac ablation after a heart issue in October made the Chargers coach leave a game in Denver.
Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh and general manager Joe Hortiz defended quarterback Justin Herbert, who some claim blew their playoff game against the Texans.
Los jugadores y entrenadores de los Lakers y los Spurs no hablaron de una vuelta a la normalidad porque sabían que había gente para la que la vida nunca volvería a ser normal.
Lakers and Spurs players and coaches didn’t talk about a return to normalcy because they knew there were people for whom life would never be normal again.
UCLA coach Mick Cronin questioned his players’ effort and toughness, a strategy that has helped the Bruins make postseason runs in the past.
The Chargers could on the cusp of winning multiple playoff games, and it has everything to do with its transformation under Jim Harbaugh and Justin Herbert.
The Lakers put their faith in Austin Reaves when they traded D’Angelo Russell, trusting the young shooter to help LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
USC coach Lincoln Riley praised his players’ resilience during a dramatic Las Vegas Bowl win, but it doesn’t erase the Trojans’ major issues.
Regardless of how this Chargers season ends, Jim Harbaugh’s first season has proved to be productive because the culture of the franchise already has changed.