Cowboys' Marshawn Kneeland had early-stage CTE when he died by suicide
<p>Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland had early-stage CTE at the time of his November suicide, his family revealed after receiving results of postmortem testing.</p>
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Lakers land their backup center in veteran Kevon Looney
<p>The 6-foot-9 veteran of 11 seasons helped the Golden State Warriors win three NBA championships.</p>
Fans slam FIFA's cooling breaks. Why the U.S. World Cup team doctor disagrees
<p>This year's World Cup, hosted across the U.S., Canada and Mexico, is the hottest played since the tournament began in 1930. If venues are air conditioned, are FIFA's hydration breaks necessary?</p>
Waymo reports teen riders for bad behavior and delivers them to the police
<p>Two 15-year-olds drinking alcohol and shooting toy guns in the back of a Waymo were caught by police after the vehicle contacted law enforcement.</p>
Why not them? Disappointed U.S. players hope their World Cup run inspired future stars
<p>The U.S. soccer team showed it still can't punch past top World Cup talent during an ugly knockout loss to Belgium, but it hopes it helped grow the game.</p>
Netflix to add videos from digital publishers to its homepage
<p>Netflix will soon add videos from digital media outlets such as BuzzFeed and Tastemade to its homepage. The videos range from three to 20 minutes long.</p>
Paraguayan senator demands apology from Kylian Mbappé for his response to her racist posts
<p>A Paraguayan senator wants an apology from French star Kylian Mbappé for his response to her racist attack following Paraguay's 1-0 World Cup loss to France.</p>
Disney's ABC spars with the FCC (again) in defense of 'The View'
<p>The FCC has received more than 77,000 public comments in its inquiry into whether the ABC show deserves an exception granted to news programs</p>
35 indie movies and Disney's new animated film 'Hexed' receive a California film tax credit
<p>Nearly three dozen indie movies, along with big animated films from Disney and DreamWorks Animation, are among the recipients of California's latest round of film tax credits.</p>
Looking back at the greatest high school basketball doubleheader in 2017
<p>Eric Sondheimer continues his look back at great moments in covering high school sports.</p>
Hiltzik: How right-wing anti-transgender attacks led to a Supreme Court ruling upholding sex discrimination
<p>At the Supreme Court, the unfounded fear of boys masquerading as girls in youth sports rolled the clock back on gender equality.</p>
Swanson: Trump's World Cup meddling only made matters worse for rattled U.S. squad
<p>The last thing the U.S. needed before its lackluster performance in a 4-1 loss to Belgium at the World Cup was President Trump getting involved.</p>
Dalton Rushing and Dodgers win pivotal challenge, then beat Rockies on walk-off in 11th
<p>Dalton Rushing caps his three-hit performance against the Colorado Rockies with a walk-off single in the 11th inning of the Dodgers' 8-7 win.</p>
Listless Sparks are routed by Flau'jae Johnson and the Seattle Storm
<p>The Sparks have no answer for Storm rookie Flau'jae Johnson, who scores 23 points in Seattle's victory.</p>
U.S. hopes of a historic World Cup run on home soil shattered in loss to Belgium
<p>After three weeks of goals, wins and buzz, the U.S. saw its dreams of a long World Cup run on home soil unmercifully crushed in a 4-1 loss to Belgium.</p>
Adou Thiero sidelined by wrist injury before Lakers win summer league game with Spurs
<p>Lakers second-year forward Adou Thiero missed the California Classic summer league finale Monday with a right wrist injury.</p>
Kylian Mbappé calls out Paraguayan senator for 'brazen racism' after France's World Cup knockout win
<p>French star Kylian Mbappé blasted Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla on X, accusing her of 'brazen racism' after Paraguay's 1-0 World Cup knockout loss to France.</p>
Manhattan Beach Surf Volleyball Club wins national championship in Florida
<p>The Manhattan Beach Surf Volleyball Club's under-18 team, coached by Davis and Parker Boehle, took the Open Division title at the national junior championships.</p>
Orange County real estate investor pleads not guilty in $100 million bank fraud case
<p>Mahender Makhijani, who was ordered to pay $1.34 billion in a Laguna Beach real estate arbitration, pleaded not guilty Monday to federal bank fraud charges in a separate criminal case.</p>
Downtown L.A. fixture PwC will move to Century City
<p>In another blow to the struggling downtown office rental market, longtime stalwart corporate tenant PricewaterhouseCoopers has agreed to move its Los Angeles offices to Century City.</p>