🎙️PODCAST: We're back again ahead of a game being played in the 2025 season. I'm joined today by UCLA beat reporter @thebenroyer.bsky.social to do a deeper look at the UCLA Bruins. Let's get this season going ... www.ksl.com/article/5136...

This is horseshit. She’s really really good at her job. Players respect her. She’s not the reason a change needed to be made.

Orange County Register 🤝 Benjamin Royer 🤝 Los Angeles Times Honored to hold the lead story of both Southern California newspapers’ sports sections today.

Dangerous. CC: @thepressbox.bsky.social

a source has informed me that IATSE Local B-192, the Dodger Stadium Tour Guide union, is planning to leaflet outside Gate A at Dodger Stadium this Friday. IATSE Local B-192 is negotiating with the Dodgers for fair wages (the leaflet states tour guides make $17.87/hour) and benefits.

Nature is healing.

When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together. With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection. If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq

I quite liked my lede from my UCLA football fall training camp dispatch today. Take a read of my latest covering UCLA football for the Orange County Register: www.ocregister.com/2025/08/02/u...

Hey can we stop acting like IMDB ratings mean anything.

I wasn’t able to get to Las Vegas for Big Ten Media Day, but today marks a partnership between myself and @ocregister.bsky.social, helping out with UCLA football coverage. My first for SCNG on DeShaun Foster’s polished remarks and a 👋 to Nico Iamaleava: www.ocregister.com/2025/07/24/u...

Vince is a dangerous player. His ability to cater what he says to the person he is talking to, spinning them in circles, or towing a line on what they already (incorrectly) think and adding on to it, he is one to watch closely. #BB27

Dozens of Palestinians were killed across Gaza on Sunday as they tried to get food aid, according to local health authorities, one of the deadliest days in recent months for those seeking assistance. By Joe Hernandez, @danielestrin.bsky.social and Anas Baba

Part one: Performance-enhancing drugs in baseball created an MLB epidemic, tearing through the fabric of the game as we know it. Pitchers’ arms could do the same. I spoke to trainers, coaches, historians and doctors about it for @latimes.com In Sunday print: www.latimes.com/sports/story...

NEW: Pete Hegseth sent a letter to Congress on Tuesday announcing that the Department of Defense will allow DHS to detain immigrants on two military bases: Fort Atterbury in Indiana and Fort Dix in New Jersey. There is no further detail at this time as to when or how this will be done.

Bawdy.

Enjoyed this read from probably the best women’s sports writer around, @mingemi.bsky.social:

Breaking: AG Pam Bondi tells SF jails to hand over noncitizen inmate list sfstandard.com/2025/07/17/a...

Just an incredibly hilarious Big Brother moment. #BBSky #BBLF #BB27

Two pastrami sandwiches. I’m in Jewish deli heaven. Katz’s and 2nd Ave. Choose your (incredibly delicious) warrior:

Car Seat Headrest on the D Line only makes sense.

My plain baked potato gets a groan.

This is good stuff.

USC media law professor Jonathan Kotler told me when I started my master’s degree program, a year ago today, that this Supreme Court was going to disintegrate the constitution as we know it.

Hey look, climate change discussion from @thebenroyer.bsky.social in an @latimes.com Dodgers article! www.latimes.com/sports/dodge...

Looking for #book recommendations. Wanting non-fiction recommendations in the journalism/curiosity leading to obsession in interesting topics realm. Recently read I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara and Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O’Neill.

Michael Conforto's season had been a hiccup. When Freddie Freeman intentionally walked Thursday afternoon, the Mets wanted to face Conforto for a reason. His .165 batting average glared. Yet to have his moment, Conforto instead shined. On @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/sports/dodge...

#AngelCityFC introduced coach Alexander Straus on Wednesday morning. It wasn't just the tactical acumen Straus displayed at FC Bayern Munich that attracted ACFC. It was the culture he's built. “My philosophy is centered around people." On @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/sports/socce...

Straus continues: "How can I get the best out of Sarah Gordon, Christian Press, Riley Tiernan? It's not about left or right foot or heading ability. It's about what gives them the confidence to be creative, to be open to development, to be coachable." #AngelCityFC | #NWSL

A ? from @thebenroyer.bsky.social on how to establish relationships with people in the club: "I know their strengths and weaknesses because I watched 100 hours of Angel City games the last couple of years. But I need to know the people. I need to know what makes them tick." #AngelCityFC | #NWSL

I do think UCLA vs. UTSA is an even super regional. But the college baseball internet swaying toward a Roadrunners upset screams more about how fans view West Coast ball than a true opinion on the Bruins. UCLA just swept a regional and has arguably the top player in the nation.

Twelve years ago, John Savage was the man in Westwood. Fresh off UCLA's 2013 title, then-athletic director Dan Guerrero rewarded Savage with a 12-year extension. It’s been a grueling journey since. Sunday, UCLA inched closer to Omaha again. On @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/...

Always love a tight turnaround on a gamer. UC Irvine advanced to the regional final to play UCLA in 30 minutes by taking down Arizona State. On @latimes.com now: www.latimes.com/sports/story...

A little hiatus from college and pro sports coverage today. Always a thrill to see young athletes reach new heights. Granada Hills softball took down Carson to win the CIF City Section Open Division title on its third try against the Colts. On @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/sports/highs...

UC Irvine put itself into two positions to win — using sac bunts in the 5th and 8th to create 2nd-and-3rd with an out. The Anteaters couldn’t and now meet the loser’s bracket. As coach Ben Orloff said postgame: “It’s all hands on deck.” On @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/sports/story...

UCLA baseball coach John Savage didn’t feel like the score matched the first game of the Los Angeles Regional. Yet, the Bruins scored a season-high in hits and runs. The Bruins’ barrage of Fresno left the Bulldogs waving a white flag. On @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/...

Ron Washington was managing to win. He wanted no battle with Aaron Judge (“You don’t mess with that if you don’t have to.”) and intentionally walked him twice. The Angels only allowed one run. Yet, New York shut them out. 1-0, a sweep. On @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/sports/angel...

Booming chants bellowed from the right field bleachers, as Jack Kochanowicz jaunted to the mound to start the fourth. Yankee fans were loud, and they did their damage then — Kochanowicz’s only blemish being a four-run fourth in an Angels loss. On @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/sports/angel...

Chris Taylor is now on the Los Angeles Angels. What led to his signing and how will he fit into a recently surging team? Quotes from Taylor, #Angels manager Ron Washington and new (and former) teammate Kenley Jansen online now. Story on @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/sports/angel...

Enjoyed spending the day at the Big A for @latimes.com. Wrote about the Angels' recent eight-game win streak and how the team's responded since. So far, it's been two losses. But as 1st base coach Eric Young Sr. told me, a new streak could begin ASAP: www.latimes.com/sports/angel...

Mike Gillespie knew Ben Orloff had the stuff. Yes, the famed coach believed in the Anteater star’s ability on the field, setting records in 2009. But what Gillespie saw was Orloff’s future, a future for UC Irvine baseball. On @latimes.com, and in Wednesday print: www.latimes.com/sports/story...

Today is a good day. I graduate from USC Annenberg with a master’s in specialized journalism at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum tonight. I am in the @latimes.com sports section with Tuesday’s Dodgers gamer. And my thesis was confirmed by my final committee member. Pinch me!

Roki Sasaki is headed to the IL. Had the scoop for @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/sports/dodge...

Roch Cholowsky could have taken the millions, becoming a first-round draft pick to begin his pro career. Then he visited Omaha — and everything changed. Meet the UCLA baseball star and potential top pick in the 2026 MLB Draft. For @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/...

Girls’ flag football is set to receive its first standardized playbook later this month. But what potential rule changes are on the way for CIF action? “It takes away from some of the excitement.” “A terrible idea.” New for @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/sports/highs...

Looking to connect with individuals in the sports #journalism space. Feel free to message me here :)

RHP Tyler Glasnow was clearly frustrated after exiting the game with right shoulder discomfort. The Dodgers won 9-2 and claimed the series against the Pirates, but they may lose Glasnow to the IL. "It’s just extremely frustrating.” For @latimes: www.latimes.com/sports/dodge...

Paul Skenes on getting sent back out at 103 pitches: “I was a little bit surprised, but I was fired up. I know this is never gonna happen, but I really do feel like I’m built and conditioned to throw 140, 150."

Paul Skenes vs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto was the duel of the day. On Friday night, Skenes won the battle between NL Cy Young contenders. The Dodgers move to 16-10 after the Skenes-led Pirates shut out the boys in blue. First Dodgers gamer for @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/sports/dodge...

Ingrid Lindblad grew up figuring skating. She then became a full-time golfer. Then, an LSU women’s golf star. And now, an LPGA winner in just her third tour event. On the former amateur Swedish star who won the JM Eagle LA Championship. For @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/sports/story...

“The goal was to have the legacy restored, and I think we did that,” Chae Campbell told reporters after UCLA gymnastics closed 2025 as the NCAA runners-up. For Campbell, and the senior class, Saturday meant more than the end result. For @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/...