A crazy and sudden ending to Game 6 means that this World Series will have a Game 7. Regardless of your loyalties, this is a fitting way to end what has turned into a true Fall Classic. www.ocregister.com/2025/10/31/a...

It ain’t over til… well, you know. www.ocregister.com/2025/10/30/a...

No more margin for error. And - as well (and as intelligently) as the Blue Jays have played, the Dodgers have put themselves in this spot. www.ocregister.com/2025/10/29/a...

For your pregame reading, @mirjamswanson.bsky.social and I are back with another Dodger postseason Audible. www.ocregister.com/2025/10/29/t...

This is the worst part of having a shaky or at least inconsistent bullpen: It can let you down at the worst possible times. Can the Dodgers hang on for two more victories? www.ocregister.com/2025/10/28/a...

These 18-inning games are getting predictable, aren’t they? Kidding. Monday’s World Series Game 3 marathon was wild, sometimes weird, and ultimately wonderful for the home team. www.ocregister.com/2025/10/28/a...

These 18-inning games are getting predictable, aren’t they? Kidding. Monday’s World Series Game 3 marathon was wild, sometimes weird, and ultimately wonderful for the home team. www.ocregister.com/2025/10/28/a...

Are there Dodger fans who still have a grudge against Max Scherzer? Here’s why they shouldn’t. www.ocregister.com/2025/10/26/a...

Is Yoshinobu Yamamoto a throwback? He’s certainly seemed like it lately. Is he, maybe, the Dodgers’ ace? You can make that argument as well. www.ocregister.com/2025/10/25/a...

Was Game 1 a danger sign for the Dodgers, or just a wakeup call? www.ocregister.com/2025/10/24/a...

No, this probably will not look like the previous playoff rounds for the Dodgers. But… www.ocregister.com/2025/10/23/a...

Maybe this is the Dodgers’ advantage: While everyone else scuffles just to get to the postseason, they’re planning for October all season. They’ve looked prepared so far, haven’t they? www.ocregister.com/2025/10/18/a...

For the Dodgers, there are four victories to go. Four victories to meet the team's internal expectations - and, by the way, to put themselves in the history books as the first World Series repeat champion in a quarter century. Would you bet against them? www.ocregister.com/2025/10/17/a...

The Dodgers may be one win away from a return to the World Series, but Mookie Betts looks at it this way: “… We’re five wins away from what we really want.” www.ocregister.com/2025/10/16/a...

Today's Audible: Again, @mirjamswanson.bsky.social and I are at Dodger Stadium preparing for and discussing a postseason game. What do you suppose our first topic is? Join us and find out. www.ocregister.com/2025/10/16/t...

It's one thing to take a 2-0 series lead in a best-of-seven. It's quite another thing to come home with a 2-0 series lead. So, are the Dodgers going to finish this in The Ravine? www.ocregister.com/2025/10/15/a...

If you have to be the villain ... www.ocregister.com/2025/10/12/a...

For your pre-game information -- or amusement -- today's Audible comes from Dodger Stadium, where @mirjamswanson.bsky.social and I are both awaiting Game 4. www.ocregister.com/2025/10/09/t...

Kyle Schwarber’s booming bat got Philadelphia back into the NL Division Series. Did it put the Dodgers in trouble? www.ocregister.com/2025/10/08/a...

Kings president Luc Robitaille's take on his team's chances of contending for a Cup: “I would say if there’s 10 teams in our league that have a shot at it, we’re one of them.” And really, it's not that far-fetched. They just have to get past April and early May. www.ocregister.com/2025/10/07/a...

Leading off today's bucket o' notes: The Dodgers survived the Wild Card Series. The tough part begins Saturday in Philadelphia. Also: Seattle Mariners vs. (former) Seattle Pilots? Maybe. Plus more commissioner's follies, in two sports. (Just two?) www.ocregister.com/2025/10/03/a...

Dodger fans, it might no longer be necessary to cover your eyes when the bullpen gate opens before the ninth inning. www.ocregister.com/2025/10/01/a...

Why the Dodgers’ Wild Card Series roster looks the way it does. www.ocregister.com/2025/09/30/a...

What to expect from the Dodgers' Wild Card series against the Reds? Tension, to start. There's a reason we call it the Edge of the Cliff round. www.ocregister.com/2025/09/29/a...

As the Lakers begin training camp, the question still lingers: Whose team is it, anyway? (Correct answer: Both. But that’s probably not going to be the overriding narrative.) www.pressenterprise.com/2025/09/27/a...

Leading off today's bucket o' notes: What to do about the Dodgers' bullpen before the Wild Card series? I've got some ideas. And more on Mike Trout, are two ball-strike challenges enough, and memories of my aunt's love of the Seattle Mariners. www.ocregister.com/2025/09/26/a...

Hearing from lots of touchy Angel fans who interpreted the column as me suggesting Mike Trout shouldn’t end up in the Hall of Fame. Not true. But there’s reasonable doubt about how the voters will ultimately decide … much of it because of all of these years he’s played for an irrelevant team.

Would I give Mike Trout a Hall of Fame vote if he were on the ballot today? Yes. But when the time actually does come, how many voters will prioritize those dominant early years of his career over his later injuries and his organization’s failures? www.ocregister.com/2025/09/24/a...

The Dodgers last three losses are in games in which their starting pitchers (Ohtani 2x, Sheehan) combined for 18 scoreless innings

Yes, the Rams’ loss Sunday in Philadelphia was stunning, aggravating, discouraging … pick your description. But it’s only one loss. Those in the locker room park it and move on. www.pressenterprise.com/2025/09/22/a...

The Chargers are 3-0, sweep their first go-round with the rest of the AFC West, and remind us that Keenan Allen still has game. www.ocregister.com/2025/09/21/a...

As the Kershaw Days dwindle to a precious few … www.ocregister.com/2025/09/20/a...

For those who missed it -- and yeah, it was 18 years ago -- here's a reprint of my The Press-Enterprise column from Kershaw's first Dodger start ... bookend column coming. www.ocregister.com/2025/09/19/a...

In today’s bucket o’ notes: Clayton Kershaw and Anze Kopitar exemplified the best of L.A. sports, including longevity and loyalty. Their retirement announcements on the same day: Eerie. Plus, a UCLA football suggestion you didn’t see coming. www.ocregister.com/2025/09/19/a...

And today in the Audible (all done before we learned of Kershaw's announcement, mind you): We discuss the Clippers' delicate struggle to Keep Kawhi Happy, the parameters for UCLA's next football coach, and a dumpster fire of a bullpen (guess who). Join us. www.ocregister.com/2025/09/18/t...

Edge-of-the-cliff round, here they come. www.ocregister.com/2025/09/16/a...

Roberto Clemente’s legacy, as a Hall of Fame player and a humanitarian, reaches the big screen. www.ocregister.com/2025/09/13/a...

Leading off this week's bucket o'notes: They may be the national team, but the USMNT isn't exactly inspiring the nation - or even its fan base, really - eight months before its first World Cup match in Inglewood. www.ocregister.com/2025/09/12/a...

Today in The Audible, @mirjamswanson.bsky.social and I take aim at Adam Silver's "let them eat cake" statement, that if you can't afford to pay for all of the streamers/cable channels that air NBA games, highlights should be good enough. That, and more. Join us. www.ocregister.com/2025/09/11/t...

It will have been 60 years ago come Tuesday night, and yet the Sandy Koufax-Bob Hendley duel on the Dodger Stadium mound -- perfect game beats one-hitter -- remains in these eyes the best pitching performance(s) in baseball history. www.ocregister.com/2025/09/08/a...

Matthew Stafford made history Sunday, becoming the 10th NFL quarterback to surpass 60,000 passing yards. More importantly, his back is fine and his Rams are 1-0. www.ocregister.com/2025/09/07/a...

Clay Helton’s emotional homecoming. www.ocregister.com/2025/09/06/a...

Leading off today's bucket o' notes: The national perception of current Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is awfully similar to that of his predecessor, Philip Rivers. And there's one way for Herbert to change it. www.ocregister.com/2025/09/05/a...

A really sour start for UCLA football Saturday night, on the field and at the gate. It has to get better, right? Because if it doesn’t … www.ocregister.com/2025/08/31/a...

Leading off this week’s bucket o’ notes: Was it a mistake for USC and UCLA to defect to the Big Ten? It probably depends on how you evaluate it. www.ocregister.com/2025/08/29/a...

Yes, the Dodgers CAN score runs. (It was easy to forget the last couple of days.) www.ocregister.com/2025/08/24/a...

In this week's bucket o' notes we again pose the question: Does Rob Manfred really understand baseball, or baseball fans, or the real charms of the game? Or was his latest realignment suggestion just a finger-to-the-wind moment? www.ocregister.com/2025/08/22/a...

Leading off our annual August visit with CIF Southern Section commissioner Mike West, we explore a hidden benefit of the association's newest sport. (Plus, of course, the usual stuff: Transfers, officiating, etc.) www.ocregister.com/2025/08/19/a...

Maybe Mookie Betts’ decision to not chase statistical markers will mean — or already has meant — an uptick in performance. www.ocregister.com/2025/08/17/a...

Clayton Kershaw may no longer be the Dodgers' unquestioned ace, but he again looked the part Friday night in a critical game against the Padres. www.ocregister.com/2025/08/16/a...