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UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond’s contract extension that runs through June 30, 2029, calls for incremental raises rising to an annual salary of $2.1 million. The contract, signed in May by recently departed chancellor Gene Block, took effect July 1 and superseded his previous contract that was set to expire in the summer of 2026. […]

Last month, Roy Jones Jr. called Jake Paul’s unanimous decision victory over Mike Tyson for Netflix. Now Jones — who, like Tyson, is considered one of the best fighters of all time but is well into his 50s — says he wants a shot at the 27-year-old Paul. “It makes you want to go in

On Saturday, the Galaxy won the MLS Cup. On Monday, the team began building toward next season, exercising contract options on five players, declining options on two others and opening negotiations on new deals with two players whose contracts have expired. By MLS offseason standards, that’s nothing more than some minor tweaks, although the Galaxy

The first contract Jackie Robinson signed along with Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey on Oct. 23, 1945, was an agreement to play for the Montreal Royals, the Dodgers’ top farm club. The deal called for a $3,500 signing bonus and $600 per month for the 1946 season. Less than two years later, on April 11,

Justin Wyatt, the football coach at Highland High in Palmdale, has enjoyed every moment coaching his son, Justin Jr., a 6-foot-4 quarterback headed to Nevada. Their final game together will come on Friday when Highland plays St. Vincent de Paul in the Division 4-AA state championship game at 4 p.m. at Veterans Stadium. Wyatt, who

CIF STATE BOWL GAMES FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE At Saddleback College Division 1-AA San Diego Lincoln (11-2) vs. Pittsburg (12-2), 8 p.m. DIVISION 2-AA Oxnard Pacifica (11-4) vs. Sacramento Grant (11-3), 4 p.m. At Veterans Stadium DIVISION 3-AA Bakersfield Frontier (10-4) vs. Amador Valley (10-4), 8 p.m. DIVISION 4-AA Palmdale Highland (11-4) vs. St. Vincent de Paul

Stephen Barbee has resigned after seven seasons as football coach at Long Beach Poly. That opens up a job at a school that has won 20 Southern Section championships. It is a tougher job than in a previous era, because private schools have been taking away players and attendance boundaries play a major role. But

Coming off his resurgent 2024 season in Los Angeles, outfielder Teoscar Hernández has desired to remain with the Dodgers. Last week, talks between the sides finally picked up as well. But as of Monday afternoon, Hernández remained unsigned. And in the wake of Soto’s monster contract, he’s now perhaps the most coveted outfielder still left

You could buy a baseball associated with greatness: the ball Shohei Ohtani hit for the 50th home run of his unprecedented 50-50 season, or the ball Freddie Freeman hit for the first walk-off grand slam in postseason history. Or you could buy a baseball associated with failure: the ball two-time most valuable player Aaron Judge