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VAR, a video replay system implemented to correct blatant errors in soccer, has come under fire for harming the spirit of the game.

The 12-year veteran, who signed a three-year, $3.6-million contract last offseason, has given the team frontcourt depth this season.

An inefficient youth pipeline, competition from other sports and an inability to develop a superstar are some of the reasons why the U.S. keeps losing in the World Cup.

The conservative justices see 'originalism' as a guiding principle to prevent judges from changing the Constitution to adjust to changing times. But that flipped this year.

It took the 2023 deaths of four Pepperdine students to force safety improvements along California's cinematic stretch of highway.

In Alaska, Dan Sullivan is facing Dan Sullivan in one of the country's most competitive contests. Is it a plot to boost the Democratic challenger, Mary Peltola, or mere coincidence? It sure smells fishy.

Arthur Kaluma shows his potential for the Lakers, scoring 34 points in a 91-70 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in NBA Summer League play.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who won't be pitching in the MLB All-Star Game, gives up six runs and five hits in the Dodgers' 9-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Dodgers say they didn't expect Bo Lowrance to be available and were happy to draft the 6-foot-5, 200-pound high school infielder.

The Battle at the Beach passing tournament is dominated by St. John Bosco, but Orange Lutheran makes a big impression.