ESPN responds to Dodgers blackout in LA

On what channel is the Dodgers' season opener against the San Diego Padres? ESPN, unless you live in Los Angeles and don't have Time Warner Cable, in which case it's blacked out. Dodgers fans were caught unaware when they turned on ESPN and the  The data dump dubbed the Panama Papers — some 11.5 million … Read more

Dodgers opening day traditions hampered by tighter restrictions

Here's some news that nearly three out of every four Angelenos may have missed: The Dodgers opened their season Monday by beating the San Diego Padres, 6-3. It's not just that the game was played midday, while much of the city was still busy earning a  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers announced a series of … Read more

When it counts, Dodgers go 'bust'

Matt Adams delivered the crushing blow off of Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw, and the Cardinals are back in the NLCS for the fourth consecutive season. LOUIS — Clayton Kershaw defined this Los Angeles Dodgers season as "World Series or bust" in a radio interview earlier this season, so now we're left wondering what exactly "bust" … Read more

Do Dodgers fans have to root for either Giants or Cardinals in NLCS?

The Dodgers front office lost a pair of people this week, with national crosschecker Roy Clark going back to the Braves and special assistant, player personnel Rafael Chaves leaving to join the Phillies. LOUIS — Clayton Kershaw defined this Los Angeles Dodgers season as "World Series or bust" in a radio interview earlier this season, … Read more

Cardinals Solve Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw Again and Advance

It has come down to this for the Dodgers, and stop me if you have heard this before. The team is one step away from elimination, turning to Clayton Kershaw in St. Louis, trying to stay alive and avenge a loss earlier in the  The Los Angeles Dodgers, for the 26th consecutive year, will not … Read more

Matt Kemp adds new fuel to Dodgers

If you ask the St. Louis Cardinals, there were two at-bats in the first game of their National League division series with the Dodgers that defined their team. One carried with it a note of caution, the other they wore like a badge of honor following a How it happened: Greinke had three good postseason … Read more

Matt Kemp adds new fuel to Dodgers

With the Cardinals leading the Dodgers 1-0 in the best-of-five NLDS, Lance Lynn will take the ball for St. Louis against Zack Greinke for L.A. How do the two starters measure up to one another?  Tweet Share on Twitter  It was an extremely hot night at Dodger Stadium, more suited for August than October, … Read more

Live updates: Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2 (end of eighth inning)

It is why the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers left the baseball-watching world speechless and in disbelief Friday night at Dodger Stadium. This was an outcome nobody saw coming before Game 1 of the National League Division Series started,  His back against a wall in a hallway outside the Dodgers clubhouse, Clayton Kershaw … Read more

Dodgers Lose to Cardinals in Wild Opener of Their Division Series

By virtue of winning their respect divisions, the Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals will meet in the 2014 National League Division Series. Los Angeles had the better regular-season record (94-68 to 90-72) and thus has home-field advantage. By virtue of winning their respect divisions, the Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals will … Read more