Fernando Valenzuela public funeral set for Wednesday morning

A public funeral Mass for Fernando Valenzuela — beloved Mexican-born pitcher, Dodgers legend and the inspiration for “Fernandomania” — will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles. Valenzuela died of an undisclosed illness on Oct. 22 at age 63. His death left Dodgers…

High school girls’ volleyball: City Section playoff results and updated pairings

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL CITY SECTION PLAYOFFS Tuesday’s Results OPEN DIVISION Semifinals No. 1 Taft d. No. 4 Granada Hills, 25-10, 25-18, 25-18 No. 2 Venice d. No. 3 Palisades, 24-26, 25-22, 25-23, 25-23 DIVISION I No. 5 LACES d. No. 1 Eagle Rock, 15-25, 28-26, 25-19, 22-25, 15-12 No. 6 University d. No. 2…

Sondheimer: Prep football storylines for 2024 playoffs

High school football playoffs begin Thursday and Friday in the City Section and Southern Section. Here are some story lines to follow. Unbeaten Newbury Park gets tested Newbury Park quarterback Brady Smigiel, left, and wide receiver Shane Rosenthal. (Steve Galluzzo / For The Times) Newbury Park (10-0) is the No. 2 seed in Division 2….

Bills QB Allen dismisses comparisons to Mahomes by noting he’s 0-3 in playoffs against Chiefs star

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – There are several reasons Josh Allen spent much of Wednesday referring to the AFC East-leading Bills’ much-hyped showdown against Patrick Mahomes and the undefeated Chiefs on Sunday as merely one regular- season game among 17. Outside the practice facility, a long line of CBS transport trucks were pulling into the Bills…

Lyon and Chelsea take clear leads in Women’s Champions League groups. Madrid, Wolfsburg also win

MADRID – If Lyon is to add to its record eight Women’s Champions League titles, stunning goals like that scored by 21-year-old forward Melchie Dumornay on Wednesday will help. Dumornay’s 45-yard (meter) chipped shot from the center circle to beat Roma goalkeeper Camelia Ceasar was the standout moment of a 3-0 win in a clash…

Homes of Chiefs’ quarterback Mahomes and tight end Kelce were broken into last month

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The homes of Kansas City Chiefs’ quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce were broken into within days of each other last month, law enforcement reports show. “Obviously it’s frustrating, disappointing,” Mahomes said before practice on Wednesday. The break-ins, which were first reported by TMZ, happened just before and the…

Jannik Sinner’s doping case is already decided in court of public opinion, Italy’s tennis chief says

TURIN – A final verdict in the doping case involving top-ranked Jannik Sinner likely won’t come until early next year. For the president of the Italian tennis federation, though, the case has already been won — in the court of public opinion. “Apart from a few imbeciles, people all around the world understand what happened,”…

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