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Los Angeles Times
14 hours ago
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- Los Angeles Times
The Sports Report: Could this be Quentin Lake's final season with the Rams?
From Gary Klein: Safety Quentin Lake and running back Kyren Williams are key players for a Rams team with legitimate designs on a Super Bowl title. Both are in the final years of their rookie contracts. But while the Rams have been in negotiations with Williams' agent about a possible extension, Lake will most likely have to play out the season before his future with the Rams is determined. And history is not on his side. Consider: Since the Rams returned to Los Angeles from St. Louis in 2016, they have not signed a safety they drafted to an extension. 'I'm just taking it one day at a time,' Lake said Tuesday when asked about the situation, 'as long as I take care of myself between these white lines everything will take care of itself.' Continue reading here We have a new newsletter! It's called UCLA Unlocked, and yes, you guess it, it's about UCLA athletics, from football to basketball to baseball to you name it, it will be covered here. Get informed and entertained about everything Bruin sports, from takeaways on the latest big game to recruiting buzz. We'll also remember some of the greatest athletes, coaches and games that made UCLA sports so special. The newsletter will be interactive, including polls and questions about UCLA sports old and new. It'll also cover the school's tradition-rich Olympic sports, highlighting one each week. The newsletter will be emailed to you every Monday morning. You can sign up for it here. And you can't beat the price: Free! From Ben Bolch: DeShaun Foster politely declined to specify how many wins he wanted in Year 2 other than to say 'a lot.' The UCLA coach was far more forthcoming when asked about his team packing the Rose Bowl to the extent that the Bruins did when Foster was running over opposing defenses a quarter of a century ago. In fact, Foster went full Joe Namath mode in predicting a full stadium before the end of 2025. 'Yeah, it will be,' Foster said Thursday during Big Ten media days. 'You guys will see that. You'll see it this season. I'm guaranteeing that you'll see it this season — as long as we're playing the way that we need to play, they'll show up.' Here are five questions facing the Bruins as they prepare to open training camp Wednesday morning in Costa Mesa: Continue reading here From Jack Harris: For the first half of July, the Dodgers' slumping offense struggled to simply create consistent scoring chances. In recent weeks, the problem has been more about capitalizing upon them. Down the stretch in a 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday however, the team finally found a few clutch late-game hits. Will Smith and Freddie Freeman hit consecutive two-out RBI singles in the seventh inning, erasing the two-run deficit Tyler Glasnow had left behind in a disappointing four-plus-innings, four-run start. Continue reading here Dodgers box score MLB scores MLB standings Pinch-hitter Yoán Moncada keyed a four-run sixth inning with a two-run single and Gustavo Campero also drove in two runs as the Angels beat the Texas Rangers 8-5 on Tuesday night. Texas took a 4-3 lead with two runs in the sixth, one scoring on Ezequiel Duran's RBI single and the other on an error. But two walks by Rangers reliever Jon Gray opened the door for the Angels in the bottom half. Campero tied it when he doubled to shallow left-center, with Texas center fielder Sam Haggerty coming up short on his attempt at a sliding catch. Moncada lined his two-out single to right for a 6-4 lead, and Zach Neto doubled to make it 7-4. Continue reading here Angels box score MLB scores MLB standings From Kevin Baxter: Landon Donovan can't be sure he would have played international soccer had the World Cup not come to Pasadena in 1994, but he can say with certainty he wasn't aware what international soccer was until then. 'I went to one game,' said Donovan, who was a 12-year-old prodigy the first time the World Cup was played in the U.S. 'And I knew nothing — and I mean nothing — about soccer on the global scale. It opened my eyes because there was no soccer on TV, no internet. I didn't know anything about it.' Eight years after watching Romania eliminate Argentina at the Rose Bowl, Donovan was scoring the U.S. team's final goal in the 2002 World Cup, helping the Americans reach the quarterfinals for the only time in the modern era. The tournament will be back in the U.S. in less than 11 months, with the U.S. playing two of its three group games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. And Donovan is certain some of the people watching will be kids who, like him, will be inspired by their first up-close look at the global game. 'There's millions of kids who maybe played a little bit, or thought about playing, or play a lot and go to a World Cup game. It changes their life forever,' he said. Continue reading here From Kara Alexander: Thirteen months after tearing an anterior cruciate ligament, Sparks forward Cameron Brink made her season debut, stepping onto the court at the 2:39 mark of the first quarter. Brink looked comfortable despite the long layoff, jumping into the midseason contest intensity with confidence. She was active and competitive throughout, playing 13 minutes and 55 seconds during her return. 'We're thrilled to have her back, and I'm incredibly proud of her,' Sparks coach Lynn Roberts said. 'She's on a minutes restriction. … I told her that she needs to enjoy the moment. … It's a hard injury to come back from mentally and physically, and she's done it with a smile on her face.' But the night marked the end of the WNBA's longest active winning streak, as the Sparks fell 89-74 to the Las Vegas Aces on Tuesday night at Arena. Continue reading here Sparks box score WNBA standings 1870 — Monmouth Park opens with a five-day meet. 1930 — Host Uruguay beats Argentina 4-2 for soccer's first World Cup in Montevideo. 1932 — The 10th modern Olympic Games open in Los Angeles. 1961 — Jerry Barber edges Don January by one stroke in a playoff to win the PGA title at Olympia Fields in Illinois. 1966 — England beats West Germany 4-2 at London's Wembley Stadium to capture soccer's World Cup. 1971 — In the NFL All-Star Game, the Baltimore Colts beat the All-Stars 24-17. 1976 — Bruce Jenner sets the world record in the Olympic decathlon with 8,618 points, breaking Nikolai Avilov's mark by 164 points. 1984 — Michael Gross of West Germany sets a world record in the 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1:47.44 at a meet in Munich. 1996 — The American softball team wins the gold medal, beating China 3-1 behind a controversial two-run homer from Dot Richardson in the first Olympic competition in that sport. 2009 — Seven more world records on the fifth night of the world swimming championships in Rome are set, pushing the total to 29 and moving past last summer's Beijing Olympics. Ryan Lochte gets things rolling by breaking Phelps' mark in the 200-meter individual medley. The Chinese women finish it off, eclipsing the 800 freestyle relay mark by more than two seconds, with the Americans also breaking the previous record but only getting silver. 2012 — In London, Missy Franklin, a 17-year-old from Colorado, wins the women's 100-meter backstroke. Franklin has a brief 13-minute break after taking the final qualifying spot in the 200 freestyle semifinals before she had to get back into the water for the backstroke final. Ruta Meilutyte, 15, becomes the first Lithuanian to win an Olympic swimming medal by holding off a late charge from world champion Rebecca Soni of the U.S. in the 100 breaststroke. 2013 — Katie Ledecky crushes the world record in the 1,500 freestyle for her second gold medal at the world swimming championships in Barcelona, Spain. The 16-year-old American finishes with a time of 15:36.53 to beat the previous mark by more than 6 seconds — Kate Ziegler's 15:42.54 in 2007. 2015 — North Korea wins its first gold medal at the world aquatics championships through 16-year-old Kim Kuk Hyang in women's 10-meter diving. In her first international competition, Kim produces a stunning final dive, earning two perfect 10 scores from the seven judges, for a total of 397.05 points. On the next dive, the leader up to that point, world champion Si Yajie of China, makes an error to drop to fourth. 2021 — South African swimmer Tatjana Shoemaker sets a new women's 200m breaststroke world record of 2:18.95 at the Tokyo Olympics. 1917 — Ty Cobb, Bobby Veach and Ossie Vitt, each went 5-for-5 in Detroit's 16-4 romp over Washington. 1933 — Dizzy Dean struck out 17 Cubs for the St. Louis Cardinals, who beat Chicago 8-2. 1947 — The New York Giants defeated Ewell Blackwell and the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 in 10 innings, ending Blackwell's 16-game winning streak. 1959 — Willie McCovey had four hits in four at-bats in his major league debut, with the San Francisco Giants. His hits included two triples in a 7-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. 1962 — The American League, led by homers from Leon Wagner, Pete Runnels and Rocky Colavito, powered past the National League 9-4, in the second All-Star Game of the year. Wagner of the Angels was named MVP. 1968 — Washington shortstop Ron Hansen pulled off an unassisted triple play, but the Cleveland Indians still won the game 10-1. 1969 — Houston, behind grand slams by Denis Menke and Jim Wynn, scored 11 runs in the ninth inning to pound the New York Mets 16-3 in a doubleheader opener at Shea Stadium. Mets pitchers Cal Koonce and Ron Taylor gave up the slams, marking the first time this century that two grand slams were hit in the same inning of a National League game. 1973 — Jim Bibby of the Texas Rangers pitched a 6-0 no-hitter against the Oakland A's. 1980 — Houston Astros pitcher J.R. Richard had a stroke during a workout at the Astrodome and underwent surgery to remove a blood clot behind his right collarbone. 1982 — The Atlanta Braves returned Chief Noc-A-Homa and his teepee to left field after losing 19 of 21 games and blowing a 10½-game lead. The teepee was removed for more seats. The team recovered to regain first place. 1988 — John Franco of the Cincinnati Reds set a major league record with 13 saves in one month. Franco was tied with Sparky Lyle, Bruce Sutter and Bob Stanley. 1990 — George Steinbrenner was forced to resign as general partner of the New York Yankees by Commissioner Fay Vincent. 2008 — Kelly Shoppach of Cleveland tied a major league record with five extra-base hits, including a game-tying homer in the ninth, but Detroit beat the Indians 14-12 in 13 innings. Shoppach had two homers and three doubles. 2011 — The New York Yankees broke loose for 12 runs in the first inning of the nightcap of a day-night doubleheader, setting a franchise record en route to a 17-3 rout of Baltimore. 2012 — Kendrys Morales homered from both sides of the plate during a nine-run sixth inning, capping the burst with a grand slam that sent the Angels romping past the Texas Rangers 15-8. Morales became the third switch-hitter in major league history to homer as a lefty and righty in the same inning. Carlos Baerga did it for Cleveland in 1993 and Mark Bellhorn of the Chicago Cubs duplicated the feat in 2002. 2017 — Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Compiled by the Associated Press That concludes today's newsletter. If you have any feedback, ideas for improvement or things you'd like to see, email me at To get this newsletter in your inbox, click here.
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Quentin Lake plays the waiting game regarding his future with the Rams
Safety Quentin Lake and running back Kyren Williams are important players for a Rams team with legitimate designs on a Super Bowl title. Both are in the final years of their rookie contracts. But while the Rams have been in negotiations with Williams about a possible extension, Lake will most likely have to play out the season before his future with the Rams is determined. 'I'm just taking it one day at a time,' he said Tuesday when asked about the situation, 'as long as I take care of myself between these white lines everything will take care of itself.' Lake, a team captain, is scheduled to earn $3.4 million this season, according to He has been a versatile and dependable piece of the defense under second-year coordinator Chris Shula. Last season, Lake played every defensive snap as a safety, nickel/corner and hybrid linebacker. Read more: A secret to Quentin Lake's Rams success? Having his All-Pro dad as a role model The only element missing from Lake's statistical resume are interceptions: He is still looking for his first. On Tuesday, Lake picked off a ball that tipped off Williams' hands. 'If you're hustling to the ball, or if you're in the right place at the right time, something good will happen eventually,' Lake said, 'and that's exactly what happened there.' Lake has been 'invaluable' to the Rams, coach Sean McVay said. 'I've loved everything that he's about,' McVay said. 'And all you see from Quentin Lake is him just continuing to get better, bringing people with him. He is a Ram and I love Q.' How much the Rams are willing to pay to keep him beyond this season remains to be seen. Etc… McVay and Lake started separate news conferences with comments about the shooting at the building that houses NFL headquarters in New York. 'Thoughts and prayers are with the people that have been affected by the shooting at NFL headquarters,' McVay said. 'It's just such a terrible thing. And again you just hope for the best for any of the people that are injured, and then the people that did lose loved ones, we're just thinking about them.'... Cornerback Emmanuel Forbes Jr. (hamstring) and safety Kam Curl (ankle) did not finish practice. Get the best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond from our newsletter The Sports Report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
a day ago
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Quentin Lake plays the waiting game regarding his future with the Rams
Safety Quentin Lake and running back Kyren Williams are important players for a Rams team with legitimate designs on a Super Bowl title. Both are in the final years of their rookie contracts. But while the Rams have been in negotiations with Williams about a possible extension, Lake will most likely have to play out the season before his future with the Rams is determined. 'I'm just taking it one day at a time,' he said Tuesday when asked about the situation, 'as long as I take care of myself between these white lines everything will take care of itself.' Lake, a team captain, is scheduled to earn $3.4 million this season, according to He has been a versatile and dependable piece of the defense under second-year coordinator Chris Shula. Last season, Lake played every defensive snap as a safety, nickel/corner and hybrid linebacker. The only element missing from Lake's statistical resume are interceptions: He is still looking for his first. On Tuesday, Lake picked off a ball that tipped off Williams' hands. 'If you're hustling to the ball, or if you're in the right place at the right time, something good will happen eventually,' Lake said, 'and that's exactly what happened there.' Lake has been 'invaluable' to the Rams, coach Sean McVay said. 'I've loved everything that he's about,' McVay said. 'And all you see from Quentin Lake is him just continuing to get better, bringing people with him. He is a Ram and I love Q.' How much the Rams are willing to pay to keep him beyond this season remains to be seen. McVay and Lake started separate news conferences with comments about the shooting at the building that houses NFL headquarters in New York. 'Thoughts and prayers are with the people that have been affected by the shooting at NFL headquarters,' McVay said. 'It's just such a terrible thing. And again you just hope for the best for any of the people that are injured, and then the people that did lose loved ones, we're just thinking about them.'... Cornerback Emmanuel Forbes Jr. (hamstring) and safety Kam Curl (ankle) did not finish practice.
Forbes
a day ago
- Politics
- Forbes
Abortion and the 2026 Elections
On the third anniversary of the Supreme Court Dobbs' decision that returned abortion to the states, news outlets provided summaries of new developments, and Gallup, among other pollsters, helpfully updated its attitudinal trends. Much of the coverage was muted and missed a salient point. But first, let's look at what has changed since the decision was handed down in June 2022. According to a new #WeCount report, the number of abortions was higher in 2024 than 2023 or 2022. One in four of these was provided through telehealth services. Many state ballot measures protecting or enshrining abortion legality in state constitutions have passed, but there have been exceptions. In 2024, broadening abortion rights did not meet the high 60% threshold for passage in Florida, and in two other states, Nebraska and South Dakota, these measures failed. In 31 states and Washington, DC, abortion is broadly legal. Abortion is not the top issue in recent major polls, lagging significantly behind people's concerns about the economy, foreign policy, and the Trump presidency. Democrats themselves, who generally strongly support abortion rights, are also placing other issues than abortion at the forefront. Recent critical New York Times and Wall Street Journal pieces on troubling internal politics at Planned Parenthood may diminish the support of a reliable election ally for Democrats. Court cases challenging Medicaid-related cuts to Planned Parenthood clinics are also unlikely to generate significant national interest. Attitudes at the state level significantly vary, as PRRI (formerly the Public Religion Research Institute) found. Eighty percent in Vermont, for example, said abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while only 43% in Louisiana echoed that response. Opinion on abortion rights expansion is generally supportive but far from unanimous, as Gallup shows in its recent updates on abortion attitudes. It is also politically important that Donald Trump has muddied the waters on abortion nationally with his ambivalent and sometimes contradictory positions. Taken together, these factors suggest that abortion won't be a top-tier national issue next year. The highly regarded Democratic pollster Celinda Lake hinted at what I think was missing in much of the coverage of the Dobbs anniversary when she told the Washington Post: 'Despite a lot of efforts, the economy became nationalized and abortion became localized, and that was a bad situation for the Democrats.' Lake and other pollsters know that it is difficult to sustain the intensity that an issue like abortion had immediately after the Court's Dobbs' is especially true when issues such as the economy take center stage. When an issue is 'localized' as Lake suggests, it gets significant local coverage, but absent broader developments, it is unlikely to animate the whole country. The issue recedes as a national flashpoint. This is federalism at work. Recent abortion policy cases in South Carolina and West Virginia and several other states are unlikely to capture national attention. The FDA's review of the latest data on mifepristone may become a potential national flashpoint, but most other cases have more of a local impact. So what does this mean for 2026 and beyond? The margin in the House of Representatives is very narrow and the Democrats could take control. Abortion will no doubt play a role in some races, especially in states with measures on the ballot. At this early point, Ballotpedia finds that there are two on the ballot (Missouri and Nevada). Women are more likely than men to be engaged on the issue, but it is too early to tell how important it will be for most of them. In Gallup's May survey, 61% of women compared to 41% of men identify themselves as pro-choice and 56% of them compared to 41% of men say it should be legal in any or most circumstances. Partisanship plays a strong role here, too. Far more Democrats, 81%, believe abortion should be legal in any or most circumstances compared to 20% of Republicans. As Gallup noted, the groups that were most supportive of abortion legality before Dobbs are even more supportive today. As we get closer to the election next year, pollsters will likely update a question that asks people whether abortion will be the most important issue in casting their vote, one of many important issues, or not central to their vote. The 'most important' response has risen in Gallup's data from 13% in 1992 to 32% in 2024 among registered voters. These responses indicate people's feelings about the issue, and they don't necessarily translate into a vote decision. The action in 2026 will be in the states, and the issue will be muted nationally.
USA Today
23-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Rams training camp preview: Will LA's secondary be a strength or weakness?
Depth isn't a concern but top-end talent might be lacking in LA's secondary The Los Angeles Rams' secondary got off to a terrible start last season but by the end of the year, it was excelling against even the top receivers in the league – including Justin Jefferson and A.J. Brown in the postseason. That turnaround in coverage helped the Rams make a run in the playoffs but they can't afford to get off to such a slow start in 2025. With many of the same defensive backs on the roster still, the Rams are counting on their incumbent starters to take positive steps this season. The question is, will they? From Darious Williams and Ahkello Witherspoon at cornerback to Kamren Curl and Kamren Kinchens at safety, the Rams have talent in the secondary. They just need to play better as a cohesive unit. Here's a look at how the secondary stands with training camp getting underway. Roster locks All six of these players are going to make the team and they'll all play major roles on defense, too. Williams, Witherspoon and Durant are the top pure cornerbacks, but Lake is as versatile as anyone and is essentially a slot cornerback who can also play safety. Curl and Kinchens gave the Rams a dynamic new safety tandem last season in their first year with the team, as Kinchens tied for the team lead with four interceptions. Kinchens should see even more playing time in Year 2 now that he's gained some comfort on defense. Likely to make it McCollough is almost certain to make the 53-man roster but as a former undrafted rookie, the Rams don't have big financial ties to him. Plus, he needs to show that his strong rookie season in 2024 wasn't a fluke after picking off four passes, returning one for a touchdown. He's a great backup to have on the roster with his ability to play deep or cover the slot. On the bubble This is where things get very complicated and unpredictable. The Rams are likely to keep at least eight defensive backs, potentially even going as high as 10 DBs. That means anywhere from one to three of the players listed here will make the 53-man roster. All of them likely breathed a sigh of relief when the Rams chose not to trade for Jalen Ramsey or Jaire Alexander, giving them a much better shot to make the team. Now the real work begins in training camp as they attempt to show the coaching staff that they deserve to stick around into September. Forbes is perhaps the most intriguing name on the list because of his pedigree of being a former first-round pick. Kendrick missed all of 2024 with a torn ACL but he's back this year and attempting to reclaim a starting spot in the secondary. Dixon-Williams and Valcarcel are two undrafted rookies with a lot to prove and given the Rams' knack for finding talented safeties late in the draft or in free agency, one of them could be the next gem. Position battle to watch If not for Lake, these three players would likely be the top cornerbacks in nickel packages. However, Lake's ability to play in the slot complicates things for Williams, Witherspoon and Durant. Lake plays every snap, which means Williams, Witherspoon and Durant could be competing for the two outside cornerback spots. The Rams will rotate their corners a bit depending on the opponent and individual matchup, but only two of them are likely to be full-time players. That competition could be sorted out in training camp. Potential sleeper While not a sleeper by name as a former first-rounder, Forbes is someone to watch. He barely played after being claimed by the Rams last season but with a full offseason of training in Los Angeles, his stock is on the rise. He received high praise from his coaches during the offseason workout program, too, even bulking up this spring in an attempt to get better in his third NFL season. It's not out of the question for him to play a lot of snaps for the Rams this season. Follow Rams Wire on X, Facebook and Threads for more coverage!
