Some pathetic, frontrunning dorks are fans of the Rams. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Rams. This 2026 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. Your team: Los Angeles Rams. Your 2025 record: 12-5. Heh. Haha. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! The Rams had … Read more
Some people are fans of the Los Angeles Chargers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Los Angeles Chargers. This 2026 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. Your team: Los Angeles Chargers. These fellas look ready for January already! Your 2025 … Read more
Larry Berg, co-owner of Los Angeles FC, will be the next commissioner of Major League Soccer, the league announced Monday. At the start of the new year, Berg will take over for Don Garber, who has served as the league’s commissioner since 1999. The 60-year-old Berg, who will divest his ownership interest in LAFC, will … Read more
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — — Justin Herbert has his first ring, and it’s not on the football field. Los Angeles Chargers quarterback and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Madison Beer announced their engagement in an Instagram post on Tuesday. It was accompanied by a photograph of Herbert on one knee holding a ring box in front of … Read more
This is not really a blog about trains. A blog about trains in Los Angeles, and my experience with them across 10 days, would ultimately be very short: Despite its notorious gaps in coverage, LA Metro was perfectly functional. If there were any calendar window during which it would be easy, relatively speaking, to visit … Read more
A$AP Rocky shared a special father-son moment during a recent stop on his Don’t Be Dumb tour. While performing at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on June 27, the rapper spotted his son, Riot, in the crowd and took a moment to acknowledge the toddler from the stage. “Riot Rose,” Rocky, whose real name … Read more
Rob Pelinka, the Los Angeles Lakers’ president of basketball operations, vowed to build a championship-contending roster around Luka Dončić heading into the offseason. Following LeBron James’ decision not to return to LA, Pelinka can now solely focus on his task of revamping Dončić’s supporting cast. Among the holes needed to fill were backcourt depth, frontline … Read more
The Los Angeles Angels announced that general manager Perry Minasian has been relieved of his duties, and that John Mozeliak has been named interim general manager of the club. Minassian’s departure was announced through a press release from Angels team president Molly Jolly. “Perry has been an important leader who has worked tirelessly over the … Read more
The United States is co-hosting the largest World Cup in history alongside Canada and Mexico, with 48 teams competing across 16 venues in North America from June 11 through July 19. Eleven of those venues are NFL stadiums, and fans tuning in to watch the USMNT’s first game of the tournament against Paraguay will notice … Read more
Spencer Pratt has yet to make an official appearance since he was officially disqualified from the Los Angeles mayoral race, but it looks like his wife Heidi Montag is turning the spotlight back on her own music career. Montag, 39, best known for her years on reality TV alongside Pratt, was photographed in Montecito holding … Read more