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Here’s a rundown of the potential candidates Plaschke: Hasty firing of coach Darvin Ham is more Lakers madness Lakers fire coach Darvin Ham in the wake of first-round playoff loss How LeBron James, Darvin Ham and the Lakers reached a critical offseason crossroads UCLA UCLA completes perfect season with women’s water polo championship UC president recommends UCLA pay Cal $10 million a year for leaving Pac-12 Trent Perry, The Times’ high school basketball player of the year, signs with UCLA USC Shaikin: Why USC baseball plays its home games in Orange County this season ‘You don’t see four-peats.’ Inside USC beach volleyball coach Dain Blanton’s dominance USC defeats UCLA for fourth straight women’s beach volleyball title Times Voices Sean Burroughs, former MLB player and Long Beach Little League star, dies at 43 Dodgers Hernández: Walker Buehler’s return was encouraging. Can he can build on it? 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Even though Mystik Dan won the Kentucky Derby, Muth is expected to be the Preakness Stakes favorite. A look at who would be a good longshot to follow. May 13, 2024 Sports Five storylines for WNBA’s 28th season: From Caitlin Clark to Aces’ three-peat bid The WNBA opens its 2024 season Tuesday. Here are five storylines entering the league’s 28th season of play. May 13, 2024 Sports Atlanta Hawks beat the odds to win NBA draft lottery The Atlanta Hawks won the NBA draft lottery on Sunday, landing the No. 1 pick despite 3% odds to do so in a year where there’s no clear-cut choice. May 12, 2024 LAFC Cristian Olivera scores twice as LAFC beats visiting Whitecaps Cristian Olivera scored two goals and Denis Bouanga added three assists as LAFC earned a 3-0 home win over the Vancouver Whitecaps Saturday night. May 11, 2024 Galaxy Miguel Berry scores late in stoppage time to seal Galaxy draw with Real Salt Lake The Galaxy rallied to force a 2-2 draw with Real Salt Lake in front of a sold-out...