Sometimes art and life can be too close for comfort. But comfort wasn't the point of composer David T. Little's "Soldier Songs."
“Soldier Songs,” a monodrama for baritone and chamber orchestra, received an extraordinarily powerful production on Saturday night at Hollywood’s outdoor Ford Theatre.
...It was the spring of 2017 when Patrick Baumann visited Staples Center as part of an International Olympic Committee delegation sent to assess Los Angeles’ bid for the Games.
Because Baumann doubled as an IOC executive and secretary-general of the international basketball federation, a few basketballs...
Damion Square, a Chargers defensive lineman who had all of three sacks in his first 48 NFL games, was credited with 1½ for a loss of five yards on consecutive first-quarter plays Sunday, almost single-handedly thwarting a potential Cleveland Browns scoring drive.
“For me, that’s as good a quarter...
How far the Rams have come isn’t measured in yards or air miles.
Finally, they’re good enough to be discerning about how they win.
They ground out a 23-20 victory at Denver on Sunday, a week after doing so at Seattle — two of the NFL’s most inhospitable venues for visitors. Yet the undefeated Rams...
In life, Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador was persecuted, shot in the heart by a single bullet while he celebrated Mass.
In death, his legacy was politicized, calumniated — all but silenced.
So for many Sunday, it was extraordinary to see Pope Francis at last declare Romero a saint in St....
Ben Street and Andrew Cogliano scored third-period goals, Ryan Miller made 29 saves, and the Ducks rallied to beat the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Sunday night.
Jakob Silfverberg also scored for the Ducks, who won for the third straight time at Enterprise Center and matched a franchise-best winning...
A section of the 405 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley was shut down in both directions Sunday afternoon after a charter bus crossed the center divider and crashed into another vehicle, triggering other collisions and injuring more than two dozen people, authorities said.
The crash occurred about...
The Neighborhood Dave (Max Greenfield) gives Calvin (Cedric the Entertainer) a key to his house, in case of an emergency, and is surprised when the gesture is reciprocated in this new episode. 8 p.m. CBS
The Voice The blind auditions conclude in this new episode. 8 p.m. NBC
Arrow The superhero...
He was bundled up in a T-shirt, a designer hoodie and a thick, puffy green jacket. A warm knit cap topped his head and he tucked his black jeans into fashionably thick work boots.
Todd Gurley looked ready for the cold weather that awaited once he exited the locker room after the Rams’ 23-20 victory...
Todd Gurley was a devastating force against Denver on Sunday, running for 208 yards.
It was the first 200-yard rushing game for a Rams player since Marshall Faulk rolled up 202 for the St. Louis Rams against Carolina in 2001.
Reached by phone Sunday night, Faulk said Gurley is unquestionably playing...
David Price was good enough, the Red Sox bullpen was even better, and Jackie Bradley Jr. delivered a go-ahead, three-run double off the Green Monster on Sunday night to lead Boston to a 7-5 victory over the Houston Astros and tie the AL Championship Series at one game apiece.
Price fell one out...
Stephen Gostkowski hit a 28-yard field goal as time expired, and the New England Patriots beat the Kansas City Chiefs 43-40 on Sunday night after blowing a big halftime lead.
Tom Brady passed for 340 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score in his 200th victory as a starting quarterback,...
The CONCACAF Women’s Championship will end Wednesday exactly as everyone knew it would when the tournament kicked off 10 days ago — with the U.S. playing Canada.
Both easily won their semifinal games Sunday, with Canada blasting Panama 7-0 and the U.S. blowing out Jamaica 6-0 on a rainy night in...
With 2 minutes 35 seconds left in USC’s 31-20 victory over Colorado on Saturday, Porter Gustin’s career with the Trojans ended.
It was not the end he deserved, but when the bone in his ankle broke as he tussled with blockers, Gustin was battling to keep USC ahead as the Buffaloes clung to faint...
A Northern California utility began shutting off power to thousands of customers Sunday night and Southern California residents could face similar outages as powerful winds brought wildfire fears to the state after a year that saw record-high temperatures and scant rainfall.
Utility providers said...
Extreme fire weather conditions prompted Pacific Gas & Electric to shut off power to thousands of customers in Northern California ahead of strong winds forecast in the region on Sunday night.
By late Sunday, it had shut off power to more than 17,000 customers in Lake, Napa and Sonoma counties....
What seemed inevitable is now official: Sears is bankrupt.
Once the most dominant retailer in America, Sears Holdings Corp. — which also owns the Kmart department-store chain — filed for Chapter 11 reorganization under the U.S. bankruptcy laws late Sunday night.
The widely expected filing in U.S....
There’s something to be said for John Smoltz as the smoldering voice of baseball this time of year.
Anyone listening intently to the Hall of Fame pitcher during his TV time with Bob Costas, Joe Davis and Joe Buck during these MLB playoffs, with all of his games involving the Dodgers, should easily...
