Olympics
John Cherwa is your daily guide to the Paris Olympics, offering news, analysis, laughter (we think) and invaluable daily TV listings.
A dramatic win over Australia in the bronze-medal match gave the U.S. women’s rugby sevens its first medal and a boost ahead of the 2028 Olympics in L.A.
Entertainment & Arts
Don’t cha wish your girlfriend was a fiancée like me? Nicole Scherzinger announces her engagement to former rugby star Thomas Evans on Instagram.
Movies
Multitasking filmmaker Matt Carter’s ‘In From the Side’ brings a lusty love story to the rugby pitch but fails to make the central relationship worth caring about.
Sports
A Los Angeles Times photographer’s perspective of the Giltinis rugby season in pictures.
Galaxy
The Galaxy completed a remarkable turnaround season by winning the franchise’s sixth MLS Cup title Saturday, defeating the New York Red Bulls 2-1.
World & Nation
Seven Manly Sea Eagles players have withdrawn from a National Rugby League match in Australia because they’re unwilling to wear an inclusion jersey.
Exactly 10 years to the day after their last MLS Cup win on the same field, the Galaxy became the first team in 23 years to go from eight or fewer wins to a title.
California
The final running of Thursday Night Thunder at soon-to-close Irwindale Speedway brought out about 5,000 attendees, the organizer said, and the drag racers put on a show.
High School Sports
Simi Valley football coach Jim Benkert discovered Izak Simpson at a basketball game. Now Simpson is a defensive star with 29 sacks in two seasons.