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MLB All-Star attendance hits 14-year high
MLB’s All-Star festivities in Los Angeles this week were a hit locally. The three days of MLB All-Star ballpark events -- including the Futures Game and Celebrity Softball Game on Saturday, the Home Run Derby on Monday and the All-Star Game on Tuesday -- generated a...
HSBC LA Sevens Release Official Schedule as Rugby Returns to Southern California
In under 60 days’ time the world of rugby is coming back to Los Angeles as the HSBC LA Sevens returns August 27th and 28th. The end of the Summer 7’s bash will crown two champions with the winner of the LA Sevens as well as for the first time the HSBC World Rugby...
L.A. grows footing as global soccer power following MLS-Liga MX games
Soccer "finally got in the door” of SoFi’s $5.5B stadium last night, as LAFC and the Galaxy faced Liga MX's Club America and C.D. Guadalajara in front of a sold-out crowd, showing that L.A. is a “soccer market,” according to Kevin Baxter of the L.A. TIMES. Organizers...
Vin Scully’s voice, a serenade of rebirth, will live on forever in Los Angeles
He was the soundtrack of a city, the muse of millions, the voice of home. Vin Scully is gone, but he will never be silenced. Forever he will be heard on soft spring afternoons, a serenade of rebirth, a song of hope. “It’s tiiiime for Dodger baseball!” Forever he will...
WWE® Superstars Join Hollywood Celebrities For Free WrestleMania® Launch Party
WWE announced today that its star-studded WrestleMania 39 Launch Party will take place next Thursday, August 11 at 7 pm PT from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The free admission WrestleMania Launch Party will feature live in-ring matches and interviews with WWE...
Soccer Draws 93,702 to Rose Bowl Saturday, Highest Attended Club Soccer Match in LA History
The Rose Bowl was in full glory Saturday, packed to its top rows with a sell-out crowd to see international soccer as Spain’s Real Madrid defeated Italy’s Juventus under a postcard-perfect sunset. The match was not just the highest attended soccer match in the United...
Southern California is on the clock: Dates are announced for 2028 L.A. Olympics
Years, months, weeks, even days — there are plenty of ways to measure the time between now and the start of the 2028 Summer Olympics. Regardless of the increments, the clock started ticking Monday afternoon as LA28 organizers announced the dates for the massive...
LASEC Summer Updates 2022
After 42 years, we are welcoming the MLB All-Star Game back to Los Angeles. We are also celebrating the 75th anniversary of LA’s own Jackie Robinson becoming the first Black American to play in Major League Baseball. Today’s baseball greats will descend on our region...
MLB All-Star Metrics: Baseball Fans Turn Out For Record-Setting MLB All-Star Week In Los Angeles
Major League Baseball All-Stars shined bright in Los Angeles contributing to a successful week of All-Star ballpark and fan events, innovative broadcast elements, community enrichment activities, social engagement, youth baseball and softball events, and more....
Breeders’ Cup Announces Santa Anita Park As Host Of 2023 World Championship
The Breeders' Cup, one of Thoroughbred racing's most prestigious international events, today announced that Santa Anita Park will host the 2023 Breeders' Cup World Championships for a record 11th time. Next year will mark the 40th running of the Breeders’ Cup, where...
L.A. still buzzing about MLB Home Run Derby
Even with MLB’s jewel event looming a couple of hours away, much of the buzz on the field at Dodger Stadium ahead of last night's All-Star Game still concerned the lingering excitement about a Home Run Derby on Monday that included a little bit of everything, from...
MLB ASG full of Hollywood moments in L.A.
MLB played its first All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium in 42 years yesterday, with the "emotional night" ending in a 3-2 American League victory. A sellout crowd of 52,518 watched as "memories shined, greatness glowed," as the "almost perfect night ... contained...
MLB, LA Dodgers and Dodgers Foundation package meals for students ahead of All-Star Game
Tuesday is the big All-Star game at Dodger Stadium. On Monday, as part of All-Star week, volunteers from the Dodgers organization packed meals at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. "This is a huge commitment that the Dodgers are making as part of this," said Michael...
‘Their stories are our stories’: Latino legends hold All-Star panel
Amid the clamor of activity beyond the makeshift walls of PLAY BALL Park’s All-Star Clubhouse on Saturday, all eyes were fixated on five men sitting on stage in a standing room-only pavilion within the Los Angeles Convention Center. Six-time All-Star pitcher Fernando...
MLB All-Star weekend brings LA community together
There's a lot of buzz in Los Angeles this week with the return of the MLB All-Star Game to Dodger Stadium. But in addition to the fun and excitement that comes along with All-Star Week, there's also a lot of good being done in the community, with the All-Star Legacy...