Lorcan Palaca 
The quarterback who beat No. 2 USC as a 41-point underdog in 2007 is now Stanford’s head coach, hired by GM Andrew Luck to rescue a program stuck in five straight losing seasons. Bovada isn’t sold, listing the Cardinal at +25000 to win the ACC. STANFORD, Calif. — There is a poetry to Stanford’s rebuild, … Read more
One year after a 3-9 collapse and a midseason firing, UCLA opens under proven winner Bob Chesney with quarterback Nico Iamaleava back for a bounce-back season. Bovada isn’t buying it yet, listing the Bruins at +12500 to win the Big Ten. LOS ANGELES — UCLA is starting over again, and this time it brought in … Read more
No. 14 USC opened with a tidy 42-26 win over San Jose State behind a near-perfect night from Jayden Maiava. The schedule ahead, not the opener, is what Bovada’s +3500 national-title price and Maiava’s +2000 Heisman odds are really about. LOS ANGELES — Southern California opened its season the way a playoff hopeful is supposed … Read more
The Scotts Valley Band filed suit Aug. 7 against the Interior Department, Secretary Douglas Burgum and Assistant Secretary William Kirkland. The complaint calls the July 30 reversal arbitrary, capricious, contrary to law and unsupported by the administrative record. The tribe wants its January 2025 gaming approval restored and its preview casino reopened during litigation. The … Read more
The Assembly deleted SB 1235’s Gambling Control Commission oversight language on Aug. 18 and replaced it with three tribal gaming compacts. The deleted section would have required the governor to notify two legislative committees whenever he removes a gambling commissioner. The new text ratifies compacts with the Picayune Rancheria, Fort Mojave and Pechanga, executed between … Read more
The 49ers released running back Khalil Herbert on Monday, 15 days after signing him to a one-year deal. Christian McCaffrey, Jordan James and Kaelon Black all sat out Sunday’s practice with soreness or injury. San Francisco practices with the Chargers in El Segundo on Tuesday and plays them Thursday at SoFi Stadium. San Francisco is … Read more
Kittle expects to clear the PUP list before the Aug. 30 cutdown to 53 players. A player left on reserve/PUP at cutdown must sit out his team’s first four games. San Francisco is +1500 to win the Super Bowl and +825 to win the NFC at Bovada. A study of NFL skill-position Achilles tears found … Read more
Eric Karros had held the Dodger Stadium record at 130 home runs until Muncy’s 131st on Thursday. The 426-foot pinch-hit homer came on a full-count 100.1 mph fastball from Antonio Senzatela in the sixth. Milwaukee won 5-4 anyway, moving to 75-47, with Atlanta 73-48 and the Dodgers 73-49 behind. Los Angeles is -20000 to win … Read more
California makes you 21 to play a cardroom or most tribal casinos, and it has no legal sportsbook at any age. But an 18-year-old here can open a Kalshi account and trade sports event contracts, including on college football, because the federally regulated exchange sets its floor at 18, not 21. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An … Read more
Blake Snell struck out 10 over six innings on 84 pitches in his first start since May 9. The Dodgers cleared roster spots by optioning Charlie Barnes and moving Blake Treinen to the 60-day injured list. Treinen carried a 3.52 ERA with 25 strikeouts across 23 innings before his June elbow injury. Los Angeles is … Read more