Steve Henson is a breaking news and enterprise reporter at the Los Angeles Times. He previously served as an editor and reporter in the Sports department. Henson was a leader in digital-only newsrooms from 2007-19 as a senior editor and columnist at Yahoo Sports and as senior editor at the USA Today Sports Media Group. This is his second stint at The Times, having covered the Dodgers and UCLA as well as doing enterprise, investigative and features writing from 1985-2007. Henson was awarded first place in sports features in 2023 and in 2021 by the L.A. Press Club. He has been honored several times by APSE — most recently in 2023 and 2021 — and also by the California News Publishers Assn., the Football Writers Assn. of America and U.S. Basketball Writers Assn.
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Could LeBron James join Gordie Howe as the only dads to play alongside two sons on a pro team? He has teamed up with Bronny. Bryce may be a couple of years away from making the NBA.
Dodgers star Mookie Betts tells comedians Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson how upset he was at the Yankees fans who tried to pull the ball from his glove during Game 4 of the World Series.
Pete Carroll has reportedly expressed interest in coaching the Bears and Caleb Williams a day before his former team, the Seahawks, visited Chicago for a game.
Sammy Sosa apologized for what appeared to be his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs. The Cubs plan to invite him to their annual fan convention in January.
The Los Angeles police and fire departments’ expenses for working during the Dodgers’ World Series parade totaled $2,028,805.19. The Dodgers are reimbursing the city.
Closer Devin Williams, owner of the ‘Airbender’ changeup, wasn’t blowing smoke when he said he’d been told he’d be traded to the Dodgers. Instead, he went to the Yankees.
Bidding for Freddie Freeman’s World Series walk-off grand slam ball that a 10-year-old boy caught didn’t heat up until the final moments, with the auction ending at $1.56 million.
While the Dodgers are adding and re-signing key players, the Padres and Diamondbacks haven’t done much this offseason. San Diego is reportedly fielding offers for Xander Boegarts.
Deebo Samuel vented on social media, saying that he’s ‘not struggling at all’ and that he’s ‘just not getting the ball.’ He and the 49ers have a big game Thursday against the Rams.
Mykalai Kontilai, who fraudulently used Jackie Robinson’s Brooklyn Dodgers contracts, was sentenced to 51 months in prison and ordered to pay $6.1 million he stole from investors.