Sammy Roth

"Soccer, by custom and breeding, is an immigrant sport. Like pizza, sushi and Halloween, soccer was imported to the U.S... So for many soccer fans, the violent raids, which upended families and communities, were personal." Great column by @kbaxter11: latimes.com/sports/soccer/…

Shohei Ohtani and Will Smith help restore some life to Dodgers' offense in win over Twins latimes.com/sports/dodgers…

Hernández: 'Still a threat.' Why Shohei Ohtani needs to remain a two-player for the Dodgers latimes.com/sports/dodgers…

New network of air pollution monitors launches near Palisades fire latimes.com/environment/st…

A little bilingual work for our Dodger Dugout newsletter: I caught up with Jaime Jarrín, in English and Spanish, relaying questions from readers and asking some of my own. Thanks to @latimeshouston for the cameo: latimes.com/sports/dodgers…

“I’m just trying to find out who I am now, what works now.” New @latimes, exploring the potential factors behind Mookie Betts’ season-long slump (Mechanics? Approach? Age? Shortstop?) and why Dave Roberts hopes a move to the leadoff spot will help latimes.com/sports/dodgers…

TOMORROW: Don't miss our virtual briefing featuring Heatmap's @katie_brigham, @latimes' @Sammy_Roth, @business' @HiMichelleMa, and @Fisch_Tank's @EricFischgrund on the challenges of climate reporting in a rapidly changing political and economic landscape.

How a California cloud-seeding company became the center of a Texas flood conspiracy latimes.com/environment/st…

Freddie Freeman injured as Dodgers are swept by the Milwaukee Brewers, again latimes.com/sports/dodgers…

MLB is no longer in its steroid era. But what would it take for the league to exit the “arms race”? The Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers can (unexpectedly) tell us a fraction of the story. And a leading team physician tells all. On @latimes: latimes.com/sports/story/2…

Performance-enhancing drugs in baseball created an MLB epidemic, tearing through the fabric of the game as we know it. Pitchers’ arms could do the same. I spoke to trainers, coaches, historians and doctors about it for @latimessports. In Sunday print: latimes.com/sports/story/2…

Dodgers pitchers can't hold back Brewers, who beat L.A. for fifth time this month latimes.com/sports/dodgers…

Dave Roberts gives Mookie Betts a day off as season-long slump continues latimes.com/sports/dodgers…

Shaikin: Why the small-market Milwaukee Brewers might be America's team latimes.com/sports/story/2…

A plan to shoot 450,000 owls — to save a different owl — could be in jeopardy latimes.com/environment/st…

'As lucky as we could be.' Dodgers' Max Muncy already recovering better than expected latimes.com/sports/dodgers…

Dodgers are shut out by Brewers, but Tyler Glasnow shows signs of growth latimes.com/sports/dodgers…

President Trump sued Dow Jones and its owner, Rupert Murdoch, on Friday, striking back against the publication of a bombshell story in the Wall Street Journal alleging the president sent a sordid letter to Jeffrey Epstein in the early 2000s. latimes.com/politics/story…