LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani made landfall beyond the right field pavilions at Dodger Stadium just after 5:30 p.m., and awe ensued. The Los Angeles Dodgers slugger’s power has long been the subject of myth and envy, and yet the damage he did on national television Sunday night was staggering nonetheless.

LONDON — Flag bearer by morning, game changer by evening. Monday belonged to LeBron James.

Warner Brothers Discovery, the parent company of TNT, matched Amazon Prime Video’s bid for a share of the NBA’s new television package on Monday, according to an industry source. But whether TNT gets to keep the NBA beyond next season — despite matching Amazon’s offer — remains very much in question.

It took three years to resolve, but finally the country’s most famous trainer can once again run in the world’s most famous race.

TROON, Scotland — That shout had nothing to do with making the cut. It wasn’t about his chances of winning The Open Championship or even getting two more days of golf. Max Homa was releasing four months of pain.

Shane Lowry made the ideal start to his bid for a second Open title as Rory McIlroy effectively wrote off his chances of doing the same at Royal Troon in Scotland.

Caitlin Clark made more WNBA history Wednesday night. The Indiana Fever rookie sensation recorded 19 assists against the Dallas Wings, a new WNBA record for most assists in a single game. The previous record was 18 from Courtney Vandersloot, which she set on Aug. 31, 2020, with the Chicago Sky.

Shane Lowry made the ideal start to his bid for a second Open title as Rory McIlroy effectively wrote off his chances of doing the same at Royal Troon in Scotland.

HONOLULU — Hawaii quarterback Brayden Schager was in the hurry-up mode.

Joel Embiid isn’t Team USA’s secret weapon after all.

HILO — Diego Marroquin has been named UH-Hilo men’s soccer head coach effective July 16 after leading the Vulcans to a 10-6-0 record in 2023.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Paul Skenes capped a remarkable 53-week run as a professional on Tuesday night, starting the All-Star Game for the National League in the latest of a seemingly endless series of firsts.

Rapper Flavor Flav realizes it is an unexpected crossover. He once had only a vague awareness of water polo, from seeing Olympic matches on television. But he has a new appreciation for the sport, and the stamina required to play it, after recently signing a five-year sponsorship deal as the official hype man for the U.S. women’s and men’s national water polo teams.

Mayor Mitch Roth, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and West Side Hawai‘i Little League (WSHLL) celebrated their partnership and recent improvements to the ballfield at William Charles Lunalilo Park in Kona on Tuesday, July 16.

ARLINGTON, Texas — The pitching was relentless, and the game’s biggest name went deep, but it was a first-time All-Star from the Boston Red Sox who delivered the deciding blow in Tuesday’s All-Star Game.

About a week before the start of the women’s Lexus Pipe Pro at Pipeline, then 17-year-old Sunny Kazama sent a text.

Saint Louis alum Caleb Lomavita, who turned down a significant professional contract offer out of high school to play three seasons at California, was rewarded for that decision.