Hurrah. The Dodgers have moved back into a tie for first place with the Arizona Diamondbacks atop the National League West, and now it’s clear they could win the division and make the playoffs. Meaning the urge to “do something” to make an imperfect team better … will be profound. Get another hitter. Find a […]

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I was chatting a few weeks ago with Fernando Lozano, an economics professor at Pomona College — and huge soccer fan — when the Mexico City native said an interesting thing: “The first big Mexican-American star for the U.S. soccer team will be huge. Huge. There hasn’t been one. But when there is … “He […]

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