Houston Mitchell is an assistant sports editor, writer of the Dodgers Dugout newsletter and editor of all of the sports newsletters for the Los Angeles Times. Mitchell was born in Redondo Beach and has lived in the Los Angeles area his entire life. He has worked for The Times since 1991 and hopes no one ever figures out that he gets paid to watch and write about sports for a living.
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In a 4-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves, two bad sweepers — both to Austin Riley — sank May as Dodgers’ seven-game win streak ended.
The Dodgers are 21-10 and on pace to win 113 games, but there are still some questions about the team.
The Clippers defeat Denver to force a Game 7, while the Kings lose to Edmonton (again) and go home until next season.
The Lakers once again fade late in the game, losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves and being eliminated from the NBA playoffs.
Jamal Murray scores 43 points for the Nuggets, who rout the Clippers and put them on the brink of elimination.
Tommy Edman’s two-run single in the bottom of the 10th gives the Dodgers, who had blown a 5-0 lead, the win over the Marlins.
Some fans have been very critical of Max Muncy, who is off to a slow start. Are they being fair to him?
Oilers tie it late in the third period then win it in overtime to even best-of-seven series with Kings.
Strong defense and balanced scoring leads the Clippers to a big victory over Denver and a 2-1 lead in their first-round series.
Adrian Kempe has two goals, Anze Kopitar has a goal and three assists as Kings defeat Edmonton in Game 2 of first-round series.