Dodgers
Ben Casparius, the Dodgers’ rookie reliever, is dating Erin Matson, the field hockey coach at the University of North Carolina who had a decorated career as a player.
Food
Chef Jordan Kahn of Vespertine, Meteora and Destroyer makes Cubano sandwiches with crispy-skin pork belly, mojo rub, pickles, mustard and Swiss cheese.
California
Thieves who stole more than 1,200 pairs of Air Jordans from a train in the Mojave Desert were foiled by a GPS tracker in the shipment, authorities said.
Awards
Brian Jordan Alvarez decided to retire from producing and writing to focus on acting. Then he got pulled in to network TV with an offer he couldn’t pass up.
Television
Jordan Weiss had made it as a writer in Hollywood, but she had no plans to direct the film she co-wrote with her best friend, Dan Brier, until she found the confidence to take it on.
Lakers
The Lakers’ defensive specialist was more than that. “If we don’t have Coop, we don’t win those series,†former Lakers teammate Byron Scott said of five titles.
Six-time mayor of Camarillo and devoted community member Michael Morgan died in a car accident Tuesday, the city announced. His wife, Donna, was severely injured.
L.A. police declined to say who was in the crash, but confirmed there was an incident about 11:30 p.m. at Sunset Boulevard and North Beachwood Drive.
Partner Insights
Germany is known for its extensive number of billionaires.
ADVISORS
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