California
Shohei Ohtani is not the first Dodger to get caught up in a sports betting scandal. What happened with Yasiel Puig offers a cautionary tale.
Galaxy
The Galaxy will compete in the MLS Cup final without star scorer Riqui Puig, who suffered a torn ACL during the Western Conference final Saturday.
Dejan Joveljic and Riqui Puig each score twice as the Galaxy cruise to a lopsided 5-0 victory over Colorado to open the MLS Cup playoffs.
Gabriel Pec finishes with a goal with two assists and Riqui Puig added a goal and an assist to power the Galaxy to a 4-2 win over Vancouver.
Riqui Puig, 24, has recorded 17 goals and 21 assists in 61 games played (59 starts) across all competitions since joining the Galaxy in August 2022.
Former Dodger Yasiel Puig has accused federal prosecutors of racial bias in the way they treated him and other Black people in an illegal gambling probe.
Dejan Joveljic scored twice and Riqui Puig added his fifth goal of the season to help the Galaxy beat FC Dallas.
Riqui Puig scores the go-ahead goal in the 59th minute and Gabriel Pec added a goal and an assist in the Galaxy’s 2-1 win over the Houston Dynamo.
Soccer
LAFC’s Denis Bouanga and Hugo Lloris and the Galaxy’s Riqui Puig are set to join Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi on the 2024 MLS All-Star squad.
Ex-Dodger Yasiel Puig, who withdrew from an agreement to plead guilty to lying to federal authorities in a sports gambling probe, will fight the charges.