Lakers
LeBron James finishes with 30 points, breaking Michael Jordan’s record for most career 30-point games in the Lakers’ 119-102 win over the Atlanta Hawks.
Dodgers
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is the Associated Press’ male athlete of the year for a third time. He and Michael Jordan trail only LeBron James, Lance Armstrong and Tiger Woods.
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.
Letters to the Editor
The man who choked Jordan Neely was acquitted. “After all,” says a reader, Neely “was mentally ill and homeless, and he used synthetic marijuana.”
UCLA Sports
Brooklyn Moors puts in strong performances on the balance beam and floor exercise for UCLA and Jordan Chiles earns strong marks on bars and vault.
World & Nation
Italy has released an Iranian citizen wanted by the U.S. over a drone attack in Jordan that killed three Americans after his arrest was revoked.
A Marine veteran who put an agitated subway rider in a chokehold on a New York subway has been acquitted in the man’s death.
Awards
‘The Room Next Door’ stars talk about director Pedro Almodóvar, dying and the need to keep living even in challenging times.
After a challenging Olympics for Jordan Chiles and Emma Malabuyo, the UCLA veterans are focused on trying to help the Bruins win and, most important, have fun.