Josh Beckett

Believe it or not, spring training is actually drawing to a close. It had to happen sometime. The Dodgers have only three more games scheduled in Arizona before heading to Los Angeles and the Freeway Series against the Angels. And they still have...

Join The Times' Dodgers writer Dylan Hernandez at 10:30 a.m. today for a live video chat about the boys in blue. Among the topics of discussion might be the Dodgers' pitching situation, which Hernandez says in Tuesday's paper isn't ideal: "If not...

PHOENIX -- The Dodgers expect infielders Adrian Gonzalez and Luis Cruz to rejoin the team Monday, two days after Mexico was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic in a loss to Canada best remembered for an all-out brawl. Dodgers Manager Don...

PHOENIX — Zack Greinke has been diagnosed with inflammation in his right elbow and will not throw for several days, the Dodgers said Monday afternoon. Greinke received an injection of platelet-rich plasma and anti-inflammatory medication. An MRI...

Ah, and so it goes. The constant watch. The crossing of fingers and hopeful talk. Or as Vin Scully put it, “the sword of Damocles” that hangs over Chad Billingsley and his elbow with each outing. Billingsley elected not to have...

Italy did not advance past the first round in the first two World Baseball Classics, but it scored an early upset this year by rallying for two runs in the ninth inning Thursday night to defeat Mexico, 6-5, in a WBC opener at Chase Field in Phoenix. And...

This just in: Baseball -- especially the World Baseball Classic -- is very popular in Japan. Repeat: very popular. Major League Baseball just announced that one-third of all televisions in Japan -- the ones that were turned on -- were tuned in to...

Derrick Rose reportedly is medically cleared to return to the court after having surgery in May to repair the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee -- but don't expect to see him on the hardwood quite yet. According to an ESPN report quoting a...

Nervous, are you? Matt Kemp can’t get a hit. Can’t seem to find his spring groove. Seems slightly hesitant at the plate. Relax, blue lover, this is not a major concern. Not on March 9. Yeah, the numbers are not exciting. Kemp is 0 for 11...

PHOENIX -- The Dodgers sent pitcher Zack Greinke to Los Angeles on Monday for an examination of his right elbow. Greinke complained of irritation in the elbow while throwing on Sunday. The Dodgers sent him to Dr. Neal El Attrache for what the team...

Continuing his racing rebound after a failed drug test, A.J. Allmendinger was hired to drive in two IndyCar races for Team Penske this year, including the Indianapolis 500 on May 26. Penske announced Friday that Allmendinger, a 31-year-old Los Gatos,...

PHOENIX -- Right-hander Zack Greinke, scratched from his scheduled start Wednesday with what the Dodgers say was illness, will wait until his turn in the rotation comes up again Monday before making his third appearance of the spring. Greinke has...