Pepperdine Waves coaching legend Marv Dunphy’s role on the coaching staff of the U.S. women’s volleyball team changed at the outset of the Olympic games in Tokyo last month.

Good morning, and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. Growing up in the 1950s in Long Beach, Billie Jean King dreamed about being a professional tennis player while her kid brother set his sights on a baseball career.

A trio of Pepperdine Waves athletes were drafted into the professional ranks last month. Men’s basketball player Kessler Edwards, a 6-foot-8 forward, was selected by the Brooklyn Nets in NBA draft on July 29.

The Utah Valley University men's basketball team has announced that it will be competing in the inaugural SoCal Challenge, which will feature a matchup in Malibu against Pepperdine on Nov.

The United States women's volleyball team won its first Olympic gold medal in the sport, sweeping Brazil at the Tokyo Games.

The United States women's volleyball team won its first Olympic gold medal in the sport, sweeping Brazil at the Tokyo Games.

Soccer player Sophia Prudholme has kicked her soccer ball against a wall near the garage of her family’s Malibu home countless times over the past year.

New arrivals this week include a Wimbledon-ready tennis dress from Victoria Beckham and Reebok’s latest capsule and classic tortoise shades from JW Anderson x Persol.

Derek Fisher and Gloria Govan are officially husband and wife. The former Knicks coach (currently coach of the L.A. Sparks) and the “Basketball Wives LA” star tied the knot on Saturday at Cielo Farms in Malibu,

In his July 8 editorial, “Coming together,” Publisher Arnold York describes the batting and pitching exploits of the most amazing baseball player since Babe Ruth. (Unmentioned is his amazing base stealing, a talent that was not part of the Babe’s ...