Steve Henson is a breaking news and enterprise reporter at the Los Angeles Times. He previously served as an editor and reporter in the Sports department. Henson was a leader in digital-only newsrooms from 2007-19 as a senior editor and columnist at Yahoo Sports and as senior editor at the USA Today Sports Media Group. This is his second stint at The Times, having covered the Dodgers and UCLA as well as doing enterprise, investigative and features writing from 1985-2007. Henson was awarded first place in sports features in 2023 and in 2021 by the L.A. Press Club. He has been honored several times by APSE — most recently in 2023 and 2021 — and also by the California News Publishers Assn., the Football Writers Assn. of America and U.S. Basketball Writers Assn.
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Ex-Laker Dwight Howard signs with the L.A. Riot, part of Ice Cube’s BIG3 three-on-three league. Howard will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in September.
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Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran was the 2024 All-Star Game MVP. Yet the ex-Cal State Long Beach and Cypress High player says that in 2022 he tried to take his life.
The Seattle-area homes of Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell and former Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman are the latest burglaries of prominent professional athletes.
Stephen Curry’s 52 points help him pass Lakers’ Jerry West for 25th on NBA’s career scoring list. Afterward, Curry shared the moment with West’s son, Jonnie, who works for the Warriors.
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