Today, we sum up the past sports year with the annual list of Southern California sports stories that mattered. These aren’t all the biggest or most newsworthy (click-worthy?) stories of 2025 – although one particular L.A. team dominates the latter part of the year, as you might expect – because in the busiest and most diverse sports market in North America and maybe even the planet, it’s impossible to settle on 10 and include (or satisfy) everybody. The goal here: To mix the stories everyone talked about with those that might be quieter or lower profile but, in this columnist’s eyes, no less impactful or worthy of attention. So, in roughly chronological order, here they are: The fires:...
