Howard Cole

A victory in the finale makes all the difference in the world. The Dodgers eked out a 2-1 win Thursday to salvage one in their three-game series at San Francisco, and in the process backed scores of fans away from the ledge. Vin Scully didn't describe the faithful as "sullen......

Call it the indignity of indignities, call it a cruel twist of fate from the baseball gods, or chalk it up as a minor inconvenience: The Dodgers celebrate tonight's Jackie Robinson Day in the home of the Giants, of all places. I realize that schedule making is a thankless job,......

When Vin Scully opens tonight's broadcast with the ever-melodic, "Hi, everybody, a very pleasant Friday evening to you, wherever you may be," the inevitable "it's the Dodgers and the Dbacks" follow-up indicates that what is about to unfold is just another contest. This isn't the Dodgers and the Giants we're......

Pundits from Walla Walla, Washington to Kalamazoo cautioned Dodgers fans about how injuries and a weak bench could affect the team's season, and we're about to find out whether they were right. Catcher A.J. Ellis is scheduled for surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee today, with......

The Dodgers went to Australia and took care of business. They posed with koala bears and kangaroos, took note of the famous opera house, and did their singing at the Sydney Cricket Ground, winning both games of their season-opening series with Arizona, by scores of 3-1 and 7-5, with little......

While powerbrokers continue in a never-ending and mostly fruitless search for the world's most precious resource, the stuff bubbles over at Chavez Ravine on a fairly regular basis. It's been the case for over half a century. Pitching. P-I-T-C-H-I-N-G. So, the five keys to the Dodgers' success in 2014 begin......

While the weather outside may be frightful, and the calendar may indicate otherwise, we have made it through another winter. The Dodgers open Spring Training at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona Saturday. "Spring Training," like the religious holiday "Opening Day," is a term that should be treated with proper reverence,......