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How to watch Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles perform in downtown LA – NBC Los Angeles
Weeks after racking up more medals at the Paris Olympics, the great gymnast of all time, Simone Biles, is spending some time in Southern California.
Biles, along with UCLA’s Jordan Chiles and other members of Team USA, will be performing for the Gold Over America Tour at Crypto.com Arena Friday night.
“We all deserve this. We’ve worked so hard for so many years. It’s time to have some fun and inspire the younger generations,” said Simone Biles as she prepared for the tour, which will travel to 30 different cities over seven weeks. “It’s just so much fun. It’s like a pop-style concert with some of the best gymnasts in the world.”
Training for the Olympics is one thing, but going on a tour is another, said Biles.
“Obviously for an Olympic games, you’re training those four years. For this, we’ve had about two weeks of rehearsals,” the world’s most decorated gymnast said.
The elite squad, which includes seven Olympians who flipped their way to the podium in Paris for Team USA, will showcase what they do best while revealing a different side of the athletes.
“Having dancers with us, we’re more like, ‘OK! We can dance, too!”
While Chiles and other female gymnasts are used to performing floor routines to music, it’s a much more different story for the men, who are joining the tour for the first time.
“This is very different than the normal gymnastics we do,” Broady Malone said while laughing.
The male gymnasts are hoping the momentum from their bronze medal-winning performance in Paris keeps the interest in the men’s gymnastics high.
“We all know where we want the sport to be, where it should be,” Federick Richard, Paris Olympics bronze medalist, said. “I feel like we were at the olympics. I feel like we knew the opportunity we had to grow the sport.”
Paul Juda also echoed the commitment especially as he’s been approached by many parents who want to have their children join gymnastics.
“To hear dads and moms are pushing their young children, especially boys to join the sport – man, that brings the biggest smile to my face,” Juda said.
The chance to impact younger generations is ultimately at the heart of the tour.
“It’s not about winning medals. It’s really about each and every one of us having a story to tell, each and every one of us having a piece of gold inside of us,” Biles said. “We just have to figure out what that is and let it shine.”
See here for available tickets to the Gold Over America Tour.
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Shohei Ohtani sets MLB record with homer and stolen base in same game in Dodgers’ 6-4 win over Rockies – NBC Los Angeles
Shohei Ohtani set a major league record by homering and stealing a base in the same game for the 14th time and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the last-place Colorado Rockies 6-4 on Friday night.
The win reduced the NL West-leading Dodgers’ magic number to four to clinch the division. Los Angeles is already assured of a postseason berth.
Ohtani’s 52nd homer and 52nd stolen base allowed him to break the previous mark of 13 games with at least one of each set by Rickey Henderson in 1986 with the New York Yankees.
“He’s lights out clearly,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “I think he’s ramped up his focus.”
Teoscar Hernández hit a go-ahead homer — his 30th — leading off the sixth inning that gave the Dodgers a 4-3 lead. He and Ohtani have homered in the same game 11 times.
SHOHEI OHTANI
HOME RUN NO. 52
FOR THE LEAD 🤯 pic.twitter.com/kIfpUGO8iA— MLB (@MLB) September 21, 2024
“It’s great being a teammate with Shohei, especially because of the things he’s been doing this year,” Hernández said.
The Dodgers tacked on two runs in the seventh. Pinch-hitter Tommy Edman scored on Mookie Betts’ sacrifice fly. Ohtani legged out an infield single to first base and then stole second. He was safe at third on a throwing error by center fielder Sam Hilliard and scored on Hernández’s infield single.
Ohtani had a go-ahead homer with two outs in the fifth after Andy Pages led off the inning with a solo shot. It was Ohtani’s 27th homer at Dodger Stadium, tying Cody Bellinger for the most at home in a single season.
SHOHEI OHTANI
HOME RUN NO. 52
FOR THE LEAD 🤯 pic.twitter.com/kIfpUGO8iA— MLB (@MLB) September 21, 2024
“To be able to cover that ball at the top of the zone, above the zone, go to the big part of the field, it’s pretty spectacular,” Roberts said.
Ohtani singled in the third and finished with his 11th three-hit performance of the season.
SHOHEI OHTANI
HOME RUN NO. 52
FOR THE LEAD 🤯 pic.twitter.com/kIfpUGO8iA— MLB (@MLB) September 21, 2024
He gave the crowd of 49,073 some thrills after the home fans had to watch long distance Thursday night when he became the first player in major league history to hit 50 homers and steal 50 bases in a season at Miami.
The Rockies got home runs by Charlie Blackmon, Hilliard and Michael Toglia.
Alex Vesia (4-4) got the victory with one inning of relief. Michael Kopech pitched the ninth for his 14th save.
Colorado’s Kyle Freeland (5-8) took the loss, giving up four runs and seven hits in six innings. He struck out two and didn’t walk anyone for the fourth time this season.
Ryan Brasier pitched the first inning to open the bullpen game for the Dodgers.
Let it fly, Andy. pic.twitter.com/Ew7hfPpCgu
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 21, 2024
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rockies: RHP Tyler Kinley went on the 15-day IL with right elbow inflammation.
Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (toe) threw a 30-pitch bullpen session and hopes to face hitters next week. … RHP Anthony Banda (hand) will throw a bullpen this weekend.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP Cal Quantrill (8-10, 4.68 ERA) makes his second start Saturday since coming off the IL. He’s 1-5 in his career against LA.
Dodgers: RHP Walker Buehler (1-5, 5.54) is looking for just his second win of the season. He got hit hard by the Rockies on June 18, giving up seven hits, seven runs and two homers.
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Large group of juveniles on bikes ransack 7-Eleven store in Pico-Robertson – NBC Los Angeles
A group of juveniles riding on bicycles ransacked a 7-Evelen store in the Pico-Robertson area Friday night.
The convenience store on 8500 W. Olympic Boulevard was hit just after 7 p.m.
More than 25 juveniles, some masked up, were seen fleeing the 7-Eleven with handfuls of snacks and drinks.
Last month, three 7-Eleven stores were hit within minutes of each other by large groups of teens on bicycles.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bipartisan package of 10 bills in August that aims to crack down on smash-and-grab robberies and property crimes, making it easier to go after repeat shoplifters and auto thieves and increase penalties for those running professional reselling schemes.
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