Opinion
It’s been 35 years since she first sang ‘Fast Car’ at the Grammys, a ceremony crowded with closeted queer performers. The world has changed a lot. Chapman hasn’t.
Feb. 5, 2024
California
The California Board of Parole Hearings reversed a decision made in August to allow the early release of Andrew Stuart Luster, a serial rapist who drugged young women in college bars in the late 1990s.
Oct. 16, 2024
Music
Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs’ cross-generational pairing on ‘Fast Car’ during the 2024 Grammy Awards has given Chapman’s 1988 song another boost on the charts.
At the 2023 CMA Awards on Wednesday, Tracy Chapman and her hit ‘Fast Car’ finally got their due after 35 years. Here’s how Chapman made CMA Awards history with her hit.
Nov. 9, 2023
Sports
Teoscar Hernández is having a career year with the Dodgers, and his agent says the one-year, $23.5-million deal he signed has worked out after he was criticized for it.
Oct. 14, 2024
Dave Currey, the longtime athletic director who helped Chapman thrive in NCAA Division III, has died. He was head football coach at Long Beach State and Cincinnati.
July 20, 2023
Entertainment & Arts
Tracy Chapman’s ‘Fast Car’ is again topping the charts with Luke Combs’ cover of the song, which made Chapman the first Black woman with a sole songwriting credit on a No. 1 country song.
July 7, 2023
New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman has tested positive for the coronavirus and is experiencing mild symptoms, according to manager Aaron Boone.
July 11, 2020
Angels closer Ben Joyce threw a 105.5-mph fastball to strike out Dodgers’ Tommy Edman, making the pitch the fastest recorded to fan a hitter and third-fastest overall.
Sept. 4, 2024
Dodgers
Can San Francisco Giants icon Buster Posey resurrect the franchise and make it a real NL West threat to Andrew Friedman’s Dodgers?
Sept. 30, 2024