The Dodgers are fresh off their fourth straight NL West title and two integral pieces could be returning, despite their status as free agents. Third baseman Justin Turner and closer Kenley Jansen are expected to cost a ton in free agency, but the Dodgers have plenty of financial resources. To …

LOS ANGELES — Here’s a recipe for curtailing ineptitude and incompetence: First identify and eliminate the problem. Then, with a forceful change of direction, recalibrate what you’ve been doing. One down for the Los Angeles Rams. One to go. Jeff Fisher, fired Monday as the Rams coach, was the problem. …

Every coach wants to see his team end the season with a bowl victory, but for Miami’s Mark Richt and West Virginia’s Dana Holgorsen, a win in the Russell Athletic Bowl will mean more than just an exclamation point on the 2016 season. The winner of the Russell Athletic Bowl …

Photo: Pond5 Can’t figure out why you’re gaining weight — or why it’s so difficult to erase those extra pounds? You might be suffering from sleep deprivation — even if you swear you’re getting enough sleep at night. In fact, one study presented at this year’s Endocrine Society national meeting suggests …

Photo: Pond5 When it comes to living healthy, you know getting enough sleep matters. You can’t kill it at work and at the gym if you aren’t hitting the sack hard to let your mind and body recuperate. So if you’re a tosser-and-turner, your ears might perk up at the …

Photo: Pond5 Getting some five-star sleep does way more than make you feel rested the next morning — it’s got a slew of health benefits, too. “Your ability to concentrate, make decisions, exercise and handle stress, just to name a few activities, is dependent in part on your sleep quality,” …

Photo: Pond5 The research doesn’t lie: Getting a good night’s sleep is so important. A solid eight hours can help you boost concentration, stress less and exercise more. The problem? There are distractions all over the bedroom, including your addictive smartphone, that blaring, flat-screen TV and a never-ending battle for the …

Photo: Pond5 Kamal Patel is the director of Examine.com, and is a nutrition researcher with an MPH and MBA from Johns Hopkins University on hiatus from a PhD in nutrition. He has published peer-reviewed articles on vitamin D and calcium as well as a variety of clinical research topics. If …

Photo: Pond5 It’s the middle of the workday and you’ve officially entered zombie mode. You’re staring aimlessly at your computer screen, as your eyelids hang heavy and your brain feels sluggish. And all you can think is: Must. Get. Coffee. Hold up, though. While your first instinct might be to …

Photo: Pond5 This autumn, daylight savings time has us “falling back” — or gaining an hour of sleep — during the wee hours of Sunday, November 1. While that may sound like the perfect way to recover from a weekend of Halloween fetes, it can be surprisingly jarring on the body. RELATED: …