2020 London Spitfire season, Preceding offseason, Roster changes, Acquisitions
London announced eight players on their roster on 23 November. The five new players announced were support players Lee "Highly" Sung-hyeok and Lim "SanGuiNar" Kyu-min, DPS players Lee "Schwi" Dong-Jae and Lim "Glister" Gil-seong, as well as tank player Choi "JMAC" Dae Han. Of the players, only Highly has ever previously played for an OWL team, while the remaining had only experience in Overwatch Contenders. The following month, on 27 December, London announced four more players to round out their 12-man roster in damage players Jung "Although" Hyun-wook and Park "Babel" Sang-jun and support players Kim "Jihun" Ji-hun and Cho "Clestyn" Gun-hee.


2020 London Spitfire season, Preceding offseason, Roster changes, Departures
The Spitfire elected not to re-sign all three of their free agents, DPS Kim "Birdring" Ji-hyeok, support Kim "NUS" Jong-seok, and alternate DPS Lee "Guard" Hee-dong, heading into the 2020 season.


2020 London Spitfire season, Preceding offseason, Roster changes, Departures
On 22 October, the Spitfire agreed to transfer tank Hong "Gesture" Jae-hee and DPS Park "Profit" Joon-yeong to the Seoul Dynasty. The team released Choi "Bdosin" Seung-tae and Song "Quatermain" Ji-hoon in mid-November. With the release of Bdosin, no players from the Spitfire's 2018 Grand Finals roster remained with the team.


2020 Lone Star Le Mans
The 2020 Lone Star Le Mans was an endurance sportscar racing event held on 23 February 2020, as the fifth round of the 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship. This marked the return of the FIA WEC to the Circuit of the Americas for the first time since 2017, and the inaugural running of the race under the banner of Lone Star Le Mans, which had previously been utilised by the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for races run at COTA, while WEC races occurring on the same weekend had been run as the 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas.


2020 Lone Star Le Mans, Background
The provisional calendar for the 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship was unveiled at the 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone, featuring eight races, on five continents, starting at Silverstone in September 2019 with a four-hour race, and ending with the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 2020. The calendar saw the events from the previous seasons carried over, while bringing back the rounds held at the Bahrain International Circuit, and the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, which had last been held in 2017, and in 2014 respectively. The 6 Hours of São Paulo would serve as the 5th round, and was planned to be held on 1 February 2020.


2020 Lone Star Le Mans, Background
On 10 November 2019, FIA WEC boss Gerard Neveu issued a warning to teams regarding the 6 Hours of São Paulo, stating that the promoter of the event, N/Duduch Motorsports, was facing issues in meeting its contractual recruitments, with some of the issues being of financial nature, with Neveu stating that the championship would make a decision on the event before December 2019. At the time, several venues were considered to replace Interlagos, including Kyalami, the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, as well as the Circuit of the Americas.


2020 Lone Star Le Mans, Background
On 2 December 2019, it was announced by the WEC, that the 6 Hours of São Paulo would be cancelled, and replaced by the Lone Star Le Mans at Circuit of the Americas, to be held from 22–23 February 2020, with the race being 6 hours long. The date was moved back from the Interlagos round's original 1 February date, due to the Super Bowl LIV being held on the same date, while the Formula E championship was scheduled to hold the Mexico City ePrix on the weekend of 14–15 February.


2020 Lone Star Le Mans, Entry list
On 3 February 2020, it was announced that Team LNT had withdrawn from the entry list for the event due to necessary maintenance that the cars needed. The team will return to the grid at Sebring however. The withdrawal of both Ginetta G60-LT-P1s meant that the car count was now 29.


2020 Lone Star Le Mans, Entry list
The DragonSpeed team who were initially denied entry for the COTA round were now able to secure a spot in the COTA round. The team, a day later, confirmed their driver line-up to be that of their 24 Hours of Daytona entry; Colin Braun, Ben Hanley, who also drives for Team LNT, and Henrik Hedman.


2020 Lone Star Le Mans, Entry list
Furthermore, on the 5 February 2020, ex-Corvette Racing drivers Jan Magnussen and Mike Rockenfeller will return to the team for two rounds of the 2019-20 season as a duo in the new Corvette C8.R. The two will also compete in the round at Sebring International Raceway in March.


2020 Lone Star Le Mans, Entry list
German driver Laurents Hörr will replace David Heinemeier Hansson in the No. 56 Team Project 1 Porsche for the rest of the season.


2020 Lone Star Le Mans, Entry list
These additional entries bring the total amount back to the maximum 31; 3 LMP1s, 9 LMP2s, 7 LMGTE Pro cars and 11 in LMGTE Am.


2020 Lone Star Le Mans, Race, Results
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 132 laps. Class winners are denoted in bold and with .


2020 Longford Senior Football Championship
The 2020 Longford Senior Football Championship is the 104th running of the Longford GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Longford, Ireland since the first County Championship was held in 1890 (103 completed since 1890, 1 started but not completed in 1891). The 2020 tournament was originally supposed to consist of 10 teams, but due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, a total of 12 teams will compete this year (due to Rathcline and St. Mary's Granard receiving a reprieve from relegation to the 2020 I.F.C.). The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


2020 Longford Senior Football Championship
Killoe Young Emmets are the defending champions after they defeated Longford Slashers in the previous year's final. However the Killoe club received a 48-week ban from the Longford Hearing Committee in August 2020 which would rule them out of defending their title in 2020. The ban was appealed to, and deemed illegitimate and quashed by, the GAA's Dispute Resolution Authority (DRA) in September 2020.


2020 Longford Senior Football Championship
This year was Fr. Manning Gaels' return to the top-flight for the first time since the 2017 season after claiming the 2019 Longford I.F.C. title.


2020 Longford Senior Football Championship
Rathcline and St. Mary's Granard were supposed to be relegated to the I.F.C. for 2020. However, due to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the desire to maintain a 12 team S.F.C. for the 2020 Championship, the two clubs were given a reprieve.


2020 Longford Senior Football Championship
Killoe Young Emmets claimed their 13th Senior Football Championship title with victory over Longford Slashers by 0-13 to 1-8 in the delayed 2020 county final played on 29th August 2021. (Note: It was the first time the SFC final was played in a different year to the designated season since the final of 1946 which was delayed and ran into 1947 due to the harvest crisis and various objections that year)


2020 Longford Senior Football Championship, Covid 19 Impact
Due to the Covid-19 global pandemic, spectator numbers at group matches were restricted due to requirement for social distancing. By the knock-out stages, spectators were not allowed to attend matches at all, and by mid September spectators were limited to maximum of 200. Most of the 2020 Senior Football Championship was streamed live for the first time to allow supporters who could not attend games to watch the games live via the 'An Longfort TV' online streaming service.


2020 Longford Senior Football Championship, Covid 19 Impact
The Semi Final stages of the Longford Senior Football Championship were postponed following an announcement on 25 September 2020 of two positive Covid-19 cases within the Killoe club. Those two positives were announced as active members of a GAA club, however the source was not GAA related. Public Health Authorities were liaising with the club and players in question and the work involved in contact tracing then commenced. The County board made the decision to postpone the Senior Championship Semi-Final games as well as the Intermediate Football Final too. All games were re-arranged for alternate dates in early October 2020.


2020 Longford Senior Football Championship, Covid 19 Impact
However just before the Semi Final games were due to be played, the GAA announced on 5 October that all club activity nationwide would be halted due to Covid-19 spread. The Longford County Board announced later in October 2020 that all unfinished competition which had started in 2020 (including the Senior Football Championship) would conclude in 2021 instead. The Semi Finals of the 2020 Longford Senior Football Championship resumed on 21st and 22nd August 2021 and the 2020 County Final was played on 29th August 2021.


2020 Longford Senior Football Championship, Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2019 championship season.


2020 Longford Senior Football Championship, Group Stage
There 12 teams spread across Groups 1, 2, 3 and 4. The top two finishers in each group qualify for the Quarter-Finals, with pairings decided by open draw. The bottom finishers of each group will not progress and there will be no Relegation Play Off in 2020 (relegation & promotion was scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic). All games were played at neutral venues.


2020 Longford Senior Football Championship, Knockout stage
The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the quarter finals. Semi-Final and Final stages played in 2021 due to impact of Covid-19 pandemic.


2020 Longford Senior Football Championship, Leinster Senior Club Football Championship
The 2020 Leinster Senior Club Football Championship was cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.


2020 Lory Meagher Cup
The 2020 Lory Meagher Cup is the 12th staging of the Lory Meagher Cup, the Gaelic Athletic Association's fifth tier inter-county hurling championship.


2020 Lory Meagher Cup
This year's cup was contested between Cavan, Fermanagh and Louth. Lancashire were supposed to compete in the competition; however, they didn't due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. The championship was scheduled to begin in May but will take place in October and November.


2020 Lory Meagher Cup
The previous year's cup was won by Leitrim after defeating Lancashire in the final. Leitrim advanced to the 2020 Nicky Rackard Cup. Louth were relegated from the 2019 Nicky Rackard Cup after losing a relegation playoff against Monaghan.


2020 Los Angeles Angels season
The 2020 Los Angeles Angels' season was the 60th season of the Los Angeles Angels franchise in the American League and the 55th in Anaheim. The Angels were managed by Joe Maddon, in his first season as manager of the Angels. The Angels played their home games at Angel Stadium as members of Major League Baseball's American League West Division. Los Angeles opened the season on July 24 at the Oakland Athletics and finished the season at the Los Angeles Dodgers.


2020 Los Angeles Angels season
The Angels finished the season 26–34 to finish in fourth place in the division.


2020 Los Angeles Angels season
The season was shortened to a 60-game schedule due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Los Angeles Angels season, Previous season
The Angels finished the 2019 season 72–90 to finish in last place in the West Division. On September 30, 2019, the Angels fired manager Brad Ausmus after only one season with the Angels.


2020 Los Angeles Angels season, Previous season, Coaching changes
After the club had fired Ausmus, speculation increased that the Angels would hire Joe Maddon, who had previously a bench coach with the Angels and spent 20 years in the Angels' system. On October 16, the Angels named Maddon the team's new manager.


2020 Los Angeles Angels season, COVID-19 effects on season
On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled. Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks. On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 24 Opening Day.


2020 Los Angeles Angels season, Farm system
All coaches and rosters can be found on each team's website.


2020 Los Angeles Chargers season
The 2020 season was the Los Angeles Chargers' 51st in the National Football League (NFL), their 61st overall, their fifth in the Greater Los Angeles Area, and their fourth and final season under head coach Anthony Lynn. It also marks the Chargers' first season playing their home games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood (which the team shares with the Los Angeles Rams), after using Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson as their temporary home stadium for the previous three seasons. This is also the Chargers' first season since 2007 with new uniforms, which were unveiled on April 21, 2020. The uniforms are somewhat similar in design to the ones they donned in their inaugural season in 1960.


2020 Los Angeles Chargers season
After mutually agreeing to part ways, this is the first season since 2003 that quarterback Philip Rivers is not on the roster and the first since 2005 that Rivers would not be the starting quarterback. Rivers led the Chargers to six playoff appearances, starting every game since September 11, 2006. Backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor was named starter, but following a medical mishap prior to week 2, he was replaced by rookie Justin Herbert. After a 45–0 loss to the New England Patriots in Week 13, the Chargers were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive year. However, despite this, the Chargers rallied and won their last four games, bringing their record to 7–9, improving on their 5–11 season from the previous year.


2020 Los Angeles Chargers season
At the conclusion of the 2020 season, the organization announced that Lynn was fired as head coach. This season was highlighted by a string of blown 4th quarter leads. 8 of their 9 losses were by a deficit of 10 points or less. Despite the disappointing season, quarterback Justin Herbert was named AP Offensive Rookie of the Year.


2020 Los Angeles Chargers season, Draft, Undrafted free agents
Despite signing a plethora of UDFAs (undrafted free agents), all were released during the initial roster cuts.


2020 Los Angeles Chargers season, Final roster
Rookies in italics53 active, 12 inactive, 11 practice squad (+1 exempt)


2020 Los Angeles Chargers season, Preseason
The Chargers' preseason schedule was announced on May 7, but was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Los Angeles Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Justin Herbert made an unexpected start after Taylor suffered an injury before the game.


2020 Los Angeles Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. New England Patriots
With the shutout loss against New England, Los Angeles fell to 3–9 and was mathematically eliminated from playoff contention.


2020 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election
The 2020 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections took place on March 3, 2020 with runoff elections held on November 3, 2020 to elect members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Three of the five seats on the board were up for election.


2020 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election
With the election of Holly Mitchell in the second district, the board of supervisors consisted entirely of women for the first time in history.


2020 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election
Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.


2020 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election, District 2
The second supervisorial district is the smallest of the five, comprising mostly parts of the South Los Angeles and South Bay areas. It contains the cities of Inglewood, Compton, Carson, and Hawthorne. Incumbent supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas was term-limited and could not seek re-election.


2020 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election, District 4
The fourth supervisorial district contains most of the South Bay and Gateway Cities areas, as well as parts of the Harbor Region and San Gabriel Valley. It includes the cities of Long Beach, Torrance, Downey, Norwalk, Whittier, and Lakewood. Incumbent supervisor Janice Hahn was first elected in 2016 with 56.3% of the vote.


2020 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election, District 5
The fifth supervisorial district is the largest of the five, covering the entire northern half of the county including the Verdugo Mountains, the San Gabriel Mountains, the Antelope Valley, and portions of the San Gabriel Valley. It includes the cities of Santa Clarita, Glendale, Lancaster, Palmdale, Pasadena, Burbank, and Alhambra. Incumbent supervisor Kathryn Barger was first elected in a runoff election in 2016 with 57.9% of the vote.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season
The  2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 131st season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 63rd season in Los Angeles, California. They played their home games at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers went 43–17 during the COVID-19 shortened regular-season, and went on to win their first World Series championship since 1988 and seventh overall, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4 games to 2.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season
On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled. Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks. On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 23 Opening Day.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season
The 2020 Dodgers started the season 30–10, matching the best 40-game start in franchise history. The last such Dodgers start came in 1977, along with the Brooklyn teams in 1888 and 1955. This was also the best 40-game start in the majors since the 116-win Mariners began 31–9 in 2001. The Dodgers led MLB in runs scored (349), home runs (118) and slugging percentage (.483, tied with the Atlanta Braves).


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season
The Dodgers finished the regular season 43–17, winning their eighth straight division title, and swept both the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2020 National League Wild Card Series and the San Diego Padres in the 2020 National League Division Series. They then defeated the Braves in the 2020 National League Championship Series to advance to the 2020 World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays, their third World Series appearance in the last four years and their 24th pennant in franchise history, surpassing the San Francisco Giants for the most in the National League. The Dodgers would then go on to defeat the Rays in six games, winning their first World Series since 1988, their sixth since moving to Los Angeles, and the seventh in franchise history.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season
Despite the shortened season, the 2020 Dodgers were considered one of the best teams of the modern era. The team's regular season .717 winning percentage is the highest of the post-1960 expansion era. Had the team finished a 162-game season at the same pace, they would have tied the 1906 Chicago Cubs and 2001 Seattle Mariners  with a record 116 wins.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Offseason, Front Office / Coaching staff
On October 14, 2019, the Dodgers announced that long-time pitching coach Rick Honeycutt would be stepping down from the position to take on a new position with the organization and that he would be replaced by bullpen coach Mark Prior. Josh Bard, who served as the Dodgers bullpen coach in 2016 and 2017 before leaving to join the New York Yankees coaching staff, returned to take his old role. The Dodgers also added Connor McGuinness as the assistant pitching coach and Danny Lehmann as Game Planning Coach, replacing Chris Gimenez.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Offseason, Roster departures
On October 12, 2019, infielder David Freese announced his retirement from baseball. On October 31, the day after the conclusion of the 2019 World Series, starting pitchers Hyun-jin Ryu and Rich Hill and catcher Russell Martin became free agents. On November 3, the Dodgers declined the 2020 option on utility player Jedd Gyorko, making him a free agent. On November 12, utility player Kristopher Negrón announced his retirement from baseball. On December 2, the Dodgers non-tendered relief pitcher Yimi García, making him a free agent. On December 28, the Dodgers released pitcher J. T. Chargois. Pitcher Casey Sadler was designated for assignment on January 15, 2020. On February 10, the Dodgers designated infielder Tyler White and outfielder Kyle Garlick for assignment.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Offseason, Free agent signings
On December 15, 2019, the Dodgers signed relief pitcher Blake Treinen to a one-year, $10 million, contract. On January 7, 2020, the Dodgers signed pitcher Jimmy Nelson to one-year, $1.25 million, contract that also included an option for 2021 and numerous contract bonuses. On January 12, the Dodgers signed left handed starter Alex Wood to a one-year, $4 million contract.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Offseason, Trades
On February 10, 2020, the Dodgers traded outfielder Alex Verdugo and minor leaguers Connor Wong and Jeter Downs to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for outfielder Mookie Betts, starting pitcher David Price and cash considerations. They also traded starting pitcher Kenta Maeda, minor leaguer Jaír Camargo and cash considerations to the Minnesota Twins for pitcher Brusdar Graterol, outfielder Luke Raley and the 67th pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Spring Training / Summer Camp
Spring Training for the Dodgers began on February 13, 2020, when pitchers and catchers reported to Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona. Position players reported the following day and the first Cactus League game was played on February 22.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Spring Training / Summer Camp
On February 29, the Dodgers designated pitcher Yadier Álvarez for assignment. He had been on the restricted list from the previous season as a result of disciplinary issues in the minor leagues. He showed up for camp but was unable to make his first spring start due to injury and they designated him the following day.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Spring Training / Summer Camp
On March 12, Major League Baseball cancelled the remaining spring training games and announced that the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks, due to the coronavirus pandemic.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Spring Training / Summer Camp
After extensive discussion between the players and ownership over the status of the season, on June 23, the league announced that players would report to the home stadiums by July 1 and that a second training camp would begin two days later with the season to begin on July 24, without fans in the stands. A number of rule changes would also be instituted for the new season, such as having a DH in both leagues and placing a runner on second to begin extra innings.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Spring Training / Summer Camp
On July 4, David Price announced that due to the pandemic he would opt out of playing in the 2020 season. Pitcher Jimmy Nelson announced that he would undergo surgery on his lower back on July 7, and would miss the entire season. On July 21, the Dodgers signed pitcher Jake McGee to a one-year contract and announced that second baseman Gavin Lux would not make the opening day roster. At the conclusion of the summer camp, they announced that Ross Stripling would take Price's spot in the starting rotation. On July 22, the Dodgers signed Mookie Betts to a 12-year contract extension, through the 2032 season. The deal was worth $365 million and also included a $65 million signing bonus, making it the richest contract in Dodgers history.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Game log
On July 6, MLB issued a new revised schedule for the season to start in July. The Dodgers will play 60 games, 10 games each against their division opponents, and 20 interleague games against opponents from the AL West Division.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season summary, July
The Dodgers finally began the season on July 23 against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium. Dustin May started on Opening Day after Clayton Kershaw was scratched with a bad back. Kiké Hernández drove in five runs on four hits, including a home run as the Dodgers won 8–1. In the second game, Ross Stripling allowed only four hits in seven innings while Max Muncy hit two homers in a 9–1 win. However, in the third game, the Giants beat the Dodgers, 5–4, a shaky Alex Wood allowed three runs in only three innings of work. The Giants beat the Dodgers on July 26 to finish the opening four game series with a split.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season summary, July
In their first road series of the season, the Dodgers beat the Houston Astros 5–2 at Minute Maid Park on July 28. Reliever Joe Kelly was suspended for eight games after throwing at Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa in the game. In the following game, Edwin Ríos hit a two-run home run in the 13th inning as the Dodgers won, 4–2, to sweep the two game series.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season summary, July
In the next series, the Dodgers took on the Arizona Diamondbacks for four games at Chase Field, starting with a 6–3 win, which included three home runs (by A.J. Pollock, Corey Seager, and Max Muncy). However the bullpen melted down in the 8th inning in the following game, as they lost 5–3.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season summary, August
In the third game of the series, Edwin Ríos, A. J. Pollock, Matt Beaty, and Chris Taylor each homered as the Dodgers routed the Diamondbacks 11–2. In the final game of the series, Clayton Kershaw made his season debut, pitched 52⁄3 scoreless innings and Cody Bellinger and Mookie Betts each homered as the Dodgers shut out the Diamondbacks 3–0 to take the series. The Dodgers next began a three-game series at Petco Park against the San Diego Padres, with the Padres taking game one of the series, 5–4, thanks to three home runs. The next night, Dustin May struck out a career high eight batters in six innings to pick up his first win of the season in the Dodgers 5–2 victory. Joc Pederson homered twice as the Dodgers withstood a late comeback to hold off the Padres 7–6 to take the series.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season summary, August
The Dodgers returned home to begin a seven-game homestand, starting with a three-game weekend series with the Giants. In the series opener, Will Smith, Betts, Max Muncy and Ríos each homered as the Dodgers won 7–2. Kershaw allowed three home runs in the next game and the Dodgers lost 5–4. In the final game of the series, the Dodger offense was silent and trailed 2–0 until Pollock and Betts each hit three-run homers in the seventh and eighth innings respectively to lead the Dodgers to a 6–2 victory to take the series from the Giants.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season summary, August
The Padres were the Dodgers next opponent, and beat them in the opener 2–1 in a pitchers' duel in the first game and 6–2 in the second game, with a grand slam homer by Manny Machado being the key hit. In the following game, Tony Gonsolin struck out eight batters in his second start of the season and Justin Turner hit a three-run homer as the Dodgers won 6–0. In the final game of the series with the Padres, the Dodgers slugged six home runs (including three from Mookie Betts) to pick up a 11–2 victory and a split of the series.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season summary, August
The Dodgers next trip was a three-game set against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium. They won the opener 7–4 on two homers by Cody Bellinger as Clayton Kershaw only allowed one hit in seven innings. The Dodgers took the next game as well, edging the Angels, 6–5 in 10 innings as Betts homered and had three RBI in the game. They finished off the sweep the next day, 8–3. Keibert Ruiz in his Major League debut homered in his first at-bat, one of four homers hit by the Dodgers in the rout.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season summary, August
The Dodgers next played the Seattle Mariners for four games, with the first two being at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles and the second pair being at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. They won the opener 11–9 in a back-and-forth battle when the Dodgers scored five runs in the seventh inning to respond to the Mariners scoring five runs in the third inning. Corey Seager and his brother, Mariners Third-Baseman Kyle Seager, both homered in the game, becoming the first pair of brothers to homer in the same game since César and Felipe Crespo did it on June 7, 2001.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season summary, August
In the next game, the Dodgers won 2–1 with Austin Barnes scoring both runs. In the first game in Seattle, the Mariners won 6–4 thanks to a three-run homer by Austin Nola. The Dodgers wrapped up the series with a 6–1 win on August 20, Kershaw struck out 11 while allowing only four hits in seven innings and in the process passed Don Drysdale for the second most strikeouts in Dodgers franchise history.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season summary, August
The Dodgers returned home to face the Colorado Rockies for a brief three game weekend series. In the series opener, the Dodgers beat the Rockies 6–1 behind Walker Buehler strong pitching performance, striking out 11 while allowing one earned run and four hits. In the second game of the series, Bellinger hit a walk-off home run to propel the Dodgers to a 4–3 victory. The Dodgers swept the series by hitting seven home runs, including two by Mookie Betts, in a 11–3 rout over the Rockies.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season summary, August
On August 25, the Dodgers began a six-game road trip, starting with three against the Giants at Oracle Park. The Dodgers blew three save opportunities in the opener and lost, 10–8, on a walk-off homer by Donovan Solano. The Dodgers and Giants chose not to play on August 26, as a unified protest against the Jacob Blake shooting, instead playing a double-header of seven inning games on the 27th. In the first game of the doubleheader, Kershaw pitched six scoreless innings, striking out four batters as the Dodgers shut out the Giants 7–0.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season summary, August
Joc Pederson homered and scored both runs as the Dodgers won 2–0 in the second game. The Dodgers next faced the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field. The bullpen struggled in the opener and the Dodgers lost to the Rangers, 6–2. Bellinger and Muncy homered as the Dodgers evened the series with a 7–4 win the following day. The Dodgers wrapped up the road trip with a 7–2 win. Seager, Smith, and Bellinger each homered as the Dodgers set a new National League record with 57 home runs in a calendar month.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season summary, September
The Dodgers returned home for a six-game homestand, beginning with a three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks. In the series opener, Julio Urías allowed one earned run in six quality innings pitched while Chris Taylor drove in four runs in the team's 6–3 victory. In the second game of the series, the offense went silent for the majority of the game due to Zac Gallen pitching seven scoreless innings until the 9th inning when Mookie Betts hit a solo home run to tie the score at one.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season summary, September
At the top of the tenth inning, Kenley Jansen gave up a bases-loaded walk to Christian Walker, but the Dodgers responded in the bottom of the tenth with a game-tying run on a throwing error by Junior Guerra and a walk-off single by Will Smith that scored Taylor to give the Dodgers a 3–2 victory. Clayton Kershaw pitched six scoreless innings, striking out eight batters (recording his 2,500 career strikeout on his third strikeout), as the Dodgers swept the Diamondbacks with a 5–1 victory.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season summary, September
The Dodgers picked up their 30th win of the season on September 4 in the opener of a three-game weekend series with the Colorado Rockies. They scored five runs in the eighth inning to win 10–6. The Dodgers hit five home runs in the game as they matched the best 40 game start in franchise history (30–10, 1888, 1955, 1977). This was also the best 40-game start in the majors since the 116-win Mariners began 31–9 in 2001.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season summary, September
In the second game of the series, the Rockies scored three runs in the ninth inning on an RBI single by Nolan Arenado and two-run double by Josh Fuentes to beat the Dodgers, 5–2. The Rockies won again the next day, 7–6, thanks to a two-run home run by Matt Kemp in the eighth inning, handing the Dodgers their first series loss of the season.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season summary, September
The Dodgers next traveled to Arizona to play the Diamondbacks in a three-game series at Chase Field. In the series opener, with the team trailing 6–2, the Dodgers rallied to score four runs in the top of the seventh inning to tie the game, scored four runs in the 10th inning, and withstood a rally from the Diamondbacks to win 10–9. Gavin Lux hit two home runs and drove in five runs in the game. In the second game of the series, the Dodgers scored two runs in the tenth inning to win 6–4. The Diamondbacks took the last game of the series, 5–2.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season summary, September
The Dodgers returned home to play the Houston Astros for a brief two game series. Kenley Jansen allowed five runs in the ninth inning as the Astros came from behind to beat the Dodgers, 7–5, on September 12. The Dodgers hit three home runs in the next game and bounced back with a 8–1 win to split the series.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season summary, September
The Dodgers embarked on their final road trip, starting with a crucial three-game series with the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. In the series opener, the Padres scored five runs in the seventh inning to beat the Dodgers 7–2. The Dodgers took the second game of the series with a 3–1 win behind seven quality innings from Tony Gonsolin. Justin Turner returned from the injured list, going three for four with an RBI. The Dodgers finished off the series with a 7–5 win.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season summary, September
Dustin May pitched 5+1⁄3 innings in relief, giving up three runs (one earned), and striking out six batters. Will Smith drove in three runs and A.J. Pollock and Chris Taylor each hit home runs as the Dodgers became the first team to clinch a playoff berth for the 2020 MLB playoffs. The Dodgers headed up to Coors Field to play the Rockies for a four-game series. In the series opener, the Dodgers scored six runs in the seventh inning to overtake the Rockies 9–3.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season summary, September
Corey Seager and Edwin Ríos each hit home runs while Seager and Smith each drove in two runs. The Dodgers hit three more home runs to rout the Rockies 15–6 in the second game of the series. The Dodgers won again in the third game of the series 6–1 behind Kershaw's seven quality innings and Chris Taylor's offensive performance, driving in three runs on a home run and a triple. Antonio Senzatela held the Dodgers to only one run in 6+1⁄3 innings and Josh Fuentes drove in three runs as the Rockies won 6–3 to avoid the sweep.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season summary, September
The Dodgers returned home to finish the regular season with a six-game homestand, beginning with a three-game series with the Oakland Athletics. In the series opener, the Dodgers got four home runs to propel the team to a 7–2 win and an eighth straight National League West division title. The Dodgers hit three more home runs in the next game, but Ramon Laureano hit a two-run go-ahead home run in the ninth to give the Athletics the win, 6–4. Seager hit a home run and drove in two runs as the Dodgers won the series finale 5–1.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, Season summary, September
The Dodgers hosted the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for the final three games of the regular season. In the first game, the Dodgers hit five home runs, including two by Justin Turner and a go-ahead two-run home run by Will Smith, to outlast the Angels 9–5. In the second game of the series, the Dodgers withstood a rally from the Angels in the 9th inning to win 7–6 after Joc Pederson, who drove in three runs, hit a go-ahead two-run home run. In final game of the regular season, A.J. Pollock hit two home runs and drove in three runs as the Dodgers shut out the Angels 5–0 to complete the series sweep and finish with an MLB best record of 43–17.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, National League Wild Card Series
The Dodgers hosted the Milwaukee Brewers in the best of three first round series at Dodger Stadium. In the first game of the series, Corey Seager hit a home run and the pitching staff allowed only a two-run home run by Orlando Arcia as the Dodgers won 4–2. In the second game of the series, Clayton Kershaw pitched eight scoreless innings, recording 13 strikeouts, and the Dodgers scored three runs in the fifth inning to win 3–0 and sweep the series.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, National League Division Series
All games of this series were played at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, home field of the Texas Rangers. The Dodgers played the San Diego Padres. In the opener, the Dodger offense was silent until they scored a run in the fifth inning and four runs in the sixth inning to win 5–1. The Dodgers jumped out to a 4–1 lead in game two and withstood a late Padres rally to hold on to win 6–5. The Dodgers finished off a sweep of the series by routing the Padres 12–3. Will Smith became the first Dodger player ever to have five hits in a postseason game and Justin Turner moved past Steve Garvey for the most post-season hits in Dodger franchise history with 64.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, National League Championship Series
The Dodgers faced the Atlanta Braves in the NLCS at Globe Life Field. For the first time this season a limited number of fans were allowed to attend this series. The opening game was a pitchers' duel between Walker Buehler and Max Fried, each of whom allowed only one run on a solo homer (Freddie Freeman for the Braves and Kiké Hernández for the Dodgers).


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, National League Championship Series
However the Dodgers bullpen gave up the game in the ninth inning with Blake Treinen allowing the go-ahead homer to Austin Riley and then Ozzie Albies hit a two-run homer off Jake McGee to put the game out of reach as the Braves won, 5–1. In the second game, Freeman hit another homer and the Braves pulled out to a 6–0 lead after five innings as Ian Anderson shut the Dodgers down.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, National League Championship Series
However the Dodgers came back against the Braves bullpen, with Corey Seager hitting a three-run homer in the seventh and then they added four runs in the ninth thanks to a double by Seager, a homer by Max Muncy and a triple by Cody Bellinger. However the Braves held on to win 8–7 to take a two games to none lead in the series.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, National League Championship Series
In Game 3, the Dodgers jumped on Braves starter Kyle Wright early, scoring 11 runs in the first inning with Edwin Ríos hitting a solo homer, Joc Pederson a three-run homer and Max Muncy a grand slam. The 11 runs in the first inning set an MLB record for the most runs ever scored in any inning of a postseason game. The Dodgers added on with a Cody Bellinger home run in the second followed by a Corey Seager homer in the third. Julio Urías allowed only one run in his five innings of work, with five strikeouts. They won the game 15–3. The 15 runs and five home runs by the Dodgers in the game both set new franchise records.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, National League Championship Series
Clayton Kershaw, who was originally scheduled to start Game 2, started for the Dodgers in Game 4. For the Braves, rookie Bryse Wilson took the mound. Wilson was making only his eighth career start, and his first in the postseason. It was a pitchers' duel going into the sixth inning, with each starting pitcher giving up one solo home run (Wilson to Edwin Ríos and Kershaw to Marcell Ozuna). For Wilson, the home run was the only hit he allowed in six innings of work.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, National League Championship Series
In the bottom of then inning, the Braves broke the game open with six runs, and eleven batters coming to the plate. As a result of this 10–2 victory, the Braves took a 3–1 series lead. In Game 5, the Braves took a 2–0 lead after two innings off of Dustin May and the Braves' A. J. Minter struck out seven while allowing only one hit in three scoreless innings.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, National League Championship Series
The Dodgers got one back in the fourth on a solo homer by Seager and then took the lead in the sixth when Will Smith hit a three-run home run off of Braves reliever Will Smith. This was the first matchup between two players of the same name in playoff history. Mookie Betts drove in a run with a single in the seventh, followed by a two-run homer by Seager, his second of the night. The Dodgers held on to win 7–3.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, National League Championship Series
In the sixth game of the series, the Dodgers got off to a strong start with three runs in the first off Max Fried, including solo homers by Seager and Justin Turner. With his homer, Seager set a new record for the most home runs in the NLCS with five and passed Iván Rodríguez (2003) for most RBI in a NLCS with his 11th. Buehler struck out six in six scoreless innings. Ronald Acuña Jr. doubled home Nick Markakis off of Blake Treinen to put the Braves on the board in the seventh inning.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, National League Championship Series
Fried did not allow any further runs as he went 62⁄3 innings, with eight hits and four walks allowed with five strikeouts. The Dodgers won 3–1 to force a winner take all seventh game. Ian Anderson started Game 7 for the Braves opposite Dustin May, on one day rest, for the Dodgers. May walked a couple in the first and gave up the first run of the game on a single to Marcell Ozuna. Tony Gonsolin came in to pitch in the second and allowed a solo homer to Dansby Swanson.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, National League Championship Series
The Dodgers tied up the game in the third on a two-run single by Will Smith. In the fourth, Gonsolin walked the first two batters and then allowed an RBI single to Austin Riley to put the Braves back on top. Kiké Hernández homered off A. J. Minter in the sixth to tie it back up. Cody Bellinger gave the Dodgers their first lead of the game on a solo homer off Chris Martin in the seventh inning. Julio Urías pitched the last three innings to pick up the win as the Dodgers held on for the 4–3 victory and became just the fourteenth team in postseason history to come back from a 3–1 series deficit.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, World Series
The Dodgers played the Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series, the Dodgers’ third World Series appearance in four seasons. Clayton Kershaw allowed only one run (a solo homer by Kevin Kiermaier) on two hits in six innings, while striking out eight in the opener, his 11th Game 1 start in the postseason, tying Greg Maddux for second most all-time. Cody Bellinger and Mookie Betts both homered and the Dodgers started off the series with an 8–3 win. The Dodgers hit three home runs in the second game, but lost to the Rays 6–4 to even the series.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, World Series
In Game 3, Walker Buehler pitched six innings and allowed one run on three hits and one walk with 10 strikeouts, becoming the third youngest pitcher with 10 or more strikeouts and three or fewer hits in a World Series game, behind only Ed Walsh in 1906 and Josh Beckett in 2003. Austin Barnes homered and drove in another run on a safety squeeze and Justin Turner also homered as the Dodgers won 6–2. Game 4 was a back and forth game.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, World Series
The Dodgers led from the beginning after Turner hit another fourth inning home run but the Rays went ahead on a three-run homer by Brandon Lowe in the sixth, only for the Dodgers to regain the lead in the next inning on a two-run single by Joc Pederson. The Rays won the game in walk-off fashion in the ninth after a single by Brett Phillips drove in the tying run and then a couple of fielding miscues let the winning run cross the plate to tie the series.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, World Series
The Dodgers went back ahead with a 4–2 win in Game 5 thanks to  Clayton Kershaw, whose strikeout of Kevin Kiermaier in the bottom of the fifth inning moved him past Justin Verlander for the record of most career postseason strikeouts. Kershaw finished with 52⁄3 innings, two runs allowed on five hits and two walks with six strikeouts.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, World Series
Facing elimination, the Rays started Blake Snell, who had a no decision Game 2. The Dodgers countered with Tony Gonsolin, who allowed one run as an opener in Game 2 and took the loss. The Rays scored first in this game with a solo home run by Randy Arozarena, his tenth during the postseason and third of the World Series. Gonsolin faced 10 batters in his second start, lasting 12⁄3 innings while allowing Arozarena's home run plus two hits and two walks.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, World Series
Snell was removed from the game with one out in the sixth inning after allowing a hit to Austin Barnes, who later scored on a wild pitch by Nick Anderson. The Dodgers took the lead on a fielder's choice grounder by Corey Seager that scored Mookie Betts. Snell allowed only the one earned run in 51⁄3 innings on two hits while striking out nine and walking none. The Dodgers added another run in the eighth inning when Betts hit a home run off Pete Fairbanks.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, World Series
Julio Urías worked the last 21⁄3 innings for the save as the Dodgers won their seventh World Series championship and their first since 1988. With the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA Finals on October 11, it was the first time since 1988 that both the Lakers and Dodgers won championships in the same year.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, Postseason rosters
Pitchers:  7 Julio Urías 17 Joe Kelly 21 Walker Buehler 22 Clayton Kershaw 41 Jake McGee 46 Tony Gonsolin 48 Brusdar Graterol 49 Blake Treinen 52 Pedro Báez 56 Adam Kolarek 74 Kenley Jansen 81 Victor González 85 Dustin MayCatchers: 15 Austin Barnes 16 Will Smith 25 Keibert RuizInfielders: 3 Chris Taylor 5 Corey Seager 10 Justin Turner 13 Max Muncy  14 Enrique Hernández 43 Edwin Ríos 45 Matt BeatyOutfielders:  11 A. J. Pollock 27 Terrance Gore 31 Joc Pederson 35 Cody Bellinger 50 Mookie Betts


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, Postseason rosters
Pitchers: 7 Julio Urías 17 Joe Kelly 21 Walker Buehler 22 Clayton Kershaw 41 Jake McGee 46 Tony Gonsolin 49 Blake Treinen 48 Brusdar Graterol 51 Dylan Floro 52 Pedro Báez 56 Adam Kolarek 74 Kenley Jansen 81 Victor González 85 Dustin MayCatchers: 15 Austin Barnes 16 Will SmithInfielders: 5 Corey Seager 9 Gavin Lux 10 Justin Turner 13 Max Muncy 14 Enrique Hernández 45 Matt BeatyOutfielders: 3 Chris Taylor 11 A. J. Pollock 27 Terrance Gore 31 Joc Pederson 35 Cody Bellinger 50 Mookie Betts


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, Postseason rosters
Pitchers: 7 Julio Urías 17 Joe Kelly 21 Walker Buehler 22 Clayton Kershaw 41 Jake McGee 46 Tony Gonsolin 48 Brusdar Graterol 49 Blake Treinen 51 Dylan Floro 52 Pedro Báez 56 Adam Kolarek 57 Alex Wood 74 Kenley Jansen 81 Victor González 85 Dustin MayCatchers: 15 Austin Barnes 16 Will SmithInfielders: 5 Corey Seager 10 Justin Turner 13 Max Muncy 14 Enrique Hernández 43 Edwin Ríos 45 Matt BeatyOutfielders: 3 Chris Taylor 11 A. J. Pollock 31 Joc Pederson 35 Cody Bellinger 50 Mookie Betts


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Statistics, Batting
List does not include pitchers. Stats in bold are the team leaders..


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Statistics, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; SB = Stolen Bases; Avg. = Batting Average; OBP = On Base Percentage; SLG = Slugging; OPS = On Base + Slugging


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Statistics, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Farm system
As a result of the ongoing pandemic, Minor League Baseball did not operate a season at any level this year. They officially announced the cancellation on June 30.


2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Major League Baseball Draft
The 2020 Draft was shortened to only five rounds as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Dodgers had six picks in the draft, including a pick in "Competitive Balance Round B" between the second and third rounds. The Dodgers acquired that pick from the Minnesota Twins in the Kenta Maeda trade. The Dodgers first round pick was right-handed pitcher Bobby Miller from the University of Louisville.


2020 Los Angeles FC season
The 2020 Los Angeles FC season was the club's third season, and third season in Major League Soccer, the top-tier of the American soccer pyramid. Los Angeles FC played their home matches at the Banc of California Stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Outside of MLS play, the team was planned to participate in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup tournament (before the tournament's cancelation due to the COVID-19 pandemic), and qualified for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League, reaching the final.


2020 Los Angeles FC season, Competitions, U.S. Open Cup
Due to their final standings position for the 2019 MLS season, Los Angeles FC was to enter the competition in the Fourth Round, to be played May 19–20. However, it was announced on August 14, 2020 that the tournament would be canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.


2020 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
The 46th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), honored the best in film for 2020.


2020 Los Angeles Gladiators season
The 2020 Los Angeles Gladiators season was the third season of Los Angeles Gladiators's existence in the Overwatch League and their third season under head coach David "dpei" Pei. The Gladiators planned to host two homestand weekends in the 2020 season, but all homestand matches were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Los Angeles Gladiators season
The Gladiators finished the season with 11 wins and 10 losses to claim the sixth seed in the North America region. On September 4, Los Angeles advanced to the season playoffs after 3–2 win over the Toronto Defiant in the North American Play-in tournament. In the first round of the North American playoffs, the Gladiators were swept by the Philadelphia Fusion, sending them to the lower bracket. They lost to the Florida Mayhem in the first round of the lower bracket, which eliminated them from the playoffs.


2020 Los Angeles Gladiators season, Preceding offseason, Organizational changes
In September 2019, both head coach David "dpei" Pei and assistant coach Seetoh "JohnGalt" Jian Qing announced that their contracts lapsed with the Gladiators and were seeking other opportunities. The following month, JohnGalt signed with the Washington Justice's as their new head coach, while Pei signed a new contract with the Gladiators as their head coach and general manager. The team signed former Guangzhou Charge assistant coach Rohit "Curryshot" Nathani to their coaching staff in late October.


2020 Los Angeles Gladiators season, Preceding offseason, Roster changes
The Gladiators enter the new season with three free agents, six players which they have the option to retain for another year, and no players under contract. The OWL's deadline to exercise a team option is November 11, after which any players not retained will become a free agent. Free agency officially began on October 7.


2020 Los Angeles Gladiators season, Preceding offseason, Roster changes, Acquisitions
The Gladiators' first offseason pick-up was off-tank Indy "SPACE" Halpern, who they acquired from the Los Angeles Valiant on October 23. In early November, former London Spitfire DPS Kim "birdring" Ji-Hyeok signed with the team. Later that month, the team signed DPS Chris "MirroR" Trinh from Boston Uprising's academy team Uprising Academy and added former Mayhem Academy support player Nolan "Paintbrush" Edwards.


2020 Los Angeles Gladiators season, Preceding offseason, Roster changes, Acquisitions
After the Gladiators traded off-tank Aaron "Bischu" Kim to the Guangzhou Charge in the middle of the 2019 season, Bischu re-signed to the Gladiators from free agency on November 15. A month later, on December 5, Los Angeles signed former Paris Eternal main tank Roni "LhCloudy" Tiihonen. The team announced their final signing of the offseason on December 12, with the addition of DPS Jason "Jaru" White from Team Envy.


2020 Los Angeles Gladiators season, Preceding offseason, Roster changes, Departures
On October 18, the Gladiators agreed to transfer main tank Gye "rOar" Chang-hoon to the Washington Justice, pending approval from the league.


2020 Los Angeles Gladiators season, Preceding offseason, Roster changes, Departures
DPS João Pedro "Hydration" Goes Telles, who had been with the team since its inception in 2017, was the first of the Gladiators' free agents to leave the team, signing with the Houston Outlaws on October 18. Following him was DPS Lane "Surefour" Roberts, as he signed with the Toronto Defiant the following month. On November 25, off-tank free agent Kang "Void" Jun-woo signed with the Shanghai Dragons. It was confirmed on December 5, after the disbandment of their academy team Gladiators Legion, that two-way tank player Lee "Panker" Byung-ho's option was not picked up for the 2020 season.


2020 Los Angeles Gladiators season, Preceding offseason, Roster changes, Player trades
The Gladiators' first player-for-player trade of the offseason took place on October 29, when they traded flex DPS Jang "Decay" Gui-un to the Dallas Fuel in exchange for main tank Son "OGE" Min-seok.


2020 Los Angeles Gladiators season, Roster, Transactions
Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2020 regular season:


2020 Los Angeles Guerrillas season
The 2020 Los Angeles Guerrillas season was the first season of the Los Angeles Guerrillas' existence in the Call of Duty League. Los Angeles Guerrillas would finish the regular season in twelfth place with a 5 – 17 (.227) record, this placed them in losers round 1 of the playoffs.


2020 Los Angeles Guerrillas season, Preceding offseason
On August 20, 2019, Activision Blizzard announced that Kroenke Sports & Entertainment had purchased one of the two new franchise slots for the Call of Duty League. On October 18, 2019, branding was revealed as the Los Angeles Guerrillas.


2020 Los Angeles Guerrillas season, Final roster, Transactions
Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2020 regular season:


2020 Los Angeles Rams season
The 2020 season was the Los Angeles Rams' 83rd season in the National Football League, their 84th overall, their 54th in the Greater Los Angeles Area, and their fourth under head coach Sean McVay. It also marks the team's first season playing their home games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, which the team shares with the Los Angeles Chargers. They improved on their 9–7 season from the previous year after a Week 17 victory over the Arizona Cardinals, returning to the playoffs after missing out last season. The Rams' strong defense finished the year with just 296 points allowed, the fewest in the league.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season
In the Wild Card round, the Rams defeated the Seattle Seahawks 30–20, advancing to the Divisional round, but lost to the top-seeded Green Bay Packers by a score of 32–18.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Roster changes, Releases/waivers
On March 19, 2020, the Rams released running back Todd Gurley after they were unable to trade him. The move was made before the team would have to pay an additional $10.5 million on Gurley's $60 million contract extension that was signed prior to the 2018 season. Gurley was later signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Falcons.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Roster changes, Releases/waivers
Also on March 19, 2020, the Rams released linebacker Clay Matthews after one season.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Roster changes, Retirements
On February 6, 2020, veteran safety Eric Weddle announced his retirement from the NFL after 13 seasons.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Roster changes, Undrafted free agents
Following the 2020 NFL Draft, the Rams signed 20 undrafted rookie free agents who would compete for roster spots and participate in the team's offseason and training camp programs.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Final roster
Rookies in italics53 active, 7 inactive, 15 practice squad (+1 exempt)


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Preseason
The Rams' preseason schedule was announced on May 7, but was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Playing their first game ever in their brand-new home at SoFi Stadium, the Rams held off the Cowboys in a close battle of NFC contenders on Sunday Night Football. Receiving the opening kickoff (from former Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein), Los Angeles drove 75 yards in seven plays, with Malcolm Brown scoring the new stadium's first touchdown on a 1-yard run.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Rookie kicker Samuel Sloman missed on his first field goal attempt, a 29-yard try that bounced off the left upright near the end of the first quarter, but later was successful on field goals of 35 and 31 yards in the second quarter. However, Dallas took a 14-13 halftime lead as Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott scored on both a touchdown run and a touchdown reception.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys
The Rams reclaimed the lead as Malcolm Brown (who finished with a team-high 18 rushes for 79 yards) scored his second touchdown of the game on a 2-yard run midway through the third quarter to put Los Angeles ahead 20–14. Zuerlein converted a 33-yard field goal late in the third quarter, but it would be as close as the Cowboys would get.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Rookie safety Jordan Fuller led the Rams with eight total tackles, including a key tackle of Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb on a fourth-and-3 play at the Rams' 9-yard line, just one yard short of a first down to kill a Dallas scoring drive. Wide receiver Robert Woods led Los Angeles with six receptions for 105 yards. Following the game, Rams head coach Sean McVay presented a game ball to team owner Stan Kroenke.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at Philadelphia Eagles
Linebacker Micah Kiser had a breakout performance that earned him NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors and tight end Tyler Higbee caught three touchdowns as the Rams broke a six-game losing streak to the Eagles (dating back to 2004) and gave head coach Sean McVay his first victory over Philadelphia after two prior defeats. With the win, the Rams earned their third consecutive 2–0 start. Making his second career start at inside linebacker after missing all of 2019, Kiser forced a fumble on the Eagles' opening drive.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at Philadelphia Eagles
Linebacker Kenny Young recovered the fumble by Eagles running back Miles Sanders to give Los Angeles possession at the Philadelphia 41. Three runs for 13 yards by rookie running back Cam Akers and a 24-yard pass from quarterback Jared Goff to wide receiver Cooper Kupp set up a 4-yard scoring toss from Goff to Higbee with 11:15 remaining in the first quarter.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at Philadelphia Eagles
Goff, who completed his first 14 passes, led the Rams to scores on their next two drives, the first ending with a 5-yard run around end by Robert Woods and the second capped off by a second TD pass to Higbee from three yards out. After the Eagles bounced back with a pair of touchdowns in the second quarter, the Rams extended their lead as kicker Samuel Sloman added a 30-yard field goal in the third period. Then in the fourth, Goff and Higbee connected for a third touchdown, this one from 28 yards.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at Philadelphia Eagles
Second-year running back Darryl Henderson led the Rams on the ground with 81 yards on 12 carries, including his first career NFL touchdown on a 2-yard run with 3:41 remaining in the game. Kiser led the Rams with 15 total tackles (10 solo) along with the forced fumble and a pass deflection. While Los Angeles did not sack Carson Wentz, constant pressure forced the Philadelphia quarterback to throw two interceptions to L.A. cornerbacks Darious Williams and Troy Hill as the Rams got their first-ever win at Lincoln Financial Field as well as their first road win over Philadelphia since the 2001 season.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Buffalo Bills
After falling behind 28–3 in the third quarter, the Rams staged the largest comeback in team history, but ultimately fell to the host Bills in their first inter-conference game of 2020. Los Angeles had difficulty stopping Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen, who passed for three touchdowns and ran for another in building the Bills' 25-point lead midway through the third quarter. The Rams answered with an 8-play, 75-yard drive that ended with Jared Goff scoring from one yard out on a quarterback sneak.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Buffalo Bills
A questionable interception of Allen on the next drive by Rams safety John Johnson, who was credited with the pick after reaching for the ball as tight end Tyler Kroft caught it, helped to set up a 25-yard touchdown pass from Goff to wide receiver Robert Woods, who was playing for the first time against the team that originally drafted him. Woods, who finished with five receptions for 74 yards, had a 31-yard catch that set up Goff's second touchdown pass of the day, this time to wide receiver Cooper Kupp with 10:40 remaining in the game.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Buffalo Bills
Goff connected with tight end Tyler Higbee for a successful two-point conversion to close to within 28–25. Running back Darrell Henderson had a strong game for the second straight week, rushing 20 times for 114 yards and gave the Rams their first and only lead of the game on a 1-yard run with 4:33 to play. The 25-point comeback was the best Rams rally since a 31–27 victory against Tampa Bay in 1992.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Buffalo Bills
The defense was led by defensive tackle Aaron Donald, who had two sacks among his six total tackles, including a forced fumble that he recovered to set up the Rams' go-ahead score. However, Allen was able to evade a furious Rams pass rush to make several late conversions and, after a likewise controversial pass interference call on fourth down against L.A. cornerback Darious Williams, connected with tight end Tyler Kroft on a 3-yard score to reclaim the lead with just 15 seconds remaining. Kupp led the Rams with six receptions for 107 yards while Goff, who completed 23 of 31 for 321 yards, surpassed 15,000 career passing yards (15,082).


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. New York Giants
The Rams started quickly, but then had to hold on to beat the visiting Giants and improve to 3–1 on the season. Tight end Gerald Everett took a handoff from quarterback Jared Goff from two yards out to score the first rushing touchdown of his career, capping off L.A.'s efficient opening 12-play, 65-yard drive. From there, Los Angeles struggled offensively, as a second quarter drive saw the Rams reach New York's 4-yard-line before Goff was sacked and then completed two passes for minus-2 yards. Sam Sloman converted a 32-yard field goal to give L.A. a 10–3 lead.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. New York Giants
Though the Giants were able to control the ball and had a clear edge in time of possession (33:17 to 26:43), the Rams defense collected five sacks of New York quarterback Daniel Jones and limited the Giants to three Graham Gano field goals, the last coming less than a minute into the fourth quarter to pull New York to within 10–9. After the teams exchanged punts, the Rams came up with their biggest offensive play of the day as Goff found wide receiver Cooper Kupp over the middle.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. New York Giants
Kupp turned upfield and outraced Giants defenders to the end zone to complete the 55-yard touchdown pass play and extend the Rams' lead to 17–9 after Sloman's successful PAT. New York drove into Rams territory on its final two possessions but was turned away both times. With just under a minute remaining, Jones's pass attempt to wide receiver Damion Ratley was intercepted by Rams cornerback Darious Williams at the Los Angeles 7-yard-line to preserve the victory.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. New York Giants
Safety Taylor Rapp led the Rams with eight tackles, while cornerback Jalen Ramsey added four solo tackles, including a critical stop of Giants wide receiver Golden Tate for a 1-yard loss on a third-and-3 play near midfield, which was soon followed by the Rams' final touchdown. Following the game, Ramsey and Tate got into a fight that would lead to disciplinary action by the NFL. The Rams, who improved to 2–0 on the season at SoFi Stadium, also debuted their Royal-and-Sol jersey-and-pants combination, which had been spurred by fan demand.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Washington Football Team
Aaron Donald tied a career high with four sacks and the Rams defense collected a season-high eight sacks while holding host Washington to just 108 total yards - the fewest of any team in any game all season - as Los Angeles completed a season sweep of NFC East opponents. Donald vaulted himself into the league lead in sacks, and also forced a fumble as he was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for the seventh time in his career.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Washington Football Team
Linebacker Troy Reeder added three sacks while cornerbacks Jalen Ramsey, Darious Williams, and Troy Hill limited Washington's wide receivers to just five receptions for 29 yards. Offensively, quarterback Jared Goff completed 21 of 30 passes for 309 yards and two touchdowns, while also running for another.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Washington Football Team
Running back Darrell Henderson ran for one touchdown and caught another, while rookie Cam Akers led Los Angeles with 61 yards on nine carries in his first action after suffering a rib injury in Week 2. Rams head coach Sean McVay earned his first victory over Washington in making his first return to FedExField since he served on Washington's staff from 2010 to 2016. In 2017, the then-Redskins had dealt McVay his first loss as a head coach.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Washington Football Team
For the third time in McVay's head coaching tenure, the Rams completed a season sweep of another NFL division, having swept opponents from the AFC South in 2017 and the AFC West in 2018 (Los Angeles also won all six games versus NFC West opponents in 2018). The victory also spoiled the return of Washington quarterback Alex Smith, who entered the game in the second quarter to play in an NFL game for the first time since suffering a catastrophic leg injury two years earlier.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at San Francisco 49ers
On Sunday Night Football, the Rams fell behind 14-0 and never recovered on the road at Levi's Stadium in their first division game of the season. 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo threw three touchdown passes in the first half, improving his lifetime record against Los Angeles to 4-0 as San Francisco staked out a 21-6 halftime lead. L.A.'s only points before halftime came on a 10-yard pass from Jared Goff to Robert Woods in the second quarter, but kicker Samuel Sloman missed the PAT. Sloman converted a 42-yard field goal in the third period, and Josh Reynolds caught a 40-yard TD pass from Goff late in the fourth quarter as the Rams fell to 4-2 on the season.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. Chicago Bears
A dominant performance by defense and special teams lifted the Rams over the visiting Bears on Monday Night Football in their third straight meeting on national TV in as many years. Playing against the team that originally drafted him, linebacker Leonard Floyd had six total tackles, including two sacks as well as three hurries of Chicago quarterback Nick Foles, who was sacked four times in total and was intercepted twice by the team he played for in 2015.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. Chicago Bears
Second-year safety Taylor Rapp got the first interception after a pass deflection in the end zone by cornerback Troy Hill in the third period, while the second came courtesy of cornerback Jalen Ramsey in the fourth quarter. Punter Johnny Hekker was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week after averaging 44.2 yards on five punts (including punts of 57 and 63 yards), all of which he dropped inside the Chicago 20 to repeatedly pin the Bears deep in their own territory. On offense, Jared Goff completed 23 of 33 passes for 220 yards and touchdowns to wide receiver Josh Reynolds and tight end Gerald Everett, while Darrell Henderson had 15 rushes for 64 yards and fellow running back Malcolm Brown added 57 yards on 10 carries with a touchdown run.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: at Miami Dolphins
Despite holding clear advantages of total offensive yards (471 to 145) and time of possession (36:30 to 23:30), the Rams were undone by four turnovers in losing to the host Dolphins. Early in the first quarter, defensive tackle Aaron Donald sacked Miami rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, forcing a fumble that was recovered by linebacker Leonard Floyd at the Dolphin 15. Three plays later, wide receiver Robert Woods scored on a 4-yard run. Late in the first quarter, Rams quarterback Jared Goff was intercepted, which led to a Miami touchdown.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: at Miami Dolphins
Early in the second quarter, Rams safety Taylor Rapp forced a fumble that was recovered by cornerback Troy Hill to set up first-and-goal at the Miami 7. But two plays later, Goff was sacked by Dolphins defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah, who forced a fumble that was picked up by linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel, who returned it 78 yards for a touchdown. After the Rams were forced to punt on their next possession, Miami's Jakeem Grant returned the kick 88 yards for a score.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: at Miami Dolphins
Goff threw another interception and lost another fumble that led to another touchdown for the Dolphins, who led 28-7 just before halftime. Newly-acquired kicker Kai Forbath converted a 23-yard field goal late in the second period, but missed from 48 yards out in the fourth quarter in his first game with the Rams. Goff, who completed 35 of 61 attempts for 355 yards, connected with Woods on an 11-yard touchdown pass in the fourth period for the 100th TD pass of his career as the Rams fell to 5-3 heading into their bye week.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Cornerback Darious Williams snagged two interceptions and the Rams defense sacked Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson six times to lead Los Angeles to victory at home in a key NFC West showdown. Kai Forbath finished L.A.'s opening drive with a 23-yard field goal, while Darrell Henderson and Malcolm Brown both scored on touchdown runs to give the Rams a 17-7 lead in the second quarter. Brown added another touchdown run in the third period, while the Seahawks were limited to three field goals from kicker Jason Myers (including a Seahawks-record 61-yarder at the end of the second quarter.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Linebacker Leonard Floyd had five tackles including three sacks and a fumble recovery, a performance that earned him NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. Fellow linebackers also stood out as Terrell Lewis added two sacks and Micah Kiser led the team with 12 tackles. In all, the defense corralled Wilson for much of the day, totaling 12 quarterback hurries to go along with the six sacks. The performance of the secondary was outstanding in limiting the Seahawks' air attack.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Williams stopped two scoring drives with interceptions and also had three pass deflections on the day, while fellow corner Jalen Ramsey had two tackles and was successful in limiting Seattle's leading receiver DK Metcalf to just two receptions for 28 yards. Offensively, quarterback Jared Goff passed for 302 yards and wide receiver Josh Reynolds led the Rams with eight receptions for 94 yards as the Rams improved to 9-4 against the Seahawks since 2014. The victory was marred by several injuries, as Forbath injured an ankle while tackle Andrew Whitworth suffered a torn MCL. Both players were placed on the team's injured reserve list.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
In a high-stakes battle on Monday Night Football, the Rams took down the favored Buccaneers for the fourth straight time at Raymond James Stadium dating back to 2012. Quarterback Jared Goff completed 39 of 51 passes for 376 yards and touchdowns to three different receivers.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Wide receiver Robert Woods caught a 4-yard TD pass to cap off the Rams' opening offensive drive, then late in the second period took a short pass from Goff and weaved his way for a 35-yard gain down to the Tampa Bay 20, which led to a 38-yard field goal by newly-acquired kicker Matt Gay, who had kicked for the Buccaneers in 2019.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Leading 17-14 at halftime, the Rams never trailed in the second half as Goff hit rookie running back Cam Akers on a swing pass out of the backfield in the third quarter, and Gay added a 40-yard field goal with 2:40 remaining in the game. Woods was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week after finishing with 12 receptions for 130 yards and a score. Fellow wide receiver Cooper Kupp caught 11 passes for 146 yards and rookie wideout Van Jefferson scored the first touchdown of his NFL career off a 7-yard pass from Goff in the second quarter.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On defense, free safety Jordan Fuller intercepted Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady twice in the second half. The first, coming midway through the third period, led to a Rams touchdown, while the second came just after the two-minute warning and the Rams were able to run out the clock. The win gave head coach Sean McVay victories over every team in the NFC other than his own, and made the Rams 6-1 versus the Buccaneers in their last seven meetings.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. San Francisco 49ers
The Rams stumbled badly, suffering four turnovers to the rival 49ers in L.A.'s first-ever loss at SoFi Stadium. After Los Angeles took a first quarter lead on a 48-yard field goal by Matt Gay in the first quarter, visiting San Francisco seized the lead with an 8-yard touchdown run by running back Raheem Mostert.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Rams quarterback Jared Goff fumbled once in the second quarter to stop an L.A. drive into 49er territory and threw two interceptions, the second of which was returned 27 yards for a touchdown by San Francisco defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw to give the 49ers a 14-3 lead just after the start of the third quarter. After a Robbie Gould field goal extended the visitor's lead to 17-3, the Rams answered with a 41-yard field goal by Gay.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. San Francisco 49ers
On the ensuing possession, Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald tackled and forced Mostert to fumble, and the loose ball was picked up by cornerback Troy Hill, who returned it 20 yards for a touchdown. After the Rams forced the 49ers to punt, rookie running back Cam Akers broke loose for a 61-yard run down to the San Francisco 7 to end the third quarter. Two plays into the fourth period, Akers scored his first career rushing touchdown to give the Rams a 20-17 lead. However, the 49er defense stiffened and kept the Rams from crossing midfield.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Though the Rams defense also played hard as linebacker Troy Reeder led the team with 15 total tackles, San Francisco prevailed on their final drives with field goals by Gould that went for 44 yards with 3:11 left and the final 42-yard kick came as time ran out, giving the 49ers their fourth straight win over the Rams, and a sweep of the intra-state series for the second straight season. Wide receiver Robert Woods led the Rams with seven receptions for 80 yards.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Arizona Cardinals
The visiting Rams maintained their dominance over the Cardinals, pulling away in the fourth quarter for their sixth straight win at State Farm Stadium going back to 2015. After giving up an early touchdown, Los Angeles pulled ahead in the second quarter on a 9-yard run by running back Cam Akers to cap a 14-play, 85-yard drive, and quarterback Jared Goff's 1-yard TD pass to tight end Tyler Higbee.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Arizona Cardinals
Goff, who completed 37 of 47 passes for 351 yards, added a touchdown run on a quarterback sneak early in the fourth quarter, while running back Darrell Henderson broke loose for a 38-yard touchdown run as the Rams offense outgained the Cardinals 463 yards to 232 and dominated time of possession 38:53 to 21:07. Cornerback Troy Hill capped off L.A.'s stellar defensive effort with a 35-yard touchdown interception return of a pass by Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray, who was held to just 15 rushing yards on the day. The victory, combined with the Seattle Seahawks' upset loss to the New York Giants the same day, put the Rams back in first place in the NFC West with four weeks remaining in the NFL regular season.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. New England Patriots
Rookie running back Cam Akers rushed for a season-high 171 yards on 29 carries and was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week (the sixth Rams player to earn Player of the Week honors this season) as he powered Los Angeles to its fourth win in five weeks. Facing the Patriots for the first time since their 13-3 loss in Super Bowl LIII, the host Rams dominated from the opening drive, going 75 yards in six plays to finish with quarterback Jared Goff scoring on a 1-yard run.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. New England Patriots
Kicker Matt Gay added a 35-yard field goal on L.A.'s second drive midway through the opening period. Following a Rams turnover off a tipped pass end the end of the first quarter, Rams linebacker Kenny Young picked off a Cam Newton pass and returned it 79 yards for a touchdown at the start of the second quarter. The Los Angeles defense turned in a strong effort, limiting the Patriots to just 220 total yards and one field goal while eight of 12 New England drives were held to four plays or less.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. New England Patriots
Defensive end Michael Brockers had two of the Rams' six total sacks, while defensive tackle Aaron Donald added 1.5 sacks. Wide receiver Cooper Kupp caught a 2-yard TD pass from Goff for the only score of the second half, as L.A. assured itself of a winning record at its new home by improving to 5-1 at SoFi Stadium. The win not only was the Rams' first victory over the Patriots since 2001, when they were then based in St. Louis, but it also secured the team's fourth straight winning season.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. New York Jets
The Jets pulled off the most shocking upset of the NFL season, stunning the host Rams for their first win of the season. New York, coming in with an 0-13 record, was rated a 16-point underdog, drove 76 yards in 13 plays on their opening offensive drive, capping it with an 18-yard from former USC quarterback Sam Darnold to Ty Johnson. Jets kicker Sam Ficken, who had played for the Rams in 2018, added a pair of field goals from 39 and 25 yards in the second quarter as New York built a 13-0 lead.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. New York Jets
The field goals were set up by a blocked punt off Rams punter Johnny Hekker and a Jared Goff interception. Matt Gay's 45-yard field goal at the end of the second quarter got L.A. on the scoreboard, but the Jets answered with another long touchdown drive to start the second half. Veteran running back Frank Gore's 1-yard TD run ended an 11-play, 72-yard drive that lasted 6+1⁄2 minutes. The Rams answered as Goff connected with Robert Woods for a 15-yard touchdown pass.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. New York Jets
However, the Jets answered with another long scoring drive, going 72 yards in 10 plays down to the Los Angeles 3, which ended in a 21-yard field goal by Ficken for a 23-10 lead. The Rams pulled close in the fourth quarter with a 3-yard TD pass from Goff to tight end Tyler Higbee and a 42-yard field goal by Gay.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. New York Jets
But after the defense forced the Jets to punt, the Rams' final offensive drive stalled at the New York 37 after an illegal block penalty wiped out a 22-yard run by rookie running Cam Akers and Goff's final two passes fell incomplete. Akers, who ran 15 times for 63 yards, also had an 18-yard touchdown run that would have tied the game nullified by a holding penalty. Linebacker Troy Reeder had a team-high 11 tackles, while linebacker Samson Ebukam and defensive tackle Morgan Fox each had a sack for the Rams' defense.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks
The host Seahawks pulled away from the Rams in the second half to clinch the NFC West Division for the first time since 2016. Los Angeles took a 6-3 lead in the second quarter after field goals by kicker Matt Gay of 44 and 51 yards. But the Rams hurt themselves badly on their next two drives as quarterback Jared Goff threw an errant pass that was intercepted by Seattle cornerback Quandre Diggs at the Seahawks' 10-yard line. After Seattle went ahead 13-6 in the third quarter, the Rams responded by driving down to the Seattle 1.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks
But successive run attempts by Goff and Malcolm Brown were stopped and L.A. turned over the ball on downs. Goff passed for 234 yards while playing half the game with a broken thumb on his right throwing hand. Gay added a 33-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to account for all of the Rams' scoring. Though he was sacked five times by the Rams' defense (twice by linebacker Leonard Floyd), Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson scored on a 3-yard run and passed for 225 yards and another touchdown.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Arizona Cardinals
The Rams shut down the visiting Cardinals to secure their third playoff appearance in four seasons as head coach Sean McVay maintained his unbeaten record against Arizona (8-0). With Jared Goff sidelined after having surgery to repair his broken thumb, backup quarterback John Wolford got his first career start. Wolford, who had not seen any action during the previous 15 games, had his first NFL pass intercepted to set up a Cardinals' touchdown.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Arizona Cardinals
After an exchange of punts, Wolford led the Rams on a 16-play, 69-yard drive that reached the Arizona 1, but successive false start penalties moved the ball back and Los Angeles settled for a 28-yard field goal by Matt Gay. The Rams reached the Arizona 1 again on their next drive, going 81 yards in 13 plays before running back Cam Akers was stripped of the ball at the goal line. Arizona's celebration was short-lived as a holding call in the end zone gave the Rams a safety two plays later.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Defensively, the Rams knocked out Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray early in the game, and late in the second quarter, Arizona backup QB Chris Streveler was intercepted by L.A. cornerback Troy Hill, who returned it 84 yards for a touchdown and a 12-7 Rams lead with 20 seconds left before halftime. Defensively, the Rams clamped down on the Cardinals' running game, which produced just 48 yards on the ground.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Gay added two more field goals in the second, while Wolford was able to guide the offense effectively, completing 22 of 38 passes for 231 yards while also rushing for 56 yards on six carries, including a crucial 9-yard run on a 3rd-and-8 situation late in the final period to seal the win.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (3) Seattle Seahawks
A dominant performance by the NFL's No. 1-ranked defense and a breakout performance by rookie running back Cam Akers lifted the Rams to an upset victory over the host Seahawks. The Rams' triumph ended a 10-game postseason home win streak for Seattle at dating back to 2004, when the then-St. Louis Rams defeated the Seahawks 27-20 in an NFC Wild Card Game at Lumen Field, then known as Qwest Field. After an exchange of opening-drive punts, Los Angeles pushed into Seattle territory as Akers ran five times for 35 yards.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (3) Seattle Seahawks
Starting for the second straight week, quarterback John Wolford completed passes of 15 and 13 yards to wide receiver Cooper Kupp, but was then knocked out of the game after colliding with Seattle safety Jamal Adams on a scramble down to the Seahawks 18. The drive ended in a 40-yard field goal by kicker Matt Gay.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (3) Seattle Seahawks
After Seattle tied the game early in the second quarter, Rams quarterback Jared Goff (still nursing a broken thumb suffered during the teams' previous meeting two weeks earlier) misfired on his first four pass attempts before connecting with Kupp on a 44-yard pass play that led to a 39-yard field goal by Gay. On the Seahawks' next possession, cornerback Darious Williams picked off a Russell Wilson pass and returned it 42 yards for a touchdown.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (3) Seattle Seahawks
Seattle was able to answer with long touchdown pass from Wilson to DK Metcalf on a broken play, but the Rams countered with a 75-yard scoring drive.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (3) Seattle Seahawks
Akers took a dump-off pass from Goff and turned it into a 44-yard gain, then ran for 20 yards on his next carry that would ultimately set up his own score on a 5-yard run and a 20-10 halftime lead for L.A. In the fourth quarter, Gay would add his third field goal of the day from 36 yards and after Micah Kiser recovered a fumble on a Seahawks punt return, Goff found wide receiver Robert Woods wide open for a 15-yard TD pass to give the Rams a 30-13 advantage.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (3) Seattle Seahawks
Defensively both linebacker Leonard Floyd and defensive tackle Aaron Donald had two sacks each of Wilson, who was sacked five times in total and was hit a total of 10 times. The Seahawks were limited to 278 yards and were forced to punt eight times. Akers' 131 rushing yards (on 28 carries) was the fifth-best single-game performance in Rams' postseason history, and his 176 yards in total offense ranked No. 3 all-time for Los Angeles in the playoffs. Also, for the first time in the entire season, the Rams did not suffer a turnover.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Divisional Playoffs: at (1) Green Bay Packers
The top-seeded Packers played mistake-free football and turned away the visiting Rams to advance to the NFC Championship game. Green Bay controlled the line of scrimmage in the first half and scored on every drive to build a 19-10 first half lead, mounting scoring drives of 12, 14, and 10 plays against the top-ranked Rams defense.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Divisional Playoffs: at (1) Green Bay Packers
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Davante Adams in the second quarter, capping off a drive that was extended by an uncharacteristic 15-yard personal foul penalty on Aaron Donald, who had only one assist as he appeared limited due to a rib injury suffered a week earlier. Rodgers, who added a 1-yard TD run later in the period, finished the day with 296 passing yards and was not sacked.


2020 Los Angeles Rams season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Divisional Playoffs: at (1) Green Bay Packers
For the Rams, Jared Goff returned to the starting lineup and completed 21 of 27 passes for 174 yards and a touchdown pass to rookie wide receiver Van Jefferson from 4 yards out late in the second quarter to pull within 16-10. Running back Cam Akers continued a strong postseason push, rushing for 90 yards on 18 carries, including a 7-yard touchdown run out of a wildcat formation play in the third quarter. Akers scored on a two-point conversion play to keep the Rams within a touchdown, but the Packers sealed the win with a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter. Linebacker Troy Reeder had 13 tackles for the Rams defense, which gave up a season-high 484 yards in the loss.


2020 Los Angeles Sparks season
The 2020 WNBA season was the 24th season for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season will tip off on July 25, 2020, versus the Phoenix Mercury.


2020 Los Angeles Sparks season
This WNBA season will feature an all-time high 36 regular-season games. However, the plan for expanded games was put on hold on April 3, when the WNBA postponed its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under a plan approved on June 15, the league is scheduled to hold a shortened 22-game regular season at IMG Academy, without fans present, starting on July 24.


2020 Los Angeles Sparks season
The Spark's season started slowly, with the team going 3–3 in their first six games. Every win was followed by a loss during that streak. Then the team warmed up and won nine games in a row, before losing the last game in August to go into the final month of the season 12–4, and already having secured a playoff berth. September wasn't kind to the Sparks, as they went 3–3 to finish out the season. Their final record of 15–7 was good enough for the third seed in the playoffs.


2020 Los Angeles Sparks season
As the third seed, the Sparks were awarded a First Round bye and awaited the lowest remaining seed in the Second Round. They played the seventh seeded Connecticut Sun and suffered a disappointing 59–73 loss to end their season.


2020 Los Angeles Valiant season
The 2020 Los Angeles Valiant season was the third season of Los Angeles Valiant's existence in the Overwatch League and their first full season under head coach Mike "Packing10" Szklanny. The Valiant planned host two homestand events in the 2020 season at The Novo, but all homestand matches were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Los Angeles Valiant season
On August 22, the Valiant clinched a spot in the season playoffs with a win over the Vancouver Titans. In the first round of the North America bracket, Los Angeles defeated the Florida Mayhem by a score of 3–2. The following day, the Valiant were swept by the Philadelphia Fusion in the second round of the upper bracket, sending them to the lower bracket. A 1–3 loss to the Washington Justice in the subsequent round eliminated the Valiant from the playoffs.


2020 Los Angeles Valiant season, Preceding offseason, Organizational changes
After releasing head coach Moon Byung-chul the previous season, assistant coach Mike "Packing10" Szklanny was named the team's interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Packing10 was officially named the team's full-time head coach in early September 2019. The following month, the Valiant added former Boston Uprising assistant coach Jordan "Gunba" Graham as an assistant coach. Gunba was an assistant coach for the Valiant in 2018.


2020 Los Angeles Valiant season, Preceding offseason, Roster changes
The Valiant enter the new season with no free agents, three players which they have the option to retain for another year, and five players under contract. The OWL's deadline to exercise a team option is November 11, after which any players not retained will become a free agent. Free agency officially began on October 7.


2020 Los Angeles Valiant season, Preceding offseason, Roster changes, Acquisitions
The Valiant's first acquisitions of the offseason were announced on October 31, with the signings of main tank Song "Dreamer" Sang-lok from the Sydney Drop Bears, flex DPS Damon "Apply" Conti, support Owen "Slur" Warner from Samsung Morning Stars, and support Mun "Lastro" Jung-won from Skyfoxes. On January 7, the Valiant revealed two more additions in main tank Rick "GiG" Salazar and support Park "RaiN" Jae-ho in a skit video for the team's new color scheme. A week later, on January 16, the team announced the signing of damage player Kai "KSP" Collins.


2020 Los Angeles Valiant season, Preceding offseason, Roster changes, Departures
The Valiant made their first offseason moves on October 23, releasing DPS Brady "Agilities" Girardi, trading off-tank Indy "SPACE" Halpern to the Los Angeles Gladiators, and trading flex support Park "KariV" Young-seo to the Toronto Defiant. In mid-November, Los Angeles announced that they had parted ways with main tank Russell "FCTFCTN" Campbell. On December 12, support player Scott "Custa" Kennedy announced that he was retiring from professional Overwatch play to join the Overwatch League as an analyst. Prior to the start of the season, Owen "Slur" Warner silently departed with the team after it was revealed that he had previously used a racial slur. He later changed his name to Provide to distance himself from his past.


2020 Los Angeles Wildcats season
The 2020 Los Angeles Wildcats season was the first season for the Los Angeles Wildcats as a professional American football franchise. They played as charter members of the XFL, one of eight teams to compete in the league for the 2020 season. The Wildcats played their home games at Dignity Health Sports Park and were led by head coach Winston Moss.


2020 Los Angeles Wildcats season
Their inaugural season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the XFL officially suspended operations for the remainder of the season on March 20, 2020.


2020 Los Angeles election
The 2020 Los Angeles elections were held on March 3, 2020. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with runoff elections scheduled for November 3, 2020.


2020 Los Angeles election
This was the first election held in the city that correlated with recent changes in election laws, which moved elections from being held on off-years to even-numbered years to correlate with federal and state elections.