Liana Handler

Two @sji_update alums covering game at Dodger Stadium! @edguzm with @HandlerLiana

UCLA softball bats catch fire, Bruins roll to super regional win over UCF latimes.com/sports/ucla/st…

We're excited to launch the Dan Jenkins Medal for Student Sportswriting, which is open to any student publishing on any platform. Check out the work from these five finalists at jenkinsmedal.com, representing UFlorida, UMaryland, UOregon, UColorado, and PSU-Bellisario.

@thebenroyer @latimes Thank you!!

@HandlerLiana Congrats on everything, Liana! Being in your shoes last year — there’s nothing like covering the Dodgers with the @latimes crew. Soak it all in! If I can be of any help ever, please let me know. 🙌🏻

🧵1/3: I'm truly blessed to be able to share not one, but two big announcements: First, I'm so grateful to be joining the Los Angeles Times as a sports desk intern this summer. Covering baseball is my dream and goal, and I'm thrilled to be getting a glimpse

Love this so much. If you watch Love on the Spectrum, you will know how amazing Tanner is

@edguzm @LAT_Iliana @maddie_m_lee 🧵3/3: Second, the West Coast journey doesn't stop. I'm also heading up to Portland to continue broadening my horizons and finding new sports stories. Thank you to everyone at @Oregonian (@OregonianSports) and @Report4America who helped me take this next step.

🧵2/3: Thank you to @edguzm and @LAT_Iliana for your belief in me (and Dodgers beat writer @maddie_m_lee, who continues to field all my random baseball questions with a smile). Read all of the desk's coverage of Los Angeles sports here: latimes.com/sports

This has been a very tough decision. But this summer, I’m going to take my talents to Minneapolis and join @StribSports as a sports business writer! Grateful for every moment and lesson learned at @newsobserver. On to the next chapter! reportforamerica.org/members/shelby…

Dodgers lean on three homers and eight pitchers to end losing streak vs. Angels latimes.com/sports/dodgers…

Will Smith and Alex Call help Dodgers overcome mistakes in win over Giants latimes.com/sports/dodgers…

@schwaarzy @SeaTimesSports Congrats!!!

Personal news: I joined the @SeaTimesSports staff today as a breaking and trending news reporter! Excited to get to work. Tips/whatever else: sschwarzwalder@seattletimes.com

Florida gymnastics will compete in the NCAA semis Thursday night, and unlike any other major sporting event, you'll probably see a lot of smiles. Definitely some hugs. Near-constant cheering. Why? The (performance) value of positivity w/@noahwhite1782 grandstandmag.com/features/flori…

Florida has 17 ice rinks. Minnesota, which leads the country in NHL players, has 220. Yet with a gap in resources and, well, the weather, the Sunshine State is amid a cascade of hockey production. The latest Grandstand story from Caroline Walsh. grandstandmag.com/features/flori…

Multiple UFCJC student journalists and recent graduates from WUFT, Fresh Take Florida, Atrium Magazine, Grandstand Magazine and The Independent Florida Alligator were recognized in the 2026 Florida Society of News Editors Journalism Contest. bit.ly/4snyPzb

Great to see both @grandstand_mag students @HandlerLiana and @JessicaGarcete_ + pre-Grandstanders @jaxacastellano and @CooneyScarlett honored here for their work that came out of my class.

As part of Grandstand Magazine's launch week, cover athlete @Flaamingoo_ will join us and @CitiusMag for a panel about covering track in the modern journalism world. Join us in room G320 of the Reitz Union this afternoon (Thursday) from 4-5!

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