Girls’ basketball player of the year: Kaleena Smith of Ontario Christian
As the smallest player on the court, 5-foot-6 sophomore guard Kaleena Smith of Ontario Christian High still makes the greatest impact with her skills, intellect…
March Madness: Lauren Betts leads UCLA women to win over Southern
Southern’s Tionna Lidge barely jumped for the opening tip. With UCLA’s Lauren Betts on the other side, the result seemed inevitable.Betts had 14 points and…
March Madness: UCLA overcomes Aday Mara injury to beat Utah State
LEXINGTON, Ky. — This was the desire last spring, when Mick Cronin reassembled his roster to gird it for any possibility in the games that matter most.A…
Trevor Zegras helps power Ducks to victory over Predators
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Trevor Zegras had a goal and an assist on his 24th birthday, John Gibson made 33 saves and the Ducks defeated the Nashville Predators…
Bronny James scores career-high 17 points in Lakers’ loss to Bucks
The sixth game in eight nights for the Lakers meant they were going to have to pay for all the energy they used fighting short…
James Harden and Clippers dominate Hornets for third straight win
The Clippers are trending in the right direction, and on top of it, they are becoming whole with leading scorer Norman Powell back and James…
Ducks give up two goals in first 90 seconds in loss to Blues
ST. LOUIS — Brayden Schenn and Pavel Buchnevich each scored in the first 90 seconds, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Ducks 7-2 on Sunday night.Cutter…
Clippers’ strong third quarter leads to blowout of the Hawks
ATLANTA — James Harden and Kawhi Leonard each scored 25 points, with Harden scoring 13 in a dominant third quarter for Los Angeles, and the Clippers beat…
Galaxy beat Herediano to reach quarterfinals of Champions Cup
The Galaxy made history last season, winning a record sixth MLS Cup, going unbeaten in 21 matches at Dignity Health Sports Park and becoming the…
Alex Ovechkin is held goalless, but Capitals defeat the Ducks
Aliaksei Protas had the first hat trick of his NHL career and Alex Ovechkin and Pierre-Luc Dubois each had three points as the Washington Capitals…
Coverage of the Clippers-Pelicans game at New Orleans on Tueday night
NEW ORLEANS — Zion Williamson had 22 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans snapped a four-game slide with a 127-120 victory over…
Kawhi Leonard’s buzzer-beater lifts Clippers to OT win over Kings
Before the Clippers even played their “very significant” game against the Sacramento Kings on Sunday, they had to do so without the man who has…
James Harden and Kawhi Leonard lead Clippers to win over Knicks
With players constantly in and out of the lineup, the Clippers are struggling to find consistent success at this stage of the season.The return of…
LeBron James becomes first NBA player to score 50,000 career points
Another night, another milestone for LeBron James, although this one did indeed resonate more than most. Becoming the first NBA player to reach 50,000 career…
Luka Doncic, LeBron James are dominant as Lakers extend win streak to seven
Seven times.Since the Lakers listlessly began their post-All-Star break stretch with a disappointing loss against Charlotte, they’ve played seven times.Seven times in 13 days.They won…
Galaxy surrender late goal to Whitecaps and fall to 0-2
VANCOUVER, Canada — Defender Sam Adekugbe scored early, Brian White scored late and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat the Galaxy 2-1 on Sunday, handing the defending MLS Cup…
Ducks’ five-game home winning streak ends in loss to Blackhawks
Ryan Donato had two goals and an assist and the Chicago Blackhawks ended a five-game losing streak with a 6-3 victory over the Ducks on…
Lakers hold off Clippers after Austin Reaves injures calf
This is how it’s going to be, the Lakers in a fight every game and those fights have physical and emotional costs.Nine minutes into their…
Quinton Byfield picks up four assists in Kings’ win over Vegas
Trevor Moore had two goals, Quinton Byfield had a career-high four assists and Warren Foegele scored the go-ahead goal as the Kings rallied to a…
Pacers pull away from Clippers in second half for big win
INDIANAPOLIS — Tyrese Haliburton had 29 points and 12 assists for his 16th double-double of the season, Aaron Nesmith scored a season-high 19, and the Indiana Pacers…