Prep Rally: Recapping a great high school basketball title weekend
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. The high school basketball season has been completed with 12 state…
How a deaf, autistic basketball player changed Cerritos College
“Put him in, coach!” With barely a minute remaining in a blowout of Porterville College in mid-December, Cerritos College basketball coach Russ May was faced…
Kansas, Vanderbilt among men’s college basketball winners and losers
We are less than 24 hours until the most wonderful time of the year, and everyone is thrilled about it (except Vanderbilt, probably). Selection Sunday…
State basketball: Aariah Fox leads Bret Harte over Marina
SACRAMENTO — With a population of less than 4,000, the city of Angels Camp is known for its jumping frog competition. Many seemed to turn out…
State basketball: Corona Santiago girls beaten in Division I final
SACRAMENTO — In the fourth quarter of a chippy, emotional, bite-your-hot-dog-and-you-missed-it final, the jumbotron camera at Golden 1 Center zoomed into Oakland Tech coach LeRoy Hurt’s…
High school basketball: State championship results
BASKETBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPSFridayDivision I Boys: Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 67, Livermore Granada 58Division III Boys: Oakland 59, Buena 43Division V Boys: Lynwood 89, Tollhouse Sierra…
State basketball: Buena boys fall in Division III title game
For a minute, Zane Carter turned away from the microphone and directed a simple message not to the media, but his best friend. Speaking in…
State basketball: Jason Crowe Jr. leads Lynwood to DV title
SACRAMENTO — With NBA Hall of Famer Paul Pierce sitting behind the bench while smiling in his fashionable shades, Lynwood High‘s group of talented freshmen, led…
State basketball: Shalhevet girls win Division IV championship
SACRAMENTO — A year ago, Yalee Schwartz of Shalhevet High was wincing in pain at Golden 1 Center, tearing ligaments in her ankle in the first…
Sydney Kings on cusp of NBL championship after thrashing New Zealand Breakers 91-68 in grand final series
The Sydney Kings are one win away from clinching back-to-back NBL titles after thrashing the New Zealand Breakers 91-68 in game three of the championship…
How an FBI agent stained an NCAA basketball corruption probe
The FBI agents arrived in Las Vegas with $135,000 and a plan. They took over a sprawling penthouse at the Cosmopolitan, filled the in-room safe…
State basketball finals preview: The matchups for Sacramento
The final weekend of high school basketball is set to take place Friday and Saturday at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. It’s the state…
Prep Rally: It’s going to be an epic week for high school basketball
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. It’s the final week of the high school basketball season. The…
Sierra Canyon girls two wins from perfect basketball season
Two more wins and the Chatsworth Sierra Canyon girls’ basketball team will be celebrating perfection long into the night. “National championship” is what Santa Ana…
High school basketball: Regional results and updated pairings
BOYS’ BASKETBALL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL OPEN DIVISION Regional semifinals, Saturday, 7 p.m. #4 San Diego St. Augustine at #1 Corona Centennial #3 Harvard-Westlake at #2…
High school basketball: Regional results and updated pairings
BOYS’ BASKETBALL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL OPEN DIVISION Regional quarterfinal, Wednesday San Diego St. Augustine 63, West Ranch 60 Regional semifinals, Saturday, 7 p.m. #4 San…
Kobe Bryant’s family to get $28.5m from LA in photo case | Basketball News
Deal resolves claims related to first responders sharing photos of the fatal US helicopter crash that killed nine, including Bryant. The family of the late…
Sierra Canyon routs Taft in Division I regional basketball opener
A few hours before a Sierra Canyon-hosted Division I regional basketball opener that turned into a party for a road Taft crowd in Chatsworth, Toreadors…
Prep Rally: Play of the year sets up state basketball playoffs
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. The state basketball playoffs begin this week after regional pairings were…
High school basketball: Southern California and Northern California Regional pairings
BOYS’ BASKETBALL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL OPEN DIVISION Regional quarterfinals, Wednesday, 7 p.m. #1 Corona Centennial, bye #5 West Ranch at #4 San Diego St. Augustine…