Prep Rally: Breaking down the high school basketball playoff pairings
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. It’s playoff time in basketball, soccer, girls’ water polo and wrestling.…
High school basketball: Southern Section playoff pairings
BOYS SOUTHERN SECTION OPEN DIVISION Friday, 7 p.m. Pool A -- #8 Corona Centennial at #1 Harvard-Westlake, #5 Sierra Canyon at #4 St. John Bosco.…
The L.A. Times’ top 25 high school boys’ basketball rankings
A look at the Los Angeles Times’ top 25 high school boys’ basketball teams in the Southland after Week 10 of the 2023-24 season. Rk.…
Saturday’s high school basketball scores
CIF City Section and Southern Section high school boys’ and girls’ basketball scores for Saturday: BOYS Paraclete 71, Rosamond 49 Pilibos 61, Holy Martyrs 45…
High school basketball: City Section playoff pairings
BOYS OPEN DIVISION Quarterfinals, Friday, 7 p.m. No. 8 Los Angeles CES at No. 1 Cleveland; No. 5 Chatsworth at No. 4 Westchester; No. 6…
LeBron James tight-lipped about LA Lakers NBA future following cryptic social media post
In short: LeBron James provides a brief response when asked about extending his contract with the LakersJames sparked speculation following a cryptic social media post…
Friday’s high school basketball scores
CIF City Section and Southern Section high school boys’ and girls’ basketball scores for Friday. BOYS Academy for Academic Excellence 58, University Prep 54 Academy…
JuJu Watkins scores USC record 51 points in upset over Stanford
PALO ALTO — Freshman JuJu Watkins scored a USC-record 51 points — the most in NCAA women’s basketball this season — and the 15th-ranked Trojans upset…
Bill Walton claims Chewbacca was modeled after him. Was he?
Bill Walton is tall. So is Chewbacca. Walton once had long hair and a shaggy beard. Chewbacca has hair all over his body. Walton has…
Thursday’s high school basketball scores
CIF City Section and Southern Section boys’ and girls’ high school basketball scores for Thursday. BOYS Academia Avance 33, Alliance Bloomfield 25 Anaheim 60, Century…
Wednesday’s high school basketball scores
CIF City Section high school boys’ and girls’ basketball scores for Wednesday: BOYS Aliso Niguel 62, El Toro 44 Alliance Marine 31, Magnolia Science 27…
Tuesday’s Southern California high school basketball scores
CIF City Section and Southern Section high school boys’ and girls’ basketball scores for Tuesday: BOYS Academia Avance 57, ESAT 35 Adelanto 67, Victor Valley…
Southern California girls’ high school basketball rankings
A look at the top 20 high school girls’ basketball rankings produced by Harold Abend of CalHiSports for The Times. Rank (last rank) school 1.…
High school basketball: Westchester, Grant clinch league titles
Westchester clinched the Western League boys’ basketball championship after a 67-57 win over Venice on Monday. The Comets are 19-6 overall and 10-1 league and…
Saturday’s high school basketball scores
CIF City Section and Southern Section high school boys’ and girls’ basketball scores for Saturday: BOYS Alhambra 67, Pasadena Poly 64 Aliso Niguel 58, St.…
UCLA women’s basketball loses to Washington State after rally falters
Lying flat on her back, Kiki Rice covered her eyes. She rolled on to her side. She pounded the court with her fist. Rice’s last-gasp…
The L.A. Times’ top 25 high school boys’ basketball rankings
A look at the Los Angeles Times’ top 25 high school boys’ basketball teams in the Southland after Week 9 of the 2023-24 season. Rk.…
Friday’s high school basketball scores
CIF City Section and Southern Section boys’ and girls’ high school basketball scores for Friday: BOYS Anaheim Canyon 66, Yorba Linda 63 Animo Robinson 58,…
Top Southern California high school basketball prospects
St. John Bosco standout Brandon McCoy is among the players to watch in the upcoming years. (Nick Koza) Brandon McCoy, 6-4 PG, St. John Bosco:…
Thursday’s high school basketball scores
CIF City Section and Southern Section high school boys’ and girls’ basketball scores for Thursday: BOYS Adelanto 66, Silverado 50 Alliance Neuwirth 58, USC Hybrid…