‘I belong out there’: Lakers’ Bronny James scores 39 in G League game
Four days after playing the best NBA game of his young career, Bronny James repeated the feat in the G League.Starting for the Lakers’ South…
Prep talk: No. 1 Corona, No. 2 Huntington Beach, No. 4 La Mirada in Boras Classic
The Boras Classic South Division begins on Tuesday at JSerra and Mater Dei, and let’s just say the 16-team bracket is loaded with top teams…
Puka Nacua wants to retire at 30, at a young age, as Aaron Donald did
Puka Nacua already knows when he wants to retire.It’s not anytime soon, but it’s probably a lot sooner than Rams fans might want to think…
JuJu Watkins’ season-ending injury cuts deep into USC title hopes
JuJu Watkins screamed.She held her right knee with both hands, squeezed her eyes shut, and screamed.A school and a town and a sport screams with…
Dodgers’ Mookie Betts has ‘turned a corner’ with stomach virus
Mookie Betts might be ready for the Dodgers’ home opener after all.Despite being scratched from the team’s Freeway Series exhibition game Sunday, and held out…
The Angels have the longest playoff drought. What exactly is the plan?
The Angels last put up a winning record 10 years ago. I was looking for a reason to believe in the Angels, any reason.There is…
How does Freddie Freeman process his place in World Series history?
Freddie Freeman contemplated the question, stared quietly into the distance, then struggled to articulate an answer.Five months after the fact, his swing for the ages…
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…
Boys’ basketball player of the year: Brayden Burries of Eastvale Roosevelt
There’s no doubt who was the best high school basketball player in California this season.From start to finish, Brayden Burries of Eastvale Roosevelt rose to…
LeBron James returns from injury in Lakers’ blowout loss to Bulls
There was less than a second left in the first quarter when LeBron James went to the sideline to inbound the ball. Sensing a moment…
This City Is Ours star-studded full cast including Game of Thrones and Outlander stars
The City Is Ours lands on BBC on Sunday, with James Nelson Joyce starring in the main role as Michael Kavanagh, and he'll be joined…
UCLA again living the ‘we over me’ mantra in NCAA tourney
All Nike-sponsored schools playing in the NCAA tournament wear different colors of the same warmup shirt. The now-ubiquitous long-sleeve white shirt has “Nothing Easy” printed…
Mick Cronin, cheerleader? UCLA’s coach urges his team to believe
LEXINGTON, Ky. — For months, their coach has quickly yanked them off the court, publicly chastised them, screamed so loudly about mistakes during games that his voice…
Letters to Sports: Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani go big in Japan
After two games in Japan, Shohei Ohtani is off to a great start, with a home run and a .375 batting average, and the Dodgers…
James Harden scores 30 as Clippers pick up their fifth straight win
The high-level competition the Clippers faced this week allowed them to gauge themselves against some of the NBA’s best teams.The Clippers have proven they can…
Bristol Downs League: the 120-year-old competition where every game is at home
The referees at the Bristol Downs League are not always amateur.When Richard Morris is not running the line at a League One or League Two…
Thomas Tuchel’s first England game: Five talking points from Wembley win
Before the game Tuchel created plenty of headlines when he said England looked like they had played with fear at Euro 2024 under his predecessor…
Stephen A. Smith: ‘I might have been wrong’ about Bronny James
Stephen A. Smith isn’t quite ready to admit he was wrong about Bronny James. But the ESPN personality did lay the groundwork for such an…
MLB suspends Julio Urías for second violation of policy against domestic violence
Former Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías was suspended through the All-Star break this season for a second violation of the league’s policy against domestic violence 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…