Kings fall to Canucks in overtime but move into third in the West
J.T. Miller scored on a delayed penalty 1:36 into overtime, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Kings 2-1 on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena. Miller…
High school basketball: Regional championship game results
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL BASKETBALL SCORES Finals Boys Open DivisionHarvard-Westlake 63, Eastvale Roosevelt 59 Division ISt. John Bosco 71, Santa Ana Mater Dei 68 Division IIBakersfield…
Alijah Arenas leads Chatsworth past Cleveland in boys’ Division IV regional final
The Chatsworth High boys’ basketball team had plenty of motivation heading into Tuesday night’s Southern California Regional Division IV championship game. Not only was a…
Shohei Ohtani greets his former Angels teammates, then goes hitless
PHOENIX — Shohei Ohtani exchanged handshakes and hugs in the outfield with former teammates and coaches before Tuesday night’s Cactus League game at Camelback Ranch, and…
Former Premier League star comes out of retirement aged 44 and first game will be derby clash dubbed ‘the big one’
ONE FORMER Premier League star is making a return to the beautiful game almost 10 years after he retired. Reading cult hero Dave Kitson has…
Yoshinobu Yamamoto says pitch tipping ‘not really a big concern’
PHOENIX — It took all of one exhibition start for Yoshinobu Yamamoto to be exposed to some of the “dark arts” practiced in the major leagues,…
Dodgers Dugout: Mike Scioscia will answer your questions
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell and just to reinforce why Spring Training stats are relatively meaningless,…
Commentary: At Gold Cup, U.S. women show they can bring ‘noise’ of their own
All those whispers about the demise of the women’s national team, Naomi Girma says the players never hear them. “There’s so much outside noise. And…
LeBron James and Lakers defeat Thunder for third straight time
At this stage, the scenarios are all easy to identify. To have the best chance at avoiding a pair of road play-in games, the Lakers…
Russell Westbrook has surgery to repair fractured left hand
MILWAUKEE — Clippers guard Russell Westbrook had surgery Monday to repair a fractured left hand and the hope is he’ll be able to return before the…
Former Angel Albert Pujols is working to become an MLB manager
TEMPE, Ariz. — Albert Pujols reported to Angels camp on Monday for a week-long stint as a guest instructor, fulfilling one of the obligations of the…
Ex-Dodgers surprised Steve Garvey took so long to enter politics
Jerry Reuss isn’t at all surprised that his former Dodgers teammate Steve Garvey is running for the U.S. Senate. The shocking part for Reuss is…
Shohei Ohtani continues to impress at the plate for Dodgers
PHOENIX — The Dodgers provided a glimpse of their potential firepower at the top of the batting order Sunday when Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani and Freddie…
Injury-riddled Ducks can’t rally in loss to first-place Canucks
Vancouver coach Rick Tocchet hopes that a close, grinding victory provides the panacea for his Canucks. Especially when it comes to backup goaltender Casey DeSmith.…
Phillip Danault hat trick lifts Kings to victory over Devils
Phillip Danault had a hat trick, Kevin Fiala had a goal and two assists, and the Kings defeated the New Jersey Devils 5-1 on Sunday.…
Analysis: Why Lakers’ struggles against Nuggets are getting worse
Last spring, there was almost a universal Lakers’ voice bemoaning a lack of continuity, their deadline-assembled roster no match for the bulldozing Denver Nuggets, who…
Alijah Arenas scores 53 points to power Chatsworth into regional final
You had to be in the dark, loud Chatsworth High gym on Saturday night to believe it. Sophomore Alijah Arenas was wheeling and dealing with…
Andrés Gómez helps lift Real Salt Lake past LAFC in snowy conditions
SANDY, Utah — Andrés Gómez had two goals in the first half and added an assist to give Real Salt Lake a 3-0 home-opening win over…
Isaiah Collier scores career-high 31 in USC’s defeat of Washington
SEATTLE — Freshman Isaiah Collier scored a career-high 31 points, including eight in the final 2 1/2 minutes, and USC defeated Washington 82-75 on Saturday. A…
The Battle for the soul of Islam: A game of seduction
At the core of the tug-of-war is whether Islam in the 21st century will foster religiously and politically pluralistic societies or advocate autocracy. The war…