Rams’ Jared Verse mentally set for Philly: ‘I hate Eagles fans’
Jared Verse spent three years of high school in Pennsylvania.So the Rams rookie edge rusher knows all about the Philadelphia Eagles, his team’s opponent Sunday…
Column: Canyon’s Brandon Benjamin making the most of senior season
Watching Anaheim Canyon’s 6-foot-5 senior Brandon Benjamin score, rebound, pass and continuously make a difference on a basketball court against everyone and anyone brings back…
Palos Verdes’ Reis twins can thank brother for football success
Palos Verdes couldn’t have won the CIF Division 2-A state championship bowl game without the Reis brothers, Weston and Christian, who are freshmen linebackers. Christian…
Nikki Giovanni, poet and civil rights activist, dies at 81
Poet and civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni, a prominent figure during the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s and ‘70s who was dubbed “the Princess…
Prep talk: How Van Nuys turned around its football program
Van Nuys High School is 109 years old, with the likes of Don Drysdale, Robert Redford, Bob Waterfield and Marilyn Monroe among the famous alumni.…
How locals from the greater Palm Springs area are remaking the desert
Standing in the dim light of Las Palmas, the Palm Springs micro-brewery and go-to gathering spot for young locals in the low desert, floral designer…
Elwood Edwards, voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve got mail,’ dies
Elwood Edwards, a media multihyphenate who voiced AOL’s iconic greeting “You’ve got mail,” has died.Edwards died Tuesday at age 74 in New Bern, N.C., after…
Why Jay Toia prioritized playing at UCLA over chasing NIL money
A season of monotony has played out with a numbing sameness on the interior of UCLA’s defensive line.On almost every play, two or three offensive…
How UCLA’s Niki Prongos went from unknown to NFL prospect
In high school, Niki Prongos would hear the play call and wonder what it meant.When he got to UCLA, the offensive lineman went over the…
Lakers LeBron James, Anthony Davis to make preseason debut
LeBron James and Anthony Davis will make their preseason debut Sunday against the Phoenix Suns at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, the two Lakers stars…
‘Going Varsity in Mariachi’ now streaming on Netflix
“Going Varsity in Mariachi,” the endearing documentary about the world of competitive high school mariachi in Texas, is finally available on streaming.The film, which had…
Racist comments drove Garcelle Beauvais’ son Jax off ‘RHOBH’
Garcelle Beauvais says her teenage son Jax has decided to back away from the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” spotlight after he was subjected to…
Long Beach’s Robert Garcia emerges as a political star
Before a class of captivated high school seniors, Rep. Robert Garcia recounted the trajectory of his life: as a boy from humble beginnings in Peru,…
L.A. schools board will send $9 billion in school bonds to voters in November
The Los Angeles Board of Education on Wednesday voted unanimously to put a $9-billion school construction bond on the ballot in November — the largest…
LAUSD could add $9-billion school bond measure to the local ballot
Los Angeles school officials on Wednesday will decide whether to put a $9-billion school construction bond on the ballot in November — the largest in…
U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla is a quiet, potent force in politics
In American politics, we tend to favor the meteoric rise over the slow and steady climb, the big voices who rock the boat over the…
Adam Carolla says he’s leaving the Golden State for good
Comedian Adam Corolla says he is leaving the Golden State, lobbing plenty of criticism for government leadership and ordinary Californians in his potential wake. “I…
Which Sasaki will be the next Japanese star in MLB, Rōki or Rintaro?
Rintaro Sasaki homered in the second at-bat of his U.S. amateur debut last week, the blast grabbing headlines because the 19-year-old might be the next…
13-year-old soccer prodigy Mckenna Whitham aiming to make NWSL
There aren’t many things Mckenna Whitham can’t do on a soccer field. She’s fast. She can shoot. She can dribble. She can pass. “She has…
Column: McRae siblings one-up each other on way to Dartmouth
On Mother’s Day, Ebony Robinson felt like the luckiest mom in the world. Her oldest son, Robert McRae III, a former Fairfax basketball player, is…