Naomi Girma eager to find her full potential with USWNT
With teenager Jaedyn Shaw and Alex Morgan, who is not a teenager, combining for three first-half goals, the U.S. women’s national team routed Argentina 4-0…
U.S. shuts out Argentina to advance in CONCACAF W Gold Cup play
Teenager Jaedyn Shaw scored a pair of goals in the first 17 minutes, starting the U.S. to a 4-0 win over Argentina on Friday in…
Olivia Moultrie scores twice during U.S. win over Dominican Republic
When Alex Morgan joined the women’s national team Tuesday ahead of its CONCACAF W Gold Cup opener, she found a jersey with her name and…
Adrian Kempe scores twice in third to rally Kings past Penguins
PITTSBURGH — The Kings began a four-game East Coast road swing last week with perhaps their lowest point of the season. They finished it with arguably…
Talia von Oelhoffen stuns UCLA on buzzer 3 in Oregon State win
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Talia von Oelhoffen made a three-pointer from the top of the key at the buzzer to lift No. 11 Oregon State to a…
Anthony Villa lifts El Camino Real boys’ soccer past Palisades
Moments away from its season ending, El Camino Real was saved Friday when Anthony Villa scored on a header off a corner kick with less…
All 15 Oscar-nominated shorts reviewed: What should win?
Short films require the same tools and sensibilities as features, and when they’re wonderful, they can be just as exemplary of cinema’s promise. Thankfully, the…
Sloppy performance leads to embarrassing 7-0 loss for Kings
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 33 shots for his fourth career shutout and Jordan Greenway scored twice and added an assist to lead the Buffalo…
Nick Suzuki leads Canadiens past the Ducks
MONTREAL — Nick Suzuki had two goals and an assist and the Montreal Canadiens cruised to a 5-0 victory over the Ducks on Tuesday night. The…
USC gives up 19 three-pointers in 31-point loss to Stanford
PALO ALTO — Maxime Raynaud scored 25 points on 10-of-11 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds, Stanford hit a program-record 19 three-pointers Saturday night and the Cardinal…
After trip, Clippers stumble at home and lose to Pelicans
Meeting with the media two hours before tipoff Wednesday night, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said it would not be a letdown if his team lost…
Lakers’ Jarred Vanderbilt has midfoot sprain, out 3-4 weeks
CHARLOTTE — Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt will be out at least three to four more weeks after the team announced Monday that he has a sprain…
Simon Cowell pulls out of ITV Britain's Got Talent auditions at last minute due to illness
Simon Cowell was forced to pull out of filming for the new series of Britain's Got Talent at the last minute after falling ill. The…
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…
Russell Westbrook reaches milestone in Clippers’ win over Pistons
DETROIT — Kawhi Leonard scored 21 of his 33 points in the first half, Russell Westbrook scored his 25,000th career point and the Clippers put on…
Russell for Murray trade rumors stare Lakers in the face in loss to Atlanta
ATLANTA — They came face-to-face Tuesday night, the two players who have been linked in trade rumors, one of them being Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell, the…
Kawhi Leonard and Clippers can’t come back in loss to Cavaliers
CLEVELAND — Still not at full strength, the Cavaliers flexed on one of the NBA’s hottest teams. Donovan Mitchell had 28 points and 12 assists and…
Don’t count out UCLA. Mick Cronin is transforming the Bruins
You might not care for his sideline demeanor, you might not like how he criticizes his players, but Mick Cronin knows how to build winning…
Kawhi Leonard and Clippers rout Celtic for fifth straight win
BOSTON — Kawhi Leonard scored 26 points in only 29 minutes and the Clippers routed the Boston Celtics 115-96 on Saturday night. Paul George added 17…
Coco Gauff overcomes errors to reach Australian Open semifinals
MELBOURNE, Australia — Coco Gauff defeated Marta Kostyuk 7-6 (6), 6-7 (3), 6-2 in an error-strewn match at the Australian Open on Tuesday to claim a…