Harvard-Westlake dominates Foothill in win at Nike Extravaganza
Revenge week is coming up for Harvard-Westlake and the Wolverines are clicking on all cylinders after a string of three impressive wins, capped by Saturday…
Aryna Sabalenka wins back-to-back Australian Open titles
MELBOURNE, Australia — In the back of her mind, Aryna Sabalenka didn’t want to be, in her words, that player who wins a major title and…
Sierra Canyon rallies to defeat No. 1 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame
In a celebrity-filled, sold-out Sierra Canyon gymnasium featuring Bronny James, Scottie Pippen and Mookie Betts sitting courtside, fans were treated to one of the great…
For Jared Goff, facing 49ers in NFC championship no big deal
It was supposed to be a glorious homecoming for Jared Goff. In 2016, five months after the Rams made the Marin County native and former…
Jannik Sinner upsets Novak Djokovic to reach Australian Open final
MELBOURNE, Australia — Jannik Sinner upset Novak Djokovic to reach the Australian Open men’s final, ending the 10-time champion’s career unbeaten streak in semifinals at Melbourne…
Stephan Jaeger leads at Torrey Pines after eagle on final hole
SAN DIEGO — Stephan Jaeger of Germany made a 35-foot eagle putt on his final hole for an eight-under 64 and a one-shot lead over Nicolai…
Column: Steve Garvey won California’s U.S. Senate debate
SACRAMENTO — Donald Trump’s strong victory in the New Hampshire presidential primary Tuesday probably hurt fellow Republican Steve Garvey in California’s U.S. Senate race. I’ll explain…
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame holds off Crespi to improve to 24-0
Perhaps it was one of those “trap games.” Or maybe No. 1 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame just took Crespi lightly. Whatever the reason, the Knights…
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.…
No. 2 UCLA surges late only to fade in OT loss to No. 16 Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — Kennady McQueen had a season-high 21 points, Dasia Young and Matyson Wilke each made four three-pointers and No. 16 Utah upended No.…
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…
Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer breaks college basketball coaching wins record
PALO ALTO — Tara VanDerveer became the all-time winningest coach in college basketball history Sunday, passing former Duke and Army coach Mike Krzyzewski with her 1,203rd…
Novak Djokovic wins to reach Australian Open quarterfinals
MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic was ruthless in a 6-0, 6-0, 6-3 win over Adrian Mannarino on Sunday to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals and match…
Justin Pippen rallies Sierra Canyon past No. 1 Harvard-Westlake
Down by eight points with six minutes left, Sierra Canyon turned to Justin Pippen’s shooting and stellar defense to go on an 18-0 run and…
Lauren Betts helps power No. 5 UCLA to win over No. 3 Colorado
BOULDER, Colo. — UCLA sophomore center Lauren Betts wasn’t bothered by her hyped-up homecoming, the Buffaloes’ swarming defense, her tough shooting night or the largest crowd…
Juju Watkins and USC can’t stop Alissa Pili in blowout loss
Alissa Pili scored a season-high 37 points and had six rebounds to lead No. 20 Utah to a 78-58 victory over No. 6 USC on…
Mercy Miller and Notre Dame beat No. 1 Harvard-Westlake
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame coach Matt Sargeant wants those McDonald’s All-American voters to hear him loud and clear about his senior guard, Mercy Miller. “Put…
JuJu Watkins and No. 9 USC send No. 2 UCLA to its first loss
Finally, JuJu Watkins could exhale. When Kayla Padilla drew a foul with 14.3 seconds left with USC up by six, Watkins, the Trojans’ star freshman,…
Ally Sentnor ready to embrace the pressure of being No. 1 NWSL draft pick
Ally Sentnor’s life changed forever a few minutes after 5 p.m. Friday, when the Utah Royals made the teenager the No. 1 pick in the…
No. 2 UCLA at No. 9 USC basketball: Three things to know
USC’s Kayla Padilla, right, regains control of the ball in front of UCLA’s Londynn Jones during the Bruins’ win at Pauley Pavilion on Dec. 30.…