Roberta Flack: 10 essential songs
Roberta Flack used her upbringing as a classically trained pianist to redefine the textural and emotional terms of modern soul music. The singer, who died…
Elina Aarnisalo’s late free throws deliver UCLA a win at Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Elina Aarnisalo made two free throws with 3.8 seconds remaining to give No. 3 UCLA a 67-65 comeback win over Iowa on Sunday.Lauren…
Jerry Butler, R&B star and Impressions singer, dies at 85
Jerry Butler, who found R&B stardom in the late 1950s as the first lead singer of the Impressions before moving on to a solo career…
Darcy Kuemper’s stellar L.A. comeback doesn’t surprise Kings
The first time Darcy Kuemper played for the Kings, he played well. He just didn’t play often.As the backup to Jonathan Quick, who became the…
Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi announced as Angels’ opening day starter
TEMPE, Ariz. — Two years ago, Major League Baseball began asking clubs to refrain from announcing opening-day starters until the final week of spring training in hopes…
Cleveland holds on for playoff win over Washington Prep
In a dramatic opening game of the City Section Open Division boys’ basketball playoffs Wednesday night, No. 3-seeded Cleveland and No. 6 Washington Prep went…
Can Alijah Arenas lead Chatsworth to its first Open Division title?
On Tuesday, Chatsworth will honor All-City guard Alijah Arenas with the presentation of his McDonald’s All-American Game jersey. More important, though, is what happens beginning…
UCLA falls to No. 3, USC moves up to No. 4 in latest AP poll
Notre Dame is the new No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll, ascending to the top spot Monday for the first…
No. 1 UCLA women’s basketball barely beats No. 22 Michigan State
Londynn Jones made a pull-up jumper.Kiki Rice got a steal.Janiah Barker scored a tough putback layup.Rice hit free throws.And then, Timea Gardiner hit the biggest…
UCLA projected to get NCAA tournament overall No. 1 seed
UCLA, South Carolina, Texas and Notre Dame would be the No. 1 seeds in the women’s NCAA Tournament if it began now.The NCAA basketball selection…
No. 1 Ontario Christian routs Sage Hill in Open Division girls basketball
Taking on the No. 1-ranked team in California in an opening game of the Southern Section Open Division girls basketball playoffs, Sage Hill can boast…
Jacob Majok delivers in crunch time during Crean Lutheran win
Jacob Majok, a 6-foot-7 junior who came to Crean Lutheran from South Sudan two years ago, let loose a scream during the fourth quarter of…
Mika Webster-Longin shines in UCLA gymnastics win over Penn State
Mika Webster-Longin nudged assistant coach Mark Freeman as she prepared to watch her teammates compete on the beam. She needed to lock arms with her…
Redondo Union upsets St. John Bosco; Windward eliminates Inglewood
It was a wild Friday night in the Southern Section basketball playoffs.Redondo Union, seeded No. 7 in the Open Division playoffs, pulled out a 77-75…
JuJu Watkins’ sensational game carries No. 6 USC past No. 1 UCLA
JuJu Watkins is used to feeling the weight of the world on her shoulders. She’d been raised on the basketball court in that kind of…
Harvard-Westlake No. 1 seed for Open Division basketball playoffs
Harvard-Westlake (27-1), the two-time defending state champion, received the No. 1 seed for the Southern Section Open Division boys’ basketball playoffs Saturday. Ten teams were…
High school basketball: Southern Section playoff pairings
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALLSOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFSBOYSFIRST ROUNDWEDNESDAY (All games at 7 p.m. unless noted)OPEN DIVISIONPool ANo. 9 La Mirada at No. 1 Harvard-WestlakeNo. 8 JSerra at…
Kiki Iriafen leads No. 7 USC women basketball past No. 8 Ohio State
Twenty-eight minutes passed in painful succession, two top-10 teams slogging their way through the mud, when a frustrated JuJu Watkins took off toward the basket,…
High school soccer: Southern Section playoff pairings
HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS BOYSFIRST ROUND THURSDAY(All games at 3 p.m. or 5 p.m. unless noted) OPEN DIVISION No. 1 JSerra at No.…
With Desmond Claude out, USC men’s basketball falls to Purdue
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Trey Kaufman-Renn had 24 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 7 Purdue to a 90-72 victory over USC on Friday night for…