Lauren Betts leads UCLA to victory over Louisville in Paris
PARIS — Lauren Betts had 18 points and four blocks as No. 5 UCLA beat No. 17 Louisville 66-59 in the second match of a season-opening…
Kiki Iriafen lifts USC women over Mississippi in Paris opener
PARIS — Kiki Iriafen made a pair of free throws with 10 seconds remaining to lift No. 3 USC over No. 20 Mississippi 68-66 on Monday…
Division 1 football playoffs could be year of rematches
There once was a rule you couldn’t play a league opponent in the first round of the football playoffs and everything should be done to…
UCLA basketball hopes an ensemble cast can put it back on top
One of the lead architects of four NBA championship teams wanted to see the modern blueprint for building a winner in the college game.While coaching…
High school football: City Section playoff pairings
Nov. 2, 2024 5:39 PM PT CITY SECTION FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS(all games at 7 p.m. unless noted)OPEN DIVISIONQuarterfinalsNov. 15No. 8 Dorsey at No. 1 NarbonneNo.…
Narbonne seeded No. 1 for City Section Open Division playoffs
Narbonne High, the football team that hasn’t played since Sept. 27 because four coaches in the Marine League decided to forfeit games against the Gauchos,…
MLS Cup: Galaxy sweep Colorado to reach conference semifinals
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Gabriel Pec and Joseph Paintsil scored first-half goals, Riqui Puig scored twice during second-half stoppage time, and the Galaxy polished off a…
Sierra Canyon uses tackle-eligible play to beat Gardena Serra by a point
All week, 6-foot-2, 250-pound defensive tackle Mikhal Johnson of Sierra Canyon high practiced something he’s never done in his football life — catch a pass.Coach…
Boys’ water polo: City Section playoff pairings
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS WATER POLOCITY SECTION PLAYOFFS(Games at 3 p.m. unless noted)OPEN DIVISION Semifinals November 8#4 Birmingham at #1 Palisades#3 San Pedro at #2 ClevelandDIVISION…
Vanessa Bryant says ‘Job finished’ after Dodgers win World Series
Job finished.It’s a succinct way of phrasing what the World Series-champion Dodgers accomplished this season, after years of regular-season dominance followed by postseason disappointment.It’s also…
Priscilla Grinner, Georgia Brown lead Granada Hills to City tennis title
It was only appropriate that Georgia Brown and Priscilla Grinner notched the clinching point for Granada Hills’ girls tennis team during its annual City championship…
This week’s top high school football games in the Southland
A look at this week’s top high school football games:FRIDAYSierra Canyon (6-3, 4-0) at Gardena Serra (7-2, 4-0), 7 p.m. Sierra Canyon’s defense held Loyola…
An L.A. tennis star revived his pro career — as a YouTube influencer
When Karue Sell really rips a serve, it sounds like a tactical shotgun, the ball kicking up shoulder high. His backhand is like a precision…
Mater Dei forces four turnovers in rout of St. John Bosco
It was football’s version of a first-round knockout.Taking advantage of two interceptions, a fumble recovery, precision passing from Dash Beierly and power running from Jordon…
High school girls’ volleyball: City Section playoff pairings
CITY SECTION PLAYOFFS(All matches at 4 p.m. unless noted)OPEN DIVISIONQuarterfinalsWednesday, Oct. 30#8 Marshall at #1 Taft#5 Cleveland at #4 Granada Hills#6 El Camino Real at…
George Hastings is a do-it-all sophomore football star at Agoura
Jamie Foxx, the actor, is standing in the Agoura High parking lot talking on his cellphone next to his white Rolls Royce SUV, apparently waiting…
High school girls’ volleyball: Southern Section playoff pairings
SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFSDIVISION 1Wednesday, 6 p.m.Pool A — First RoundNo. 8 Temecula Valley (Southwestern No. 1) at No. 1 Sierra Canyon (Mission No. 1)No. 5…
Centennial gears up for playoffs with win over Murrieta Valley
Corona Centennial has been content to let everyone forget about its football team. A baffling loss to Santa Margarita on Aug. 30 helped fuel skepticism…
UCLA football: Five things to watch against Rutgers
They played “The Sopranos” theme song at UCLA practice this week, a nod to the Bruins’ first game in New Jersey in the school’s 105…
USC’s playoff hopes fade in overtime loss to No. 4 Penn State
The chances had been there all afternoon for USC as it tried to put No. 4 Penn State away. But once again Lincoln Riley’s Trojans…