Ohio State routs Tennessee to set up Rose Bowl showdown with Oregon
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Will Howard threw two touchdown passes to freshman Jeremiah Smith and Ohio State routed Tennessee 42-17 on Saturday night in a first-round College…
High school basketball: Thursday’s scores from boys’ and girls’ games
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALLTHURSDAY’S RESULTSBOYSAdelanto 68, River Valley 21Agoura 71, Burbank Burroughs 42Alhambra 41, Verdugo Hills 23Alta Loma 69, Western Christian 40Anaheim 75, Orange 65Apple Valley…
Prep talk: Defensive lineman Tomuhini Topui of Mater Dei is Trinity League MVP
At 6 feet 3 and 315 pounds, Tomuhini Topui of Mater Dei is easily spotted on a football field. Wearing No. 52, he’s the big…
Letters to Sports: Lamenting the Lakers' situation
Readers of the L.A. Times Sports section give their opinions and thoughts on subjects from the Lakers' struggles to problems at USC and UCLA. Source…
Heisman Trophy: Which four players are the 2024 finalists?
Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel, Colorado’s Travis Hunter, Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty and Miami’s Cam Ward were announced as the Heisman Trophy finalists on Monday night. The…
Dylan Andrews’ last-second basket leads UCLA to victory over undefeated Oregon
EUGENE, Ore. — It was UCLA-Oregon, so weird things were bound to happen.Into a rivalry that once saw Bruins guard Bryce Alford, one of the nation’s…
Oregon to face winner of Ohio State vs. Tennessee in Rose Bowl
During a College Football Playoff Selection Sunday filled with drama, the undefeated Oregon Ducks had the luxury of sitting back and smelling the roses.While other…
Oregon approves largest solar project in the United States
Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Officials in Oregon have given the final green light to the largest proposed solar project in the United States. The Oregon…
USC gives Oregon scare before collapsing in Big Ten debut
Little about the first month of his first season at USC had gone as Eric Musselman hoped. His USC offense struggled to score. His defense…
Column: Voter views of Trump from the ground up, starting in Oregon
On the night of Nov. 5, Teresa Sasse and her husband, Scott, had dinner in front of the TV as they settled in to watch…
Democrat Janelle Bynum flips Oregon district in historic election
PORTLAND, Ore. — Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon’s 5th Congressional District and will become the state’s first Black member of Congress.Bynum, a state representative who…
John Robinson, standout coach for USC and Rams, dies at 89
John Robinson, who coached his signature run-oriented USC football team to a national title and took the Los Angeles Rams to two NFL conference championship…
Ballot box fires in Washington, Oregon destroy hundreds of ballots
A ballot box fire in Portland, Ore., early Monday morning destroyed three ballots. Another ballot box fire half-an-hour later and 15 miles away in Vancouver,…
What happened to top Mater Dei football players going to USC?
The announcement last week of star junior defensive tackle Tomuhini Topui of Mater Dei High committing to Oregon might invoke nostalgia for USC fans wishing…
An Oregon congressional race tests the power of party labels
TUALATIN, Ore. — For nearly a decade, Donald Trump has ruled the Republican Party with a power that rivals the moon and tides.Lori Chavez-DeRemer is trying…
Justin Herbert and Bo Nix have long been fans of one another
He was a record-breaking quarterback at Oregon. A first-round draft pick to an AFC West team mired in mediocrity. He’s playing for a coach in…
Will Justyn Martin start at quarterback for UCLA? Five things to watch vs. Penn State
Come on down, Justyn Martin?It was increasingly looking that way as UCLA finalized preparations for what’s going to be a difficult challenge no matter who…
Will Ethan Garbers play for UCLA against Penn State? He’ll try
Already nearly four-touchdown underdogs against Penn State, UCLA might not have liked where oddsmakers moved the betting line had they watched the team’s first practice…
Familiar problems haunt UCLA during lopsided loss to No. 8 Oregon
UCLA fans who gave up and went to bed should consider themselves the smart ones.They only missed more disappointment.A late start for the Bruins on…
Late start, wacky ending? Five things to watch in UCLA vs. Oregon
Tom Petty might as well have been singing about UCLA football’s latest ordeal when he uttered one of his most famous lines. The waiting is…