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…
How Big West can fill college baseball’s void left by Pac-12 implosion
SANTA BARBARA — The stadium lights are in place, along with the new turf, the portable bleachers just installed behind the outfield wall, and the excitement…
NCAA, conferences agree on deal that would allow athletes to be paid
The NCAA and the nation’s five biggest conferences have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims, a monumental decision…
UC president recommends UCLA pay Cal $10 million a year
In another possible blow to a UCLA athletic department awash in debt, the president of the University of California system is recommending that the Bruins…
USC guard Kobe Johnson is transferring to rival UCLA
He hit the dagger three-pointer that solidified USC’s first win at Pauley Pavilion since 2021. Now Kobe Johnson will call that old enemy territory his…
Boogie Ellis scores 28 points to power USC past Arizona State
Boogie Ellis scored 20 of his 28 points in the second half and hit six of eight from three-point range Thursday night to help USC…
Lauren Betts powers UCLA to blowout win over Arizona State
TEMPE, Ariz. — Lauren Betts had 20 points and 11 rebounds and Kiki Rice added 14 points when No. 8 UCLA beat Arizona State 70-41 on…
With Lauren Betts still out, No. 7 UCLA loses to No. 4 Stanford
PALO ALTO — Tara VanDerveer pulled each of her star post players aside and asked them to stay within themselves and play to their strengths. Cameron…
No. 2 UCLA women keep guard up in victory over Oregon State
With four rotation players listed 6-foot-2 or taller, UCLA called its post depth its “super power.” But the Bruins showed Sunday they have more than…
Washington and Michigan share ‘super weird’ feeling in CFP final
As the Washington Huskies surveyed the scene at the College Football Playoff media day inside Houston’s downtown convention center, you couldn’t have blamed them for…
Pac-12 flourishes in last bowl season before 10 teams depart
Out with the old, and before we move on to the new, let’s tally how well that moribund football conference last known as the Pac-12…
Michigan vs. Alabama is Fox vs. ESPN and college football in 2024
During the postcard hour of last year’s Rose Bowl, when gray clouds covered the San Gabriels and rain peppered the Granddaddy’s glorious green turf, the…
Bronny James’ 15 points can’t save USC in loss to Oregon State
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Tyler Bilodeau scored a career-high 27 points and Jordan Pope added 20 to lead host Oregon State to an 86-70 victory Saturday night…