Prep talk: Jake Tatch, Gavin Allegaert lead unbeaten JSerra soccer
The No. 1 team in high school boys soccer is JSerra, which has started the season 10-0. And two players, Jake Tatch and Gavin Allegaert,…
Why surgeon Neal ElAttrache is hopeful amid rash of baseball injuries
As one of baseball’s most renowned surgeons, Neal ElAttrache feels the angst surrounding the sport.That injuries are rising at concerning levels. That pitchers, even young…
Looking back at perhaps the greatest All-CIF basketball team ever
It’s the 50-year anniversary of one of the greatest teams in Southern California high school basketball history — the 1974-75 All-CIF team in Division “AAAA.”The…
James Harden and Norman Powell power Clippers to win over Bucks
The Clippers knew their top-notch defense would be stretched by a Milwaukee Bucks team led by NBA All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo. They knew their stellar defense…
Anthony Davis and LeBron James lead Lakers to win over Warriors
SAN FRANCISCO — Nearly a week ago, Lakers coach JJ Redick and LeBron James spoke about the margins of the game, the things that help provide…
In defense of ‘Squid Game’ Season 2
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who thought “Squid Game’s” second season deserved as much attention as its first. Well, maybe not as…
Rams could be really good next season if they avoid Saquon Barkley
To all the baseball fans out there who are wringing their hands and proclaiming doom for MLB because the Dodgers have been flexing their financial…
Prep talk: Oxnard’s Marcos Ramirez sets example on and off the court
Oxnard High senior point guard Marcos Ramirez is so talented on and off the basketball court that coach Jeff Staniland tells youth coaches to bring…
Isaiah Carroll powers Harvard-Westlake past Sherman Oaks Notre Dame
With the noise volume rising in a sold out Sherman Oaks Notre Dame gym as the home fans sensed a possible comeback, Isaiah Carroll took…
David Gaskell: Youngest ever Manchester United player dies aged 84
David Gaskell, who holds the record of being Manchester United's youngest ever player, has died at the age of 84.Former goalkeeper Gaskell made his debut…
Pete Carroll is the right choice to reshape Raiders’ culture
A young, untested NFL head coach would find it pretty daunting to join a division that includes Andy Reid, Sean Payton and Jim Harbaugh. That’s…
Bigger role for the big man? Remains to be seen for UCLA’s Aday Mara
If you have a player blessed with rare traits who can take over a game on both ends of the court, you use him as…
Sondheimer: Notre Dame’s Zachary White is special role player
Zachary White of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High has a super power that every coach should appreciate. He blends in with the flashiest players on…
Angel City unveils new facility in effort ‘to build a winning culture’
When Willow Bay and her husband, Disney CEO Bob Iger, became controlling owners of Angel City last July, they inherited a women’s soccer team that…
Ichiro Suzuki to be first Japanese player to make Hall of Fame
Ichiro Suzuki is a first-ballot Hall of Famer.That has long been the assumption among baseball fans regarding the Japanese outfielder who played the majority of…
How the Dodgers benefit from salary deferrals and signing bonuses
It has become a predictable talking point around baseball the last couple of offseasons, amplified every time the Dodgers sign a star on what has…
Prep talk: Officials appreciation week is important for high school sports
Rafael Bonilla has officiated NCAA soccer matches and MLS games. There he was on Wednesday night, selected to be the referee for the always intense…
‘Grand Theft Hamlet’ review: Goodnight, sweet Player One
To be an artist, or not to be? That is the question of “Grand Theft Hamlet,” a guns-blazingly funny documentary about two out-of-work British actors…
Tommy Brown dies; youngest MLB home-run hitter and 1947 Dodger was 97
Tommy Brown, the youngest player to hit a home run in a major league game and the last living member of the landmark 1947 Brooklyn…
Mick Cronin wants to see more fight from UCLA men’s basketball
Mick Cronin’s brand of basketball — tough, relentless, hard to score a point on — would figure to play well in a conference that values…