High school baseball and softball: Updated playoff pairings
CITY SECTION SOFTBALL Tuesday (All games at 3 p.m. unless noted) Division III First Round #17 USC-MAE at #16 Jefferson #20 Alliance Bloomfield at #13…
Baseball playoff openers provide more drama than expected
The opening week of the high school baseball playoffs was all about turning loose ace pitchers. There was Zach Strickland of Maranatha striking out 17…
High school baseball and softball playoff pairings
SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS BASEBALL Tuesday, May 7 (All games at 3:15 p.m. unless noted) Division 1 Second Round Corona at Mater Dei Aquinas at Sherman…
Lakers fire coach Darvin Ham in the wake of playoff loss
After being eliminated from the NBA playoffs by the Denver Nuggets for the second consecutive season, the Lakers have fired coach Darvin Ham, the team…
High school baseball and softball: Playoff scores and pairings
Thursday’s High School Scores CITY SECTION BASEBALL Carson 6, San Pedro 4 Eagle Rock 2, Lincoln 0 Harbor Teacher 4, Port of LA 3 King/Drew…
What’s next for the Kings after another first-round playoff exit?
EDMONTON, Canada — The Kings season ended again Wednesday with a whimper not a bang. It ended again in the first round of the NHL playoffs…
High school baseball and softball: Wednesday’s scores and updated playoff pairings
CITY SECTION BASEBALL Animo De La Hoya 9, LA Leadership Academy 6 Bell 1, LA Roosevelt 0 Birmingham 10, Chatsworth 0 Bravo 7, Franklin 4…
High school baseball and softball: Southern Section playoff scores
SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS Tuesday’s Results BASEBALL Wild-card round DIVISION 8 Academy for Academic Excellence 22, Crossroads Christian 4 Mountain View 7, Animo Leadership 6 Bolsa…
Blake Lizotte hopes Kings can grind past Oilers for playoff upset
EDMONTON, Canada — At 5-foot-9 and 175 pounds, Blake Lizotte is the smallest player on either side of the Kings-Oilers playoff series. Unlike Oilers superstars Connor…
Consecutive home losses leave Kings grasping for any hope vs. Oilers
You don’t have to know anything about hockey to know the Kings are in trouble heading back to Edmonton for Game 5 of their first-round…
Kings shut out by Oilers in Game 4, moving to brink of elimination
The Kings needed a change in fortune Sunday, so they made a change in goal. And while that changed the way the team played, it…
McIlroy & Lowry win Zurich Classic title in play-off
Irish pair Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry have won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans after beating Chad Ramey and Martin Trainer in a play-off.American…
NBA: LeBron James helps LA Lakers beat Denver Nuggets to keep Western Conference play-off series hopes alive
LeBron James scored 30 points to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets and keep their Western Conference first-round play-off hopes alive.The Lakers…
Kings have no answer for Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 blowout loss
Zach Hyman, Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid were three of the most dangerous scorers during the NHL regular season, combining for 127 goals and 315…
For Kings (and Lakers, Clippers), home is where the playoff action is
EDMONTON, Canada — For those who feel the Kings-Oilers playoff series is a lot of deja vu all over again, Quinton Byfield says you’ve got it…
Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard sidelined for Game 1 of playoff series
Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard is “out” because of right knee inflammation for Game 1 of the Western Conference playoffs Sunday against the Dallas Mavericks, coach…
Defending NBA champs Denver beat LeBron’s Lakers 114-103 in playoff opener | Basketball News
In a repeat matchup of last season’s Western Conference final, Denver clinched Game 1 over the Los Angeles Lakers. The defending champions, Denver Nuggets, powered…
Kawhi Leonard’s status uncertain day before playoff opener
At exactly 10:58 a.m. Saturday, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue’s latest injury update on Kawhi Leonard and his availability was cautious and optimistic for Game 1…
Elite League Play-off Finals: Cardiff Devils aim to down ‘great team’ Belfast Giants
Cardiff Devils head coach Pete Russell said: "Some of the games against them have been unbelievable this year. Even the two pre-season games against them…
Kings defeat Chicago in thriller, will face Oilers in playoffs
The Kings clinched a playoff berth more than a week ago. But it wasn’t until the horn sounded Thursday on their last regular-season game that…