‘Chip Kelly to face his former team at familiar Rose Bowl
Ohio State’s offense has hit the gas ever since the team lost 32-31 to Oregon on Oct. 12, going 6-1 and outscoring opponents 211-79.A late…
Christmas NBA games: Mikal Bridges leads Knicks past Spurs
NEW YORK — Mikal Bridges scored a season-high 41 points, and the New York Knicks overcame 42 from Victor Wembanyama in a monster Christmas debut…
North Carolina men’s basketball rallies from 16 down to beat UCLA
NEW YORK — It seemed almost incalculable, all the things that would have to go wrong for UCLA to lose its massive lead midway through the…
Chargers aim to maintain stingy defensive momentum vs. Patriots
Jesse Minter quickly impressed Chargers players with his calm demeanor during his first season as an NFL defensive coordinator, but as the Denver Broncos rolled…
Norman Powell’s clutch game lifts Clippers to win over Grizzlies
MEMPHIS — Norman Powell scored 29 points, including four in the final 25 seconds to lead the Clippers to a 114-110 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies…
Hand-written signatures were a sticking point for young California voters
More than a month after voting by mail in the presidential election, South Los Angeles resident Taylor Johnson learned that his vote had not been…
USC men rout Southern for fourth consecutive victory
Chibuzo Agbo made four three-pointers and scored 18 points to lead USC to an 82-51 win over Southern on Sunday to close out its nonconference…
Lakers rally late, then hold off Kings for another win
SACRAMENTO — The test was obvious the minute the Lakers got their schedule for the 2024-25 season.They would make one trip to Sacramento to face the…
Prep basketball: Eastvale Roosevelt wins Tarkanian Classic
Don’t doubt the Eastvale Roosevelt Mustangs this basketball season. Runner-up to Harvard-Westlake last season in the Southern Section Open Division final, the Mustangs return most…
‘Queer Eye’ newbie Jeremiah Brent cries a lot but he is so productive
“I’m never going to survive this show,” Jeremiah Brent, the new member of “Queer Eye,” declares early into this season, wiping back tears.Brent joined the…
JuJu Watkins and No. 7 USC defeat No. 4 UConn in a thriller
HARTFORD, Conn. — In a marquee matchup Saturday night, No. 7 USC defeated perennial powerhouse No. 4 Connecticut 72-70, avenging its Elite Eight loss to the…
Prep basketball: Sherman Oaks Notre Dame reaches Tarkanian Classic title game
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame is loving late-night basketball in Las Vegas. The unbeaten Knights (12-0) advanced to the Platinum Division championship game of the Tarkanian…
How many times has the fair-catch free-kick field goal worked in NFL?
Kicker: Cameron Dicker Team: ChargersOpponent: Denver BroncosDistance: 57 yardsAs time ran out in the second quarter, L.A.’s Derius Davis called for a fair catch at…
USC vs. UConn a showcase of star players and standout coaches
The seeds for the most anticipated matchup of this women’s college basketball season were planted decades earlier, in the halls of Scarsdale High School in…
Prep basketball roundup: Unbeaten Redondo Union (9-0) to face Eastvale Roosevelt in Las Vegas
It’s going to be quite a semifinal matchup on Friday in the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas, with unbeaten Redondo Union (9-0) taking on Eastvale…
Clippers give short-handed Mavericks their worst loss of season
DALLAS — Norman Powell scored 29 points, James Harden added 24 and Ivica Zubac had 21 points and 15 rebounds as the Clippers beat Dallas 118-95…
LeBron James achieves another NBA record in Lakers’ win over Kings
SACRAMENTO — Midway through the first quarter Thursday night, LeBron James checked out against the Sacramento Kings, walking to the bench in the city where he…
‘Mufasa’ review: Barry Jenkins tangles with Disney’s big cat
Barry Jenkins signing on to direct a spin-off to “The Lion King” sounds like a joke you’d crack after “Moonlight” won the Oscar for best…
USC men rain threes down upon Cal State Northridge in victory
Just two weeks ago, after a third straight loss, USC’s season seemed headed in a disconcerting direction. Eric Musselman, just eight games into his tenure…
Penguins rally to beat Kings in overtime
PITTSBURGH — Rickard Rakell scored at 1:44 of overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied to beat the Kings 3-2 on Tuesday night.Rakell deflected Erik Karlsson’s point…