Can the young Ducks finally make NHL playoffs this season?
Three games into the NHL season, hope and optimism reign and every team believes it is a Stanley Cup contender. Even the repackaged Anaheim Ducks,…
Dominant Ventura quarterback Ava Ortman driven to showcase her team
The Southern Section is home to many of the best high school quarterbacks in the country and yes, that goes for flag football too.Los Angeles…
Why Jay Toia prioritized playing at UCLA over chasing NIL money
A season of monotony has played out with a numbing sameness on the interior of UCLA’s defensive line.On almost every play, two or three offensive…
Like Isaac in ‘Ghosts,’ Brandon Scott Jones is multidimensional
When Brandon Scott Jones was in seventh grade, his mother bought him a copy of “The Elements of Screenwriting.”Spurred by his interest in actors Matt…
Ducks beat Utah, win home opener for ninth season in a row
Leo Carlsson scored 54 seconds into overtime and the Ducks won their ninth consecutive home opener, 5-4 over the Utah Hockey Club on Wednesday night.Clayton…
Rivals review: Disney's raunchiest-ever series is ludicrously fun – but here’s one thing that must be fixed before season 2
Dame Jilly Cooper’s Rivals lands on Disney Plus tomorrow and audiences are in for a brilliantly camp thrill ride that puts shameless debauchery and promiscuity…
Premier League stats: Who is fastest and who’s walked the most this season?
We'll start with top speed and it's Tottenham's Micky van de Ven who's blistered past the competition so far this season.The Netherlands centre-back was also…
Jeff Van Gundy’s demands making Clippers stingy on defense
Even with perhaps their best defender, Kawhi Leonard, out the entire preseason, the Clippers have still overwhelmed teams on defense.Throughout training camp, the Clippers have…
Ulster v Ospreys: Ulster ‘battle-hardened’ after tough start to season – McCann
Ulster back row David McCann says the province's difficult start to the season should stand them in good stead for the remainder of the 2024-25…
Dwight Howard, Jeanie Buss clear air on his 2020 Lakers departure
Dwight Howard was confused.On a team led by LeBron James and Anthony Davis, Howard had been viewed as a key role player during the Lakers’…
USC linebacker Eric Gentry is redshirting because of concussions
Finally matched with a scheme that fit him and a staff that understood his unusual skillset, Eric Gentry seemed primed for a breakout season on…
USC defensive end Anthony Lucas is out for the season
An already thin USC defensive line will be without its most productive rusher the rest of the way, as defensive end Anthony Lucas suffered a…
Clippers still aren’t sure when Kawhi Leonard will play
The Clippers played their first game at the Intuit Dome, their new home in Inglewood, in a preseason contest Monday night against the Dallas Mavericks,…
Here are meaningful ways to ring in the fall season in sunny L.A.
During this year’s early September heat wave, I sat in a shaded courtyard at USC struggling to write after teaching my classes. The oppressive noon…
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…
The Devil's Hour season 2 release date, cast, trailer and plot
The Devil's Hour is returning for its second season with actors Peter Capaldi and Jessica Raine teaming up once again for the supernatural thriller Source…
Prep Rally: Here are the biggest surprises this high school football season
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. It’s week eight of the high school football season. Let’s look…
Dodgers dominate New York Mets in NLCS Game 1 shutout victory
The Dodgers had been here before.Coming off an emotional five-game division series against a National League West opponent. Entering an NL Championship Series against a…
The L.A. Phil and Master Chorale begin a new season
When Gustavo Dudamel became music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic 15 years ago, the ensemble had already under Esa-Pekka Salonen become the orchestra of…
Nine concerns for the Dodgers facing the Mets in the NLCS
In the postgame clubhouse following Game 5 of the National League Division Series, the expletives flowed as freely as showers of beer and champagne. Actually,…