Sloppy play leads UCLA men to a disappointing loss to Minnesota
Sixteen minutes into his weekly media availability, after addressing a variety of topics, including a planned Bill Walton tribute and the memories of his first…
No. 1 UCLA women’s basketball barely beats No. 22 Michigan State
Londynn Jones made a pull-up jumper.Kiki Rice got a steal.Janiah Barker scored a tough putback layup.Rice hit free throws.And then, Timea Gardiner hit the biggest…
UCLA men’s basketball survives late scare to narrowly beat Indiana
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Dylan Andrews exhaled, took two dribbles, spun the ball and swished the free throw.After so much had gone wrong for UCLA, including two missed…
UCLA offensive coordinator Tino Sunseri’s annual salary will top $1 million
New UCLA offensive coordinator Tino Sunseri will make more than $1 million in annual compensation as part of the two-year contract he signed after replacing…
Ivica Zubac and James Harden power Clippers to win over Jazz
It may be premature to label a game in early February as a “must win,” but the urgency, if not the execution, was there for…
LeBron James defies age again, scoring 42 as Lakers beat Warriors
The energy was flowing from the Lakers, LeBron James’ teammates placing an imaginary crown on top of his head after he scored nine points on…
Kevin Fiala has two goals as Kings defeat Montreal
Kevin Fiala had two goals, Warren Foegele scored on a penalty shot, and the Kings beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 on Wednesday night.Vladislav Gavrikov, Brandt…
Kings snap out of scoring funk and cap trip with win over Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. — Kevin Fiala scored twice, Phillip Danault had a goal and an assist, and the Kings beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Saturday night to…
Matt Coronato’s natural hat trick dooms Ducks in Calgary victory
CALGARY, Canada — Matt Coronato scored a natural hat trick, Dustin Wolf made 30 saves and the Calgary Flames beat the Ducks 4-1 on Thursday night.Coronato gave…
Kings drop fourth straight game, losing to Lightning in shutout
TAMPA, Fla. — Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 shots, Brandon Hagel scored two goals and had an assist and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Kings 3-0 on…
Lakers embarrassed against short-handed 76ers
PHILADELPHIA — JJ Redick’s voice over the last two weeks has begun to sound gravelly, the routine of screaming his way through game after game starting…
How to cope with Trump? Ignore what he says, watch what he does
In the months following Donald Trump’s election to his second term as president, many who did not support him seemed to go into hibernation. Off…
Clippers overcome big deficit but fall short in loss to Suns
PHOENIX — Devin Booker scored 26 points, Kevin Durant added 24 and the surging Phoenix Suns survived a late scare for a 111-109 win over the…
UCLA fends off Washington to pick up its third consecutive win
SEATTLE — The big guy did it again.Three days after his breakout game, Aday Mara made sure UCLA didn’t falter with two huge baskets in the…
Tyronn Lue isn’t happy with Clippers’ play in win over Wizards
He was happy that his team basically was back to being completely healthy, but Clippers coach Tyronn Lue was not happy with how his team…
Coverage of the Clippers-Celtics game at Intuit Dome on Wedesday night
Jaylen Brown scored 25 points, Jayson Tatum added 24 and the Boston Celtics rallied past the Clippers 117-113 in overtime on Wednesday night when both…
Kings can’t overcome Jaden Schwartz’s hat trick in loss to Kraken
SEATTLE — Jaden Schwartz had a hat trick, Joey Daccord made 17 of his 28 saves in the third period and the Seattle Kraken beat the…
Alex Turcotte’s three-point performance lifts Kings over Canucks
VANCOUVER, Canada — Alex Turcotte scored twice and added an assist as the Kings thumped the struggling Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Thursday night.Adrian Kempe and Kevin…
Notre Dame defeats Penn State to reach national title game
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A diving interception set up Notre Dame’s trip to play for the program’s 12th national title after a thrill-a-minute 27-24 victory over…
Clippers give up 19-point lead in loss to Minnesota Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS — Anthony Edwards scored 28 of his 37 points in the second half and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a 19-point first-half deficit to beat the…