Jalen Green leads Rockets past the Clippers
HOUSTON — Jalen Green had 21 points and Amen Thompson and Tari Eason added 18 each to lead the Houston Rockets to a 111-103 victory over…
Lauren Betts scores a career-high 31 points in UCLA win over Colgate
Lauren Betts had a career-high 31 points and nine rebounds and No. 5 UCLA defeated Colgate 81-63 on Sunday in the Bruins’ home opener.The Bruins…
U.S. economic growth remains impressive. It’s the envy of the world, except at home
WASHINGTON — The last and most consequential report on the nation’s economic health before next week’s election provided more evidence of America’s resilient growth. Whether it…
Garfield defeats Roosevelt in East L.A. Classic battle
World Series Game 1 fever swept over the crowd as halftime hit at the 89th annual East L.A. Classic football game at SoFi Stadium.Moments after…
Netflix adds 5 million subscribers and beats Wall Street’s profit expectations
Streaming giant Netflix has proved there are still legs left in its membership growth, reporting 5 million new subscribers in its third quarter for a…
Familiar problems haunt UCLA during lopsided loss to No. 8 Oregon
UCLA fans who gave up and went to bed should consider themselves the smart ones.They only missed more disappointment.A late start for the Bruins on…
U.S. women’s basketball wins its 8th straight Olympic gold
PARIS — It’s not easy making history.The United States survived a scare from France to win an unprecedented eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal Sunday with a…
Arike Ogunbowale WNBA All-Stars prevail over Team USA
PHOENIX — Arike Ogunbowale set the WNBA All-Star scoring record with 34 points and Caitlin Clark made the most of her All-Star debut as the WNBA…
Sparks fade in second half to Mercury for seventh straight loss
PHOENIX — Kahleah Copper scored 11 of her 24 points in the third quarter, Diana Taurasi had 20 points, five three-pointers and six assists, and the…
NBA Finals: Mavericks roll to blowout win over Celtics in Game 4
MINNEAPOLIS — Luka Doncic scored 25 of his 29 points in the first half, Kyrie Irving added 21 points and the Dallas Mavericks emphatically extended their…
Caitlin Clark helps lift Fever to first win of season over Sparks
A record Sparks crowd of 19,103 packed into Crypto.com Arena to watch them and No. 2 draft pick Cameron Brink face the Indiana Fever and…
Sparks hold off Mystics for first win of the season
The Sparks survived a fourth-quarter comeback attempt to secure their first win of the season, holding off the Washington Mystics 70-68 on Tuesday at Walter…
Letters to Sports: The Lakers’ blame game has begun
What did LeBron James do when he missed the shot that could’ve kept your team’s hopes alive? He blamed the Game 2 loss on the…
Lakers takeaways: Another bad shooting night, Darvin Ham hears it
Lakers forward Anthony Davis is swarmed by the Nuggets defense during the fourth quarter of Game 3. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) Before Thursday,…
NBA disagrees with LeBron James and Lakers, backs late calls
The NBA endorsed the calls made by officials during the final two minutes of the Lakers’ 101-99 playoff loss to the Nuggets on Tuesday night.…
Clippers set on stopping Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving in Game 2
The final stats from Dallas’ dynamic backcourt of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving from Game 1 of the playoffs Sunday told one story of how…
‘Can’t skip details’: Lakers left to look for solutions after another loss to Kings
SACRAMENTO — It’s hard to know the gravity of this, the Lakers being on the wrong side of dominance from another team that seems to know…
Charisma Osborne and No. 8 UCLA hold to beat No. 13 Colorado
For five years, Charisma Osborne has delivered for UCLA. Of course, on her senior night, she did it again. The fifth-year guard knocked down a…
JuJu Watkins breaks another USC record in victory over Arizona
With less than a month left in the regular season, JuJu Watkins has about seen it all from opposing defenses. The stellar freshman keeps figuring…
Gabriela Jaquez and Kiki Rice lead UCLA to win over Arizona
Gabriela Jaquez had 21 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, Kiki Rice scored 20 points and No. 9 UCLA beat Arizona 66-58 on Friday night.…