Category: Sports

Norco High’s softball program under coach Richard Robinson has been setting the standard for excellence in the Southern Section for years. The top-seeded Cougars will […]

Jacob McCombs had been arguably UC Irvine’s best hitter all season. The sophomore transfer from San Diego State transformed into an All-Big West selection with […]

Major League Baseball has been trying for years to increase the number of Black players participating in the sport, creating such programs as the Compton […]

Legendary rocker and Indiana native John Mellencamp apologized Thursday “on behalf of most Hoosiers” for the “poor, poor sportsmanship” displayed during the Pacers’ home win […]

In something of a grand gesture, Caleb Williams stood at a lectern Wednesday to explain that excerpts from an upcoming book were old news. A […]

Granada Hills has earned the top seed in the City Section Open Division softball playoffs three years in a row, but in that time it […]

When the Bradford family walks together on a beach, at an airport, in a restaurant, eyes turn. They aren’t just tall, they’re giants. They aren’t […]

SOUTHERN SECTION SOFTBALL FINALS At Bill Barber Park, Irvine FRIDAY DIVISION 2Los Alamitos vs. JSerra, 7 p.m. DIVISION 3Marina vs. Westlake, 4 p.m. DIVISION 6University […]

There’s no holding back for Tuesday’s Southern Section Division 1 baseball semifinals. The quarterfinals were full of drama and close games. Now comes the real […]

CLEVELAND — It had been a while since the Dodgers’ last stress-free win. Entering Monday, the team had not only won just three times over its previous […]

For senior catcher Matthew Gonzalez of Banning, Saturday’s City Section Division I championship baseball game at Dodger Stadium ended in tears after a 3-1 defeat […]

NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani provided the Dodgers some temporary reprieve on Sunday. Before the game, he faced hitters for the first time since undergoing Tommy John […]

When Charles Dickens began his 1859 novel “A Tale of Two Cities” with the legendary line, “It was the best of times, it was the […]

NEW YORK — It had been more than two weeks since Juan Soto, the only man in baseball with a richer contract than Shohei Ohtani, had recorded […]

It’s the greatest gift to baseball players who attend schools in the City Section. Every season since 1969, except for two years during the pandemic […]

Twenty-two seasons ago, LeBron James entered the NBA with almost unbelievable expectations, the fate of a franchise in Cleveland and a league hungry for a […]

There are four big-time matchups Friday in the quarterfinals of the Southern Section Division 1 baseball playoffs. The intrigue involves which teams can win with […]

Granada Hills means business in the City Section softball playoffs that began Thursday. Beaten in the championship game the last two seasons, the Highlanders opened […]

The Bruin Bombers. The Bash Brothers. The Splash Brothers. Jordan Woolery and Megan Grant are open to any nicknames that reflect their standing as college […]

With the contract between USC and Notre Dame set to expire and one of college football’s most storied rivalries in serious danger of ending, officials […]

Sitting in the Birmingham High bleachers wearing headphones before running the 400 meters at the City Section track and field prelims, 17-year-old senior Nathan Santa […]

The Chargers welcomed Arctos as a limited partner Tuesday as NFL owners approved a sale that transferred some the team’s shares to the Dallas-based private […]

It was the kind of showdown MLS has long dreamed of to sell the league. Marco Reus, a three-time Bundesliga player of the year, standing […]

Natalia Bryant, the eldest daughter of late Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, got an A-list round of applause online after she graduated Friday with […]

No team has won a series from the Dodgers this month until the Angels swept them over the weekend. For the Angels, a great weekend. […]

SOUTHERN SECTION SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS SATURDAY’S RESULTS SECOND ROUND DIVISION 1 Norco 13, Oaks Christian 1 Chino Hills 4, Huntington Beach 0 La Mirada 12, Roosevelt […]

SOUTHERN SECTION BOYS TENNIS PLAYOFFS FRIDAY’S RESULTS FINALS At University Redlands OPEN DIVISION University 10, Harvard-Westlake 8 DIVISION 1 Woodbridge 10, Marina 8 DIVISION 2 […]

CITY SECTION BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS FRIDAY’S RESULTS FINALS At Birmingham DIVISION I #1 Taft d. #2 Carson, 25-10, 25-20, 25-17 DIVISION III #1 East Valley […]

Last year could have been a storybook ending. Had Clayton Kershaw been healthy, he likely would have been part of the Dodgers’ postseason rotation. He […]

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Thursday’s Results CITY SECTIONAnimo Bunche 21, Annenberg 3Animo De La Hoya 13, CNDLC 3CALS Early College 24, Alliance Bloomfield 3Harbor Teacher 17, […]

The Chargers will seek approval to sell an 8% stake in the franchise to private investment firm Arctos at next week’s NFL team owners meetings. […]

CITY SECTION BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS SEMIFINALS DIVISION II #1 VAAS d. #4 Fairfax, 25-21, 25-19, 25-18 #2 Mendez d. #3 Banning, 25-17, 20-25, […]

When Rob Manfred announced Tuesday that a dead man can no longer be banned from baseball, my first thought was this: If Pete Rose is […]

CITY SECTION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS TUESDAY’S RESULTSFIRST ROUND DIVISION I#16 LACES 5, #17 Franklin 1#12 Legacy 6, #21 North Hollywood 3#20 Hamilton 7, #13 South East […]

There’s a new interactive exhibit opening on Thursday at the California Science Center across the street from the Coliseum that will provide Disneyland-like sports entertainment […]

SOUTHERN SECTION BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS MONDAY’S RESULTS SEMIFINALS DIVISION 7 San Gabriel Academy d. Brentwood, 3-2 DIVISION 9Downey Calvary Chapel d. Beverly Hills, 3-2 WEDNESDAY’S […]

SOUTHERN SECTION SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND THURSDAY (Games at 3:15 p.m. unless noted) DIVISION 1 Norco, bye Camarillo at Oaks Christian Mater Dei at Chino […]

PHOENIX — At the end of a grueling 10-game trek around the country, and in search of their first winning trip this season, the Dodgers got exactly […]

A look at the top 25 high school baseball teams in the Southland at the end of the regular season Rk. School (Rec.); Comment; ranking […]

SOUTHERN SECTION BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS SATURDAY’S RESULTS POOL PLAY DIVISION 1 #6 Newport Harbor d. #7 Redondo Union, 18-25, 25-18, 26-24, 25-12 SEMIFINALS DIVISION 2 […]

SOUTHERN SECTION BOYS TENNIS PLAYOFFS FRIDAY’S RESULTS FIRST ROUND OPEN DIVISION University 12, Palos Verdes 6 Peninsula 9, Corona del Mar 9 (Peninsula wins on […]

Friday’s Results BASEBALL City Section Bravo 4, Eagle Rock 2 Canoga Park 14, Northridge Academy 3 Carson 7, Bell 6 Cleveland 9, Sylmar 5 Collins […]

For the first time since 2021, San Pedro has toppled defending City Section champion Carson to become the Marine League softball champion. The Pirates own […]

THURSDAY’S RESULTS DIVISION I QUARTERFINALS #1 Taft d. #8 Cleveland, 25-14, 23-25, 25-16, 25-14 #5 Marquez d. #4 South East, 14-25, 23-25, 25-14, 25-23, 19-17 […]

In a brutal bit of irony, in-custody deaths in Los Angeles were brought to the forefront by a 2023 case in which neither the County […]

SOUTHERN SECTION BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS DIVISION 1 Pool Play#6 Newport Harbor d. #3 Loyola, 21-25, 25-22, 26-24, 25-23 QUARTERFINALS DIVISION 2 Mater Dei […]

Palisades High baseball coach Mike Voelkel, who is in his 18th season, said he’s been promised a new field after bulldozers did what they do […]

SOUTHERN SECTION BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS TUESDAY’S RESULTS DIVISION 1 Pool Play (Round 2 of 3) Pool A#1 Mira Costa d. #8 San Clemente, 25-12, 25-19, […]

There’s an episode midway through the first season of “Ted Lasso” in which the team, feeling cursed, decides to remove the spell by gathering in […]

SOUTHERN SECTION BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS TUESDAY’S SCHEDULE (Matches at 6 p.m. unless noted) DIVISION 1 Pool Play (Round 2 of 3) Pool A #8 San […]

ATLANTA — The Dodgers had the right runner on base, but the wrong matchups at the plate. And, in a sign of what’s perhaps been their biggest […]

ATLANTA — Dustin May knew how key his sweeper would be this season. “It’s going to be huge,” the Dodgers right-hander said earlier this spring. “Being able […]

Every time Dearica Hamby substitutes out of a game or goes into a timeout, she tells Rae Burrell the same thing: Stay ready. “She’s playing […]

As UCLA players and coaches milled about on the field a half hour before the team’s spring showcase at the Rose Bowl, the present met […]

David Sandy, a standout football and volleyball player at L.A. Jordan who became a community hero, said he plans to walk on at Sacramento State. […]

EDMONTON, Canada — Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but the summer is starting early for the Kings after a first-round playoff loss to the Edmonton […]

Get ready for a day of drama in Trinity League baseball as Santa Margarita (6-8), Servite (5-9) and JSerra (5-9) battle to finish in third […]

Demare Dezeurn said he runs track to help his receiving skills in football. “This is for football to get me faster,” he said before running […]

One day after hitting the ball hard but scoring just one run in a loss to Harvard-Westlake, Crespi put together an eight-run first inning on […]

On May 12, the Southern Section will release its baseball playoff pairings. The 32 teams selected for Division 1 will get to say they were […]

When Lincoln Riley was hired by USC in the fall of 2021, he brought four staffers with him on the plane from Norman, Okla. Among […]

Can any team defeat No. 1 Mira Costa in girls’ beach volleyball? We’ll find out this week as the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals will be […]

Less than a month ago, Tyler Glasnow couldn’t have sounded more confident. After tossing five shutout innings in his season debut against the Atlanta Braves […]

With a 12-2 win over Loyola on Saturday, Venice’s baseball team improved to 21-1 and is positioning itself for a high seeding in the City […]

When the Sparks acquired Kelsey Plum, they signaled they were ready to leave last season behind, and at the start of training camp, their newest […]

On the day before volleyball practice began in January, Hall of Fame coach Michael Boehle spoke to his players at Loyola High to let them […]

The goal for the Clippers was to not give the Denver Nuggets any hope in Game 4 and in the process take complete control of […]

Southern California is a hotbed for softball talent, so it comes as no surprise that the USA national team’s 15-person roster for the World Games […]

For the second consecutive season, the Chargers picked a wide receiver in the second round of the NFL draft, selecting Mississippi’s Tre Harris at No. […]

The accolades in women’s golf keep coming for Orange Lutheran High junior Jude Lee. The Stanford commit has qualified for the U.S. Women’s Open, the […]

Many Southern California high school football programs have distinguished roll calls when it comes to alumni who have made it to the NFL, but one […]

UCLA’s basketball team might downshift its lineup in an attempt to hasten success. Eric Dailey Jr. said Wednesday that the plan next season was for […]

When Saint Thomas applied last month for a waiver from the NCAA for a fifth season of eligibility, the USC forward figured he had a […]

It was the spring of 2022 when Colin Yeaman finished as the leading hitter with a .385 batting average on a 13-16 Saugus High baseball […]

This week’s top 20 high school softball rankings of Southland teams from CalHiSports.com. Rk. School, Record(last week’s rank in parenthesis) 1. (1) Norco, 21-2 2. […]

Oklahoma’s softball program has been taking away top players from Southern California for years, from Tiare Jennings (St. Anthony) to current star Ella Parker (Sherman […]

The UCLA football program has a coach with a losing record, losing seasons in six of the last nine years, a losing bowl record, and […]

Palos Verdes held a walking parade Saturday for high school state championship teams in football, girls volleyball and girls tennis. Also honored was state individual […]

DENVER — A day later, the Clippers didn’t hide from the primary cause of their demise in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series against the […]

When Jaslene Massey smiles, it’s contagious. You want to return the smile. She has a bubbling personality that encourages track and field fans to cheer […]

DENVER — In the end, the Clippers lamented their inability to take care of the basketball. And because they were so sloppy with the basketball, because they […]

Hart High’s baseball team had one of its best comeback victories on Thursday, rallying from an 8-2 deficit to defeat Castaic 9-8. The Frithsmith brothers, […]

The bottom came in Minnesota on the second night of back-to-back games in early December, LeBron James showing signs that the mileage he’d compiled over […]

One week after great performances at the Arcadia Invitational, the Mt. SAC Relays at Mt. San Antonio College take center state on Saturday. Among the […]

Mira Costa is getting ready to defend its Southern Section Division 1 girls’ beach volleyball championship. The Mustangs (16-1) are expected to be the No. […]

The joy for the game of basketball remains strong for Kawhi Leonard. The injuries that have robbed him from playing time have not taken away […]

BASEBALL City SectionCentral City Value 12, CNDLC 2Granada Hills 2, Bell 0Kennedy 7, South Gate 3Palisades 13, Taft 2Poly 2, Banning 1Sylmar 5, Roosevelt 0Triumph […]

Tyronn Lue glided into the Clippers’ postgame interview room on Sunday afternoon and clapped and clapped and clapped and clapped and clapped again. He beamed […]

MONDAY’S RESULTS BASEBALL City Section Cleveland 8, North Hollywood 2 Fremont 10, Gardena 5 Hamilton 6, Chavez 1 Kerman 10, Carson 1 King/Drew 5, Bravo […]

Bronny James saw his share of highs and lows during his rookie season with the Lakers organization. Before the team’s regular-season finale Sunday against the […]

Admit it, there is worry. Fess up, negative thoughts are swirling. Could it be possible that the greatest team in baseball history isn’t even the […]

PORTLAND, Ore. — And on the 82nd game, they rested. The Lakers wrapped their regular season Sunday in Portland with not much more to do than sit […]

Diego Fagúndez scored a goal on Saturday night, helping the short-handed Galaxy tie the Houston Dynamo 1-1. The Galaxy’s Mathias Jogensen, known as “Zanka”, was […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Funny how time works. Twenty years seems so short. And 1.8 seconds seems so long. That’s how long the golf ball that Tiger Woods […]

Yoshinobu Yamamoto can win the National League Cy Young Award. The possibility of Yamamoto doing that has felt increasingly real every time he has stepped […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Cellphones are banned at the Masters. Food and drink prices are happily stuck in the 1970s — $1.50 for a pimento cheese sandwich — […]

To Chad Bowden, no detail is too small. USC football’s new general manager has seen enough during his rapid rise through the personnel ranks to […]

WASHINGTON — Andy Pages shook his head with a grin, raised his clasped hands to the sky, then gave thanks with a much-needed sigh of relief. It […]

The feelings Luka Doncic kept private during the past two months started pouring out. Literally. Moved to tears by a two-minute montage that played on […]

The 2028 Olympics will be the first to feature more women than men, the International Olympic Committee announced Wednesday after approving the medal events and […]

Luka Doncic heard the story and barely could believe it. Tim Marovt also was once a prodigy, identified early as one of the best athletes […]

This week’s top 20 high school softball rankings of Southland teams from CalHiSports.com. Rk. School, Record 1. Norco, 17-2 2. Rosary, 17-2-1 3. Orange Lutheran, […]

MONDAY’S RESULTS BASEBALL City Section Bell 4, South Gate 0 Bert Corona 13, Lakeview Charter 6 Garfield 4, Legacy 2 Jordan 21, Dymally 6 King/Drew […]

Jarren Duran‘s path to batting leadoff for the Boston Red Sox, being named the 2024 All-Star Game MVP and jump-starting his earning potential by signing […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — The postseason road the Lakers want to take probably will roll through Oklahoma City at some point, the unquestioned best team in the Western […]

PHILADELPHIA — On a windy, wet and dreary afternoon at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday, the Dodgers watched their first series rubber match of the season twice […]

Given a chance at redemption, Daleah Cardenas made the most of her opportunity Saturday night in the Gold Division championship game of the Michelle Carew […]

His rapid ascent as a freshman was the most promising part of an otherwise uneven debut season for USC hoops under Eric Musselman. But after […]

Simply put, the Clippers’ goal is to “make the playoffs,” coach Tyronn Lue said, and not be a play-in team. The Clippers moved closer to […]

PHILADELPHIA — Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts announced Friday he will accompany the team on its visit to the White House next week, when President Trump will recognize […]

THURSDAY’S RESULTS BASEBALL City Section Chatsworth 7, Taft 0 Fremont 21, Dorsey 1 King/Drew 11, Harbor Teacher 7 Legacy 9, South East 2 Narbonne 8, […]

Here’s what you need to know about No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 2 Connecticut in NCAA tournament women’s Final Four: When: Friday, 6:30 p.m. PDT […]

162-0? Why not? Shohei Ohtani is rounding the bases with his right fist in the air and Dodger Stadium is shaking with its roar filling […]

The Dodgers gladly — perhaps even gleefully — defer to the New York Mets. In large part because of heavily deferred contracts to Shohei Ohtani […]

Rashaun Agee scored 27 points and USC rolled to an 89-60 victory over Tulane in the first round of the College Basketball Crown at the […]

Geno Auriemma seemed both amused and bemused. The legendary Connecticut women’s basketball coach described himself as “shocked” after ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt jokingly referred to […]

MONDAY’S RESULTS BASEBALL City Section Verdugo Hills 20, Monroe 0 Southern Section Anaheim Canyon 14, El Modena 5 Aquinas 1, Yorba Linda 0 Banning 11, […]

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Kyren Williams is not an agenda item for owners at the NFL annual meeting. But talks with the agent for the Rams running […]

The Dodgers could be excused for thinking they dodged a torpedo. Good thing for them that in last year’s World Series most New York Yankees […]

Nick Garcia is like a horse whisperer, but for shotputters. He’s trained 18 Southern Section champions at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High in the shotput […]

SATURDAY’S RESULTS BASEBALL City Section El Camino Real 9, Narbonne 0 San Pedro 4, Palisades 3 Venice 5, Poly 2 Southern Section Arrowhead Christian 11, […]

I’m watching Blake Snell, who started the Dodgers’ home opener, and later Tanner Scott, who pitched the eighth inning, and I’m thinking that maybe I’ll […]

FRIDAY’S RESULTS BASEBALL City Section Arleta 2, Vaughn 1 Banning 10, Gardena 0 Carson 11, Rancho Dominguez 1 Chatsworth 3, Cleveland 1 Chavez 4, VAAS […]

Corona High’s 10-0 baseball team team is filled with stars, so it’s hard for any unsung players to break through. Senior outfielder Joshua Sur is […]

THURSDAY’S RESULTS City Section Bell 17, Huntington Park 0 Fremont 5, Port of LA 0 Garfield 4, Roosevelt 3 King/Drew 13, Locke 3 Maywood CES […]

The Lakers have signed guard Jordan Goodwin, who has been on a two-way contract since Feb. 7, for the rest of the season Thursday with […]

In 2018, toward the end of a decade in which Mike Trout was the best player in baseball, Major League Baseball reckoned with its failure […]

A tectonic shift in the format of the BIG3 will bring the three-on-three basketball circuit founded by Ice Cube to Los Angeles this summer. For […]

The Boras Classic began Tuesday with No. 1 Corona, No. 2 Huntington Beach and No. 4 La Mirada all coming away with impressive victories to […]

Puka Nacua already knows when he wants to retire. It’s not anytime soon, but it’s probably a lot sooner than Rams fans might want to […]

Monday’s Results BASEBALL City Section Bell 21, Huntington Park 1 Burt Corona 16, Valor Academy 10 Franklin 5, Arleta 1 Fremont 8, Locke 1 Garfield […]

2024 | 80-82, 4th in West Last year in playoffs | 2021 Under the new front office leadership of former All-Star catcher Buster Posey, the […]

Facing the NBA’s top team and one of the league’s elite players, the Clippers needed to be at their best Sunday if they were to […]

A look at the top 25 high school baseball teams in the Southland after Week 5. Rk. School (Rec.); Comment; ranking last week 1. CORONA […]

There was less than a second left in the first quarter when LeBron James went to the sideline to inbound the ball. Sensing a moment […]

After two games in Japan, Shohei Ohtani is off to a great start, with a home run and a .375 batting average, and the Dodgers […]

Southern’s Tionna Lidge barely jumped for the opening tip. With UCLA’s Lauren Betts on the other side, the result seemed inevitable. Betts had 14 points […]

LEXINGTON, Ky. — For months, their coach has quickly yanked them off the court, publicly chastised them, screamed so loud about mistakes during games that his voice […]

LEXINGTON, Ky. — UCLA was trying to maintain a double-digit lead early in the second half when it suffered what looked like a devastating loss. Sophomore center […]

LEXINGTON, Ky. — On the eve of UCLA’s biggest game of the season, there was a fluid situation in the locker room. The water boy couldn’t find […]

Phelan Bucknor of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High had a career day at the plate on Wednesday. He had six hits and five RBIs by […]

TOKYO — It lasted just three innings. It included a grand total of 56 pitches. And it was nowhere near a flawless introduction to Major League Baseball. […]

The storybook senior season for pitcher Jackson Eisenhauer of Crespi continued on Tuesday. For the fourth consecutive game, he threw shutout ball, raising his streak […]

TOKYO — For all the memorable cultural experiences they’d enjoyed off the field, and all the eye-opening revelations they’d made about the club’s growing popularity here in […]

Next week, top-ranked Corona baseball begins the Boras Classic in Orange County. This week, the Panthers are playing Norco in a three-game league series. So […]

TOKYO — It was the overriding theme of last October, an intangible factor that yielded triumphant results. During their run to last year’s World Series, the Dodgers […]

The Clippers are trending in the right direction, and on top of it, they are becoming whole with leading scorer Norman Powell back and James […]

April 6 is the day the newest class of City Section Hall of Fame sports selections will be inducted during a ceremony at the Odyssey […]

SACRAMENTO — Alijah Arenas, holding back tears and feeling miserable after missing all seven of his shots in the fourth quarter on Saturday in a 66-53 loss […]

TOKYO — Shohei Ohtani produced on command. Again. Just as he did when he played in the World Baseball Classic. Just as he did when he reached […]

Mahamadou Diop, a 6-foot-11 sophomore center at San Gabriel Academy who came here from Mali, is someone basketball fans in Southern California will need to […]

TOKYO — They screamed. They screamed and made that noise that crowds make when thousands of people scream at the same time, that sound that is heard […]

Davante Adams’ arrival in Los Angeles to play for the Rams has roots at the Kentucky Derby. Several years ago the three-time All-Pro receiver and […]

The state basketball championships are set for Friday and Saturday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. Here’s a look at matchups involving Southern Section and […]

Mike Williams is running a comeback route. A year after being released by the Chargers, the wide receiver has agreed to a new deal with […]

Every day at 5 a.m. during the school week, Myles Walker awakens and joins his father, Tony, for a drive to a fitness center, where […]

PHOENIX — The Dodgers will board their charter flight for Japan early Wednesday but as of Tuesday night, they hadn’t released a list of the 31 players […]

For four seasons, Samuel Lopez, the baseball coach at Summit High in Fontana, has been coaching son Sammy, the starting second baseman. No one knows […]

PHOENIX — For a manager, the task of choosing a starting pitcher for opening day can be fraught with challenges, especially if the team’s staff is as […]

The Los Angeles Times sports staff ranked among the best in the nation, receiving a best-in-show designation in the Associated Press Sports Editors contest for […]

PHOENIX — Right-hander Michael Grove won’t pitch for the Dodgers this year after undergoing season-ending surgery last week to repair his right labrum. Grove walked into the […]

“Are you gonna wear those?” Eric Musselman stares down at a pair of beat-up, brown boat shoes with his eyebrows raised. His smirk suggests I’ve […]

INDIANAPOLIS — One saying that’s repeated this time of year in college basketball is that it’s hard to beat the same team three times in a season. […]

Let’s hope coaches saved some plays, fans didn’t brag too much and players understand how tough it is trying to beat a team for a […]

The Chargers have informed running back Gus Edwards that he will be released before the start of NFL free agency, ESPN reported Friday, putting additional […]

How fun has it been for a father to be introducing his son as the public-address announcer and the son to hear his father’s voice […]

A month ago, Dave Roberts was asked if the Dodgers’ hope was for Shohei Ohtani to be back in the team’s pitching rotation by May […]

One of the best boys’ volleyball tournaments of the season is set for Friday and Saturday at Poway High in San Diego. The Best of […]

Now that the Rams have completed what Les Snead described as “a renewal of vows” with quarterback Matthew Stafford, the team’s longtime general manager turns […]

“The Jack Stadlman Story” could be coming to a theater near you. The screenplay is being written each time he breaks out of the blocks […]

PHOENIX — As Tanner Scott walked off the plane, Evan Phillips was waiting to board. This was late June 2019, when Scott and Phillips were in the […]

When freshman Jorden Wells of Servite High ran the 100 meters in 10.64 seconds last month, it was a warning to everyone about his potential […]

More than three decades after first making the jump from the NFL sideline to a TV studio, Jimmy Johnson is retiring from his longtime role […]

Henry Aslikyan of Birmingham keeps making history in high school wrestling. He became the first City Section athlete to be a two-time state wrestling champion […]

HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL SCHEDULE First Round (All games Tuesday at 5 p.m. unless noted) BOYS Division I #8 Del Norte at #1 […]

The Kings’ needs are obvious with Friday’s NHL deadline looming, but is the price to meet them too high? For the Ducks, the question is […]

Alina Argueta of Wilmington Banning High is filling up her fingers with rings. She was the quarterback for Banning’s City Section Open Division flag football […]

Mick Cronin is the youngest active coach to reach 500 victories. In his short time as UCLA’s head basketball coach, he has guided the team […]

PHOENIX — The longer Max Muncy was out injured last year, the more the dark thoughts started to creep into his head. Early in the season, the […]

More than 30 schools are expected to participate in the Tara Davis Invitational track meet on Saturday at Agoura High. Tara Davis-Woodhall, an Agoura graduate, […]

PHOENIX — He might have only been knocking the rust off. But Freddie Freeman was still less than thrilled. Facing live pitching for one of the few […]

You can’t get a better matchup to decide the City Section Open Division boys’ basketball championship on Friday at 8 p.m. at L.A. Southwest College […]

About halfway through the first quarter of Tuesday night’s game, Anthony Davis looked up at the video board inside Crypto.com Arena and watched a tribute […]

Moniquee Alexander, a former UCLA women’s basketball player, is now coach at Rolling Hills Prep, and she knows a future Division I player when she […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The weather, the city and the lifestyle always have been a constant in the Chargers’ pitch to free agents. Now with a revamped front office […]

Before joining the Galaxy two years ago, Christian Ramírez spent two seasons with the Columbus Crew, winning an MLS Cup one year and then failing […]

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — In his first year with the team last season, the Dodgers got the full Tyler Glasnow experience. In the first half of the campaign, […]

There is no NFL offseason. There’s simply an NFL otherseason. That kicks off this week with the scouting combine in Indianapolis, when coaches, scouts and […]

PHOENIX — Dustin May screamed into his cap after blowing a 95-mph fastball by Oscar Gonzalez for an inning-ending strikeout on Sunday, and when the Dodgers right-hander […]

The text messages about Bill Walton’s latest on-air absurdity pinged the UCLA basketball staffer’s cellphone with only a few minutes left in the game. It […]

During the Rams’ run to three playoff appearances and a Super Bowl title in the last four seasons, quarterback Matthew Stafford was more valuable than […]

When is a hockey game more than a hockey game? When a president places a pregame call to pump up the players, a prime minister […]

So the New York Yankees, at long last, have done away with their anti-facial hair policy. Maybe, they reasoned, Aaron Judge wouldn’t have bungled that […]

High school basketball playoff scores and updated pairings.

TEMPE, Ariz. — Two years ago, Major League Baseball began asking clubs to refrain from announcing opening-day starters until the final week of spring training in hopes […]

Southern Section boys’ high school basketball playoff scores and updated pairings.

PHOENIX — The last time Major League Baseball and the players association negotiated a collective bargaining agreement, the owners locked out the players before the 2022 season, […]

SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS GIRLS TUESDAY’S RESULTS QUARTERFINALS OPEN DIVISION#5 Corona Santiago 1, #8 Harvard-Westlake 0#3 Santa Margarita 3, #2 Oaks Christian 0 DIVISION 1 Westlake […]

Casual fans might assume Kobe Bryant never crossed paths with Luka Doncic. After all, Bryant retired three years before Doncic debuted at age 19 in […]

Playoff pairings for CIF City Section boys’ and girls’ soccer.