Mick Cronin’s season-long lament has been that he has too many freshmen. It might not be long before he cannot get enough. If winning big in college basketball was primarily about importing talent fresh out of high school, the UCLA coach would likely be on the verge of much happier days. The Southern California classes…
In a celebrity-filled, sold-out Sierra Canyon gymnasium featuring Bronny James, Scottie Pippen and Mookie Betts sitting courtside, fans were treated to one of the great comebacks of the 2023-24 high school basketball season Friday night. Down 17 points early in the fourth quarter to The Times’ No. 1 team in Southern California, Sherman Oaks Notre…
St. John Bosco standout Brandon McCoy is among the players to watch in the upcoming years. (Nick Koza) Brandon McCoy, 6-4 PG, St. John Bosco: “A very versatile, athletic two-way guard who can score in a variety of ways … very quick on getting to the basket but also a guy who can turn defense…
The crowd gasped as a Washington State defender tumbled to the floor. JuJu Watkins tends to have that effect on fans. One vicious crossover at a time, Watkins helped No. 11 USC bounce back from a road sweep at Colorado and Utah with a 70-62 win over Washington State at Galen Center on Friday. Watkins…
Amber Glenn thought she’d thrown away her chances of winning her long-sought U.S. figure skating title when, after landing a dramatic opening triple axel Friday night, the 24-year-old from Texas fell apart over the second half of her program. Then she watched Isabeau Levito collapse right behind her. The defending champion fell three times during…
SAN DIEGO – Stephan Jaeger sank a 6-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Torrey Pines South for a one-shot lead in the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open on Friday, moments after Thomas Detry’s third shot landed well past the hole and spun back into the pond fronting the green, leading to a…
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Pacers weathered Devin Booker’s early scoring flurry Friday night. Then they stormed back late and stunned the Phoenix Suns. Obi Toppin broke a tie with a putback with 3.4 seconds left, capping a 17-point comeback with a 133-131 victory and spoiling Booker’s 62-point masterpiece. “Great player,” Toppin said after finishing with…
Luka Doncic and Devin Booker went on another NBA scoring spree on Friday night, making this a week like none other in league history. Doncic broke his own Dallas franchise record by scoring 73 points — tying the fourth-most in NBA history — and Booker scored 62 for the Phoenix Suns in the second highest-scoring…
ATLANTA – Luka Doncic scored a franchise-record 73 points, tied for the fourth-most in NBA history and surpassed only by Wilt Chamberlain and Kobe Bryant, to power the Mavericks to a 148-143 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night. Doncic blew past his personal-best and team-record 60 points after scoring a team-record 41 points…
ATLANTA – Luka Doncic has set the Dallas Mavericks record for points in a game — reaching 65 with almost a quarter to spare. Doncic sank a 26-foot 3-pointer about a minute into the fourth quarter against Atlanta on Friday night, giving him a personal-best and team-record 63 points. He then quickly added another basket…
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