USC center Rayah Marshall shoots between UCLA’s Lauren Betts, left, and Angela Dugalic during the Bruins’ win on Dec. 30. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press) With a quick, two-week turnaround from their last matchup, Sunday’s rematch will be decided by “who learns the most,” UCLA coach Cori Close said. Fueled by their crowd, the…
CIF City Section and Southern Section high school boys’ and girls’ basketball scores for Friday: BOYS Acaciawood 52, Eastside Christian 42 AGBU 54, La Quinta 48 Aliso Niguel 68, El Toro 52 Anaheim 79, Santa Ana Valley 88 Anaheim Canyon 54, Villa Park 50 Angelou 51, Jefferson 29 Aquinas 72, Arrowhead Christian Academy 50 Artesia…
Now that Bill Plaschke has admitted he didn’t know what he was talking about when he told the Rams to “tank” this season, he needs to extend his mea culpa to the Lakers and basketball. The Lakers’ front office was widely praised for revamping the roster last season, which enabled the team to reach the…
The Chargers are expected to meet with Jim Harbaugh this week as their search for a head coach continues, according to someone with knowledge of the situation but not authorized to speak publicly. Harbaugh is widely considered to be a leading candidate for the Chargers, his potential return to the NFL perhaps increasing after he…
Eric Freeny drives to the basket, sees an open teammate and feeds him the ball. Swish. It’s a three. Freeny watches a shot go in and out, gets the offensive rebound, scores as he’s fouled and completes the three-point play. On the baseline, he makes a three. On defense, he rebounds and starts a fast…
DETROIT — Even in a hospital bed, with a horrific spinal-cord injury that would confine him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life, Mike Utley gave his Detroit Lions teammate a helping hand. It was in the form of a raised thumb. That thumbs-up gesture, made by the fallen guard as he was wheeled…
Ally Sentnor’s life changed forever a few minutes after 5 p.m. Friday, when the Utah Royals made the teenager the No. 1 pick in the NWSL draft. And while it remains to be seen whether it changed for better or worse, the odds are pretty heavily on her side. The last 10 women selected with…
On a national stage, Etiwanda’s girls’ basketball team could not have been more impressive Saturday afternoon in Springfield, Mass. The Eagles defeated Washington D.C. Sidwell Friends 71-56 at the Hoophall Classic. Leading the way was USC commit Kennedy Smith, who scored 29 points and made six three-pointers. Aliyahna Morris had 18 points. Etiwanda improved to…
SALT LAKE CITY — LeBron James sat at the end of the Lakers’ bench with a hoodie covering his head, pain in his left ankle not allowing him to play against the Utah Jazz on Saturday, just the fourth game he has missed this season. It meant the struggling Lakers had to push forward against a…
SAN DIEGO — In the shadow of Petco Park, Steve Garvey was greeted as a Padres hero who played alongside baseball legend Tony Gwynn and helped the team to its first World Series appearance. In Los Angeles, voters lit up as they posed for photos with the former all-star Dodgers first baseman who anchored the team’s…
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