Nikolas Khamenia changes before your eyes. Maybe it’s the haircut he got during the season that provides the illusion. More likely is that he’s a growing 17-year-old becoming stronger, feistier and more confident every time he steps onto the basketball court. He’s the Man of Steel for Harvard-Westlake, a 6-foot-8 junior whose physicality, versatility and…
Clippers star James Harden said he has seen enough in 35 games with the team to want to remain with them long term. Unlike his Clippers co-stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, Harden isn’t currently eligible for an extension, unable to begin negotiating with the team on a new deal until after June’s NBA Finals…
CIF City Section and Southern Section high school boys’ and girls’ basketball scores for Tuesday: BOYS Academy for Academic Excellence 59, University Prep 40 Alhambra 67, San Gabriel 58 Alliance Neuwirth Leadership Academy 43, Gertz-Ressler 32 Anaheim Canyon 51, Yorba Linda 41 Aquinas 51, Ontario Christian 40 Arcadia 70, Burbank Burroughs 54 Arlington 80, La…
Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged Wednesday to hold the line against a proposed law that would ban youth tackle football in California, saying in a statement to The Times that he’d veto any such legislation. Assembly Bill 734 was introduced last year by state Assemblyman Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) and cleared its first hurdle a week ago…
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been sued by a man who claims he was physically assaulted by a bodyguard for the boxing legend after trying to film Mayweather at a downtown Los Angeles restaurant nearly two years ago. In a complaint filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Eduardo Andres Torres Martinez alleges that he spotted…
Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic died Wednesday morning after suffering a heart attack during a private team dinner in Utah the previous night. He was 46. “We are absolutely devastated by Dejan’s sudden passing,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said in a statement by the team. “This is a shocking and tragic blow for…
The Rams rebounded from a dreadful season, mixed experienced veterans with developing young players and made an unexpected run to the playoffs under coach Sean McVay. Sound familiar? That was the story of 2017, McVay’s first season as coach of the Rams, and it created the foundation for a 2018 season that ended with a…
The Chargers continued their search for a general manager Wednesday by interviewing Jeff Ireland and Ed Dodds, the team announced. They are the sixth and seventh candidates the Chargers have identified publicly as they work to replace Tom Telesco, who was fired Dec. 15. Ireland, 53, is the assistant general manager/college personnel for the New…
Luka Doncic had just hit a three-pointer over Christian Wood when the Dallas Mavericks star again got the switch he wanted. After splashing home the previous shot over his former teammate, Doncic tried to break down Wood, powering to the left elbow. Wood fought his way to the spot, and even after Doncic delivered a…
TEMPE, Ariz. — They were down double digits when the signs started to emerge, the entire UCLA bench standing to applaud freshman Brandon Williams for another fearless play off the bench. Over the pulsating minutes that followed, the Bruins’ belief could be seen in the smallest of gestures. A fist pump. A nod. A smile. All…
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