The Fresno State football players wanted to be heard after so much frustration, so much uncertainty. A season that had started with their coach leaving the job because of health problems, only to deteriorate further with four losses in six games during a maddening midseason stretch, was now back firmly…

“Is he actually coming?” A Sherman Oaks Notre Dame football player had heard the rumors of a new student joining the football team on Monday at practice. Sure enough, 6-foot-8 Tyran Stokes, the No. 1 high school basketball player in the country from the class of 2026, showed up wearing…

On the same day Corona Centennial was playing Mater Dei in football, the sounds of baseballs coming off aluminum bats could be heard from the Centennial batting cage. Only in sunny Southern California does baseball keep going month after month. On this occasion, the Huskies are trying to keep up…

SAN FRANCISCO — This is the time to bring on the rivals. The Dodgers are used to taking on challengers down the pennant stretch: the San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres — and, in a previous version of the National League West, the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds. The final two…

CIF Southern Section high school football scores from Saturday’s games.

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Well, it is starting to appear that we are on the way to another in a series of mediocre football seasons at my alma mater UCLA. I am now officially in the “I don’t care about UCLA Football anymore” camp. I graduated from UCLA in 1975 and while…

CIF City and Southern Section high school football scores for Friday’s Week 3 games.

The Southern Section announced on Friday that it has declared 19 transfer students at Bishop Montgomery athletically ineligible for two years following an investigation that determined they violated CIF bylaws when moving to the Catholic school in Torrance to play football. The announcement comes after the school fired its coach,…

WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS CITY SECTION Bell 34, Foshay 20 Birmingham 44, Arleta 0 Birmingham 14, Arleta 0 Chavez 6, Reseda 6 Chavez 8, Reseda 0 Cleveland 45, Granada Hills Kennedy 12 Cleveland 49, North Hollywood 0 Diego Rivera 28, USC Hybrid 12 Eagle Rock 26, Venice 14 GALA 13, Foshay 0…

Lamar Jackson will not be disciplined by the NFL for shoving a Buffalo Bills fan who slapped the helmets of the Baltimore Ravens quarterback and teammate DeAndre Hopkins during a game Sunday night in Orchard Park, N.Y. “The matter has been addressed by the club and there is no further…

At some point, the Dodgers hope, they will be able to field a fully healthy lineup. A late scratch on Wednesday to catcher Will Smith, however, meant it would have to wait at least a couple more days. Despite activating Tommy Edman from the injured list pregame, and proceeding to…

Looking out from his office at St. Francis High School, interim athletic director Todd Wolfson can see the St. Francis football field, the La Cañada football field and the Rose Bowl. “I can sit in my office and see all in one,” he said. He might want to create a…

High school girls’ flag football results for Monday and Tuesday.

Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon have signed new contracts with ESPN that will keep them as hosts of “Pardon the Interruption” at least through the show’s 25th anniversary next fall, the network announced Tuesday. The previous contracts for both men had expired in August. The new ones are described in…

Years ago, when Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax were at the top of the Dodgers’ pitching rotation, Drysdale missed a game to attend to some personal business. Koufax pitched a no-hitter that day. When told about the achievement, Drysdale had one question: “Did he win?” That’s a fair question for…

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson expressed regret Sunday night for shoving a Buffalo Bills fan in the stands after the fan had slapped the helmets of Jackson and teammate DeAndre Hopkins as they celebrated a touchdown next to the stands at Highmark Stadium in upstate New York. “I seen him…

UCLA backup quarterback Pierce Clarkson was arrested Friday on unspecified felony charges and has been suspended indefinitely from the team pending the outcome of legal proceedings. The arresting agency was the Los Angeles Police Department’s Southwest Division and bail was set at $30,000, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s…

Williard (Bill) Christine Jr., a multiple award-winning journalist who spent 23 years covering horse racing for the Los Angeles Times, died on Monday (Aug. 25) after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia three years ago. He died at his home in Hermosa Beach, with family by his side. He was…

FRIDAY’S RESULTS CITY SECTION Bernstein 25, Chatsworth 6 L.A. Wilson 56, Hollywood 0 Lincoln 27, Torres 0 Panorama 58, Bernstein 0 Panorama 55, Chatsworth 0 Santee 6, L.A. University 0 South East 13, Angelou 6 SOUTHERN SECTION Channel Islands 32, Hueneme 6 Los Alamitos 47, Katella 0 Newport Beach Pacifica…

The Slye brothers at Salesian High, Jordan Jr., a sophomore defensive back/receiver, and Marty, a freshman quarterback, certainly have the genes to succeed. Their mother, Dena, a counselor at the school, was a softball standout at Washington. Their father, Jordan, was a receiver at Washington. Now the boys have helped…

Madden Williams has hands that act like a magnet whenever a ball is near. The senior receiver headed to Texas A&M made two magical catches in the fourth quarter on Friday night to rally St. John Bosco to a 21-14 victory over Baltimore St. Frances in a game matching two…

Jay Cutler is facing more legal trouble over the same 2024 traffic accident that already resulted in the former NFL quarterback pleading guilty to a DUI charge and being sentenced to four days in a Tennessee jail. Williamson County, Tenn., resident Perry Lee filed a civil lawsuit on Tuesday, accusing…

PITTSBURGH — Over three nights in Pittsburgh this week, the Dodgers didn’t win a game, despite playing a last-place Pirates club. They didn’t grow their division lead, despite the second-place San Diego Padres suffering their own three-game sweep. And, as veteran infielder Miguel Rojas stressed Thursday night, they simply didn’t look like…

Chelsea has reached a verbal agreement with Angel City to acquire winger Alyssa Thompson on the second-richest transfer in women’s soccer history, The Athletic reported Thursday, citing unnamed sources. The two teams have until 3 p.m. Pacific time, when the Women’s Super League transfer window closes, to get the deal…

PITTSBURGH — It was a pivotal moment, in a pivotal game, in what’s become a pivotal week for the Dodgers in the National League West standings. Which, rather predictably given their recently floundering form, meant they found a new way to mess it all up. In the top of the second inning…

PITTSBURGH — It was not quite a benching. But it served as a reminder nonetheless. Last year, in many ways, Teoscar Hernández was the heart and soul of the Dodgers. Not their best player. Nor their biggest star. But someone who provided effervescent vibes in the clubhouse, veteran leadership in the dugout…

PITTSBURGH — Now is the time, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts believes, for his team’s intensity to rise. And if the external pressures of a tight National League West race, postseason seeding implications and a looming World Series title defense in October don’t do it, then maybe, he hopes, increased internal battles for…

Brett Steigh, a Narbonne grad, booster and gambler, said in a Monday night podcast that he paid parents to bring players to Narbonne, St. Bernard and Bishop Montgomery. During an interview on a YouTube stream of the “Fattal Factor,” Steigh said in 2018 and 2024 at Narbonne, he recruited players…

Running back Najee Harris addressed reporters for the first time since being involved in a Fourth of July fireworks accident — his eyes hidden by Chargers-colored sunglasses. “It’s a humbling experience,” Harris said about the accident that left him with an eye injury. “It still hasn’t really shaken. I’m still…

Kami Miner, an All-American volleyball player at Redondo Union and Stanford, dropped by her alma mater’s match last week before heading to Italy to play pro volleyball. Coach Tommy Chaffins knew what to do. “Hey, you want to come into the team room?” he asked. “‘I’d love to,” Miner said.…

The Sparks won a critical game Sunday, defeating the Washington Mystics 81-78 to keep their slim playoff hopes alive heading into the final two weeks of the regular season. Washington hit a trio of three-pointers in the final minute, but Dearica Hamby‘s jumper in the paint and Kelsey Plum‘s two…

Ed Hodgkiss is no longer the football coach or co-athletic director at Bishop Montgomery. Principal Michele Starkey and president Patrick Lee made the announcement in a letter to parents on Saturday, writing Hodgkiss is “no longer employed at Bishop Montgomery.” Bishop Montgomery and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles have been…

Jayden Maiava passes for 295 yards despite only playing in the first half as USC scores 42 first-half points on the way to a 73-13 victory. Five years ago, when USC first scheduled this 2025 season opener, the plan had been to go big, to test itself with a marquee,…

Moyo Odebunmi, a junior running back at Cleveland High and native of Nigeria who had never played varsity football until this season, is quickly adjusting to the speed of the game. On Thursday night against Arleta, his first three carries resulted in touchdown runs of 68, 85 and 59 yards.…

Frank McCourt will have to pursue his proposed Dodger Stadium gondola without legislation that would have limited potential legal challenges to the project. After The Times reported on the legislation, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and the City Council publicly opposed it, asking a state Assembly committee to strip the…

Kyle Schwarber’s last swing Thursday night was a disappointment. He’d hit four home runs, and in the eighth inning had a chance to become the first player in major league history to hit a fifth. He popped up. By doing so, however, the Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter averted a certain…

Slide over, Steve Garvey. It appears another former Major League Baseball slugger with Southland ties will run for political office. Mark Teixeira, who batted a robust .358 in a two-month stint with the Angels in 2008 before signing a longterm lucrative contract with the New York Yankees, announced his campaign…

Nothing, it seems, commands the attention of Rams fans more than the team’s uniforms. And on Thursday, the Rams revealed a new one as part of the NFL’s Rivalries program. The “near black” ensemble and helmet was designed by Nike and the Rams based on the ethos that “We work…

Gilbert Arenas and Skip Bayless have made news lately for reasons they would rather forget. Now, they will attempt to put an entertaining spin on NFL news in a digital program launching Tuesday and airing three times a week. Arenas, a Van Nuys Grant High product who played 11 seasons…

There was a large trash can obstructing the view of a Narbonne Gaucho sign on the gym wall, so King’leon Sheard simply picked up the container and moved it out of the way in an impressive display of strength like a WWE wrestler flicking away an annoying opponent. At 6…

Year 2 of the Jim Harbaugh experience arrived with a roster far more settled than last summer, giving him room to further shape it in his image — a process that has left him satisfied with the foundation. Set at running back, Raheim Sanders and Kimani Vidal were among 25…

During an interview that will be aired on Thursday for “Friday Night Live” on The Times’ X account, Kennedy All-City quarterback Diego Montes was asked about players in the City Section being overlooked. That produced a response, “Do not sleep on the City Section.” “I can’t afford to play for…

Bishop Montgomery told officials at Mater Dei on Monday that it will not be able to play its scheduled football game Friday at Santa Ana Stadium, thus forfeiting to the No. 1-ranked Monarchs. Numerous Bishop Montgomery players are subject to possible one-game suspensions for leaving the bench with 24 seconds…

1. BIRMINGHAM (1-0). Jimmy Renteria caught a touchdown pass and scored on a fake punt, and quarterback Kevin Hawkins rushed for 150 yards in a win over Hart. 2027 @ChrisFieldsIII takes command and shows he is a true Dual Threat QB. Efficient and effective. 65% completion rating going 15/23 for…

SAN DIEGO — The Dodgers finally landed a lot of little jabs as an offense Sunday against the San Diego Padres. And in a pivotal, sweep-evading 8-2 win at Petco Park — which once again tied the two teams for first place in the National League West standings — it allowed their…

It’s year No. 49 covering high school sports in Southern California. Let me tell you how it started. Cut from the Madison Junior High basketball team, I discovered writing for the school newspaper offered more power and influence than sitting on a bench. Everyone likes to see their name mentioned,…

No. 1-ranked Mater Dei opened its high school football season on Saturday in Florida looking every bit as good as last season when the Monarchs went unbeaten despite lots of mistakes in the second half. New quarterback Ryan Hopkins threw three touchdown passes in the second quarter en route to…

For all the warnings, lectures and advice given to high school football players before their first game of the season to hydrate so they can avoid cramping, it still happens. For whatever reason, the pain begins, gets even more painful, then walking off the field becomes a chore. “Game 1,…

Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat during his Triple Crown year in 1973 and electrified the sport, died Friday at his home near Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada. He was 84. According to his longtime friend and business partner Leonard Lusky, his death was due to natural causes. Turcotte, who despite…

When it comes to athletes who deserve to be welcomed on a red carpet walk each time they show up for classes, the name of John Michael Flint of Bishop Diego High comes to mind. He’s 6 feet 2 and 180 pounds, was the league player of the year in…

DENVER — When the Dodgers arrived in Colorado on Sunday night they had a golden opportunity to pad their narrow division lead against with the worst team in the majors. Unfortunately, even with Thursday’s 9-5 win over the Rockies, the Dodgers only managed a split of the four-game series. They now head…

A look at two of this week’s top high school football games: FRIDAY Mission Viejo vs. Santa Margarita at Trabuco Hills Carson Palmer debuts as head coach for Santa Margarita, which has perhaps the toughest schedule in Southern California. It won’t be easy taking down quarterback Luke Fahey and the…

DENVER — With the Dodgers in the midst of a stretch that will see them play a season-HIGH 19 games without a day off, manager Dave Roberts rested shortstop Mookie Betts on Wednesday and started Miguel Rojas in his place. Shohei Ohtani, who was in Wednesday’s lineup as the starting pitching and…

The high school football season begins this weekend with Week 0 games. Let’s examine storylines and questions to be answered: What will it take for a team other than Mater Dei or St. John Bosco to reach the Southern Section Division 1 final? The answer is luck, because it’s not…

DENVER — Mookie Betts was back at shortstop and Teoscar Hernández remained in right field for the Dodgers on Tuesday, a day after two questionable fielding plays in the outfield led to two runs in a 4-3 walk-off loss to the last-place Colorado Rockies. Hernández’s defense has increasingly become a matter of…

Eighth in a series of stories profiling top high school football players by position. Today, Jalen Flowers, Palos Verdes defensive back. Jalen Flowers made a spectacular one-handed interception in a one-on-one drill during the spring. He didn’t run off the field waving his arms wildly or proclaim he’s the greatest…

Rob Manfred normally does what many fans consider an annoyingly effective job of keeping Major League Baseball’s strategic plans out of the public square. So maybe the MLB commissioner was caught in an unguarded moment, staring down at a diamond from the ESPN “Sunday Night Baseball” booth in the cozy…

Slammed Diego. Those pesky rivals from down south staggered away from their weekend stay at Dodger Stadium Sunday with spirits bruised, egos bloodied and Manny Machado flattened. Canned Diego. Arriving here shortly after stealing first place, little brother spent the next three days giving it back to a Dodger team…

Kristen Nuss was covered in sand, dulling her neon two-piece swimsuit. A white lei hung around her neck as she attempted to balance her champion’s plaque awkwardly in one hand. “This thing is heavy,” she said, “my arm is getting sore.” Despite her and partner Taryn Brasher repeating as AVP…

Sixth in a series of stories profiling top high school football players by position. Today, Mikhal Johnson, Sierra Canyon defensive lineman. Mikhal Johnson, 6 feet 2 and 255 pounds, has played defense all his football life. Then came the moment last season when Sierra Canyon coach Jon Ellinghouse gave him…

The Foothill League doesn’t have to take a back seat to any league when it comes to tradition and success, from producing state champions to being the league where Hall of Fame coaches Harry Welch and Mike Herrington once saw huge success. All seven schools that are part of the…

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Lately, the only thing the Dodgers excel at is losing games they should win. When they hit they can’t pitch and when they pitch they can’t hit. They can’t move runners over or get a clutch hit and, of course, the relievers still can’t throw strikes. It all…

The image is iconic — Kobe Bryant letting out a roar while tugging on his gold Lakers jersey after scoring 49 points during a playoff win over the Denver Nuggets on April 23, 2008. It has been used in numerous murals around Southern California, including one that is being painted…

A dispute over a cap triggered a violent brawl in the stands at Angel Stadium on Wednesday night during a Freeway Series game between the Angels and Dodgers. Two men identified by the Anaheim Police Department as being 26 years old and from Tustin were arrested. The primary attacker was…

The Pierce College cross-country course in Woodland Hills, used by thousands of runners since the 1960s, has been closed and will be unavailable to host the City Section finals and other high school meets this fall. At a meeting last week attended by officials from the City Section and West…

Third in a series of stories profiling top high school football players by position. Today, Madden Williams, St. John Bosco receiver. If blockers are a quarterback’s best friends, what are receivers? “It’s our job to make the quarterback look good,” St. John Bosco’s Madden Williams said. Few teams in Southern…

Taylor Swift will enter her latest era in a matter of months. The ubiquitous “Shake It Off” pop star announced that her upcoming album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” would drop Oct. 3 as she made her podcasting debut Wednesday on “New Heights,” co-hosted by her NFL star boyfriend, Travis…

On Tuesday, Will Smith led the National League in batting. On Wednesday, he does not, but he still has a better batting average than the guy behind him. It’s all a quirk of baseball’s rules, but one that could cost Smith the batting title if he keeps hitting and the…

Even before Keenan Allen returned to the Chargers last week, he was already having an influence in the receiver room. As a rookie, Ladd McConkey studied Allen’s practice film on his team-issued iPad, trying to absorb lessons from one of the league’s best route runners — the very player whose…

First in a series of stories profiling top high school football players by position. Today, Brady Smigiel, Newbury Park quarterback. Honored as the The Times’ player of the year in 2024. Passed for more than 3,200 yards. Completed 49 touchdown passes. Won a Southern Section Division 2 championship. Committed to…

Last year’s theme for the Orange Lutheran flag football team was “Set the Standard.” The Lancers did just that, finishing 23-2 and defeating Newport Harbor 20-18 to win the inaugural Southern Section Division 1 title and secure the No. 1 ranking in California. Coach Kristen Sherman revealed this season’s theme…

The Toronto Blue Jays did everything possible to hand the Dodgers a victory Sunday. Their pitchers gave up 10 hits, including two home runs. They walked 13, a season-high for the Dodgers, twice loading the bases on free passes in the final two innings. At the plate, Toronto struck out…

The Times’ preseason top 25 high school football rankings: 1. MATER DEI: It’s very possible the Monarchs can go unbeaten again with their exceptional receiver group, strong lines and top two-way player Tomuhini Topui, a USC commit. 2. ST. JOHN BOSCO: Experience on defense and improving sophomore QB Koa Malau’ulu…

Injury have hit the Chargers hard in training camp. From minor setbacks sidelining Mekhi Becton and Ladd McConkey for multiple practices, to the severe, with Najee Harris’ return date still a mystery and Rashawn Slater out for the season. Out of an abundance of caution, coach Jim Harbaugh once again…

Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section share their thoughts on Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Mookie Betts, the Dodgers, the Rams and much more.

A day after losing the cornerstone of their offensive line, the mood around the Chargers’ training facility remained the same — somber. “It’s like a gut punch into the solar plexus — takes the wind out of you,” coach Jim Harbaugh said. “Don’t really have the words or am able…

With a camera trailing his every move, Nathan Chen glides across the ice at the same training center that fueled his Olympic dreams. Four years after winning Olympic gold, Chen is still the picture of power and artistry as he picks up speed to round a turn and circles an…

An 18-year-old man has been arrested after the sex toy he allegedly threw during a WNBA game in Phoenix hit a man and possibly a young girl sitting in front of him. It is one of at least five recent incidents of such objects being thrown by fans at a…

UCLA’s defense, the biggest unknown on the team a year ago, is facing even more questions. A slew of players moved on to the NFL. No full-time starters return. Success will depend on several players with promising pedigrees but limited college production becoming playmakers. As he stepped off a team…

Surfer dudes. Football dudes. That’s the best way to describe identical twins Liam and Luke Meeker, football players at Mira Costa High. Liam is the quarterback and Luke the receiver. They’ve been teaming up their whole life. “Twin telepathy,” they joke. Their father, George, who was a member of Edison’s…

Mookie Betts offered a new perspective Tuesday afternoon on his season-long slump, which is that it wasn’t a season-long slump. In his view, it actually extended back to last season. “I really haven’t been right since I came back from my hand last year,” Betts said. Betts fractured his left…

The NFL has reached a deal to take a 10% ownership stake in the Walt Disney Co.’s ESPN, a move expected to solidify the sports media outlet’s relationship with the league for years to come. Disney and the NFL announced the blockbuster arrangement Tuesday night. In return for the equity…

Shaun Ilten had a problem. The senior director of turf and grounds for the Galaxy and Dignity Health Sports Park had 26 full-size practice fields, two game fields and a warm-up pitch to line ahead of last winter’s Coachella Valley soccer tournament. And he had less than five days to…

WASHINGTON — President Trump will order the establishment of a White House task force on Tuesday focused on security for the Olympics Games in Los Angeles in 2028. Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said the president plans on creating the task force by executive order on Tuesday, telling The Times…

Sean McVay won’t have to worry about Matthew Stafford catching a twice-tipped pass and stumbling over the goal line during a joint practice with the Dallas Cowboys. That anxiety-inducing event occurred last year when the Rams practiced against the Cowboys. On Tuesday, the Rams again travel to Oxnard to practice…

TAMPA, Fla. — Scoring runs at Steinbrenner Field should not be as hard as the Dodgers made it look this weekend. The spring training ballpark, which is doubling as the Tampa Bay Rays’ temporary home this season after Tropicana Field was shredded in an offseason hurricane, has small Yankee Stadium-inspired dimensions that…

For Chargers rookie Tre’ Harris, the opportunity to see the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, proved to be an eye-opening experience — a moment of validation for his budding NFL career. “Being able to go to the Hall of Fame, seeing all of the busts, all the…

Near the conclusion of the news conference to address his contract extension with the Lakers, Luka Doncic detailed the training program that contributed to his striking weight loss. When he was finished talking about how he lifted weight and refrained from playing basketball for a month, general manager Rob Pelinka…

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> The self-confident, stay-as-they-are Dodgers did right by not panicking at the trade deadline and keeping the roster pretty much intact. This is still the same group of guys picked by most baseball experts to win a second straight championship. The slumps will pass. The injuries will go away.…

Let’s offer a preseason top-10 rankings in high school football for the City Section: 1. BIRMINGHAM: The Patriots have weaknesses (lack of a passing game), but a big offensive line, two transfer running backs and a big-play weapon in receiver Paul Turner make them the team to beat. They have…

Shakira Austin didn’t realize how important fashion would become when she entered the WNBA in 2022. Her introduction to game-day tunnel fashion began at the University of Mississippi in 2020. “My school started doing their own tunnel fits,” she said. “It was cute, but I definitely didn’t know [the WNBA…

Before trade rumors heated up and dream scenarios were briefly envisioned, before the Dodgers were linked to a string of big names who all wound up anywhere but Los Angeles, the team’s front office foreshadowed what proved to be a rather straightforward, unremarkable trade deadline on Thursday afternoon. “This group…

The lion’s amber gaze fixes forward on Nate Landman’s left bicep, its mane fanning across the curve of his arm. Above Landman’s wrist, a zebra bends to graze, while a giraffe behind steps through a stand of wind-bent acacia trees. Together, they form a tattooed sleeve of Zimbabwe — an…

CINCINNATI — Shohei Ohtani left the mound alongside a trainer in the fourth inning of the Dodgers’ Tuesday night game against the Cincinnati Reds because of cramping, according to the team. The two-way star did remain in the game as the Dodgers’ designated hitter. On what was a hot, humid 90-degree night…

CANTON, Ohio — What Antonio Gates did as a Chargers tight end was remarkable. But what he didn’t do was just as impressive. Gates, who will be enshrined Saturday in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, is the only player to reach that pinnacle without a single snap of college football. He…

Marcus Morris Sr. was denied bond during a hearing Tuesday morning in Florida’s Broward County two days after the former NBA player was arrested at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on felony fraud charges out of Nevada. The judge denied Morris’ motion to set bond, saying that she did not…

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> UCLA offensive lineman Garrett DiGiorgio takes part in practice in April 2024. (Meg Oliphant / Los Angeles Times) Maybe Garrett DiGiorgio & Co. can land an NIL deal with STP oil treatment or the Stone Temple Pilots. That’s because the offensive line has a new motto — STP,…

When DJ Wingfield picked USC in the transfer portal last January, it seemed like an ideal one-year arrangement for both parties. The Trojans desperately needed experience on the interior of their already thin offensive line. Wingfield — after two seasons at a junior college, one at New Mexico and another…

California horse racing, struggling to stay afloat, got a stark reminder how uphill its battle is to add a new form of supplemental income this month when state Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta ruled against daily fantasy sweepstakes. The decision underscored the power of Indigenous tribes when it comes to gambling…

BOSTON — On a day the Dodgers were facing one of their former longtime starters, Dustin May faced the prospect of potentially soon having the same distinction. In the last week, trade rumors have started to swirl around May, the oft-injured right-hander who is finally healthy this season — but also having…

Frankie Muniz may be the only actor who has been nominated for an Emmy award and driven in a NASCAR event at Daytona. But if Muniz had been old enough to get a driver’s license before he moved to Hollywood, there may never have been a “Malcolm in the Middle.”…

Sean McVay claims he is not concerned about star quarterback Matthew Stafford’s back issue. The Rams coach said so three different times Saturday during a post-practice news conference. He added a “it does not worry me” for good measure. But how could it not? Stafford, 37, has not practiced since…

Kenley Jansen signed his first professional contract with the Dodgers 21 years ago. He was Clayton Kershaw’s catcher in rookie ball. He has been honored as an All-Star four times. He has saved more games than all but three men in major league history, all of them Hall of Famers.…

Basketball usually took a backseat in early conversations between Eric Musselman and prized recruit Alijah Arenas. On one side was a teenage phenom navigating an early jump to college. On another was a USC men’s basketball coach who was seemingly more interested in other aspects in Arenas’ life outside of…

As City Section 11-man football coaches prepare for the official start of practices on Monday, there’s a noticeable change under way. They’re not fighting one another. Rather, they are uniting as a group, understanding and embracing their similar challenges while trying to create environments to keep the players and their…

Puka Nacua saw the numbers. So, no doubt, did Rams general manager Les Snead and other team executives who handle contract negotiations. When Garrett Wilson of the New York Jets this month signed a four-year extension that includes $90 million in guarantees, he became the latest young NFL receiver star…

Tuli Tuipulotu is still finding his voice. Naturally, he speaks through force on the field — a relentless pass rusher with a patented spin move that is disruptive to most offenses. Yet the third-year edge rusher for the Chargers remains reserved and soft-spoken in the locker room, still growing into…

The California League might be ending its long run in Modesto, but professional baseball appears poised to remain. The independent Pioneer League is in talks to place a team at John Thurman Field, the current home of the Modesto Nuts. In a closed session Tuesday, the Modesto City Council discussed…

Ever since she visited Los Angeles with her national team three years ago, Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir knew she wanted to play in the National Women’s Soccer League one day. When the opportunity to play for Angel City presented itself, Jónsdóttir was eager to join the league and play for new…

20 seasons. 13 teams. 386 games. 248 starts. And Rich Hill isn’t finished yet. All of those numbers are going to increase by one Tuesday night when the 45-year-old pitcher takes the mound for the Kansas City Royals when they play the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Royals manager Matt…

There are more important things than the results of a soccer game. Even when that soccer game is between bitter rivals whose supporters would rather bust one another’s heads than shake hands. The El Tráfico match between LAFC and the Galaxy is one of those proper rivalries. In just eight…

The brother of late NFL star and U.S. Army Ranger Pat Tillman is being held in custody in connection with a vehicle driven into a Northern California post office. The San José Police Department said in an email to The Times on Monday that 44-year-old resident Richard Tillman was booked…

They lost a cherished teammate hours before they started training camp. But the Chargers receivers knew just what to do when they heard of Mike Williams’ sudden retirement. “At this point [we’re] just treating it like the next man up,” receiver Quentin Johnston said. “Him leaving was unexpected, but at…

When Clayton Kershaw signed a one-year deal with the Dodgers last February, it looked like it could have marked the start of a goodbye tour. The left-hander would take one more trip around the league, then settle into a rocking chair and wait for the Hall of Fame to call.…

Tommy John surgery was never supposed to go this far. It was once a cross-your-fingers-and-pray fix for a career-ending injury. Now, MLB teams cycle through as many as 40-plus pitchers a year, knowing that surgery is a phone call away. Just ask John himself, a left-hander who never threw all…

It took just one game coming out of the All-Star break for Dave Roberts to know Mookie Betts still wasn’t right. A week ago, Roberts was hopeful that Betts — coming off his first missed All-Star Game in a decade — would return from the break refocused and rejuvenated; ready…

If you’re a Dodgers fan, of course, you would love to see the Dodgers win the World Series again. If you’re a baseball fan above all, though, you ought to be pulling for the Milwaukee Brewers. The Dodgers served as a convenient bogeyman for owners of many other major league…

A $50-million lawsuit that accused Shannon Sharpe of rape has been settled. Attorney Tony Buzbee, whose firm represented a Jane Doe, who filed the civil lawsuit against the retired NFL star and sports media personality earlier this year, announced the settlement on Friday afternoon in a statement posted on Instagram.…

Minnesota Vikings receiver Jordan Addison will avoid jail time for his 2024 DUI citation after pleading no contest to a lesser charge Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court. The former USC standout was arrested in July 2024 when a California Highway Patrol officer found him sleeping behind the wheel of…

Major League Baseball will not cancel its 2028 All-Star Game in order to participate in the Los Angeles Olympics, Commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday. Manfred said representatives of the league and LA28 met Monday, with both sides hoping to work toward an agreement in which major leaguers would play in…

LAS VEGAS — The Clippers team Brook Lopez grew up watching as a young kid in Southern California is not that same franchise anymore. These Clippers are about putting a winning product on the court and about putting together the right talent to win games — and that is what sold Lopez…

Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey are now parents, and the arrival of their baby girl has them both feeling lucky. Model-actor Culpo revealed Sunday that she and her NFL star husband welcomed their daughter earlier this month. She marked the beginning of her journey into motherhood on Instagram, sharing several…

SAN FRANCISCO — The Dodgers’ first two picks in this year’s MLB draft came consecutively at Nos. 40 and 41 overall. Turns out, their two selections came from the same school, as well, with the team taking left-handed pitcher Zach Root and contact-hitting outfielder Charles Davalan out of the University of Arkansas.…

The former “King of the Beach” kept his crown tucked away Saturday night. Clad in denim jeans and a plain white shirt, Sinjin Smith hovered on the sidelines of the sand. When Hagen Smith — the son and spitting image of Sinjin — sailed a serve too far, Sinjin craned…

LAS VEGAS — The crowd inside the Thomas & Mack Center began to stir a few seconds before the Lakers took the court, the buzz caused by LeBron James strolling into the arena to see his son play. The elder James took a baseline seat as Bronny James and the rest of…

Lately, while watching the Dodgers play, losing streak and all, I am reminded of something the great Benoit Benjamin once said: “Bad team, man. Bad [bleeping] team.” Brian LipsonBeverly Hills The signing of closer Tanner Scott will go down as the worst in Dodgers history. It’s even worse than the…

LONDON — First, Carlos Alcaraz did his part to set up The Grand Slam Rematch the Tennis World Wanted, barely averting a fifth set and getting past Taylor Fritz 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (6) in the semifinals Friday to move within a victory of a third consecutive Wimbledon championship. Then it was…

In Sacramento, the Athletics are mired in last place, struggling to fill the minor league ballpark they call home. That does not mean our state capitol is lacking for some serious hardball. California legislators, meet our old friend, Frank McCourt. McCourt, the former Dodgers owner, first pitched a gondola from…

LAS VEGAS — The Thomas & Mack Center public address announcer called it the “main event” at the NBA Summer League, with Lakers’ second-year guard Bronny James and Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg at the center of it all. The fans didn’t have to wait long for the moment they all came…

Long Beach City College football coach Brett Peabody has agreed to resign following backlash from a profane direct message he sent to an online publisher who is critical of President Trump. On the day of Trump’s inauguration in January, Peabody sent a private message to Aaron Rupar, who has nearly…

Former UFC champion Randy Couture suffered severe burns and other injuries Tuesday when he crashed the car he was driving during practice rides at a racetrack near Kansas City, Mo. The 62-year-old retired fighter and former Army drill sergeant was airlifted to a burn center and remained there as of…

When Harvard-Westlake grads Max Fried of the New York Yankees and Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs are introduced on July 15 at the MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta, their former high school coaches, Matt LaCour and Jared Halpert, will be in the stands celebrating the historic moment. “We’re all…

SAN FRANCISCO — The Lakers rallied from a 14-point deficit in the third quarter, closing the three-game California Classic with a win over the San Antonio Spurs Tuesday night at Chase Center. Lakers forward Darius Bazley led all players in scoring with 27 points on seven-for-nine shooting, hitting the game-sealing dunk. Bazley…

The U.S. was thoroughly outplayed by Mexico in Sunday’s CONCACAF Gold Cup final. It was outshot, outpassed, outpossessed and arguably out of its league. Which, surprisingly, was partly the way coach Mauricio Pochettino wanted it. Because the monthlong tournament was never really about results for the U.S. It was about…

MILWAUKEE — Yoshinobu Yamamoto was one pitch away from a clean first inning Monday night. Instead, it devolved into a sudden, unstoppable nightmare. In the shortest start of his MLB career, and in an outing that somehow rivaled his disastrous debut in the majors last March in South Korea, Yamamoto missed one…

The Clippers have traded guard Norman Powell to the Miami Heat and have acquired forward John Collins from the Utah Jazz in a three-team, multi-player deal that also includes a draft pick, according to people with knowledge of the stituation not authorized to speak on the matter. The Clippers will…

Clayton Kershaw was named to his 11th All-Star Game on Sunday by Commissioner Rob Manfred, who used his “Legend Pick” to select the Dodgers’ left-hander. Kershaw (4-0) is one of just 20 pitchers in baseball history to strike out 3,000 batters. He’ll be joined on the N.L. team by right-hander…

It was 7 a.m., and Fremont High’s Andrew Williams was sleeping at his grandmother’s house in South Los Angeles when she woke him up to tell him a USC football coach wanted to speak to him on her cellphone before he went to school. Williams will never forget that moment…

The Dodgers’ starting pitcher had no problems on Saturday afternoon. It was the bulk guy who followed him who ran into issues. In a 6-4 loss to the Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium, Shohei Ohtani showed more encouraging signs as a pitcher, throwing two scoreless innings that included a double…

The Dodgers are counting on Max Muncy to be ready to produce in October. As they should. Muncy is expected to be sidelined for six weeks with a bone bruise in his left knee but that won’t push them into the market for another third baseman between now and the…

They are two longtime Dodger villains, hated for two vastly different reasons. As the last remaining position player from the Houston Astros’ trash-can-banging, and (in the eyes of most Dodgers fans) World Series-stealing 2017 championship team, Jose Altuve always receives a rude welcome from the fans at Chavez Ravine. As…

As if the Garfield vs. Roosevelt sports rivalry needed any more incentive to excite its fans, both schools are preparing to unveil their new football stadiums and fields this fall after having no home games last season while construction took place. Final work could be finished by the end of…

The Lakers and free-agent center Jaxson Hayes have agreed up on a one-year contract for him to return to the team, according to people not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. With Hayes, the Lakers now have a backup center after they agreed to a two-year deal with Deandre…

It wasn’t so much the culmination of a career as it was another signpost pointing the way to the Hall of Fame. It certainly wasn’t the last pitch Clayton Kershaw will ever throw for the Dodgers, but it will likely be among the most memorable. Because when Chicago White Sox…

The slider was sizzling. The hitter was frozen. The strikeout was roaring. With an 84-mph pitch on the black in the sixth inning against the Chicago White Sox Wednesday at a rollicking Dodger Stadium, Clayton Kershaw struck out Vinny Capra looking to become the 20th player in baseball history to…

As rules change for girls seven-on-seven flag football in California with the implementation of a first national rule book, there’s good news to report from Orange Lutheran, which won the first Southern Section championship last season. Quarterback Makena Cook, injured during the girls’ soccer season, should be ready to go…

Christian Pulisic was supposed to be in St. Louis on Tuesday, preparing to play in the national soccer team’s Gold Cup semifinal with Guatemala. Instead he was standing under a freeway overpass in Culver City playing with a bunch of kids. “This is kind of what I was, you know,…

There once was a time the City Section had the best quarterbacks, the days of John Elway (Granada Hills), Tom Ramsey (Kennedy) and Jay Schroeder (Palisades) all playing against each other. This fall, the City Section has lots of quality returning quarterbacks, making it possible for them to get some…

The Clippers got the backup center they have yearned for when Brook Lopez agreed to a two-year, $18-million deal, according to people not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. Lopez, who spent the last seven seasons with Milwaukee, averaged 13 points, 5.0 rebounds and shot 37.3% from three-point range.…

Kyle Hendricks knows what it takes to make it in Major League Baseball. The 162-game trek of the regular season is familiar to the 35-year-old Southern California native across his 12-year career. With Joe Maddon as his manager for the first half of his career, Hendricks was provided room to…

Clippers executives were serious when they said they had not soured on James Harden’s future with the franchise after an underwhelming postseason performance. Harden declined his player option for $36 million with the Clippers on Sunday and intends to sign a two-year deal with the team for $81.5 million, league…

Memo to Mark Walter: Check your swing. Now that you’re the majority owner of the Lakers, everyone is expecting you to whack their two most prominent leaders in hopes of transforming the basketball team into your baseball team, but you should instead initially act in terms your Dodgers would understand.…

Mission Viejo High’s offense is Luke Fahey’s now — and it might be one that’s hard to stop if Saturday was a sneak peak of what’s to come. A drive into Mission Viejo’s first pool game of the 30th edition of its seven-on-seven passing tournament, the senior quarterback wasn’t satisfied.…

The Lakers and Clippers put in the work during the NBA’s two-day draft that was completed Thursday night and now they will turn their attention to shaping their rosters. The first key dates are Sunday, when LeBron James and Dorian Finney-Smith have to inform the Lakers and when James Harden…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dave Roberts has a high bar for his $400 million baseball team. Sure, the Dodgers entered Friday winners of 13 of their 17, tied for the best overall record in baseball and leading the National League West by six games. Sure, they already have one guaranteed All-Star in…

Saturday is one of those busy days in summer passing competitions for fans to get a sneak peek of the high school football season. Mission Viejo is hosting a seven-on-seven passing tournament that includes Mater Dei, which will then take its mandatory two-week dead period immediately after the tournament. A…

The Lakers were busy making moves Thursday, doing all they could to move up in the second round of the NBA draft. Moving up to No. 36 in the draft with their second trade of the day, the Lakers acquired Adou Thiero out of Arkansas. To get what many with…

Dodgers controlling owner Mark Walter, through his TWG Global company, agreed to purchase a majority ownership stake in the Lakers last week and released information about the sale on Wednesday in a statement announcing the deal would be completed later this year. When news broke that Walter would take controlling…

Arizona second baseman Ketel Marte was in tears after a heckler made comments about his late mother during the Diamondbacks’ game against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Rate Field. That fan has been banned indefinitely from all MLB parks, The Times learned Wednesday morning. Diamondbacks manager Torey…

Dodgers controlling owner Mark Walter and Lakers president and controlling owner Jeanie Buss broke their silence Wednesday on a blockbuster deal that shocked many in and outside of the Los Angeles. A news release issued by Walter’s team confirmed his acquisition of majority ownership stake of the Lakers, with the…

DENVER — When Major League Baseball’s trade deadline arrives next month, the Dodgers will almost certainly be on the lookout for help in the bullpen. If their injury-plagued rotation takes any more hits, they might reluctantly have to explore the starting pitching market, as well. But, when discussing the team’s deadline plans…

Walker Buehler owned our city. When the Dodgers ran out of arms last fall, he instantly reimagined himself as a closer and slayed the mighty New York Yankees in the final inning of the World Series. In the championship parade, he donned the jersey of fellow Fall Classic hero Orel…

Alex Caruso is an NBA champion! Of course, Caruso already had a ring before he and the Oklahoma City Thunder closed out the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night. His first one came with the Lakers after the slightly shortened 2020 season and a…

Shaquille O’Neal was a dominant force in the NBA, a 7-foot-1 gentle giant who shattered boards, racked up four titles and left an indelible mark as one of the best centers in basketball history. But since his retirement in 2011, Shaq has shown that his impact goes far beyond sports.…

Upstaging Shohei Ohtani, especially on a day he pitches, is no easy feat. But at Dodger Stadium on Sunday afternoon, teammate Max Muncy did it twice — hitting two home runs and matching a career high with seven RBIs to lift the Dodgers to a 13-7 defeat of the Washington…

Ben Howland planned it like this. Of course he did. This was a coach so engrossed in details that he would grumble about the room temperature at news conferences and call a timeout when his team was in the middle of a big run just so that he could set…

It’s hard not to count as the strikeouts go by. Clayton Kershaw’s first strikeout Friday night came on his “Cooperstown curveball” — a pitch that has dazzled since its first appearance at Dodger Stadium on May 25, 2008. Two strikeouts on sliders that dipped into the dirt like paper airplanes…

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> The current incarnation of Dodger ownership is not your grandfather’s Dodgers. In lieu of private, family ownership, you have one behemoth corporation, the Guggenheim Group, predicated on maximizing profit potential, and not giving a twit regarding social or moral imperatives. Doing the “right thing” might threaten their bottom…

Dan Keeler, the new captain of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, called up his football coaches from his days at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High earlier this week, along with his English teacher, to give them a salute for the impact they made on a teenager now in charge…

WAILUKU, Hawaii — Warm, breezy and feeling good. That was the prevailing feeling among the Rams this week as they ended their off season with a “Mauicamp,” a low-key event heavy on bonding and light on drills for a team expected to contend for a championship. Star quarterback Matthew Stafford is under…

Members of the Italian soccer team Juventus visited with President Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon. Exactly why the gathering took place remains largely a mystery. Six of the team’s players (Weston McKennie, Timothy Weah, Manuel Locatelli, Federico Gatti, Teun Koopmeiners and Dusan Vlahovic), their coach Igor Tudor,…

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> When Walter’s Guggenheim Baseball group bought the Dodgers in 2012, the once-proud franchise was mired in embarrassment and mediocrity. Under Frank McCourt’s ownership, the team was in bankruptcy. It had not fielded a top-10 MLB payroll three years running. And it had only won the National League West…

The Buss family’s decision to sell its majority stake in the Lakers to Dodgers controlling owner Mark Walter sent shockwaves through L.A. on Wednesday. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was among those surprised by the development. Speaking to reporters before his team’s game against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium,…

A trio of Angel City players were called up to the women’s national team Wednesday for a pair of friendlies against Ireland and one with Canada. Sisters Gisele and Alyssa Thompson will be reporting to their fourth training camp together when they arrive Monday in Commerce City, Colo., alongside teammate…

OMAHA — For 12 years UCLA waited to return to Omaha and the College World Series. It waited 15 total hours to play the fourth inning of its game with Louisiana State. Now, the Bruins will have wait several months to play again. UCLA fell behind in the first inning for the…

With his arm forming a 90-degree angle at his elbow, Shohei Ohtani clenched his right hand like an umpire signaling an out. The actual home-plate umpire, Tripp Gibson, didn’t make the same gesture. Fernando Tatis Jr. was ruled safe at home. Three batters into his first game pitching for the…

All eyes are on Shohei Ohtani, as he made his long-awaited return to the pitching mound and delivered his first pitches as a member of the Dodgers on Monday night against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium. Ohtani last pitched on Aug. 23, 2023, while with the Angels. He…

“The Future of Sports Is Here: We are on a mission to redefine superhumanity through science, innovation and sports.” An unabashedly ambitious goal, or at least choice of words. Yet “redefining superhumanity” isn’t enough for the Enhanced Games, a start-up that plans to hold an Olympic-style competition next year in…

SAN JOSÉ — The U.S. hopes a blowout win over the world’s 100th-ranked team can start to lessen the pessimism created by the Americans’ longest losing streak since 2007. Malik Tillman scored twice and Diego Luna had a pair of assists in a 5-0 rout of Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday in…

Years from now, when Seth Hernandez is pitching in the major leagues and pro baseball commentators are debating just how good he might become, those who saw him throw during his two years of high school baseball at Corona High will gladly offer their fondest memories. The statistics are impressive…

OMAHA, Neb. — The warm wind was blowing into Charles Schwab Field and UCLA freshman Wylan Moss threw a changeup. Dean West knew he could make a play on that pitch. Sure enough, Murray State’s Dominic Decker sent a liner to shallow left. West got a jump on it and anticipated. With…

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Bill Plaschke, thank you for your very informative column about Parkinson’s disease and your boxing exercise program. I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s about five years ago and joined Rock Steady boxing in Burbank six months ago. We do Tai Chi, dancing, speech, the gym machines and boxing. We…

The Rams made a move in their secondary, but it was not an addition. Cornerback Derion Kendrick, sidelined last season after sustaining a torn anterior cruciate ligament during training camp, was waived, the team announced Friday. Kendrick, a sixth-round draft pick in 2022, participated in the Rams’ offseason program and…

Pope Leo XIV is a huge Chicago White Sox fan. It’s a good thing too — otherwise the event being thrown in his honor at the team’s home stadium this weekend might be a little awkward. While the White Sox play the Rangers in Texas on Saturday afternoon, the Archdiocese…

The Rams did not draft an offensive lineman, but they have added a veteran just before the end of offseason workouts. The Rams on Thursday agreed to terms with veteran free-agent offensive tackle D.J. Humphries, a person with knowledge of the situation said. The person requested anonymity because the contract…

No one in the Chargers’ locker room felt as bad as Justin Herbert. At least that’s what the quarterback said after a career-high four interceptions in January cost the Chargers an opportunity for their first playoff win since 2018. But the disappointment that rendered Herbert motionless on the sideline in…

SAN DIEGO — Dave Roberts wasn’t pretending to be calm. He was calm. None of this was new to him, the depleted starting rotation, the fatigued bullpen, the division rivals within striking distance. Under similar circumstances in past seasons, Roberts pointed out, “We’ve gotten to the other side.” The Dodgers won a…

Think of the World Cup as a big dinner party. Only instead of asking over family, neighbors and some folks from the office, the whole planet has been invited. Many of those people will be coming to Southern California, and with Wednesday marking the one-year countdown to the tournament’s kickoff,…

The most important pitches for the Dodgers on Tuesday came long before the start of their game that night. In the second of a key three-game series against the San Diego Padres, the Dodgers found themselves in an uncomfortably familiar position: Lacking an available starting pitcher amid a wave of…

The City Section held its annual football coaches meeting Monday in the Rams’ locker room at SoFi Stadium, and the newest head coach was introduced. It’s 33-year-old James Boyd, who was a star quarterback and four-sport athlete at L.A. Jordan during his high school days, signed with USC as a…

Ron Washington took a page out of the characterized version of himself from the 2011 film “Moneyball” when asked about how difficult it would be to revive the Angels’ sputtering offense. “It’s hard,” the Angels manager said Friday. “It’s very hard.” His response probably sounds familiar to “Moneyball” fans. In…

ST. LOUIS — Growing up on the western tip of Cuba, Andy Pages excelled at every sport he played. He was good at soccer and volleyball, arguably better at basketball. But he loved baseball for reasons that weren’t necessarily limited to the game. Pages’ father, Liban, a carpenter who had a job…

Since coming to Westwood, Roch Cholowsky has had Omaha on his mind. The Big Ten Player of the Year — a projected No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 MLB draft by some analysts — turned Charles Schwab Field in Omaha into a playground during the Big Ten tournament, winning…

They pull giant boxing gloves over aging, sometimes shaking hands. They approach a black punching bag on weary, sometimes wobbly feet. Then they wail. Lord, do they wail. They hit the bag with a left-handed jab, a right-handed reverse, a hook, another hook, an uppercut, another jab, bam, bam, bam.…

CIF SOCAL REGIONAL FINALS SATURDAY’S RESULTS BASEBALL DIVISION I #1 St. John Bosco 4, #7 Patrick Henry 0 DIVISION II #8 Rancho Bernardo 2, #6 Point Loma 1 DIVISION III #5 University City 3, #2 Mt. Carmel 1 DIVISION IV #2 Ridgeview 1, #1 Wilmington Banning 0 DIVISION V #3…

During his days as an All-City quarterback at San Fernando High during the 1980s, Michael Wynn was considered one of the best athletes in the San Fernando Valley. Now his son, Michael Jr., enters his senior year at St. Genevieve hoping to show everyone he can play quarterback as well…

Anyone who is a fan of the Indiana Pacers or just a basketball enthusiast in general (minus those with a rooting interest in the Oklahoma City Thunder) has probably already watched Tyrese Haliburton‘s latest miracle shot from Thursday’s Game 1 of the NBA Finals many, many times. Get ready to…

Seth Hernandez, the senior pitching standout at Corona High, has been chosen the national baseball player of the year by Gatorade. Hernandez learned of the prestigious honor during a surprise presentation at Corona on Thursday. He was named state player of the year on Tuesday. “Super surprised,” he said after…

SOCAL REGIONAL PLAYOFFS BASEBALL THURSDAY’S RESULTS SEMIFINALS DIVISION I #1 St. John Bosco 7, #5 Villa Park 4 #7 Patrick Henry 5, #3 Crespi 3 DIVISION II #6 Point Loma 6, #7 San Dimas 4 DIVISION III #5 Universal City 9, #1 Dos Pueblos 1 #2 Mt. Carmel 3, #3…

If there were an MVP of the Southern Section baseball playoffs, Jack Champlin of St. John Bosco High would be the runaway winner. In 8 1/3 scoreless innings of relief pitching over five playoff games, he has struck out nine and earned two wins and three saves. He starts at…