After successful Big Ten debut, UCLA eyes something bigger
It’s a chaotic time in college sports, the rules seeming to change daily and some athletes making nearly as much money as their coaches.At UCLA,…
Cooper Kupp will continue to have plenty of fans in L.A.
During my 60 years as a diehard Rams fan, many players, coaches and owners have come and gone; and I’ve always stood steadfast with the…
2025 March Madness Selection Sunday: Date, time and how to watch
March Madness is finally upon us. And with it comes all the buzzer-beaters, Cinderella stories, bracket-busters and shining moments we can handle, all crammed into…
Ontario Christian girls’ basketball team is creating excitement
Taking the 60 freeway from Los Angeles to Ontario, exit at Mountain Avenue and don’t worry about finding somewhere to eat before attending an Ontario…
Looking back at perhaps the greatest All-CIF basketball team ever
It’s the 50-year anniversary of one of the greatest teams in Southern California high school basketball history — the 1974-75 All-CIF team in Division “AAAA.”The…
No. 1 UCLA beats Penn State, extends school-record start to 17-0
The UCLA women’s basketball team maintained the same competitiveness it has displayed at home all season, even if the Bruins home gym was an hour…
Jaime Jaquez Jr. receives hero’s welcome in Camarillo jersey retirement ceremony
The hometown boy from Camarillo, Jaime Jaquez Jr., returned to the high school gym where he spent countless hours sweating, diving for loose balls and…
UCLA women’s basketball team copes with uncertainty during fire threat
Like many Angelenos, the UCLA women’s basketball team is dealing with the catastrophic toll of the massive wildfires this week — a firestorm inching perilously…
Letters to Sports: Cori Close has built her own pyramid of success
Readers of the L.A. Times Sports section offer their opinions and thoughts on UCLA women's basketball coach Cori Close and men's coach Mick Cronin. Source…
Palisades boys’ and girls’ basketball teams make campus escape before fire
Jeff Bryant, the boys’ basketball coach at Palisades High, was about to hold practice at 11 a.m. on Tuesday in the school gym when security…
Column: Camarillo boys’ basketball team’s hot start is elementary
Jaime Jaquez Jr., with no facial hair and looking every bit like the teenager he was, took time out after a basketball game at Camarillo…
Ryan Giraldo comes back from injury to lead Notre Dame soccer
When Ryan Giraldo of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High missed all of league play last season because of a broken collarbone, he became an unofficial…
Prep talk: Edison football players appreciate their coaching staff
The respect that Edison High football players have for their coaching staff is one of the positives of attending the Huntington Beach school.From coach Jeff…
No. 1 UCLA basketball focused on improving after South Carolina win
A day after UCLA was anointed the best women’s college basketball team in the country in the season’s opening month, Cori Close showed up at…
Lakers look to ramp up defense with return to physical play
One of the best parts about being honest with yourself as a basketball team is that it allows for everyone to recognize an area of…
Hernández: UCLA women prove beyond a doubt they are No. 1
The best women’s basketball team in the country plays at Pauley Pavilion.How else can UCLA be described after its 77-62 destruction of No. 1 South…