Midseason report: Darnell Miller thrusts himself into spotlight
Every morning, Darnell Miller walks his 10-year-old brother, Fredrick, to elementary school, then walks another 20 minutes to Santee High in downtown Los Angeles. Before…
USC AD says no one wants to succeed more than Lincoln Riley
The metaphor feels almost too obvious, the iron-and-brick facade of a half-finished, $200-million football palace looming over Howard Jones Field. A chorus of construction equipment…
Netflix earnings surged last quarter. Thank ‘Squid Game,’ price hikes and advertising
Thanks to popular shows like “Squid Game,” plus price hikes and growing advertising revenues, Netflix on Thursday reported strong growth in the second quarter, beating…
Clippers’ James Harden showed up in Game 6. Can he do it for Game 7?
Something unexpected happened in the Clippers’ elimination game on Thursday night.James Harden actually showed up.In the Clippers’ 111-105 victory over the Denver Nuggets at Intuit…
Clippers look to rebound against Nuggets in critical Game 5
Game 5 is a pivotal contest for the Clippers and the Denver Nuggets.Pivotal because the winner in a series that’s tied at 2-2 will be…
Clippers thrash Nuggets, win first playoff game at Intuit Dome
He insisted that his group could play better and had to play better even though the Clippers snatched home-court advantage away from the Nuggets by…
Clippers guard Norman Powell trusts his work in taking big shots
At no point, Clippers guard Norman Powell maintained, did he waver in his belief in himself. At no point was he going to shy away…
Kawhi Leonard’s big game powers Clippers to thrilling Game 2 win
DENVER — There was a moment when Kawhi Leonard leaned over with one minute and 30 seconds left, his head down looking at the court, exhausted from…
Clippers vow to take better care of basketball after Game 1 loss
DENVER — A day later, the Clippers didn’t hide from the primary cause of their demise in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series against the…
‘We are here’: Tyronn Lue knew the Clippers could exceed expectations
Tyronn Lue glided into the Clippers’ postgame interview room on Sunday afternoon and clapped and clapped and clapped and clapped and clapped again. He beamed…
How gymnast Katelyn Rosen got back in her zone, lifted UCLA teammates
The weight of expectations hung on Katelyn Rosen’s shoulders.Rosen was fresh off a freshman campaign at UCLA in which she earned All Pac-12 honors, often…
Kelsey Plum is here to help the Sparks become great again
For Christmas a couple of months ago, Kelsey Plum’s boyfriend gifted her a set of candles from different cities. She put them in different rooms…
USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb offers inside look at Trojans’ growth
When Lindsay Gottlieb thinks back to the start, before USC was about to become the biggest thing in women’s college basketball — and maybe college…
Shohei Ohtani expected to play Game 3 of the World Series after injury scare
NEW YORK — The Dodgers took a collective sigh of relief on Sunday.After Shohei Ohtani left Game 2 of the World Series with a partially dislocated…