How flag football helped reenergize a veteran coach
In the spring of 2020, Doug Caines was burned out and finished coaching football.“The COVID season probably broke me,” he said.He had been head coach…
UCLA loses defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe after 0-3 start
The fallout from UCLA coach DeShaun Foster’s dismissal deepened Wednesday when interim coach Tim Skipper disclosed that defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe had agreed to “mutually…
UCLA fires football coach DeShaun Foster after winless start
The DeShaun Foster era is over after 15 games and just five victories, the former UCLA star running back’s storybook rise to head coach at…
Prep talk: First-year coach Derwin Henderson has Rialto off to a 3-0 start
Derwin Henderson was not intending to coach this season. He hadn’t been a head coach since 2019 at Hawthorne. But he lives in the Inland…
Bishop Montgomery denies ties to booster who paid parents
Brett Steigh, a Narbonne High graduate, booster, local businessman and gambler, claims he violated City and Southern Section rules by paying parents of high school…
What comes next in the Bishop Montgomery football saga is uncertain
The question of whether Bishop Montgomery’s football team goes forward with its season after firing its head coach on Saturday and forfeiting last week to…
Sons of EC Robinson have University football off to 2-0 start
E.C. Robinson turned 80 earlier this month. He was head coach at Locke High when Darian Hagen and Sirr Parker were standout City Section football…
This week’s top high school football games
A look at two of this week’s top high school football games:FRIDAYMission Viejo vs. Santa Margarita at Trabuco HillsCarson Palmer debuts as head coach for…
Foothill League commands respect for its football tradition, success
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…
Moore League media day: New stadiums, new coaches, new aspirations
It was perfect timing on Monday for the Moore League to hold its first football media day, considering that five of the seven head coaches…
Unsung contributors for high school football: Drone operators, managers, trainers
As Hart High football players participated in a 6 a.m. workout on Wednesday morning, injured player Micaiah Underwood was given an important task — flying…
Profane message to anti-Trump writer costs LBCC coach his job
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…
USC commit Andrew Williams proves City still has football talent
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…
Lakers moving forward: What we learned from exit interviews
JJ Redick and Rob Pelinka sat in the nearly identical places on the team’s practice court as they did last June when Redick was introduced…
How Carson Schwesinger went from walk-on to UCLA’s top NFL prospect
INDIANAPOLIS — After his first practices at UCLA, where Carson Schwesinger began as a walk-on, the linebacker called his mother with a major declaration. It wasn’t a…
Q&A: USC AD sure football investments will help Lincoln Riley win
In the 18 months since she took over as USC’s athletic director, Jennifer Cohen’s job has grown more complicated by the week. When she was…
Contreras football coach resigns in protest for not allowing off-season training
When it comes to strange athletic decisions in 2025, Contreras High might move to No. 1.Football coach Manuel Guevara said he and his staff have…
Chip Kelly joining Pete Carroll’s Raiders staff as offensive coordinator
Chip Kelly is returning to the NFL as the Las Vegas Raiders’ offensive coordinator, a person with knowledge of the decision said Sunday.The person spoke…
Son of Bishop Alemany baseball coach denied immediate eligibility
Despite support from his fellow Mission League baseball coaches, Bishop Alemany coach Randy Thompson said Tuesday his son, Brody, a junior catcher, has been denied…
USC names NFL veteran Rob Ryan its new linebackers coach
With its rising star defensive coordinator secured, USC filled the final vacancy on its defensive staff Saturday, naming a longtime NFL defensive coordinator with 35…