Prep sports roundup: Harvard-Westlake defeats St. John Bosco
It was way back in early November when The Times’ preseason basketball rankings came out with St. John Bosco ranked No. 1 and Harvard-Westlake No.…
JuJu Watkins ties a Cheryl Miller USC record in win over Oregon
EUGENE, Ore. — Freshman sensation JuJu Watkins scored 33 points and No. 10 USC defeated Oregon 88-51 on Friday night for its fifth consecutive victory. Watkins…
Talia von Oelhoffen stuns UCLA on buzzer 3 in Oregon State win
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Talia von Oelhoffen made a three-pointer from the top of the key at the buzzer to lift No. 11 Oregon State to a…
Corona baseball receives more strong pitching in win over JSerra
No. 1-ranked Corona’s pitching staff is more than living up to expectations. Three games in, the Panthers have given up just two runs in 21…
JuJu Watkins breaks another USC record in victory over Arizona
With less than a month left in the regular season, JuJu Watkins has about seen it all from opposing defenses. The stellar freshman keeps figuring…
Gabriela Jaquez and Kiki Rice lead UCLA to win over Arizona
Gabriela Jaquez had 21 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, Kiki Rice scored 20 points and No. 9 UCLA beat Arizona 66-58 on Friday night.…
King/Drew dominates Palisades in City Section Open Division playoffs
The King/Drew boys’ basketball team was not awarded the the top seed in the City Section Open Division playoffs, but it sure played as if…
High school baseball and softball seasons begin Saturday
Weather and fields permitting, the high school baseball and softball seasons will begin Saturday. The PBR tournament, originally scheduled to be played at Great Park…
Prep playoffs roundup: Sherman Oaks Notre Dame survives overtime thriller in Division 1 opener
Going on the road as the No. 1 seed in the Southern Section Division 1 basketball playoffs, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (26-3) needed overtime before…
Is Caleb Williams looking to reunite with Kliff Kingsbury in NFL?
Kliff Kingsbury is getting another shot in the NFL, and Caleb Williams is happy for him. Nothing more to be read into this at all.…
Tracy Chapman, Luke Combs’ Grammy duet jump-starts ‘Fast Car’
Tracy Chapman’s 1988 hit “Fast Car” and her self-titled debut album just got another bump up the charts thanks to her Sunday drive-through at the…
JuJu Watkins scores 29 points to lead USC over California
BERKELEY — Freshman JuJu Watkins scored 29 points to lead No. 15 USC to a 79-69 victory over California on Sunday. Watkins made 12 of 27…
With Lauren Betts still out, No. 7 UCLA loses to No. 4 Stanford
PALO ALTO — Tara VanDerveer pulled each of her star post players aside and asked them to stay within themselves and play to their strengths. Cameron…
Sondheimer: Open Division boys’ hoops playoffs are wide open
Forget March Madness. The eight-team bracket for the Southern Section Open Division boys’ basketball playoffs released on Sunday indicates it’s going to be a Fabulous…
High school basketball: City Section playoff pairings
BOYS OPEN DIVISION Quarterfinals, Friday, 7 p.m. No. 8 Los Angeles CES at No. 1 Cleveland; No. 5 Chatsworth at No. 4 Westchester; No. 6…
Cleveland seeded No. 1 in City Open Division hoop playoffs
In a season that has seen zero teams emerge as the City Section title favorite in high school basketball, the playoff seeding committee was forced…
Charisma Osborne scores 32 points in UCLA rout over California
BERKELEY — Charisma Osborne had 32 points and No. 7 UCLA beat California 78-58 on Friday night for its 12th straight victory over the Bears. UCLA…
Harvard-Westlake defeats Crespi for Mission League title
There were so many ties to the NBA at Friday night’s Mission League basketball championship game between Harvard-Westlake and Crespi that Kenny Smith and Charles…
JuJu Watkins scores USC record 51 points in upset over Stanford
PALO ALTO — Freshman JuJu Watkins scored a USC-record 51 points — the most in NCAA women’s basketball this season — and the 15th-ranked Trojans upset…
Sparks acquire Aari McDonald and No. 8 overall draft pick in trade
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Dream acquired two-time WNBA steals leader Jordin Canada in a trade that sent guard Aari McDonald to the Sparks on Thursday. The…