Prep sports: Birmingham defeats El Camino Real 1-0 in boys’ soccer
With its leading goal scorer, Jonathan Rabinovitch, sidelined because of an ankle injury, El Camino Real lacked a scoring threat and was beaten by Birmingham…
Norman Powell helps Clippers get road win against Hornets
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Norman Powell scored 27 points, Kawhi Leonard added 21 points and nine rebounds, and the Clippers held off the pesky Charlotte Hornets 112-104 on…
Anthony Davis to miss at least one week with abdominal injury
PHILADELPHIA — The Lakers will be without star Anthony Davis for the remainder of their Grammys trip after he suffered an abdominal muscle strain, the team…
Harvard-Westlake gets key Mission League win over Sierra Canyon
Two-time defending state champion Harvard-Westlake is reaching peak form just as the playoffs beckon, and with Tuesday night’s 63-52 Mission League win over Sierra Canyon,…
Sebastian Mack’s late heroics lifts UCLA men’s basketball over USC
Whatever it takes.Having rolled off one win after another the last two weeks, UCLA found another way to prevail Monday night.Their leading scorer sidelined by…
UCLA fends off Washington to pick up its third consecutive win
SEATTLE — The big guy did it again.Three days after his breakout game, Aday Mara made sure UCLA didn’t falter with two huge baskets in the…
Fourth-quarter rally lifts Cleveland to overtime win over Chatsworth
The City Section Open Division seedings just became a little uncertain Friday night after Cleveland knocked off City favorite Chatsworth 76-74 in overtime in a…
Prep basketball: Westchester beats Palisades in Western League
After not playing for more than a week, Westchester’s boys’ basketball team was expected to have bouts of inconsistency in its important Western League game…
Lakers get back on track against woeful Washington
Two days after the Lakers were saying it almost never would be easy, almost never came to town.The Washington Wizards, who have won a league-low…
Kawhi Leonard closer to being a Clippers game-changer again
In keeping with what has been a standard operating procedure since Kawhi Leonard has returned, the Clippers didn’t play their All-Star forward in the fourth…
JuJu Watkins leads USC women’s basketball to 13th straight win
INDIANAPOLIS — JuJu Watkins scored 22 points and Rayah Marshall added 13 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 4 USC overcome an 11-point deficit and…
Redondo Union boys’ basketball nears Open Division playoffs
There’s nothing Reggie Morris can’t do with basketball talent. He won a City Section Open Division title at Fairfax, coached Russell Westbrook at Leuzinger and…
LeBron James says playing with Bronny is one of his greatest feats
Bronny James is the son of a billionaire. He doesn’t need to be busting his butt trying to prove himself as a Lakers rookie or…
Kawhi Leonard starts and Clippers rally to defeat Miami Heat
Clippers players wore T-shirts with the words “L.A. STRONG” on them, and Clippers public address announcer Eric Smith delivered a pregame speech, offering encouragement to…
JuJu Watkins scores 35 in USC women’s basketball win over Penn State
JuJu Watkins delivered a near-flawless performance Sunday against Penn State.Led by Watkins’ 35-point effort, No. 4 USC overwhelmed Penn State in a dominant 95-73 victory…
Desmond Claude scores 31 in USC’s defeat of No. 13 Illinois
Jan. 11, 2025 12:20 PM PT CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Desmond Claude scored a season-high 31 points to lead USC to an 82-72 win over No. 13…
USC men fade in second half of loss to Indiana
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Oumar Ballo powered his way to 23 points and Indiana overcame an early double-digit deficit to beat USC 82-69 Wednesday.The Hoosiers (13-3) earned…
No. 4 USC women rally to defeat No. 8 Maryland
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — JuJu Watkins scored 21 points before fouling out in the final minute, and No. 4 USC rallied to hand No. 8 Maryland…
Clippers give up 19-point lead in loss to Minnesota Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS — Anthony Edwards scored 28 of his 37 points in the second half and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a 19-point first-half deficit to beat the…
LeBron James says Lakers must ‘get uncomfortable’ to be great
HOUSTON — The curse of the NBA regular season is that it’s a monthslong slog from city to city, from hotel rooms and hostile arenas, with…