Santa Paula lineman works on football field and in wheat fields
When 6-foot-5, 315-pound all-league offensive tackle Jorge Gonzalez of Santa Paula High had to take a mandatory two-week break this summer under the Southern Section…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ pushes for release from prison before sentencing
The legal team for Sean “Diddy” Combs has moved to get the disgraced music mogul released from prison ahead of his Oct. 3 sentencing. Less…
Ventura High linebacker Tristan Phillips maximizes his talent
Seventh in a series of stories profiling top high school football players by position. Today, Tristan Phillips, Ventura linebacker.It’s lunch time, and standout linebacker Tristan…
For #MeToo advocates, Diddy verdict is ‘a huge setback’ as powerful men prep comebacks
When Lauren Hersh, the national director of the anti-sex trafficking activist group World Without Exploitation, heard Wednesday that Sean “Diddy” Combs was convicted only on…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs jury reaches verdicts on sex trafficking and prostitution, deliberating racketeering
Jurors have reached a verdict on four of five counts against music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is on trial in a New York federal…
Cassie’s mother says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs demanded $20,000 because her daughter was seeing someone else
NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs demanded $20,000 from Casandra “Cassie” Ventura’s mother and threatened to release explicit sex tapes of his longtime girlfriend when he became…
P&O cruise passengers left fuming after 35-night Ventura dream trip is axed out of the blue
Holidaymakers have been left bitterly disappointed after P&O Cruises pulled the plug on a 35-night Caribbean cruise aboard the Ventura – just weeks after another…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial: Cassie’s graphic testimony of abuse
R&B artist Cassie Ventura’s movie premiere was days away in March 2016 when her then-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs texted her asking what she was doing.…
Prep talk: If your first name is Brady, you’re probably a quarterback
As spring football moves forward, there’s some good quarterbacks named Brady. Call it the influence of that great legendary quarterback Tom Brady for parents choosing…
Responding to Trump, Ventura proposes protections for LGBTQ+ people, immigrants
The proposal considered Tuesday night was meant to be a big stand by a small city, an effort to protect from the Trump administration a…
Prep talk: Scholar football athletes to be honored Sunday
More than 75 high school football seniors will be honored on Sunday for their achievements on and off the field at the annual Coastal Chapter…
Prep baseball: Jake Chung is reliever extraordinaire for 3-0 Harvard-Westlake
When Jake Chung comes in from the Harvard-Westlake bullpen ready to unleash his 80 mph, scouts put away their radar guns. He’s like a softball…
‘Fall of Diddy’ doc: Biggest revelations, including new allegations
As Sean “Diddy” Combs awaits his May trial on federal charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering, the disgraced hip-hop mogul’s rise and fall is being…
Prep talk: New Garfield football coach Patrick Vargas has big plans
When Patrick Vargas was a 5-foot-4 starting quarterback for Garfield High in 2008, the Bulldogs stunned City Section power Birmingham 29-28 in their season opener.Now,…
High school basketball: Thursday’s scores for boys’ and girls’ games
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALLTHURSDAY’S RESULTSBOYSAnimo Robinson 63, Camino Nuevo 58Antelope Valley 54, Lancaster Baptist 41Arcadia 59, Cactus Shadows 53Basha (AZ) 64, Corona Centennial 52Boulder Creek (AZ)…
Prep talk: Ventura High girls’ basketball boasts legendary names
When you watch a Ventura High girls’ basketball game, then check the roster, it’s like going back in time. There’s so much history to tell.The…
Prep basketball: Sherman Oaks Notre Dame surges past Los Alamitos
Less than two minutes into the game against Los Alamitos on Wednesday night, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame coach Matt Sargeant went into full Dan Hurley…
Orange Lutheran-Newport Harbor rematch for flag football title
When the brackets were released for the inaugural Southern Section flag football playoffs, Orange Lutheran coach Kristen Sherman admitted she would have preferred her team…
Dominant Ventura quarterback Ava Ortman driven to showcase her team
The Southern Section is home to many of the best high school quarterbacks in the country and yes, that goes for flag football too.Los Angeles…
Día de los Muertos events in Los Angeles, Ventura and Orange counties
Forest Lawn is once again hosting Día de los Muertos celebrations at its locations in Glendale, Covina Hills, Cypress and Cathedral City. All locations will…