Each minute that ticked away in the second half of Friday’s scoreless MLS playoff game with the Vancouver Whitecaps brought LAFC closer to what could have been the end of its season. Without a goal, the best the team could hope for was a penalty-kick shootout, soccer’s version of a coin flip. Yet LAFC’s offense…
GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALLSOCAL REGIONAL PLAYOFFSTuesday’s Results First Round DIVISION I Huntington Beach d. South Torrance, 25-19, 25-20, 25-15 San Luis Obispo d. Etiwanda, 25-16, 25-23, 25-23 Francis Parker d. Saugus, 3-2 Palos Verdes d. Orange Lutheran, 16-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-13 Oaks Christian d. Murrieta Valley, 26-24, 25-11, 17-25, 16-25, 16-14 Liberty d. San Marcos, 25-20, 20-25,…
ATLANTA – Otega Oweh knocked down four free throws in the final 10.3 seconds and No. 19 Kentucky claimed the first big win of Mark Pope’s coaching tenure, knocking off No. 6 Duke 77-72 in the Champions Classic on Tuesday night. In the frenetic closing seconds, Duke (2-1) tied the game at 72 on Cooper…
DETROIT – Erik Spoelstra blamed himself for a “horrendous mistake” after calling a timeout the Miami Heat didn’t have with 1.1 seconds left in overtime Tuesday night, a technical foul that gave the Detroit Pistons the tiebreaking free throw. Malik Beasley made it and the Pistons went on to beat the Heat 123-121 on the…
ATHENS, Ga. – Clemson transfer RJ Godfrey scored 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds and Silas Demary Jr. added 17 points to help Georgia beat North Florida 90-77 Tuesday night at the Peach State Classic. Vanderbilt transfer Tyrin Lawrence scored 15, and freshman Asa Newell, a consensus five-star recruit, had 13 points…
In Las Vegas last summer, a veteran NBA coach spoke about the Lakers’ decision to hire JJ Redick noting that nothing can prepare someone — an assistant, broadcaster, whoever — for the massive volume of decisions a head coach needs to make on a nightly basis. Most of the choices are relatively small — what…
UCLA’s quest to scratch and claw its way to a bowl berth after a slow start to the season continues. In front of a Rose Bowl crowd split 60-40 between UCLA blue and Iowa black during homecoming, the Bruins left the Hawkeyes black and blue thanks to a potent run game and strong defensive effort….
Santa Margarita wide receiver Jack Junker entered the Southern Section Division 1 playoffs with two catches in the final two Trinity League games. It only made sense that on Friday night at Trabuco Hills High, the speedy sophomore turned on the burners and hauled in two touchdown passes — for 40 and 72 yards —…
The season finale of “American Sports Story” laid bare the tragic end for Aaron Hernandez, that once promising NFL player. Closing out the 10-episode season, the FX limited series dramatized the final days in prison of a young man haunted by ghosts and riddled with guilt, who saw death as the only possible release from…
ATLANTA – Hunter Dickinson scored 28 points and Bill Self became the winningest coach in Kansas history as the top-ranked Jayhawks pulled away from Michigan State for a 77-69 victory in the Champions Classic on Tuesday night. Spartans forward Jaxon Kohler hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 52 with just under nine minutes…
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