High school football: CIF first-round playoff scores

THURSDAY’S RESULTS SOUTHERN SECTION First RoundDivision 3Edison 24, North Torrance 0Division 4El Modena 28, Santa Barbara 21Division 9Sonora 41, Alemany 25Division 11El Rancho 31, Bell Gardens 28Division 14Duarte 42, Sierra Vista 0Ganesha 35, Bolsa Grande 28Pioneer 41, Vasquez 0 FRIDAY’S RESULTS CITY SECTION First RoundDivision IEagle Rock 8, Crenshaw 7Cleveland 16, Bell 13Palisades 35, South…

Boys’ high school water polo: Southern Section playoff pairings

SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE OPEN DIVISION Semifinals Newport Harbor at Corona del Mar, 12 p.m. Oaks Christian at JSerra, 5 p.m. TUESDAY’S SCHEDULE DIVISION 1 Semifinals Westlake vs. Yucaipa at Crafton Hills College, 5:30 p.m. Huntington Beach at Mira Costa, 5 p.m. DIVISION 2 Semifinals Brea Olinda vs. Irvine at Woollett Aquatic Center, 5…

Chargers’ Elijah Molden leads former Titans-elevated defense

Star players were injured. They were starting rookies. They had a brand new coaching staff. There are plenty of reasons why the Chargers shouldn’t have a defense that gives up the fewest points in the NFL. Elijah Molden looks at the unit’s rise a different way. “Why not us?” he told teammates last month before…

Matthew Stafford’s record passing throws Rams into playoff race

Matthew Stafford already moved past Eli Manning on two NFL career passing lists. The Rams quarterback is on the verge of doing it again. If Stafford throws a touchdown pass against the Miami Dolphins on Monday night at SoFi Stadium, he will be in sole possession of 10th place. Stafford, a 16-year pro, has passed…

Chargers vs. Titans: How to watch, predictions and betting odds

The Chargers didn’t make any moves at the trade deadline, but DJ Chark Jr.’s long-awaited season debut will be like adding a new player to an offense that is starting to round into form. The 28-year-old receiver is expected to make his Chargers debut Sunday at SoFi Stadium against the Tennessee Titans at 1:05 p.m….

When will planned NASCAR track in Fontana be open for racing?

NASCAR won’t visit Southern California next year and there’s no certainty when the stock-car racing series will return with construction on a new track in unincorporated San Bernardino County slowed. NASCAR, which moved its 2025 season-opening event from the Coliseum to Winston-Salem, N.C., after three years, had hoped to race in Fontana next year, but…

Casey Clausen resigns as football coach at Bishop Alemany

Casey Clausen, the football coach at Bishop Alemany for the last seven seasons, said Friday he is stepping down from his alma mater. The Warriors lost their first-round Southern Section Division 9 playoff game to Sonora on Thursday night, ending their season at 5-6. Clausen, a former Tennessee quarterback who was a star high school…

Can Susie Wiles temper Trump as her dad, Pat Summerall, did with John Madden?

Can Susie Wiles be to Donald Trump what her father, Pat Summerall, was to John Madden? Summerall followed a distinguished NFL playing career with an even more distinguished career in the broadcast booth, most famously pairing with Madden, the former coach, for 22 seasons. “Madden made for an expansive, excessive, endlessly voluble analyst, and Summerall…

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