By Jerry Powers, For The Herald Democrat PLANO A big second-half effort lifted the Van ...

Los Alamitos is overpowered early on by No. 1 seed Murrieta Valley, which rushes for 336 yards while QB Bear Bachmeier accounts for 255 yards and three TDs.

Former boxing world champion Mike Tyson returned to the ring on Friday night. And even though he left with a disappointing defeat, the 58-year-old combat sports icon might not be done. And he shared a name he’s interested in as a potential next opponent. Besides his exhibition match with Roy Jones Jr. in 2020, “Iron […]The post

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Here is a look at our early list of scores from the CIF-SS and L.A. City games in the quarterfinals Friday.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) Al Ferrara, an outfielder who won World Series championships in 1963 and 1965 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, has died. He was 84. The team announced his death Friday but provided no other details. Ferrara played for the Dodgers from 1963 to 1968 and batted .256 with 23 home runs in 249 games over five seasons with the club. During that time, he was part of pennant-winning te...

Demond Williams Jr. replaced starting quarterback Will Rogers, leading three second-half game-securing scoring drives, and Washington beat UCLA 31-19 to clinch bowl eligibility.

The Huskies hold the Bruins to 52 yards rushing and sack Ethan Garbers six times, pulling away in the second half for a 31-19 win that leaves UCLA with no margin for error in its quest to reach a bowl game.

SEATTLE (AP) Demond Williams Jr. replaced starting quarterback Will Rogers, leading three second-half game-securing scoring drives, and Washington beat UCLA 31-19 to clinch bowl eligibility. Jonah Coleman added 95 rushing yards and two TDs as the Huskies won for the second time in three games. Rogers helped UW to a 14-13 halftime lead, but threw interceptions on the Huskies first two dri...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Eric Dailey Jr. scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and reserve Aday Mara scored 16 points and UCLA largely went unchallenged in its 85-45 win over Lehigh. Keith Higgins Jr. led the Mountain Hawks (0-4) with 18 points and Tyler Whitney-Sidney scored 10. The Bruins built a 15-5 lead before Lehigh staged an 8-0 run that ended with Higgins making a 3-pointer and convertin...

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) Mexican national team coach Javier Aguirre sustained a head injury after being hit by an object at the end of a Nations League quarterfinal match against Honduras. At the end of the game in Honduras that Mexico lost 2-0, Aguirre walked up to greet Colombian coach Reinaldo Rueda when he was struck by an object, apparently a beer can that cut him and he started t...

Four days after holding Boston to 40 points, the Bruins stifle the winless Hawks, 85-45, but a roster with nine new faces is still finding ways to gel on offense.

Take a look at the big plays and exciting moments from the CIF-SS and L.A. City playoff games Friday.

CLEVELAND (AP) The floor and ball both looked different. Not the Cleveland Cavaliers, who remained unchanged and unblemished.They continued their perfect start, improving to 14-0 on Friday night with a 144-126 win over the Ch...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) The Philadelphia 76ers have been waiting 3 1/2 weeks to get a full 33 minutes out of Joel Embiid.They finally got it Friday night, but it came in a 98-86 loss to the Orlando Magic that dropped the 76ers to 2-10.Usually with me it takes two or three or four games to get to myself. Today was a big step in the right direction, Embiid said after finis...

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The 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles may still be three years away, but the International Olympic Committee spent three days in the city this week. They visited LA28 venues and assessed the citys preparedness for the event.  

The 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles may still be three years away, but the International Olympic Committee spent three days in the city this week. They visited LA28 venues and assessed the citys preparedness for the event.  

A Los Angeles man with a lengthy criminal record, including ties to Florida, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for attempting to smuggle 46 kilograms of methamphetamine through Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Officials announced the sentencing of 47-year-old Rashad Jamal Blanchard, a member of the Inglewood Family Gangster Bloods, on Friday. Blanchards ...