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Long Beach Poly, a 12-time Southern Section football champion, announced on Friday it will not participate in this season’s playoffs despite finishing second in the Moore League. The school earlier this season had six transfer students declared ineligible for providing false information on paperwork to the Southern Section, a violation of CIF bylaw 202. Here’s…

TORONTO — As soon as Blake Treinen entered for the ninth inning of Game 5 of the World Series on Wednesday night, Clayton Kershaw dropped his guard and began to look around. For the previous three hours, the future Hall of Fame pitcher had been locked in on the game, mentally preparing for a potential relief appearance…

SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS THURSDAY’S RESULTS First Round DIVISION 2Chino Hills 8, Redlands East Valley 7Etiwanda 11, Santa Monica 10La Habra 13, Alta Loma 10Los Alamitos 22, Walnut 13Orange Lutheran 11, San Marino 10El Segundo 17, Edison 16Damien 14, Crescenta Valley 11Crean Lutheran 21, Carpinteria 13Redondo Union 12, La Serna 8Royal 11, Riverside King 10Ventura 11,…

Puka Nacua sounded as if there was no doubt. The Rams star receiver, who sat out the last game because of an ankle injury, said Thursday that he was “feeling great” and planned to play on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints at SoFi Stadium. “That’s the plan,” he said after practice. “I’m feeling fantastic….

There’s an intriguing story unfolding at Los Angeles Wilson High, where the girls’ flag football team has thrust itself into the mix to compete for a City Section Open Division title after an upset win over previously unbeaten Eagle Rock last week. Wilson is 23-1 and has clinched at least a tie for the Northern…

MINNEAPOLIS — At some point, the Lakers will get stars Luka Doncic and LeBron James back in the fold. But exactly when they will return to play from their injuries is still unknown. James has been out all season with right sciatica irritation, and Doncic has been out since last Sunday with a left finger sprain and…

Sovereignty, the top-ranked horse in the country, will not run in the $7-million Breeders’ Cup Classic after developing a fever this week. The winner of the Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes and Travers Stakes will recover although it’s unclear if he will ever race again. Trainer Bill Mott made the announcement Wednesday morning and informed Breeders’…

Shohei Ohtani wore the same mask of calm that he always wears. He spoke with detachment, as he often does. By the time Ohtani walked into the interview room at Dodger Stadium after his team’s 6-2 defeat in Game 4 of the World Series, however, he was already devising his redemption. “Of course, I’d like…

What’s different in the World Series this year? The New York Yankees are not here, and the Toronto Blue Jays are. For Major League Baseball, that represents an opportunity. On the eve of the World Baseball Classic, as the league attempts to grow its popularity around the world and considers sending its star players to…

Oct. 28, 2025 8:35 AM PT HIGH SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS MONDAY’S RESULTS Quarterfinals DIVISION 1 JSerra 41, Santa Margarita 0 Dos Pueblos 12, Edison 6 Huntington Beach 20, Camarillo 6 Orange Lutheran 41, San Marcos 18 TUESDAY’S SCHEDULE (Games at 5 p.m. unless noted) Quarterfinals DIVISION 2 Newbury Park at Bishop Amat…