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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — How do you improve on the perfect ending? Clayton Kershaw stood in the desert heat Monday, wearing a far darker shade of blue than the Dodgers do. He does not need a medal, or a chance to fail. His election to the Hall of Fame will be a formality. In his farewell year, the…

The warm smiles coming from Chadrack Mpoyi are plentiful these days. After forcefully dominating the paint and protecting the rim in Crean Lutheran wins, the imposing big man beams as teammates, classmates and supporters congratulate him. He offers a hug in return. Mpoyi says he’s having fun each game in his one season of high…

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL PAIRINGS FIRST ROUND TUESDAY (Games at 5 p.m. unless noted) BOYS DIVISION I #8 Santa Monica at #1 Mater Dei #5 Placentia Valencia at #4 El Camino Real #6 JSerra at #3 Del Norte #7 St. Augustine at #2 Orange Lutheran DIVISION II #8 Sultana at #1 Torrey Pines #5 Anaheim Canyon…

No school had swept the boys and girls Southern Section Open Division basketball championships in the same season. Sierra Canyon pulled it off on Saturday night, and both teams received No. 1 seeds for the Southern California regional playoffs that begin on Tuesday leading up to the state championships March 13-14 at Golden 1 Center…

Local chapters of National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame have begun honoring the top senior football student-athletes, with the Coastal Canyon area banquet set for Sunday in Agoura. Players are selected based on their grade-point averages and leadership skills, among other attributes, honoring the best of the best. Such players as James Moffat…

SAN FRANCISCO — The Lakers seemingly lost their mojo after the All-Star break, with three consecutive losses leaving them in search of the “consistency” and “togetherness” they had earlier in the season. Their 129-101 win over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday at Chase Center was a step in the right direction, even if the Warriors didn’t…

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL Friday’s Results BASEBALL CITY SECTION Bravo 6, Rancho Dominguez 5 Collins Family 19, Reseda 12 Eagle Rock 6, Glendale 0 El Camino Real 8, Sun Valley Poly 5 Garfield 9, LA Marshall 8 Granada Hills 6, Sylmar 1 Hollywood 16, RFK Community 6 LA Wilson 6, Fairfax 2 Port of…

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> When the horn sounded to end Friday night’s City Section Open Division boys’ basketball final, the first person OJ and EJ Popoola wanted to hug was their father, Chris. Thirty years ago, he transferred from Westchester to Palisades to help the Dolphins reach the 4A semifinals. In June, his twin sons transferred to…

Forfeits by high school boys’ soccer teams in the City Section and Southern Section playoffs continued Friday as both sections try to deal with violations of CIF Bylaw 600, which prohibits players from participating in outside leagues during their sports season. Calabasas pulled out of the Southern Section Division 3 championship because of an ineligible…

Blame AI or the White House social media employee who put controversial, profane words in the mouth of U.S. Olympic men’s hockey star Brady Tkachuk. Either way, Tkachuk doesn’t appreciate the doctored video published Sunday on the official White House TikTok account that made it appear he was disparaging Canadians in the aftermath of the…