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To say that DeAndre Cole inherited a difficult challenge when he became the boys’ basketball coach at Compton Centennial this season would be an understatement. The team went 1-23 last season and had a streak of seven consecutive losing seasons since finishing 13-13 in 2017-2018. “The expectation was to bring the winning culture, to bring…

In a game defined by all-around efficient shooting, USC held on for a 78-75 win over Rutgers Saturday night at Galen Center after nearly surrendering a 19-point lead. USC star freshman Alijah Arenas continued to adapt after missing much of the season recovering from injury. With Rodney Rice out for the season, the Trojans (16-6,…

The NBA All-Star Game is returning to the Southland in two weeks and a part of the annual weekend event that has grown in popularity in recent years is the Rising Stars Challenge, which affords fans the opportunity to watch the league’s top rookies and second-year players compete in a four-team tournament. Rosters for the…

CIF City Section and Southern Section high school boys’ and girls’ basketball scores for Friday’s games.

U.S. skiing great Lindsey Vonn says her “Olympic dream is not over” after crashing and injuring her left knee during a downhill race that was meant to be her final warmup before the start of the Milan Cortina Games next week. “I crashed today in the Downhill race in Switzerland and injured my left knee,”…

If you want to watch top pitching in high school baseball this season, stop by a Bay League game. During Thursday’s media day at Mira Costa, three outstanding senior pitchers look physically and emotionally prepared to show how good they are. Garrett Jacobs from Mira Costa, a UCLA commit, Robby Zimmerman from Redondo Union, a…

CIF City Section and Southern Section high school boys’ and girls’ basketball scores for Thursday’s games.

Jordan Chiles might be able to keep the bronze medal she won, then was stripped of, at the 2024 Paris Olympics after all. On Jan. 23, Swiss Federal Supreme Court sent the U.S. gymnast’s case back to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to re-examine the matter “on the basis of an audio-visual recording” that…

If defense wins championships, the Moorpark High boys’ soccer team is looking good for the playoffs. The Musketeers are 11-3-2 overall and 6-1 in the Coastal Canyon League. They’ve given up four goals in seven league games. Coach Manny Galvez relies on junior Austin Nickels and sophomore Isaac Zapata to provide the offense, with Nickels…

When Gary Patterson resigned as coach of Texas Christian in October 2021, midway through his 21st season with the Horned Frogs, the now-65-year old coach decided to take a step back and reevaluate where he and the college game were headed. “I’d had a job since I was 9 years old,” Patterson said. “Just kind…