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Don’t look now, but a Lincoln Riley team just beat the snot out of a Big Ten bruiser. Don’t look now, but a cute USC team just brutally slugged itself onto the path toward the College Football Playoff. Don’t … oh, go ahead and look. Please, look. These being your traditionally flopping Trojans, you might…

When Shohei Ohtani was asked about his woeful performance at the plate in the Dodgers’ National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies last week, he first gave credit to the opposition. Then, after a series that saw the Phillies counter him with one left-handed pitcher after the next, he was also quick to point…

Despite throwing five touchdown passes to lead his team to a 56-54 victory over Venice on Friday night, Palisades quarterback Jack Thomas was hardly satisfied. “I’ve got to play better — we came up empty on five drives and that’s on me,” the senior said after completing 25 of 42 passes for a career-high 460…

CIF City and Southern Section results from Friday’s high school football games.

Philadelphia sports fans have a bit of a reputation for not always being the most upstanding of citizens. If you’re wondering why, just ask the kid who had a home run ball snatched from his glove and given to the woman not-so-affectionately known as “Phillies Karen.” You could also ask former Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael…

Wearing size 17 shoes and standing 7-foot-3, Cherif Millogo is under the basket holding up his arms and touching the rim without leaving the ground. The rest of the “tiny” people in the St. Francis High gym are gawking in awe at his 7-9 wingspan. That includes 6-8 head coach Todd Wolfson, who has twice…

If Loyola football coach Drew Casani could give out game balls after his team’s 13-10 Mission League win over Gardena Serra at SoFi Stadium on Thursday night, he’d need to go to a sporting goods store to find enough to hand out. There were so many contributors. There was kicker/punter Jacob Kreinbring making field goals…

A fan who spent hundreds of dollars for tickets to what he thought would be one of LeBron James’ final NBA games is looking to recoup the money in small claims court after it turned out “The Second Deicision” teased by the Lakers superstar had nothing to do with his retirement. Norwalk resident Andrew Garcia…

Sam Farmer makes his picks and predictions for Week 6 of the NFL season, with the Lions defeating the Chiefs in prime time and the Seahawks improving to 4-2.

Colorado coach Deion Sanders returned to Buffaloes football practice Wednesday — just as Coach Prime said he would 24 hours earlier when he announced he would be undergoing a surgical procedure later that day related to blood clot issues. A video posted by his eldest son, Deion Sanders, Jr., on his “Well Off Media” YouTube…