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Kawhi Leonard took the final shot of his pregame routine Saturday and ran off the Intuit Dome court. With fans chanting, “Kawhi! Kawhi! Kawhi!” he glanced up at the crowd and pointed his finger in acknowledgment before running into the tunnel toward the locker room. It was a rare show of excitement by a player…

Jaime Jaquez Jr. of the Miami Heat is scheduled to have his No. 24 jersey at Camarillo High retired Jan. 14 during a ceremony before the Scorpions’ game against Simi Valley. The Heat are playing the Clippers on Jan. 13 and the Lakers on Jan. 15, so the Tuesday between is the perfect day to…

Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo last started an NFL game in October 2023. On Sunday, the 11th-year pro will start in place of Matthew Stafford for the playoff-bound Rams in the season finale against the Seattle Seahawks at SoFi Stadium, coach Sean McVay said Wednesday. The Rams last weekend clinched the NFC West title and the NFL’s…

They were hired less than two weeks apart last spring, each tasked with building Big Ten programs that were torn down to the studs. Eric Musselman and Dusty May had each taken wildly different paths in that process — Musselman stocking his USC roster with athletic wings, while May, at Michigan, built around two towering…

Ontario Christian girls basketball avenged its only defeat Saturday, knocking off previously unbeaten San José Archbishop Mitty 61-44 at Carondelet High in Concord. Sophomore Kaleena Smith scored 23 points, Tati Griffin had 14 points and Sydney Douglas had 11 points and 17 rebounds. Ontario Christian (20-1) lost to Archbishop Mitty 59-34 on Dec. 21. The…

You want to talk name, image and likeness? There’s nothing more representative of college football than the Rose Bowl game. In a shape-shifting sport, one persistently rounding into a junior version of the NFL, the tradition of the Rose Bowl is a sacred point of stability. For decades it was a destination as opposed to…

A new year ushered in something different for the UCLA women’s basketball team. A serious challenge. Unable to pull away from Michigan like they had against other opponents in recent blowout victories, the Bruins found themselves leading by only seven points entering the fourth quarter. The restlessness in the Pauley Pavilion crowd finally dissipated when…

OCEANSIDE —  UCLA gymnastics historically boasts Olympians. Jordan Chiles, who returned from Paris with a gold medal, headlines a 2025 roster after her international success. But one must not forget about Brooklyn Moors. The Canadian Olympian, who competed at the Tokyo Games, has lurked in the background, waiting her turn to take center stage after battling…

LINCOLN, Neb. —  With its best all-around player out and its point guard falling into a deeper funk, UCLA needed some step-up performances to beat Nebraska. What did the Bruins get? Sebastian Mack made three of 11 shots and committed four turnovers before fouling out. Kobe Johnson and Lazar Stefanovic combined to make six of 18…

Jared Verse initially thought he might have done something wrong. When Verse woke up from a post-practice nap this week, the rookie edge rusher saw that he had three missed phone calls from coach Sean McVay. “I thought I was getting fired,” Verse said. Instead, McVay informed Verse that he had been voted to the…