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Feb. 7, 2026 9:48 PM PT It was not pretty, but the UCLA men’s basketball team got a win it desperately needed Saturday night at Pauley Pavilion. Trent Perry scored 23 points, including clutch free throws down the stretch, Tyler Bilodeau overcame foul trouble to score 19, Donovan Dent had 17 points and 10 assists…

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL CITY SECTION PLAYOFFS BOYS WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE OPEN DIVISION (All games at 7 p.m. unless noted) Quarterfinals #8 El Camino Real at #1 Palisades #5 San Pedro at #4 Washington Prep #6 Fairfax at #3 Birmingham #7 Narbonne at #2 Cleveland Note: Semifinals Feb. 21; Finals Feb. 27. DIVISION I (All games at…

The track and field season begins in less than a month, and for an early look at who’s gotten faster should happen on Saturday when Arcadia High is the site for the California winter championships. The meet is run by Rich Gonzalez, who also handles the Arcadia Invitational. Servite is sending most of its top…

Luka Doncic was diagnosed with a strained left hamstring and listed as out for the Lakers’ game against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday at Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers have not indicated a timetable for Doncic’s return. Doncic was injured late in the second quarter of the Lakers’ win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday…

President Trump told the New York Post that music artist Bad Bunny was a “terrible choice” to headline the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show and that the NFL’s selection of the Puerto Rican singer and rapper sows “hatred.” Department of Homeland Security adviser Corey Lewandowski suggested that Bad Bunny loathes the U.S. “It’s so shameful…

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL THURSDAY’S RESULTS BOYS CITY SECTION Alliance Bloomfield 53, CALS Early College 52 Animo Pat Brown 60, Burton 18 Animo Robinson 36, USC Hybrid 24 Animo Watts 63, Animo Venice 56 CNDLC 61, Smidt Tech 48 Downtown Magnets 67, Orthopaedic 39 East College Prep 55, Alliance Levine 18 Fairfax 61, Venice 42 Marquez…

MILAN — Alysa Liu wore a hollow smile on the ice. She had achieved a dream, skating at the Beijing Olympics at just 16, but in a mostly empty arena, few were there to see the moment. Perhaps that was what Liu secretly wanted. “It’s not that I didn’t want to be seen,” Liu said. “It’s just…

The Lakers made a deal around the margins when they acquired sharpshooter Luke Kennard from the Atlanta Hawks for Gabe Vincent and a 2032 second-round draft pick on Thursday morning, according to people with knowledge of the deal not authorized to discuss it publicly. The Lakers like the idea that Kennard’s shooting can create space…

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS BOYSCITY SECTIONAMIT 51, Discovery 26Angelou 85, West Adams 55Animo Bunche 56, Aspire Ollin 41Birmingham 74, Cleveland 66Bravo 60, Eagle Rock 56CHAMPS 66, Bert Corona Charter 52Community Charter 54, Lakeview Charter 37East Valley 57, Fulton 32El Camino Real 54, Granada Hills 43Fairfax 77, LA Hamilton 49Foshay 87, Larchmont Charter 55Granada Hills…

MILAN — Amber Glenn achieved a lifelong goal, sealing her Olympic bid by winning her third consecutive U.S. championship last month. Her first celebration came with her opponents. “We all deserve it,” Glenn said with her arms wrapped around national silver medalist Alysa Liu and bronze medalist Isabeau Levito. The spirit of collaboration has brought U.S. figure…