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It was Monday night, and Santa Monica High students had plenty of choices for entertainment. They could have been hanging at the pier or playing video games. Instead, the student section was filled as if it were a Friday night because the state’s leading scorer in high school basketball, Jason Crowe Jr. of Inglewood, was…

A.J. Brown had nothing to say — to reporters after the Philadelphia Eagles’ playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers, that is. Philadelphia’s star receiver did have plenty to say to Coach Nick Sirianni — and vice-versa — during a sideline spat late in the second quarter of the game that eventually marked an end…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The MVP chants for the second-year quarterback of the New England Patriots rang throughout Gillette Stadium on Sunday night. The Chargers, meanwhile, were haunted by their own echoes. Another playoff game. Another one-and-done exit. The gutty season of quarterback Justin Herbert again ended with a whimper, a 16-3 loss on a night when the…

The Rams will play the Chicago Bears in an NFC divisional round game at Soldier Field in Chicago next weekend. The NFL is expected to announce the day and time of the game Sunday night. It’ll be the first playoff meeting between the teams since the NFC title game at the end of the 1985…

Freshman point guard Phillip Reed Jr. of Palisades entered high school ready to sink or swim going against varsity players who were stronger and more experienced. “I wanted to jump into the water head first,” he said. His progress is similar to that of other freshmen given opportunities to produce immediately. The early days of…

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

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and receiver Puka Nacua were named first-team All-Pro on Saturday. Stafford, a 17th-year pro, passed for a league-leading 46 touchdowns and 4,707 yards to make All-Pro for the first time. Stafford, 37, led the Rams to a 12-5 record and No. 5 seed in the NFC playoffs. The Rams play…

The City Section might have a contender for small-schools basketball success in Sylmar-based Triumph, a charter school that opened in 2010 and is having its best season ever. The Jaguars, under coach Fabian Avila, have been led by the Garcia brothers, Antonio, a 6-foot-3 senior, and Damian, a freshman point guard. Antonio was one of…

ST. LOUIS — Amber Glenn covered her head with both arms, heaving on her knees with her forehead bowed to the ice at Enterprise Center. She soaked in the standing ovation and let stuffed animals rain down around her. Glenn won her third consecutive U.S. figure skating championship Friday, paving the way for the 26-year-old’s first Olympic…

JuJu Watkins is returning to Sierra Canyon High on Friday, the place where she was a high school basketball All-American. The school will hold a ceremony retiring her jersey at halftime of the boys’ basketball game between Sierra Canyon and Sherman Oaks Notre Dame. She will be presented with a framed jersey. Watkins is sitting…