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The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. We grew up with that line from “ABC’s Wide World of Sports” show. But really, it’s the spaces in between, that can resonate and bring a sense of mortality to these world-class athletes. As I witnessed these memorable events in this year’s Winter Olympics, I tried…

One of the toughest decisions for Jared Honig came three years ago. He’s a Granada Hills High graduate and was a teacher and girls’ basketball coach at his alma mater “forever.” But he and his wife lived in Santa Clarita and just had a third child. So when the Valencia High girls’ basketball coaching job…

The roars were back at The Riv on Thursday… and so was the rain. After a four-birdie spree on the back nine, Englishman Aaron Rai vaulted into the lead at six-under-par through 16 holes before the horn sounded to suspend play at 5:41 p.m. He and 29 others will finish their first rounds when play…

MILAN — Jordan Stolz’s run for the speedskating triple crown came up short in the 1,500 meters Thursday, with the American settling for silver behind China’s Ning Zhongyan at the Milan-Cortina Games. Ning set an Olympic record, blazing the oval at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in 1 minute and 41.98 seconds. Stolz, who won gold in the…

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WATER POLO PLAYOFFSWEDNESDAY’S RESULTS CITY SECTION FINALSAt Valley College OPEN DIVISION#1 Birmingham 18, #2 Granada Hills 9 DIVISION I#1 San Pedro 8, #2 Palisades 7 SOUTHERN SECTIONSEMIFINALS At Woollett Aquatic Center OPEN DIVISION #1 Mater Dei 18, #5 San Marcos 14#3 Oaks Christian 12, #2 Newport Harbor 9 DIVISION 1Foothill 10, Beckman…

Lorenzo Hernandez, who was the football coach at Garfield for 24 years until stepping down after the 2024 season, is coming out of retirement to become head coach at Whittier High. He met with his new players Wednesday afternoon. Hernandez helped elevate the Garfield program beyond the annual Garfield vs. Roosevelt rivalry game, with the…

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Mikaela Shiffrin, the most successful racer in Alpine skiing history, ended her Olympic medal drought in spectacular fashion Wednesday, winning gold in women’s slalom at the Milan-Cortina Games. Shiffrin won her third career Olympic gold medal by finishing 1.50 seconds ahead of silver medalist Camille Rast of Switzerland and 1.71 seconds over bronze…

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> PHOENIX — With Tommy Edman opening the season on the injured list, Hyeseong Kim is a prime candidate to see an uptick in playing time at second base for the Dodgers in the coming season. On Tuesday, he further solidified his case. With teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto throwing a live batting practice session on…

Gina Carano is a trailblazer in women’s mixed martial arts. Her final professional fight was in 2009, four years before women began competing in UFC. Ronda Rousey was UFC’s first female fighter, its first women’s bantamweight champion and the first woman inducted into its Hall of Fame. Her final professional MMA fight was in 2016….

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS TUESDAY’S SCHEDULE (Games at 7 p.m. unless noted) SOUTHERN SECTION BOYS OPEN DIVISION Pool A #8 Corona del Mar at #1 Sierra Canyon Pool B #7 Harvard-Westlake at #2 Santa Margarita Pool C #6 Corona Centennial at #3 Redondo Union Pool D #5 St. John bosco at #4 Sherman Oaks Notre…