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p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua warms up before a playoff game against the Carolina Panthers in January. (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times) Last week, a woman filed a civil lawsuit against Nacua, alleging that on New Year’s Eve he made an antisemitic statement during a group dinner and later bit her shoulder….

Every football program needs a Jessie Christensen on their staff. She’s the MacGyver of St. John Bosco High‘s program. Before colleges had general managers or people in charge of operations, St. John Bosco hired Christensen in 2013 to be director of football operations. That means everything and anything is within her purview, from travel arrangements…

BASEBALL CITY SECTION Bravo 1, Fremont 0 Cleveland 9, LA Marshall 3 King/Drew 10, Roybal 0 L.A. University 18, Triumph Charter 0 Palisades 5, Narbonne 4 Sotomayor 13, Gardena 0 SOUTHERN SECTION Alta Loma 7, San Marcos 1 Anaheim Canyon 6, Woodbridge 4 Apple Valley 9, Serrano 5 Ayala 4, Bonita 2 Bishop Diego 7,…

Shortly after his attorney entered a plea of not guilty, Tiger Woods announced he will seek treatment “to prioritize my well-being and work toward lasting recovery.” The golf legend was arrested Friday on suspicion of DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a urinalysis stemming from a rollover crash near his home on…

Whomever is responsible for discovering late-blooming high school baseball prospects in Southern California for the Air Force Academy deserves a raise. It was six years ago when Air Force took away a 6-foot-7 pitcher/catcher named Paul Skenes from El Toro High. Last season Skenes won the National League Cy Young Award. This season, Air Force…

With Kendrick Lamar’s “tv off” blaring outside the Mo Ostin Basketball Center, a crowd of cheering fans gave the UCLA women’s basketball team a fitting sendoff Tuesday as they left Westwood for Phoenix. The Bruins are back in the Final Four, where they’ll play Texas — the only team that has beaten them this season…

Young faces lit up with joy as award winners bounced to the podium. But it wasn’t only the elementary school recipients. The Westlake High students who created the ceremony were equally thrilled. The teens are part of Make Great Plays, a grassroots organization that gives elementary school students a chance to dream, excel and believe…

BASEBALL CITY SECTION Cleveland 6, South Gate 1 Collins Family 13, Alliance Ouchi 6 Gardena 11, King/Drew 5 Palisades 2, San Fernando 1 SOUTHERN SECTION Arcadia 5, El Dorado 4 Bethel Christian 1, Norton Science 0 Calabasas 9, Stockton Lincoln 2 Canyon Country Canyon 18, de Toledo 0 Cathedral 1, St. Monica 0 Cerritos Valley…

Joey Browner, a star defensive back at USC and a six-time NFL Pro Bowl selection, has died. He was 65. “The Vikings are mourning the loss of Ring of Honor member Joey Browner,” the team said Sunday in a statement. “Browner will be deeply missed by former coaches and teammates, as well as many others…

The Final Four in men’s and women’s basketball is scheduled for this weekend, and Southern California has two players to root for who were high school graduates from the area. McDonald’s All-American Brayden Burries, a freshman at Arizona from Eastvale Roosevelt, has been a key player in the Wildcats’ season, averaging 16.1 points. Gabriela Jaquez…