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CIF City Section and Southern Section high school boys’ and girls’ basketball scores for Thursday.

Rams star receiver Davante Adams admired former Arizona Cardinals great Larry Fitzgerald from afar — and eventually embraced him as a mentee and role model. In 17 seasons, Fitzgerald caught 1,432 passes for 17,492 yards, both of which rank second all-time, and 121 touchdowns, which ranks sixth. In 11-plus seasons, Adams has 1,009 receptions for…

It’s not the optimal path — Justin Herbert finishing the Chargers season with a cast on his non-throwing hand — but it’s not a unique one, either. Herbert suffered a fracture in his left hand last Sunday, when it collided with the helmet of a Las Vegas Raiders defender. The quarterback handled the hit with…

UCLA appeared on the verge of a late recruiting victory Tuesday when David Schwerzel, a high school defensive lineman from Seattle, tweeted that he was “1000% committed” to becoming a Bruin, including a picture of himself in a blue and gold uniform. By midday Wednesday, Schwerzel sent out another tweet, saying he remained undecided “due…

America feasted on NFL football this past Thanksgiving. Several viewing records were set Thursday, including the most-watched regular season NFL game in history. The CBS telecast of the Dallas Cowboys’ 31-28 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs was watched by 57.2 million viewers, according to Nielsen data. The number blew past the 42 million viewers…

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TUESDAY’S RESULTS BOYS CITY SECTIONAnimo Pat Brown 52, Annenberg 28Animo Robinson 46, New Designs University Park 22Animo Venice 47, New West Charter 40Community Charter 41, CALS Early College 36Orthopaedic 79, Santee 55Stern 36, AMIT 33WISH Academy 56, Middle College 46 SOUTHERN SECTION Aliso Niguel 70, Northwood 44Barstow 79, University Prep 26Beckman 60,…

Tennis great Serena Williams took to X on Tuesday to insist that she is not planning a return to the court, hours after news broke that she has re-entered the sport’s drug-testing pool. “Omg yall I’m NOT coming back,” the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion wrote. “This wildfire is crazy-” Williams played her last match…

Before this season, the Rams signed receiver Tutu Atwell to a one-year, $10-million contract. It appeared as if coach Sean McVay was committed to fully incorporating the 2021 second-round draft pick into a receiver corps that included Puka Nacua and new arrival Davante Adams, a three-time All-Pro. But Atwell had only four catches before he…

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert underwent a surgical procedure Monday to stabilize a fracture in his non-throwing hand and his status for next Monday night’s game against Philadelphia will be determined later in the week, the team announced. Herbert sustained the injury in the first quarter of Sunday’s victory over Las Vegas when the back of…

Operating out of a different playbook than it used nearly two years ago, when it made a vastly underwhelming hire, UCLA has snagged one of the most promising football coaches on the market. Ending a pursuit that had become increasingly hard to keep quiet in recent weeks, the Bruins are set to hire James Madison…