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Oct. 18, 2025 12:16 PM PT HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS (All matches at 6 p.m. unless noted) TUESDAY’S SCHEDULE First Round DIVISION 2 Rosary Academy at Rancho Christian Murrieta Valley at San Marcos Yorba Linda at Long Beach Poly Beaumont at Corona Centennial Louisville at San Clemente Etiwanda at Redlands Chaminade at…

The 80th NBA season kicks off next week, and for the first time in more than 20 years there will be no king. LeBron James, the league’s oldest player, will be out until at least mid-November with sciatica on his right side. For the Lakers, the news is terrible. Since King James brought his talents…

SOUTHERN SECTION GIRLS’ FLAG FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS (All games at 5 p.m. unless noted) TUESDAY’S SCHEDULE First Round DIVISION 2 Bishop Amat at CypressCajon at Redlands East ValleyShadow Hills at PortolaTesoro at Newbury ParkFullerton at VenturaNorthwood at WoodbridgeCorona Del Mar at AgouraPalos Verdes at Linfield ChristianSan Dimas at DowneySan Clemente at Yorba LindaBonita at BeckmanWestlake at…

Rams star receiver Puka Nacua will not play Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars because of an ankle injury he suffered in last Sunday’s victory over the Baltimore Ravens, coach Sean McVay told reporters Friday in Baltimore. Nacua, who ranks among NFL leaders in catches and yards receiving, did not practice this week in Baltimore, where…

CIF City and Southern Section high school football scores from across the Southland on Thursday, Oct. 16.

Victoria’s Secret called game. WNBA player Angel Reese and Olympic gymnast Suni Lee walked the 2025 edition of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on Wednesday, becoming the first major athletes to hit the runway at the lingerie and loungewear brand’s signature event. Reese, a forward for the Chicago Sky, was part of the high-profile “Wings…

With a sixth year of basketball eligibility at UC Irvine, former St. Francis High guard Andre Henry has become so familiar with coach Russell Turner that both consider each other family. Henry, who was injured last season after nine games, is back healthy, and Turner thinks he’s ready to be a standout on offense and…

At 5:37 p.m. Wednesday, Michael Buble’s “Feeling Good” blared from the Dodger Stadium speakers. Shohei Ohtani came strolling to the plate with a bat in his hands. There was no one in the stands, of course. Nor an opposing pitcher on the mound. The Dodgers, on this workout day after returning from Milwaukee, were still…

Teoscar Hernández doesn’t believe in ghosts. But just the same, the Dodgers outfielder declined to stay with the team at the historic — and allegedly haunted — Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee during the first two games of the National League Championship Series against the Brewers this week. Hernández told reporters before Game 2 on…

MILWAUKEE — First things first: The fans in an outdoor stadium in Philadelphia are louder than the fans in an indoor stadium in Milwaukee. No contest. They are respectful and truly nice here. They booed Shohei Ohtani, but half-heartedly, almost out of obligation. In Philadelphia, they booed Ohtani relentlessly, and with hostility. Here’s the thing, though: It…