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As long as Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are playing, the Lakers always stand a good chance of winning — even if LeBron James is out. That proved to be the case yet again Sunday night at Crypto.com Arena as the Lakers rolled over the injury-depleted New Orleans Pelicans 133-121 with James out managing a…

Ladies and gentlemen, the victorious Justin Herbert. Give him a hand. (The Chargers wish you could.) Herbert, who has been knocked around all season but so far had avoided injury, saw that streak come to a disappointing end Sunday, even though the Chargers walked away with a 31-14 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. It…

Lakers star LeBron James will miss Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans as he manages a right foot injury, the team announced. The Lakers (14-4) are playing the first of two games in as many nights at home. They host the Phoenix Suns on Monday, which will be the team’s third game in four…

Somehow, someway, Los Alamitos is your Southern Section Division 2 football champion. A team of overachievers filled with a roster of best friends combined chemistry, determination and toughness to overcome all odds. Saturday night before an overflow crowd at San Clemente High, the Griffins recorded seven sacks and took advantage of one of the strangest…

A look at the top performers from high school football games across the Southland during the semifinals of the playoffs on Friday. RUSHING • Darnell Miller, Santee: Rushed for 190 yards and three touchdowns in City Section Division III win over Hawkins. • Isaiah Phelps, Oxnard Pacifica: Rushed for 123 yards and one touchdown in…

If you run cross-country or play soccer at Cathedral High, you‘d better be extra polite and respectful around the head coaches. They also happen to be the school president and principal, respectively. Martin Farfan and Arturo Lopez continue to hold dual roles, which probably makes Cathedral the only school in the state with such an…

Friday was just another day at the office for Darnell Miller. Santee’s senior running back arrived on time, rushed for 190 yards and three touchdowns, and clocked out early as the Falcons soared past Hawkins 35-6 to win the City Section Division III championship at Birmingham High. Watching from the sideline, as he does almost…

Red Sanders, the legendary UCLA football coach, once said the rivalry with USC wasn’t life or death, it was more important than that. Now, some 70 years later, almost half the Bruins roster needed a primer on what it means to play the Trojans. “We have so many transfers and things,” interim coach Tim Skipper…

They came on electric bikes, skateboards, walked or were dropped off by car early Thanksgiving morning at Cleveland High in Reseda. It’s championship week in high school football, and practicing on Thursday means teams are still alive and one win away from trophy time. “Turkey day,” starting lineman Adam Garbisch shouted as he joined teammates…

During each of his last two Decembers at USC, Lincoln Riley faced a critical decision at quarterback: Pursue a new passer in the portal or trust the one who’s next in line? In each case, Riley has opted to keep the known quantity. But as his fourth regular season at USC comes to a close…