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During an interview that will be aired on Thursday for “Friday Night Live” on The Times’ X account, Kennedy All-City quarterback Diego Montes was asked about players in the City Section being overlooked. That produced a response, “Do not sleep on the City Section.” “I can’t afford to play for a private school,” he said….

Bishop Montgomery told officials at Mater Dei on Monday that it will not be able to play its scheduled football game Friday at Santa Ana Stadium, thus forfeiting to the No. 1-ranked Monarchs. Numerous Bishop Montgomery players are subject to possible one-game suspensions for leaving the bench with 24 seconds left on Saturday in Honolulu…

No role in baseball has undergone more of a transformation than that of a relief pitcher. What once was something a hurler became because he wasn’t good enough to be a starter is now a vital role manned by a succession of the hardest throwers. Anyone who doubts the importance of a quality bullpen hasn’t…

SAN DIEGO — When he was finished rounding the bases at Petco Park on Sunday, Shohei Ohtani made a detour on his return to the Dodgers’ bench. Seated by the visiting dugout was a fan in a San Diego Padres cap and brown Fernando Tatis Jr. jersey. The spectator had spent most of the afternoon reminding Ohtani…

SAN DIEGO — Dave Roberts sought the best of both worlds from his slumping Dodgers offense Sunday. More competitive at-bats, a more disciplined two-strike approach, and a renewed team-first mindset at the plate on the one hand. But also, amid a two-month funk that dropped them to second place in the National League West, to not abandon…

When she was 15, Lizbeth Jacqueline Ovalle traveled alone by bus for up to nine hours to play for the Mexican national team, with no payment other than the cost of her ticket. Her talent and determination helped her play in the U17 World Cup and make her 2017 debut in the then-nascent Liga MX…

High school football scores from across the Southland for Saturday, Aug. 23.

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Ferguson, a second-round draft pick from Oregon, made his debut after sitting out the first two preseason games because of a hamstring injury. Ferguson was quiet the first quarter, but in the second he got a chance to show why the Rams selected him to be the heir apparent to veteran tight end…

For all the warnings, lectures and advice given to high school football players before their first game of the season to hydrate so they can avoid cramping, it still happens. For whatever reason, the pain begins, gets even more painful, then walking off the field becomes a chore. “Game 1, for some reason in football,…

Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat during his Triple Crown year in 1973 and electrified the sport, died Friday at his home near Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada. He was 84. According to his longtime friend and business partner Leonard Lusky, his death was due to natural causes. Turcotte, who despite being in a wheelchair since…