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A look at this week’s schedule for high school football games in the Southland

Even before Keenan Allen returned to the Chargers last week, he was already having an influence in the receiver room. As a rookie, Ladd McConkey studied Allen’s practice film on his team-issued iPad, trying to absorb lessons from one of the league’s best route runners — the very player whose rookie records for receptions and…

Some inside jokes can be funny. Others not so much. John Mateer seems to have fallen into the second category: The Oklahoma Sooners quarterback is now on defense regarding NCAA policy about student-athletes and sports betting. Screenshots of Venmo transactions the QB made in 2022 began circulating Monday on social media. They appear to show…

A mixed martial arts fight card to be held next summer at the White House is “absolutely going to happen,” Ultimate Fight Championship Chief Executive Dana White said Tuesday. White said the UFC will stage the event July 4 to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. He added that he spoke to President Trump on Monday and…

El sueldo es inexistente, pero la ventaja podría ser ver los partidos en Estados Unidos, México y Canadá de forma gratuita durante la Copa Mundial de la FIFA el próximo verano. La FIFA abrió el lunes el proceso de solicitud para voluntarios de la Copa Mundial. ¿Cuántos se necesitan? La impresionante cifra de 65,000 en…

THOUSAND OAKS, California  — Jaime Jaquez Jr., who is preparing for his third season in the NBA with the Miami Heat, and his sister Gabriela Jaquez, a standout player for the UCLA Bruins and the Mexican national basketball team, set aside their own workouts to lead others through some familiar drills. The siblings recently hosted a…

Travis Kelce is done fighting for his right to party. Or at least the 35-year-old Kansas City Chiefs tight end is ready to start toning down his party-hearty image — which is kind of big news for a dude who is known for his wild, celebratory, off-key renditions of the Beastie Boys classic “(You Gotta)…

The World Series could end in November this year. Major League Baseball can do without all the “Mr. November” jokes, so the league took a creative step last year: a flexible start date for the World Series. It’s not easy to cram a four-round postseason in a month. But it’s even less ideal if the…

Jon Gruden won a skirmish Monday in his civil lawsuit against the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell that has been plodding through a state court for four years. The Nevada Supreme Court determined in a 5-2 ruling that Gruden was not required by the NFL to participate in arbitration overseen by Goodell, who is a…

First in a series of stories profiling top high school football players by position. Today, Brady Smigiel, Newbury Park quarterback. Honored as the The Times’ player of the year in 2024. Passed for more than 3,200 yards. Completed 49 touchdown passes. Won a Southern Section Division 2 championship. Committed to Michigan for college. Rated a…