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Tahj Eaddy sank a three-pointer off an inbounds pass with 1.4 seconds remaining as USC extended its winning streak over UCLA in a 64-63 victory.
Jan Blachowicz rallied in the fourth and fifth rounds to hand Israel Adesanya his first loss and retain the UFC light heavyweight title.
Trevor Bauer, who threw some of his pitches with an eye shut, tossed three scoreless innings in the Dodgers’ 2-1 spring training loss to San Diego.
Few people outside of the skateboarding world knew of Jeff Grosso before his death a year ago of a drug overdose. Yet few led as influential a life.
Trainer Bob Baffert has another Kentucky Derby favorite in Life is Good, who cruised to a victory in the San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday.
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No. 17 Oklahoma State beat No. 6 West Virginia 85-80, while No. 21 Virginia defeated Louisville 68-58 and won the ACC regular-season title.
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Adrian Kempe scored in overtime, Anze Kopitar had two goals and an assist, and the Los Angeles Kings rallied for a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Blues.
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Ryan Getzlaf scores in overtime to lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Avalanche and end the team’s nine-game losing streak.
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USC again struggled from the free-throw line, including key misses late, but still beat rival UCLA when Tahj Eaddy hit a game-winning three-pointer.
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Big ‘Cap and other races at Santa Anita
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Lee Westwood, 47, shot a seven-under-par 65 in the third round and will take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
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It’s only spring training, but Shohei Otani has looked dominant as a hitter and a pitcher for the Angels.
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The Professional Women’s Hockey Players Assn.’s progress has been slowed by the pandemic, but the ‘Dream Gap’ tour injects the effort with hope.
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Boxer Claressa Shields adds to her legacy on March 5, when she will take on Marie-Eve Dicaire in the main event of an all-female pay-per-view card.
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Chiney Ogwumike is returning to the Sparks this season to restart her basketball career, which has allowed her to expand her horizons and help others.
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The Clippers are capable of beating the NBA’s best teams, but against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks they showed some of their weaknesses.
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For columnist Dylan Hernández, it’s easy to see why UCLA gymnastics, and its push for social equality, is so popular with his 10-year-old daughter.
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Galaxy and LAFC players depend on veterans Sacha Kljestan and Jordan Harvey, respectively, because of the full resumes they bring.
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Boxer Claressa Shields adds to her legacy on March 5, when she will take on Marie-Eve Dicaire in the main event of an all-female pay-per-view card.
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Angels manager Joe Maddon is looking for a scrappy mentality from his team this season, and leadoff batter David Fletcher could set the tone.
Lakers and Clippers
Nciolas Batum was deemed dispensable by Charlotte after his career-worst 12th season in the NBA. He was drawn to the Clippers because of their similar arc.
Luke Kennard’s big game against the Washington Wizards on Thursday showcased much of the skill set that initially made him attractive to the Clippers.
Blake Griffin is back on the free-agent market after the Detroit Pistons bought him out of his contract. Here’s why the Lakers should pass on him.
Clippers lose to Wizards 119-117 without Paul George to extend losing streak on Thursday in Washington.
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UCLA and USC
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Michaela Onyenwere scored 24 points, and No. 9 UCLA beat No. 11 Arizona 58-49 to advance to face Stanford in the Pac-12 women’s tournament title game.
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UCLA and USC enter Saturday showdown looking for some redemption — and a possible chance to grab first place in the Pac-12 — after recent struggles.
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UCLA held off Washington 58-46 while USC fell to Stanford 92-53 in the second round of the Pac-12 women’s basketball tournament on Thursday.
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Valeri Nichushkin scored his second goal of the game in overtime, and Colorado rallied to win 3-2 over the Ducks, who are 0-6-3 in their last nine.
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Mike Hoffman scored in overtime as the St. Louis Blues rallied for a 3-2 win over the Kings, who have lost four straight after a six-game win streak.
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Tony Gonsolin follows up a strong performance by Trevor Bauer with two scoreless innings during a 2-1 spring training loss to the San Diego Padres.
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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has noticed a different “demeanor” in Clayton Kershaw coming off the Dodgers’ World Series title season.
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The Dodgers’ Chris Taylor, making his second start of the spring after being slowed early in camp by neck stiffness, showed power in two at-bats.
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The Rams made moves to ensure the return of inside linebacker Travin Howard and offensive lineman Coleman Shelton, tendering one-year contracts to the exclusive rights free agents Thursday.
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The $5-billion SoFi Stadium in Inglewood will serve as a vaccination site for L.A. Unified School District teachers and staff starting on Monday.
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Sean McVay is acutely aware of the Rams’ shortcomings. With Jared Goff and Todd Gurley gone, it’s up to the Rams coach to correct the team’s direction.
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Few people outside of the skateboarding world knew of Jeff Grosso before his death a year ago of a drug overdose. Yet few led as influential a life.
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Tahj Eaddy sank a three-pointer off an inbounds pass with 1.4 seconds remaining as USC extended its winning streak over UCLA in a 64-63 victory.
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Trevor Bauer, who threw some of his pitches with an eye shut, tossed three scoreless innings in the Dodgers’ 2-1 spring training loss to San Diego.
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Blake Griffin is back on the free-agent market after the Detroit Pistons bought him out of his contract. Here’s why the Lakers should pass on him.
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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has noticed a different “demeanor” in Clayton Kershaw coming off the Dodgers’ World Series title season.
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When it comes to super teams, few can top the Laguna Beach girls’ water polo team, which has 11 players who have signed with colleges.
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Shlomo Bass is 6 feet 6 and 285 pounds.
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Mission Viejo’s Shlomo Bass has the size but is new to football. He’s working on his game with hopes of bringing his family to the U.S. from Israel.
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The offensive lineman finds creative ways to stay in shape.
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Newbury Park’s Colin Sahlman ran the 3,200 meters in 8:47.05, the fourth-fastest time ever by a California junior, last week at a meet in Arizona.
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Jo Adell hits a two-run home run for his first hit in spring training during an 8-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Saturday.
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Two-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Doug O’Neill was suspended for a minimum of 10 days and fined $7,500 for a medication violation at Santa Anita.
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Commissioner Adam Silver says there are no ongoing discussions to change the NBA logo to feature a likeness of Kobe Bryant, as many have suggested.
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Former Sierra Canyon star Cassius Stanley will attempt original slam dunks during the NBA All-Star contest, which features legendary dunkers as judges.
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Saturday’s card at Santa Anita Park features 11 races starting at noon. Five are stakes races.
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Arizona has released the Notice of Allegations it received from the NCAA last fall, which includes five Level I violations.
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Under coronavirus guidelines established in California, the Galaxy and LAFC would be allowed to host a limited number of fans when the MLS season starts.
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Capistrano Valley QB Dartanyon Moussiaux joins Eric Sondheimer and Randy Rosenbloom to discuss high school football in Southern California.
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Mark Pavelich, a player on the 1980 U.S. gold-medal winning “Miracle on Ice” team has died at a mental illness treatment facility.
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Luis Rengifo, Justin Upton and José Rojas each hit his first home run of the spring, but it was Shohei Ohtani’s heat that had the Angels buzzing.
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Arcadia has canceled a March 19 game against Pasadena Muir after a player tests positive for the coronavirus.
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Letters from readers to the Los Angeles Times Sports department.
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Bundesliga’s Der Klassiker between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich in on TV while in the Premier League the Manchester Derby features the table’s top teams.
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The Galaxy and LAFC are hopeful that at least a limited number of fans will be allowed into their stadiums when the MLS season opens next month.
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‘Ted Lasso’ is a show about a coach providing optimism and hope to his beleaguered soccer club. That message carries over perfectly to 2021.
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After the shortest season in history due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MLS is ready to kickoff its 26th season on Monday with 27 teams.
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Chargers GM Tom Telesco says not to get stuck on offensive-line issues being all the team needs to become a Super Bowl contender.
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The Chargers want to keep free agent tight end Hunter Henry, and he’s interested in staying. But the team would take a significant financial hit.
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Vincent Jackson, a standout wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers and a three-time Pro Bowl selection, was found dead in a Florida hotel room Monday.
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Mike Pouncey, the veteran center who played a key role in the Chargers’ 12-4 season in 2018, announced his retirement from the NFL on Friday.
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As of today, only the Giants among California’s five MLB teams can admit more than 100 fans, but Dodgers and Angels are close to falling out of the purple tier.
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Griffin Canning struck out five in two innings but also gave up two runs and three hits, including a home run in the Angels’ 9-2 loss to the Diamondbacks.
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Overtraining 3 years ago caused a stress fracture in Chris Rodriguez’s spine and he’s pitched just 9⅓ innings since. Now he appears healthy.
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Shohei Ohtani crushed his first Cactus League home run, a two-run shot that traveled 468 feet to spearhead the Angels’ 6-2 win over the Texas Rangers.
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Federal agents searched the home of Klete Keller, the Olympic medalist swimmer from USC charged in the Capitol riot, in Colorado Springs on Jan. 14.
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Mikaela Shiffrin became the first American to win six world championship skiing titles with her gold in the combined on Monday.
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It has been 60 years since the entire U.S figure skating team died in a plane crash in Belgium. For those who knew the skaters best, the loss remains vivid.
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The IOC called comments by Tokyo 2020 leader Yoshiro Mori ‘completely inappropriate,’ but he seems determined to stay on the job.
