Lakers’ rally versus Detroit falls short as nine-game win streak ends
DETROIT — The Lakers’ nine-game winning streak ended Monday with a 113-110 loss to the Detroit Pistons after Luka Doncic…
The Times’ 2025-26 All-Star boys’ basketball team
A look at the Los Angeles Times’ All-Star boys’ basketball team for the 2025-26 season: Brandon McCoy, Sierra…
UCLA tries to enjoy rare opportunity for Lauren and Sienna Betts
With just over five minutes left in UCLA’s first-round win over California Baptist on Saturday, freshman Sienna Betts…
Kings rally in third period before falling to Mammoth in overtime
SALT LAKE CITY — Nick Schmaltz scored his second goal of the game at 1:46 of overtime to give the…
The Times’ 2025-26 All-Star girls’ basketball team
A look at the Los Angeles Times’ All-Star girls’ basketball team for the 2025-26 season: Jerzy Robinson, Sierra…
Girls’ basketball player of the year: Kaleena Smith of Ontario Christian
Kaleena Smith averaged 31 points, seven assists and four steals a game this season while playing for the…
Darius Garland scores 41 to lead Clippers past Mavericks in overtime
DALLAS — Darius Garland scored a season-high 41 points, Kawhi Leonard added 34 with a tying bucket late in regulation…
UCLA opens its NCAA title bid by dominating California Baptist
The adage goes, it doesn’t have to be pretty. But for the UCLA women’s basketball team, that’s not…
LeBron James breaks record for most games ever played in NBA
Lakers star LeBron James played in his 1,612th NBA regular-season game against the Orlando Magic on Saturday, surpassing…
March Madness: USC women defeat Clemson in overtime thriller
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Ninth-seeded USC brought all the energy and intensity you would want from a young team in March…
Column: Trump wants to ‘take’ Cuba, but we’ve done that repeatedly before
During President Obama’s first term, when the U.S. and Cuba initially made attempts to thaw our icy relationship,…
How Kiki Rice became the UCLA Bruins’ top WNBA draft prospect
The WNBA will likely get an injection of UCLA talent. One of the players most equipped to make…