Gabriela Jaquez leads No. 3 UCLA to win over Duke
LAS VEGAS — Gabriela Jaquez scored 23 points and UCLA defeated Duke in the third-place game of the women’s Players…
Prep basketball: Brandon McCoy’s Sierra Canyon debut is a dunkfest
Finally cleared by the Southern Section to play for Sierra Canyon after transferring from St. John Bosco, Brandon…
LeBron James’ return has Marcus Smart becoming Lakers’ ‘Swiss Army knife’
In the starting lineup, coming off the bench or even on the pickleball court, Marcus Smart knows he…
Jordan Askew scores at buzzer to give Sierra Canyon win over Millikan
Trailing most of the game with five transfer students still not declared eligible, top-ranked Sierra Canyon turned to…
Clippers’ rally falls short in road loss to the Celtics
BOSTON — Jaylen Brown scored 33 points and had 13 rebounds, Payton Pritchard added 30 points and the Boston Celtics…
No. 8 USC can’t pull off comeback in loss to No. 2 South Carolina
With a comfortable win in hand as South Carolina dribbled out the clock, the sizable pro-Gamecocks share of…
What we learned from the Lakers’ five-game road trip
The Lakers finished an uneven road trip on a high note with consecutive wins at New Orleans and…
Nikola Jokic scores 55 points as Nuggets beat shorthanded Clippers
Nikola Jokic had 55 points, tying the highest-scoring performance in the NBA this season, and 12 rebounds and…
James Harden has a triple-double, but Clippers lose their fifth game in a row
Vit Krejci scored a career-high 28 points off the bench, Kristaps Porzingis added 20 and the Atlanta Hawks…
Jazzy Davidson powers No. 18 USC to thrilling upset over N.C. State
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jazzy Davidson scored 21 points and made the go-ahead layup with 8.2 seconds left as No. 18…
Clippers, playing without Kawhi Leonard and James Harden, are no match for the Suns
PHOENIX — Jalen Green scored 29 points in his Phoenix debut, Devin Booker added 24 points and the host Suns…
Gabriela Jaquez and UCLA dominate in win over UC Santa Barbara
At her players’ request, Cori Close showed up inside Pauley Pavilion five hours before tipoff. The UCLA women’s…