Former USC receiver Makai Lemon was in Pittsburgh on Thursday night — and it appeared he would be staying there long term. Until it very suddenly didn’t. About two hours into the first round of the NFL draft, Lemon was sitting in the green room — the backstage area for players waiting to be picked…
PHOENIX — The greatest team in UCLA women’s basketball history has earned its crown. With a 30-point lead by the end of the third quarter, much of the end of Sunday’s NCAA championship victory was a celebration of what UCLA had built en route to its 79-51 victory over South Carolina. By the final buzzer, it was…
The tests kept coming in the month of March for the Lakers and they responded with the same resounding answer: We’re ready. Yet, even though the Lakers posted a 15-2 record last month, even though they beat some of the best teams in the NBA, they still have another big test on the horizon that…
The Astros had been a mainstay atop the AL West for eight years — claiming seven division titles during that time — but now the division appears to be under new management. Last season, the upstart Mariners finally broke through after years of promise, winning 90 games and claiming their first division crown since 2001….
COLUMBIA, S.C. — When you look at the USC Trojans, one might think they’re setting the table for next year. Buying time until JuJu Watkins returns. Keeping the ship afloat until the talented recruiting class that includes Saniyah Hall makes its way to campus. But the Trojans showed Saturday that’s not the case. They’re making a plate…
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> PHOENIX — After a few days away, Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts returned to Camelback Ranch over the weekend, now a father of three after his wife, Brianna, gave birth. The 33-year-old Betts said earlier in camp he was looking to ease into spring training ahead of his 13th major league season in an…
When Julie Uhrman and a fledgling ownership group that would quickly grow to more than 100 announced plans to start a women’s soccer club in the summer of 2020, the goal was to build something unique and different. And in that she was wildly successful: four years after its founding, Angel City became the most…
