No. 1-ranked UCLA, known for its powerful batting order from one to nine, turned to its pitching staff on Friday in New Jersey to pull out a 4-1 victory over Rutgers in 14 innings. It was UCLA’s 25th consecutive win. The Bruins are 31-2 and 16-0 in the Big Ten. Starting pitcher Logan Reddemann tied…
Call it instinct. Call it mentality. Call it a pressure gene. Whatever it is, Mateo Fuerbringer has it. “I was born with it,” he says. When the pressure is on and Mira Costa High’s volleyball team needs someone to step forward and deliver, Fuerbringer doesn’t need to raise his hand or ask for permission. He…
St. John Bosco, the new No. 1 high school baseball team in Southern California after taking two of three games last week from the previous No. 1 team, Orange Lutheran, could end up facing the Lancers (8-3) again at this week’s Boras Classic if both teams make it to Friday’s final at Mater Dei. St….
DALLAS — The Lakers are as shorthanded as they can be, their dynamic starting backcourt of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves out with injuries at a pivotal time of the season. They’re the offensive engines for a Lakers team battling for the No. 3 playoff seeding in a competitive Western Conference. The 41-year-old LeBron James is now…
For seven innings on Friday night, the much anticipated college baseball showdown between No. 1 UCLA and rival No. 12 USC, lived up to expectations before an overflow crowd at Jackie Robinson Stadium. There were three home runs, diving catches, two elite starting pitchers competing at a high level and both teams refusing to let…
OKLAHOMA CITY — In the aftermath of their worst loss of the season, few Lakers players or coaches had spoken to Luka Doncic after he limped off the court in the third quarter Thursday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Austin Reaves didn’t know the extent of Doncic’s hamstring injury, but he knew how the Lakers superstar would…
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> The Bulls did not elaborate, but the announcement that Ivey would be waived came soon after one of his videos on Instagram Live . “They proclaim Pride Month in the NBA. They proclaim it,” Ivey said in the video. “They show it to the world. They say, ‘Come join us for Pride,’ for…
SACRAMENTO — The team that can’t stop dancing won’t stop dancing. The top-seeded UCLA women’s basketball team beat Duke 70-58 in the Elite Eight. It wasn’t balletic, but beautiful. Sunday’s game at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento wasn’t a fun, free-flowing joy ride that so many of the Bruins’ wins have been this season. It was a…
SACRAMENTO — During the UCLA women’s basketball team’s dominant run all season, a question has lingered. When the moment comes, can the No. 1 Bruins actually deal with adversity? They answered on Sunday, storming back from their first double-digit deficit of the season to earn a 70-58 Elite Eight victory over No. 3 Duke and advance to…
SACRAMENTO — While the UCLA women’s basketball team has a veteran roster that was in this exact position a season ago, the Bruins have an entirely different vibe during their current postseason run. The No. 1-seed Bruins (34-1) will face No. 3-seed Duke (27-8) in the Elite Eight on Sunday for the chance to go back to…
