L.A. Times - Sports

Three dynamic players this season began playing on JV teams as freshmen. Schools including Harvard-Westlake and St. John Bosco rely on them for player development.

St. Francis has two sports celebrities in golfer Jaden Soong and 7-foot-4 basketball player Cherif Millogo.

The United Shore Professional Baseball League (USPBL), an independent league based in Michigan, is recruiting players in order to "build the ability to pitch deep into games." Can it be done?

CIF City Section and Southern Section high school boys' and girls' basketball scores for Saturday's games.

Marcus Smart scores 25 points and LeBron James finishes with 20 points, but the Lakers can't overcome Luka Doncic's absence in a 132-116 loss to Portland.

Santa Anita's experiment of placing a similar version of Historical Horse Racing at the race track on Thursday came to an abrupt halt on Saturday afternoon.

UCLA veteran Jordan Chiles scored her first perfect 10 on the vault as a Bruin, setting the tone during a win over Nebraska at Pauley Pavilion Saturday.

Chad Baker-Mazara scores 15 points and Jacob Cofie finishes with 13 points and 15 rebounds in USC's 69-64 loss to No. 5 Purdue.

The Bruins lack offensive support for Tyler Bilodeau, who has 30 points, have defensive lapses and get crushed on the boards by the Buckeyes.

Rich Paul, LeBron James' agent, stated on his podcast that the Lakers would be best served by trading Austin Reaves for a big man like Memphis' Jaren Jackson Jr. Not true.

Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section give their thoughts on the Chargers' playoff exit, the Dodgers signing Kyle Tucker, the, Lakers, Clippers and Chloe Kim.

The Rams have made a habit out of starting strong before fading in the middle of games, something coach Sean McVay is eager to avoid against the Bears.