L.A. Times - Sports

Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section give their thoughts and opinions on the World Baseball Classic, Shohei Ohtani and the Lakers.

Mira Costa, the top-ranked boys' volleyball team in the nation, defeats No. 2 Loyola in five sets behind Mateo Fuerbringer's 37-kill effort.

Bishop Alemany baseball coach Randy Thompson has been known to frustrate Harvard-Westlake, and his son, Brody, had big game on Friday.

Eric Dailey Jr. finishes with 20 points and Skyy Clark overcomes losing a tooth as No. 7 UCLA defeats No. 10 UCF 75-71 to advance to the second round.

UCLA guard Kiki Rice went from a projected WNBA backup point guard to a potential top-five pick after a transformative senior season.

Tom Brady's beef with Logan Paul is as fun as it is fake, positioning Brady as a villain ahead of Wrestlemania 42 while also promoting the Fanatics Flag Football Classic.

Eagles upset defending champion Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 7-6 for their seventh consecutive win behind Casey Glantz and Finley Suppan.

Lakers star Luka Doncic, the NBA's leading scorer, has been on a scoring tear, with his 60-point game against Miami reigniting debate over his MVP credentials.

UCLA coach Mick Cronin and the Bruins said they embrace the lofty expectations set during John Wooden's championship runs and look forward to playing Central Florida.

CIF City Section and Southern Section high school baseball and softball scores for Thursday's games.

While salary increases were a win, observers suggest revenue sharing in the new WNBA collective bargaining agreement will be transformative.

USC has reached a settlement with a former athletic department official who accused ex-athletic director Mike Bohn of racial harassment and discrimination.

Luka Doncic scores 60 points and LeBron James finishes with a triple-double as the Lakers rally from a 15-point deficit to beat Miami 134-126.

Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham has suffered a collapsed lung and will miss at least two weeks with less than a month remaining in the NBA's regular season.