L.A. Times - Sports

After a few defections, UCLA was left with a 12-player class that general manager Khary Darlington said could grow a bit.

Utility infielder Miguel Rojas, whose World Series heroics propelled the Dodgers to a second straight title, has agreed to return to the Dodgers.

Four takeaways from the first 20 games of the season as the Lakers begin a three-game road trip Thursday in Toronto.

USC returned to its roots, heavily recruiting local schools to assemble the nations' No. 1 recruiting class on early signing day on Wednesday.

New Louisiana State coach Lane Kiffin really wanted to remain at Mississippi through the College Football Playoffs this season.

Chris Paul called out Clippers teammates, coaches and executives, spurring the team to release him Wednesday, a league source told the L.A. Times.

The CBS telecast averaged 57.2 million viewers. Fox's early Thanksgiving reached a new high as well.

Soccer coaches have to change rosters depending on decisions of players, who can't compete with private clubs during the high school season.

With the NBA All-Star Game coming to Intuit Dome in February, a community initiative will give out free basketball hoops every day.

The USC women's basketball team limited Saint Mary's to four points in the second quarter and rolled to a 79-33 win at Galen Center Tuesday night.

Former Lakers center Elden Campbell, who played 8 ½ seasons of his 15-year NBA career with Los Angeles, has died.

Tennis great Serena Williams insisted Tuesday that she is not planning a return to the court, hours after news broke that she had re-entered the sport's drug-testing pool.