L.A. Times - Sports

After dispatching the Pacers with ease behind Luka Doncic's 44 points, the Lakers can show their playoff might Sunday against the New York Knicks.

El Camino Real pitcher Jackson Sellz found out that his car's rear windshield was broken after a batting practice home run by teammate JJ Saffie.

Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section give their thoughts on USC's Chad Baker-Mazara, Gilbert Arena, the Dodgers, Lakers, Angels and Kings.

Luka Doncic scores 44 points against Indiana, becoming only the fourth player in Lakers history to score at least 40 points 10 times in a season.

The head basketball coach and the athletic director at CSU Bakersfield are out after a probe that led to the arrest of assistant coach Kevin Mays on suspicion of pimping.

The first Triple Crown race is in eight weeks, and trainers will be looking for their horses to earn qualifying points starting this weekend at Santa Anita Park.

Up to 10 players from Jamaican team Mount Pleasant were denied visas for its Concacaf match against the Galaxy in L.A., raising concerns about World Cup travel.

The Ducks signaled their intentions to reach the playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade by trading for Capitals defenseman John Carlson.

Ray Fenton, The Times' coach of the year in 2025, jumps to the Trinity League to guide the Lancers' program.

UCLA scored six points in the first quarter, but Lauren Betts scored 26 points to help the Bruins pull away for a win over Washington in the Big Ten tournament.

Safety Kam Curl, one of the top performers in the Rams' secondary, agrees to a three-year deal with the team that includes about $24 million in guarantees.

Shohei Ohtani provided the first electric moment of the World Baseball Classic with a grand slam, three years after he capped the last WBC by striking out Mike Trout.