L.A. Times - Sports

Dates and times for the City and Southern Section boys' and girls' basketball championship games this weekend.

Marquez, South East and Franklin were removed from the City Section boys' soccer playoffs after using ineligible players.

The overwhelming popularity of the Savannah Bananas has led to a broadcast deal with ESPN, ABC and Disney+. A Banana Ball day at Disneyland and Angel Stadium is scheduled.

It's nearing eight months since Robert Garrett was placed on administrative leave at Crenshaw and there is no sign when the investigation might end.

Setting up cameras, monitoring streaming devices and keeping score are new tasks for parents while watching their children play.

USC coach Eric Musselman says it has been tough to cope with Rondey Rice's absence on the night the Trojans lost at UCLA.

Donovan Dent leads the way with 30 points and seven assists as the UCLA men's basketball team defeats USC.

The Lakers come up short when LeBron James misses a last-second shot that sends L.A. to a 110-109 loss to the Magic.

President Trump announced during his State of the Union that he was awarding Team USA's hockey goalie Connor Hellebuyck the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

New Lakers exec Lon Rosen said he hopes season ticket holders will "renew" them despite the enormous increase for next season.

Troy Trejo had a tiebreaking two-run home run in the seventh inning and Jacob Madrid homered twice with four RBIs to lead the Knights past El Dorado.

Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman played in his first Cactus League game of the season, hitting a two-run double against the Cleveland Guardians.

The U.S. men's hockey team visited President Trump at the White House and planned to attend his State of the Union address. The U.S. women's hockey team declined the same invitation.