L.A. Times - Sports

Joey Browner, a defensive back who was named USC's team MVP in 1982, has died at age 65. He was an inductee to the Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor and named to the NFL 1980s all-decade team.

Rams coach Sean McVay hopes Puka Nacua will "learn and grow" in the wake of a woman filing a lawsuit against the wide receiver as contract talks loom.

The Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games are still more than two years away, but the window for purchasing tickets officially opens this week.

Kenyan distance runner Albert Korir, long a fixture at the New York Marathon, has admitted to doping after testing positive for a blood-boosting substance.

Brayden Burries and Gabriela Jaquez were once high school basketball stars in Southern California before reaching the Final Four.

The San Diego Padres signed Walker Buehler to a minor league deal in February. He broke camp this month as the team's No. 4 starter.

With their comeback victory over Duke, No. 1 UCLA shows they are fully capable of passing the toughest tests blocking their national championship ambitions.

Lauren Betts finishes with 23 points as No. 1 UCLA surges in the second half to defeat No. 3 Duke 70-58 and advance to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament.

Luka Doncic won't play for the Lakers against the Wizards on Monday night because of a one-game suspension he received for his 16th technical foul.

The senior pitcher, who is 5-0 with a 0.69 ERA, has been balancing school, work, baseball and pending parenthood this season.

The Olympic gold medalist sprinter is expected to deliver star power at next month's Arcadia Invitational, along with hurdler Natalie Dumas.

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

The Kings are running out of time to secure the final wild-card playoff spot in the West, and their 6-2 loss to the Utah Mammoth doesn't help their cause.

The UCLA women's basketball team made the Final Four last season, but the arrival Charlisse Leger-Walker and Gianna Kneepkens transformed the Bruins.