Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving, right, grabs a rebound in front of Clippers guard Terance Mann during the second half of Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Clippers guard James Harden, right, looks to pass the ball as Dallas Mavericks…
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ANAHEIM — Two of the four sets in the CIF-SS Division 2 boys volleyball quarterfinal between San Marcos of Santa Barbara and Servite on Wednesday had to be decided in overtime. Another set came right down to the wire. The Friars came out on top in all three, defeating the No. 2 seed Royals 33-31,18-25,…
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EDMONTON, Alberta — When you allow the Edmonton Oilers to nearly set a franchise record with nine power-play goals in a playoff series, your chances of winning are pretty slim, and the Kings found out the hard way. Leon Draisaitl scored twice, while Evander Kane and Zach Hyman also tallied their second and seventh goals…
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LOS ANGELES — Former Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías pleaded no contest Wednesday to a misdemeanor domestic battery charge stemming from his arrest last September outside BMO Stadium in Exposition Park. Urías, 27, was placed on 36 months of summary probation and ordered to complete 30 days of community labor, complete a 52-week domestic violence counseling course,…
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CIF-SS BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS DIVISION 1 SATURDAY’S GAMES (Games start at 6 p.m. unless noted.) Round 3 of pool play POOL A Newport Harbor (1-1) at Loyola (2-0) Mater Dei (0-2) at Huntington Beach (1-1) POOL B Corona del Mar (2-0) at Mira Costa (2-0) Edison (0-2) at Tesoro (0-2) DIVISION 2 Quarterfinals Wednesday’s results…
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CIF-SS BOYS TENNIS PLAYOFFS OPEN DIVISION First round Friday, 3 p.m. unless noted Peninsula at University Woodbridge at Palos Verdes Loyola at Harvard-Westlake Beckman at Corona del Mar, Thursday DIVISION 1 Wednesday, First round Northwood 13, Huntington Beach 5 Cypress vs. La Canada Marina 13, Cate 5 Sage Hill 11, Yorba Linda 7 Santa Margarita…
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Ryan McCartie (1) of Santa Margarita reacts after scoring against Wilson in the quarterfinals of the CIF-SS Division 2 boys volleyball playoffs at Santa Margarita High School in Rancho Santa Margarita on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG) RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA — The Santa Margarita boys volleyball team showed its…
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LOS ANGELES — There’s blood in the water, and Luka Doncic and his gang of sharks can smell it. That isn’t to say that the fourth-seeded Clippers – who drowned in a big moment on Wednesday night, falling behind 3-2 in their first-round playoff series against the fifth-seeded Dallas Mavericks after no-showing in a 123-93…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Top 5 storylines to watch at the CIF-SS Division 1 swimming championships, which begin with prelims Thursday at Mt. SAC at 9 a.m. and conclude with finals on Saturday at noon: RELATED: Updated top O.C. swimming times entering Division 1 prelims Will Teagan…
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Former Oregon State women’s basketball player Timea Gardiner announced that she is transferring to UCLA in a social media post on Wednesday evening. “4s up,” the post said. 4s up #gobruins pic.twitter.com/LTZoBp5VA2 — TG (@timea_gardiner) May 2, 2024 Gardiner played in 35 games during her sophomore season and started in nine of them. The 6-foot-3…
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