LAS VEGAS — They're separated by one minute and one letter, but if unbeaten twin brothers Jermall and Jermell Charlo have their way Saturday night, they'll be bonded once more as fellow 154-pound world champions. Jermall Charlo defends his International Boxing Federation light-middleweight belt...
Sidney Crosby beat Andrei Vasilevskiy from the circle 40 seconds into overtime Monday night and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2, to leave the Eastern Conference finals tied at one game apiece. Crosby, who hadn't scored since the opening round against the New York Rangers,...
The story of Austin Lietz, a football and track athlete at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High, could be made into a Disney film. Or a segment for Comedy Central. It's a coming-of-age tale that provides valuable insight into the high school sports experience. It starts when Lietz was a 14-year-old freshman...
Ranking the top 25 high school baseball teams in the Southland: Rank. School (W-L) - Next Opponent (last week's ranking) 1. JSERRA (24-6) - playoffs, Friday (1)2. EL TORO (23-5) - playoffs, Friday (2)3. ORANGE LUTHERAN (20-8) - playoffs, Friday (3)4. REDONDO (26-2) - playoffs, Friday (4)5. CHAMINADE...
It was the Sunday morning after Loyola High's volleyball team lost to Mira Costa in a Southern Section championship match. Coach Michael Boehle was asleep with his wife, Lisa. There was a knock on the bedroom door. Their oldest son, Parker, a top player on the team, wanted to talk. “I'm sorry,”...
Only weeks after being hired as the new football coach at Reseda Cleveland last February, Matt Gentle faced the uncomfortable task of standing before his players and telling them that the nearly $7,000 raised for spirit packs had been stolen out of his office. The thief broke two windows and took...
Mick Jagger was singing "I can't get no satisfaction" over the public address system. On the mound was sidearmer Collin Quinn of San Juan Capistrano JSerra. There were no pro scouts in sight. There were no college recruiters. Radar guns were nonexistent. It took 74 pitches for Quinn to throw a...