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The defending CIF champion Culver City varsity football team kicks off the 2019 season in five weeks against West Torrance on the road. This year the Centaurs will continue to have a balance attack running and throwing the ball. When they put the pigskin in the air junior quarterback Zevi Eckhaus will have plenty of weapons to throw to. Senior wide receivers Khari Crump and Chris Miller are just two of the many talented wide outs on the 2019 team. Add running back Mekhi Evans-Bey to the mix and...
Vela vs. Zlatan reads the hype. El Trafico 4, or LA Clasico 4 as preferred by LAFC head coach Bob Bradley, is ramping up quickly in the very, very short Major League Soccer history between the two Los Angeles franchises. This Friday night, July 19, the L.A. Galaxy hosts Los Angeles Football Club 7:30 p.m. at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson. The Galaxy began as one of eight MLS charter members in 1996, their five Cup titles the most in league history. They are also tied with D.C. United for...
Football season is around the corner. Culver City High School and other high school teams finished their passing leagues last weekend and now they are getting ready for fall training camps which start the first week of August. College football media days are taking place all over the nation. The Pac-12 media day is set for Wednesday, July 24 in Hollywood. Media days are designed to introduce top players from different schools and it allows the coaches to talk about their upcoming seasons. The...
After months of speculation and rumors Anthony Davis was introduced at a press conference at the Lakers training facility in El Segundo last Saturday. The 26 year old Davis turned the press conference into a joyous occasion that lasted about 30 minutes. Flashback to a year ago during LeBron James press conference and it was all serious business. Davis' was full of comments that could only come out of a mature 26 year star athlete. One of the greatest players in the world gave answers to...
A lot of things are going right for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2019. They have the best record (60-32) in the major leagues. Cody Bellinger is having a MVP season. Their pitching rotation is very good. The All-Star break stopped their three game losing streak. They had several walk-off plays that helped them win games and they survived the July 5 earthquake that had Dodger Stadium swaying like palm trees in the wind. Despite losing their last three games against San Diego they Dodgers still...
And it may only get better. Midway past the 2019 MLS season, Los Angeles Football Club is seriously threatening a number of league standards. Reiterating that effort is LAFC captain and forward Carlos Vela leading the charge while moving the needle closer to his quest for the league's MVP and Golden Boot awards. Last week, LAFC continued its storied run by trouncing Sporting Kansas City, 5-1, on the road. They returned to Banc of California Stadium to thrash the Vancouver Whitecaps, 6-1 on...
Despite the 2019-20 school year not starting until late August, Culver City High baseball players continue to workout throughout the summer. The players participate in travel and summer programs while others prepare for upcoming high school Fall Ball and later CIF Ocean League ball in the Spring. Over the past four years a number of Culver City baseball players have tried out, developed and competed in the Playa Vista Orioles baseball program and training camps. The program was designed for...
Still smarting from a 1-0 defeat to the Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park last Friday, LAFC travels further east to try and rebound at Sporting Kansas City this Wednesday. The Black and Gold suffered only their second loss of the 2019 Major League Soccer season, both on the road. The weather and one-hour suspension early in the second half added to their woes against the Rapids, previously in last-place in the Western Conference. LAFC's current two-game road trip comes full-circle...
After losing four games in a row the Sparks are on a two games winning streak going into Sunday's game at the Staples Center against the Washington Mystics at 2 p.m. They are 6-6 in the very competitive 12 team WNBA. The Sparks biggest problem right now is turnovers. It looks like they are trying to do much especially during a fast break. "We are trying to convince everyone to keep it simple and being there for your teammate," said Sparks head coach Derek Fisher last week after a win over Las...
Riding a first-half wave as Major League Soccer's leader in the Supporters Shield race for league's best record, Los Angeles Football Club is ready to resume its 2019 MLS campaign on the road. The Western Conference last-place Colorado Rapids host LAFC this Friday night, June 28, at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado, several miles north of Denver. LAFC reinforced its winning hand this past Monday exercising its contract option on 22-year old midfielder, Latif Blessing,...
Culver City junior catcher on the girls' softball team, Ashley Baizer was named to the All-CIF Division 4 team. The Centaurs had a deep run into the CIF playoffs thanks to players like Baizer. The Culver City high school varsity football team is currently having an outstanding summer passing league season. The Centaurs have won several tournaments and they will be hosting their own tournament Saturday, July 13. The LAFC of the professional soccer league (MLS) continues lead the league in points...
The Los Angeles Rams made it to the top of the professional football world when they played in the Super Bowl in February. Now they are making super impressions in the Southern California communities, hosting football clinics, school improvement projects and many other worthwhile events that benefit kids in the greater Los Angeles area. The latest clinic and school improvement events took place in Inglewood and East Los Angeles. Led by community affairs staff members Jonathan Franklin and Zach...
The U.S. Open Cup is the longest running soccer competition in the nation. The Cup has now managed to extend the streak to 106 consecutive years and counting. For the 1914 inaugural title, Brooklyn Field Club beat Brooklyn Celtic, 2-1, before an estimated crowd of 10,000 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Today, 2nd-year MLS phenom Los Angeles Football Club is squarely focused on the 2019 Open crown. Last August, LAFC's inaugural quest lasted four rounds before being derailed in a semifinal overtime sh...
The Los Angeles Lakers finally accomplished something that they had been trying to do since January. They traded three players and three draft choices for one of the best players and big men in the world. Anthony Davis is coming to Tinsel Town to play for the Lakers. The Lakers traded away three promising young players, Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Josh Hart. Ball and Ingram were supposed to be the Lakers future but when they acquired LeBron James last year they realized their future is now....
The 2018-19 school year was a banner season for Culver City High athletics. The 22 student athletic programs combined to win seven league titles, a new record for the school. The previous best was six titles set just last season. The record was capped off with the football program's CIF Division 7 Championship run last November. "I'm so proud of all the coaches, the players and their hard work and effort," said Culver City High athletic director Tom Salter. "I couldn't be happier about the kind...
It doesn't really matter whether Los Angeles Football Club is competing in Major League Soccer or a national tournament this season. They are winning with confidence and with a certain panache. Tuesday night's 3-0 shutout victory at Real Salt Lake, the 2019 U.S. Open Cup matchup was simply a continuation of their dominating trend this season. LAFC's next Open Cup opponent is likely to be a local barn-burner. They will play next Thursday against the winner of this week's L.A. Galaxy / Orange...
The Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA are in fourth place with a record of 3-2 going into Saturday's game against the 1-4 New York Liberty at 7 p.m. at the Staples Center. They have a winning record despite missing two starters and a valuable substitute player. They play another home game on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. against the Washington Mystics. One of the best overall players in the league, Candace Parker and one of the best defensive players, Alana Beard, along with second year player Maria...
After sixteen regular season games Los Angeles Football Club is hovering above the rest of Major League Soccer near the halfway mark of the 2019 season. As a welcome blessing, MLS will take a brief respite for the next three weeks. The break allows teams to regroup and adjust from the depletion of rosters due to national team duties for international tournaments during June and July. LAFC's only match until June 28 will be at Real Salt Lake on Friday, June 11, as both teams make their entry...
The No. 2 UCLA softball team used excellent pitching and great hitting to win their first national championship in nine years when they defeated No. 1 Oklahoma last Tuesday night in Oklahoma City. The final score was 5-4 in a game that featured a battle between the two best teams in college softball this year. Kinsley Washington singled in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Bruins finished the season with a record of 56-6 and they were led by two time College Player of the...
The UCLA baseball hopes to duplicate what the softball team did last Tuesday and their next step in that direction is to win the Los Angeles Super Regional which begins on Friday. The softball team won the National Championship last Tuesday. If the Bruins win the Super Regional this weekend they will go to the College baseball World Series where they will try to win the National Championship. Their opponent this weekend is Michigan. The Wolverines are 44-19. The first game is Friday. The second...
With a solid hold on MLS's 2019 Supporters' Shield for best record, LAFC take their 10-1-4 record and 34 points to Portland, as the Timbers re-open their newly renovated Providence Park. An anticipated capacity crowd of 25,218 for the grand re-opening this Saturday, June 1, is already being touted as a marquis matchup between the two Western Conference clubs. It will be the first home game of the season for the Timbers as they played their first 12 matches on the road. The team had to wait for...
The UCLA softball team is headed back to the College Softball World Series for the fifth straight year after they beat James Madison University two games to none in a best of three game series last weekend in Westwood. In the final game last Saturday the Bruins pounded out 10 hits, including two home runs by Taylor Pack to beat the Dukes 7-2. Their first game in the College World Series was played last Thursday against Minnesota in Oklahoma City in the double elimination tournament. If the 51-6...
Culver City High celebrated one of its most successful athletic seasons in school history by honoring the senior students at the 2018-19 Athlete of the Year Awards on Wednesday, May 15. The ceremony honored the school's student athletes that excelled scholastically as well as exemplified responsibility, respect, trustworthiness, and character. There were four Athlete of the Year Award recipients: Kayla Barnes, who starred in girls track and signed to attend Fresno State University later this...
The Los Angeles Football Club, still riding at the top of the 2019 Supporters' Shield standings in quest for Major League Soccer's best record, will host its 2nd Annual Pride Night on this Friday, May 24. Montreal Impact, currently third place in the MLS Eastern Conference, will be visiting the Black and Gold at Banc of California Stadium at 7:30 p.m. LAFC, with 9-1-4 record and 31 points, hopes to extend its home unbeaten streak to eight this season. They won their first five matches at home,...
The UCLA softball team will face one of its' toughest challenges of the year when they play James Madison University in the Super Regionals in a best of three game series this weekend at UCLA. The first game will be played on Friday at 6 p.m., the second game is Saturday at 5 p.m. and the third game, if necessary will be played on Sunday at 1 p.m. UCLA has been one of the top ranked teams all season and James Madison has also been highly ranked. The Bruins are 49-6 and Madison is 51-8. Both...
