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  • Rams travel east to face Giants after a win a Seattle

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|Oct 14, 2021

    The Rams' 26-17 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday Night Football on October 7, gave them a 4-1 record for the 2021 season. After a brief weekend rest, the team prepares to avoid a trap game against the New York Giants this Sunday, October 17, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Kick off is set for 10 a.m. "Let's put it this way, we've got the wrong guys if I have to convince them that they need to be ready to show up in this three-hour window of time," said Rams head...

  • 2021 NFL Power Rankings – Week 05

    Bill Seals - Fred Altieri, Sports Reporters - PFWA Members|Oct 7, 2021

    1. Arizona Cardinals (4-0): Quarterback Kyler Murray is officially the early MVP favorite after another impressive performance, this time at SoFi Stadium against the Rams. The Cardinals lead the NFL in scoring with an average of thirty-five points per game. Next: +5.5 vs San Francisco 49ers - Sun, Oct. 10 – O/U 50 (ATS: 3-1 – O/U: 2-2) 2. Los Angeles Chargers (3-1): The Chargers win over the Raiders gives them an early leg up on the rest of the AFC West division. The Chargers are 2-0 within the...

  • Cardinals hand Rams their first loss

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|Oct 7, 2021

    The previously undefeated 3-1 Los Angeles Rams had no answers for quarterback Kyler Murray and the still undefeated 4-0 Arizona Cardinals last Sunday afternoon at SoFi Stadium. And they have very little time to dwell on the 37-20 loss as they prepare for another NFC West matchup in this week's Thursday Night Football game at Seattle. The Seahawks improved their record to 2-2 with a 28-21 win over the other 2-2 NFC West team, the San Francisco 49ers. "Make no excuses about it," said Rams head...

  • Culver City football delights homecoming crowd

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|Oct 7, 2021

    Friday Night Football at Culver City High School delivered another exciting conclusion to begin the month of October. The Centaurs held off favored Mira Costa High, 16-9, with seven seconds remaining in the game at Jerry Chabola Stadium to successfully open the 2021 Bay League season in front of a large homecoming crowd. Delayed by pandemic policies until early this year, Culver City won the 2020 Bay League Championship going undefeated with four wins this past spring. The Centaurs are currently...

  • 2021 NFL Power Rankings – Week 04

    Bill Seals - Fred Altieri, Sports Reporters - PFWA Members|Sep 30, 2021

    1. Los Angeles Rams (3-0): The Rams routed the Buccaneers at home behind 34-year-old wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who caught three receptions for 120 yards and a touchdown in the victory. Jackson does not seem to have lost a step and to steal a line from the Oscar Nominated film, Silver Linings Playbook: "DeSean Jackson is the Man." Next: -6 vs Arizona Cardinals - Sun, Nov. 3 – O/U 54.5 (ATS: 2-1 – O/U: 3-0) 2. Arizona Cardinals (3-0): Quarterback Kyler Murray is No. 3 in the NFL in pas...

  • Rams looks to stay unbeaten against Cardinals

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|Sep 30, 2021

    Fresh off one of their most satisfying home victories since returning to Los Angeles in 2016, the 3-0 undefeated Rams now prepare for a second consecutive Sunday Shootout in Inglewood this weekend against the 3-0 undefeated Arizona Cardinals. This past Sunday, led by quarterback Matthew Stafford and defensive tackle Aaron Donald, the Rams took out the defending Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the G.O.A.T., quarterback Tom Brady in style, 34-24. "I thought it was a great team win,"...

  • Centaurs host Mustangs in huge Bay league game Friday

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|Sep 30, 2021

    Unexpectedly, the Centaurs took one on the chin last Friday night at home as they committed four turnovers to lose to a well-prepared La Serna High football team, 35-15. Culver City High finished the 2021 pre-league schedule with a 2-2 record and will now host their Bay League season opener against a forging Mira Costa squad. This is also a Homecoming Game for the Centaurs. The Mustangs from Manhattan Beach also bring a deceptively 2-3 pre-league record to this Friday nights' game starting 7:00...

  • 2021 NFL Power Rankings – Week 03

    Bill Seals - Fred Altieri, Sports Reporters - PFWA Members|Sep 23, 2021

    1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0): Tight end Rob Gronkowski has four touchdown receptions in his first two games and a total of 90 in 133 career games. Charger great Antonio Gates holds the record at 116 touchdown receptions in 236 games. Gronk could catch Gates in the next few years. Next: -1 at Los Angeles Rams - Sun, Sep. 26 – O/U 55.5 (ATS: 1-1 – O/U: 2-0) 2. Los Angeles Rams (2-0): The Rams are off to a good start at 2-0 but will face an early season challenge Sunday afternoon against the Buc...

  • Clash of the early season NFL Titans at SoFi

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|Sep 23, 2021

    Sunday is Showdown at SoFi Stadium. The much-anticipated early season matchup between the undefeated Los Angeles Rams and the undefeated defending NFL Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers will finally become a reality this Sunday afternoon in Inglewood. The NFL heavyweight bout will feature Bucs quarterback Tom Brady (aka The GOAT) in his first appearance ever in Los Angeles versus quarterback Matthew Stafford, already paying dividends in just two games with the Rams. "I feel like we know it's a great...

  • 2021 NFL Power Rankings – Week 02

    Bill Seals - Fred Altieri, Sports Reporters - PFWA Members|Sep 16, 2021

    1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0): The defending Super Bowl champions overcame four turnovers in a come-from-behind victory. The Bucs will remain a Super Bowl favorite if they can keep their 44-year-old quarterback healthy. Next: -12.5 vs Atlanta Falcons - Sun, Sep. 19 – O/U 52 (ATS: 0-1 – O/U: 1-0) 2. Kansas City Chiefs (1-0): How tough is the AFC West? After the first week of play, all four AFC teams are tied at 1-0. The Chiefs are always going to be tough to beat as long as they have quarterback...

  • Stafford is very efficient in first Rams start

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|Sep 16, 2021

    Rams All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey hit the nail on the head while addressing the media following the Los Angeles Rams impressive 2021 opening season 34-14 win over the Chicago Bears: "His command, his swag, like everything was great. That's like a debut that probably should go down in history. Just the way he played... It's just a debut that was nice." Matthew Stafford's highly anticipated debut as quarterback of the Rams was even better than advertised. Not only did he electrify the 70,455...

  • Centaurs win an exciting game against Pasadena

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|Sep 16, 2021

    Friday night football at Cuvler City High is always showtime and the 2021 season home opener was no different. The Centaurs spotted visiting Pasadena High a 28-17 lead going into halftime. Undaunted, they proceeded to blitz the Bulldog defense with four touchdowns in the second half to win 43-34, with the Centaurs defense yielding one lone score late in the fourth quarter. "It was a great win," said head coach Jahmal Wright. "I thought we made it a little tougher than it should have been. But...

  • Centaurs hope to learn after losing to Loyola

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|Sep 9, 2021

    Teams can learn a lot from a loss and Culver City's varsity football team is hoping correcting some of those mistakes will help them starting Friday night against Pasadena. "We definitely want to schedule opponents that expose us so that we see what our weaknesses are. So, when we get to the playoffs, we have high aspirations keeping this program, this train rolling. So, that's our goal to stay at that level. And the only way to stay at that level is to play teams that approach you to that...

  • Culver City blanks West Torrance with new players

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|Sep 2, 2021

    The Culver City Centaurs successfully kicked off the 2021 varsity football season on the road with a 31-0 shutout over West Torrance High at Fred Peterson Stadium last Friday night. The tide has definitely turned between the two schools in the past decade. It was Culver City High's fourth consecutive win over the Warriors after having lost the previous five meetings in the series. The game also marked a new quarterback chapter in Culver City Football history as freshman quarterback Alonzo...

  • Chargers announce their 53-man roster to start the 2021 season

    Bill Seals - Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|Sep 2, 2021

    The Los Angeles Chargers have their 53-man roster and are ready to go. Despite an uninspiring 27-0 loss to the Seattle Seahawks last Saturday night in Seattle, the Chargers accomplished what they set out to do in the preseason. They kept their starters healthy and were able to evaluate the rest of the roster in the three preseason games. The Chargers ended up 1-2 in the preseason. On Tuesday, the Chargers announced their initial 53-man roster for the 2021 season: Quarterbacks (3): Justin...

  • LAFC beats Real Salt Lake and loses to Portland

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|Jul 22, 2021

    Los Angeles Football Club was suddenly taking form, but they ran into a roadblock last Wednesday night when they played the Portland Timbers at Provident Park. They lost the game 2-1 in the final minutes of overtime. LAFC was riding a three-match winning streak, its longest since the summer of 2019. LAFC knew the Portland game was going to be a fight to the finish. "They're (Portland) a team that has experience and you know that when you play them, guys like (Diego) Valeri and Diego Chara will...

  • UCLA softball will have to wait until next year

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|Jun 10, 2021

    UCLA'sS softball quest to defend its National title fell by the wayside at the Women's College World Series last weekend in Oklahoma City. The 12-time Champions were eliminated by the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday night, 10-3. It's the same program the Bruins beat to take the 2019 crown. It was also the swan song for seven UCLA seniors, including U.S. Olympic team members, Rachel Garcia and Bubba Nichols. "They (Oklahoma) straight up came up and threw punches back and beat us on the field...

  • Bruins to Defend Softball Title in OKC

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|Jun 3, 2021

    OKC Bound! The UCLA Bruins will travel to Oklahoma City to defend their 2019 NCAA National Softball Championship beginning this Thursday. After losing Game 1 of the best-of-three series in uncharacteristic fashion, the 12-time National Champions rallied in dramatic fashion to shutout Virginia Tech in the final two games this past weekend at the Super Regionals in Westwood. It was a just and fitting end for Rachel Garcia, Bubba Nickles and the five other seniors who enjoyed their last official...

  • Bruins Advance to Host Super Regionals

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|May 27, 2021

    UCLA Softball's path to repeat as National Champions is starting to look familiar. The Bruins completed a three-game sweep while hosting the NCAA Los Angeles Regionals over the weekend... but it wasn't easy. Like in 2019, the team earned the right to host the Super Regionals this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, May 27-29, at Easton Stadium, located just south of Sunset Blvd in the northwest corner of the campus. The Bruins will face Virginia Tech, winner of the Tempe Regionals this past...

  • UCLA softball starts their quest to repeat as champions

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|May 20, 2021

    PAC-12 Champs and circle the Conference wagons. UCLA is hosting the 2021 NCAA Softball Los Angeles Regionals starting this Friday at Easton Stadium, on the heels of winning back-to-back PAC-12 titles. The Bruins swept all three Conference games at the University of Arizona this past weekend to win its 11th overall PAC-12 championship, tying them with none other than the Wildcats for most ever. UCLA will face-off against Long Beach State this Friday, May 21, at 7:30 p.m., in the second game of...

  • No. 2 Bruins Sweep the Cardinal at Home

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|May 13, 2021

    What's better than a weekend of UCLA Softball at the Bruins house in Easton Stadium, capping a four-game sweep over Stanford University on Sunday, highlighted by Senior Day and Mother's Day celebrations among the players, parents and families in attendance? "It's just been amazing with the support that my family has given me, and especially on Mother's Day," said Bruin pitcher Rachel Garcia, who was interviewed by PAC-12 Network announcers, Natasha Watley and Brian Webber. Garcia had just won...

  • Rams hope they made the right draft picks

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|May 6, 2021

    On paper, the Los Angeles Rams got decent results without the benefit of a first-round pick during the 2021 NFL Draft in Cleveland. They were resourceful in gaining three additional picks in the last two days, leading to five defensive and four offensive selections. Including ten undrafted free agents signed on Saturday following the Draft, the Rams focused on replacing off-season free agency losses while reinforcing the NFL's top-ranked defense in 2020. They also doubled down on their commitmen...

  • LAFC and Seattle play to a tie

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|Apr 29, 2021

    In this case, the 1-1 draw between Los Angeles Football Club and the Seattle Sounders was a fitting result at Banc of California Stadium last Saturday afternoon, April 24. It was only the second tie in the total 11 matches between the two MLS rivals that began in 2018. Both teams remain undefeated with four points and tied for second place behind the L.A. Galaxy in the Western Conference. LAFC next travels to Houston to take on the Dynamo this Saturday, May 1. "Hard-fought game. I liked our...

  • Bruins continue their quest to win the Pac-12

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|Apr 29, 2021

    The 2nd-ranked UCLA Bruins continued in their quest to win the 2021 PAC-12 Softball Championship outright, taking three of four games from the 4th-ranked Washington Huskies this past weekend at Easton Stadium in Westwood. The Bruins prevailed, 4-2, in Sunday's deciding Game 4, withstanding late-inning rallies by Washington. UCLA grabbed the initiative, winning Friday night's opener, 6-1. The Huskies struck back in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader, 7-4, setting the stage for Sunday...

  • Brooke Henderson wins at Wilshire Country Club

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|Apr 29, 2021

    The clear winners on late Saturday afternoon under the Hollywood sign were Brooke Henderson and her fellow LPGA members. Henderson shot a pair of 67's on the weekend to win the 2021 LPGA Premia LA Open Hugel-Air at the very challenging Wilshire Country Club golf course in the heart of Hancock Park. It was Henderson's 10th career victory on the LPGA Tour against a field worthy of a Hollywood script as the leaderboard kept rewriting itself in the final round. The 10th victory also gave Henderson m...

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