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LAFC successfully opened their fourth MLS season with a 2-0 victory over newcomer Austin FC last Saturday afternoon, April 17, at the Banc of California Stadium. The match didn't exactly go according to script as star forwards Carlos Vela and Diego Rossi were not on the field in the second half when the Black and Gold scored both goals to spoil Austin FC's league debut. "I thought we did a really good job of starting the second half in that way," said a satisfied LAFC head coach Bob Bradley. "I...
Without question, it was another highly dramatic, competitive and entertaining Friday Night Football game last week at Culver City High School to end the season. Unfortunately, the Centaurs came up just short of a perfect record, losing 49-42, as visiting Apple Valley High withstood a second-half comeback at Jerry Chabola Stadium on the Culver City campus. The Sun Devils clinched the thriller by recovering a Centaur onside kick attempt in the last minute. "It was a back-and-forth game," said...
Showtime Centaurs! Bay League Champions! For the first time in a decade Bay League Football has a new champion as Culver City High rallied to beat perennial power Palos Verdes High, 42-28, last Friday, April 9, on Senior Night at Jerry Chabola Stadium. The Centaurs won the physical thriller over the now-former nine-time defending Champion Sea Kings, an instant classic that was decided in the final minutes. The Centaurs will finish their season this coming Friday, April 16, when they host the...
Los Angeles Football Club wrapped up its two-match preseason series with the New England Revolution last Saturday, rallying for a 3-3 draw as head coach Bob Bradley prepared his squad for this Saturday's 2021 home-opener versus Austin FC, Major League Soccer's latest franchise entry to be initiated at the Banc of California Stadium. Last year, LAFC welcomed Inter Miami into the MLS with a 1-0 shutout in the season opener at the Banc. "The past two Saturdays I think the two teams have gone after...
The Bay League Championship is on the line this Friday evening, April 9, at 7:30 p.m. as Culver City High hosts nine-time defending League Champion Palos Verdes High at Jerry Chabola Stadium on the high campus. The Centaurs and the Sea Kings are tied for the League lead, both with 3-0 records and have split the last two contests between each other, including a thrilling 55-52 double-overtime Culver City victory in 2019. The Centaurs remained undefeated in their first season in the Bay League by...
T-minus one week and counting. Los Angeles Football Club played the New England Revolution to a 2-2 draw in the first of two exhibition games between the two clubs before the 2021 Major League Soccer season starts next weekend. Both will take the field again at Banc of California Stadium this Saturday, April 10, before LAFC hosts Austin FC, the league's latest franchise entry, on Saturday, April 17, 3:00 p.m. at the Banc. "A few good moments but overall I still think the timing and the...
Two down, three to go. Despite the abbreviated schedule due to COVID, Culver City High school football is making the most of its inaugural season in the Bay League. The Centaurs overwhelmed Redondo Union, 55-12, last Friday night home-opener at Jerry Chabola Stadium to remain tied for first with Palos Verdes High, each undefeated at 2-0. "We were clicking on all cylinders. With everything that we've been through with the layoff, shortened preseason and not a lot of practice time, to execute and...
High school football is back! Sixteen months after their last game, Culver City High christened their Bay League debut by rallying in the last minute on the road to beat an excellent Mira Costa High squad, 35-28, on a foggy, windy Friday night in Manhattan Beach last week, March 19. It was the first of five league games scheduled for the Centaurs this spring season after a seven-month delay due to COVID protocols that threatened to cancel the season entirely months before. "It was definitely...
UCLA completed the 2021 softball preseason in prime form as the Bruins swept back-to-back doubleheaders this past weekend, with each game a shutout, and almost as if expected. And the two-year wait is over as the team hosts the Arizona State Sun Devils for their PAC-12 season opener, a four-game series starting this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 19-21 at Easton Stadium on the UCLA campus. Due to COVID protocol measures, PAC-12 Softball was cancelled the week before the season was scheduled...
UCLA completed the 2021 softball preseason in prime form as the Bruins swept back-to-back doubleheaders this past weekend, with each game a shutout, and almost as if expected. And the two-year wait is over as the team hosts the Arizona State Sun Devils for their PAC-12 season opener, a four-game series starting this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 19-21 at Easton Stadium on the UCLA campus. Due to COVID protocol measures, PAC-12 Softball was cancelled the week before the season was scheduled...
There are four preseason games remaining on the 2021 UCLA Bruins softball schedule before the team begins to defend its 2019 PAC-12 title on Friday, March 19. After the Bruins beat U.C. San Diego, 7-1, last Tuesday afternoon, March 9, to improve its season record to 11-1, they are scheduled to play consecutive doubleheaders this Thursday and Friday, March 11 and 12, against U.C. Santa Barbara and UNLV, respectively. The defending National Champions have to be satisfied with their comfortable...
"We say things like: pressure is a privilege. That means people are expecting great things from us. And that can only be a positive for us." (Kelly Inouye-Perez, UCLA Softball Head Coach. February 2021) Some things are special. The defending National Champion UCLA softball team has successfully opened the 2021 season with five consecutive victories. After last season's remarkable 25-1 start was abruptly cancelled due to COVID, the Bruins have resumed defending their 2019 title with a...
The time is now. The Los Angeles Rams blockbuster trade eight days before Super Bowl LV made them a serious contender for next season's Super Bowl LVI to be held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. On Saturday, January 30, the Rams agreed to trade 5-year NFL quarterback Jared Goff, two 1st-Round and one 3rd-Round draft picks to the Detroit Lions for 12-year veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford. The immediate winners are owner Stan Kroenke and head coach Sean McVay. The trade allows the Rams to get a...
The time is now. The Los Angeles Rams blockbuster trade eight days before Super Bowl LV made them a serious contender for next season's Super Bowl LVI to be held at SoFi Stadium. On Saturday, January 30, the Rams agreed to trade 5-year NFL quarterback Jared Goff, two 1st-Round and one 3rd-Round draft picks to the Detroit Lions for 12-year veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford. The immediate winners are owner Stan Kroenke and head coach Sean McVay. The trade allows the Rams to get a top-level...
It was a sobering way to start the New Year. The Los Angeles Rams playoff run came to an expected end on a cold Lambeau Field, losing 32-18 to the Green Bay Packers in the 2020 NFC Conference Round. The NFL's number one defense had no answers for quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the Packers' number one offense. The losses continued on Sunday as Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley agreed to terms to be the next head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. "The finality of everything is so sudden,"...
Aaron vs. Aaron. The intriguing NFC second round Divisional playoff matchup this Saturday at Lambeau Field at 1:35 p.m. on Channel 11 will feature the Los Angeles Rams and defensive tackle Aaron Donald, the best defensive player in the NFL versus the Green Bay Packers and Aaron Rodgers, one of the best offensive players in the league. Due to a rash of injuries, the Rams with the NFL's No. 1 defense is a 6.5 underdog to the Packers and Rodgers who directs the league's No. 1 scoring offense. The...
1. Kansas City Chiefs (13-1): Tight end Travis Kelce made the Pro Bowl, as usual, and is in a position to become the first tight end ever to the lead the NFL in receiving yardage. Kelce is currently in second place with 1,318 yards, just six yards behind DeAndre Hopkins of the Cardinals. Next: -10.5 vs Atlanta Falcons - Sun, Dec. 27 – O/U: 53.5 (ATS: 7-7 – O/U: 7-7) 2. Green Bay Packers (11-3): With a little help, the Packers could clinch homefield advantage throughout the NFC playoffs this wee...
The Los Angeles Rams will ring in the 2021 New Year with a battle for their playoff lives against the Arizona Cardinals at SoFi Stadium this Sunday, 1:25 p.m., January 3. Adding to the drama, the game will feature Rams backup quarterback John Wolford making his NFL debut. Jared Goff, the team's starting quarterback for the past 4 1/2 years has been temporarily sidelined due to a broken thumb suffered during Sunday's 20-9 Division title loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Wolford's start is the...
1. Kansas City Chiefs (14-1): Tight end Travis Kelce broke the NFL record for single season receiving yards by a tight end Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons. The record of 1,377 yards was previously set by San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle last season. Kelce now has 1,416 yards on the season and has a chance to become the first tight end to lead the NFL in receiving yardage. Next: -3.5 vs Los Angeles Chargers - Sun, Jan. 3 – O/U: 44 (ATS: 7-8 – O/U: 7-8) 2. Green Bay Packers (12-3): T...
There have been only four NFL teams to record winless seasons during the Super Bowl era starting in 1966. The 2017 Cleveland Browns (0-16) were the last team to accomplish that feat, joining the 2008 Detroit Lions (0-16), the 1982 Baltimore Colts (0-8, shortened season due to strike), and the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-14). The 2020 New York Jets (1-13), 17-point underdogs, averted that club membership by defeating the title-contending Los Angeles Rams, 23-20, last Sunday afternoon at SoFi...
LAFC's remarkable and tense 3-1 victory over Club America was the club's biggest win in its short but successful three-year history. And fittingly, team captain Carlos Vela was the catalyst and executioner in the 2020 Concacaf Champions League Semifinals contest played out in Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida, Saturday, December 19. Los Angeles Football Club will be the first MLS team to win the tournament if they beat Tigres UANL this Tuesday, December 22. Bradley: "Getting to a Final is so...
"I think Carlos has set a fantastic tone for everybody," said LAFC head coach Bob Bradley about team captain and forward Carlos Vela during Friday's virtual online media conference. "He's our leader. He brings us so much experience and personality. And we know for sure when we play the big Mexican teams, he has extra motivation." Los Angeles Football Club is MLS's remaining hope to capture the 2020 Concacaf Champions League title and the very first to win the trophy since the current format...
1. Kansas City Chiefs (12-1): The Chiefs have won their fifth consecutive AFC West title and appear to be in the driver's seat for a first-round bye in the playoffs, which would mean their only road trip after this weekend's game would be in Tampa Bay in February to play in the Super Bowl. Next: -3 at New Orleans Saints - Sun, Dec. 20 – O/U: 51.5 (ATS: 6-7 – O/U: 6-7) 2. Green Bay Packers (10-3): If the Packers win their final three games, they have homefield advantage in the playoffs and the...
Focus and concentration. Winners of four of their last five games and in virtual first place in the NFC West, the 9-4 Los Angeles Rams and head coach Sean McVay are preparing to ensure that this Sunday's contest at SoFi Stadium against the winless 0-13 New York Jets won't be a trap game. An expected win will improve the team's record to 2-2 against AFC East opponents this season after disposing the New England Patriots, 24-3, at home last Thursday night. "Hey, are we in the playoffs yet?" The...
Since 2017, the Los Angeles Rams under head coach Sean McVay have been ready, responsive and resilient in games following a regular season loss. Sunday’s win 38-28 win over Division rival Arizona Cardinals improved the team’s record with McVay to 14-4 after suffering a defeat the week before. The victory vaulted the Rams into the virtual lead in the NFC West with the Seattle Seahawks, both with 8-4 records with four games remaining this season. But there’s very little time to savor as the Rams...
