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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...
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 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 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...
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...
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...
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...
The No. 2 ranked UCLA softball team will start their journey to the softball College World Series this weekend when they host the Los Angeles Regionals on Friday, Saturday and Sunday on the UCLA campus. Three other teams will join the Bruins in the regionals. Weber State, Cal State Fullerton and Missouri will battle each other in a double elimination regional tournament. The Bruins are 46-5, Weber State is 26-19 and Fullerton is 38-16 and Missouri 32-23. The Bruins have not won a championship...
The No. 2 ranked UCLA softball team can clinch the top spot in the Pac-12 if they can win one or two games against visiting Arizona on Friday and Saturday. The Bruins are 19-2 in league play but Washington and Arizona are close behind at 17-4. The Bruins need a combination of things to happen this weekend to claim the league championship. Friday's game against the Wildcats starts at 5 p.m. and Saturday's game starts at 12 p.m. These will be the last regular games before the NCAA regional...
At press time the Clippers were headed to Oakland to play game five of their best of seven playoff series against the powerful Golden State Warriors. The defending NBA champions took the Clippers best shot in game four at Staples Center last Sunday and turned it into a 113-105 victory. Game five was played last Wednesday and even if the Clippers upset the Warriors in Oakland winning the series is highly unlikely. Give the Clippers credit for making it this far. They were picked to win 30-35...
The Los Angeles Clippers just completed one of the largest comebacks in NBA playoff history last Monday and the Lakers are trying to complete a search for a new coach. Both teams are in positions that no one thought they would be in but that's the nature of the sports world. The Clippers, led by Lou Williams' 36 points came from 31 points down to stun the Golden State Warriors in Oakland. Williams also had 11 assists and Danilo Gallinari had 25 points and Montrezl Harrell scored 24 and grabbed...
When people talk about UCLA sports the first thing that comes to mind is their men's basketball team and the second thing in the conversation is football. Both of those programs are struggling but several of UCLA's smaller sports have climbed to the top of the college sports mountain. The women's softball team is 35-1 and ranked No. 1 in the nation. The men's baseball team is No. 1 with a record of 23-6. The women's beach volleyball team is 26-1 and ranked No. 1 and the women's gymnastics team...
The UCLA baseball and softball teams are ranked No. 1 in the latest college polls. Add to that list the Bruins No. 1 ranked beach volleyball team and the Bruins are riding high in the spring despite the recent admissions scandal that included the UCLA soccer coach. The softball team is 32-1 and they travel to Arizona State for a three game series against the Sun Devils on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. They return home on April 12, 13 and 14 against Oregon. The softball team is a fun team to...
Just when you thought you had the NBA all figured out the two professional basketball teams in Los Angeles left you scratching your head? The Lakers season will be over next week and the Clippers will move on in the playoffs. The Clippers are currently in sixth place in the Western Conference with three games to play in the regular season. Their record is currently 47-31 and if the playoffs started today they would probably play the Houston Rockets. Two out of their three remaining games are at...
The Los Angeles Lakers were officially eliminated last Friday from the playoffs. They have been on a downhill spiral for the last few weeks. Two of their starters, Brandon Ingram and Lonzo Ball are still injured and the team is still looking for the light at the end of the free agent tunnel. That's the bad news. The good news is this is still the Lakers town. Fans still pack the Staples Center regardless of whom the Lakers are playing or who the Lakers put on the court. "The fans are awesome,"...
The UCLA softball team will be looking to move into the 30 win category this weekend when the Bruins play the University of California on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. UCLA is the No. 1 team in the nation and they come into the weekend games with a record of 29-1. This season the Bruins appear to have no weaknesses. Their pitching is outstanding, their hitting is excellent and their defense is very good. The knock on the Bruins the last few years is that have they had only one solid reliable...
The Clippers and Lakers regular seasons are about to come to an end and the teams are headed in opposite directions. After the Clippers 140-115 win over the Boston Celtics last Monday night at the Staples Center the Clippers moved into sixth place in the Western Conference standings with a record of 39-29. The Lakers are in 11th place in the standings with a record of 30-36. Eight teams make the playoffs in the conference. The Lakers’ situation will get a lot worse during the next week because t...
The NBA season is already full of more tension than a day time soap opera, now the next few months will be filled with drama evolving teams that will trying to make the playoffs. In the Western Conference no less than 13 teams will be battling for eight playoffs spots and in the Eastern Conference it looks like it's going to be a close race between the top four or five teams. For the Clippers and Lakers the bottom line is they have to win at least 70% of their games if they expect to make the pl...
One game does not define a season but when the game is the Super Bowl it’s like a one game season. Win or lose everyone expects your best and the Rams failed to deliver. Their 13-3 loss to the New England Patriots was a strange game. The game kept you on the edge of your seat because the score was 3-3 going into the fourth and final quarter but in the end you had to sit back in your seat and try to figure out what just happened. You can blame the loss on the Rams young coach, 33 year old Sean M...
By Steve Finley It takes the right combination of players, coaches and front office administrators to make it to the championship game in any sport and at almost every level. When you start playing sports as a kid all the way through the professional ranks it takes a near perfect storm to reach the championship game. The winning puzzle piece for the Rams came when they signed their head coach Sean McVay two years ago. They already had a good owner in Stan Kroenke who was ready to sign players th...
At the beginning of the season of the season the Clippers were a mystery team. They had a lot of young players and two starters from last year were recovering from injuries from last season. They did not have any superstars but they had a few good players and a lot of role players. In today's NBA that's a recipe for disaster. So far this season the Clippers have proved that they can win against some of the best teams in the league. At press time they were 13-6 which is good enough for first...
The 8-0 Los Angeles Rams will march into New Orleans to battle the 6-1 New Orleans Saints on Sunday at 1:25 p.m. Both teams are playing outstanding football in all three phrases of the game, offense, defense and special teams. Last Sunday the Rams showed they are good enough to win even if they are not at their best. They beat the Green Bay Packers 29-27 after having a slow start in the first half. "I can't say enough about our players' resilience, their ability to just stick together and stay...
Both teams are looking for improvement from last year. If the Clippers can stay healthy, they will surprise a lot of people. They were 5-0 in the preseason although they played overseas teams like the Sydney Kings and the Macabbi Haifa. They did have wins over the Lakers, Minnesota and Denver. Three of the Clippers starting five are set but the other two are still up in the air. Coach Doc Rivers will begin his starting five with guard Patrick Beverly, forward Danilo Gallinari and forward Tobias...
