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The USC men’s basketball team has announced its schedule for the 2016-17 season. Included are all of the nonconference games and the Pac-12 opponent and date windows for games. The Pac-12 schedule is expected to be finalized by early September when television assignments are determined. The 2016-17 Trojans are coming off a 21-13 season and their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2011. USC returns three starters from that team, including leading-scorer junior Jordan McLaughlin who a...
The world and especially Los Angeles is a better place because of people like Don Buford. The former major league baseball star is still an energizer bunny at the age of 79. When most people his age are working in the garden or playing golf Buford is running local youth league programs, speaking at local colleges and throwing out the first ball at local baseball events. “I feel very fortunate to still be thought of as a local hero,” said Buford after he threw the ceremonial first pitch for the...
The UCLA Bruins football team will go into the 2016 season with a lot of question marks but one question they already have an answer to. They have one of the best quarterbacks in the nation in sophomore Josh Rosen. Now can the rest of the Bruins play consistent football for 12 games? “Josh has a chance to be very special,” said UCLA head coach Jim Mora during Pac-12 Media Day last week in Hollywood. “He has great arm strength. He is smart and he has a great feel for the game. He can make all o...
If you follow the history of basketball a few things are perfectly clear. If your team expects to win a championship you need at least two superstars to complete the journey to the top. The Lakers had Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson and Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant. The Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA have Nneka Ogwumike and Candace Parker. Like any championship team every player on that roster plays an important role in that team's success. All 12 women on the Sparks roster are...
The Los Angeles Sparks are winning, smiling and laughing on their way to the best record in the WNBA. They are 16-1 at press time and the six new players they signed in the off season have added talent and chemistry to a team that already had some of the best players in the league. During their 77-67 win over the New York Liberty last Sunday All-Star forward Candace Parker played defense against her own teammate Kristi Toliver during the last few seconds of the game. Now that's having fun....
The Los Angeles Sparks have the best record in the WNBA and they proved last Tuesday that they can win games under difficult circumstances. They fell behind by 22 points in the first half to the Dallas Wings but came back to win 89-84 at the Staples Center. The Sparks are 14-1 at press time. Not only did the Sparks have to battle uphill for the victory the women's basketball world was shaken by the death of former University of Tennessee coach Pat Summit. Summitt meant so much to women's basketb...
Former Culver City High catcher Jacob Weiner drove in three r uns to lead his Gold team to a 15 -3 win over the Blue team in the Westside Victory Custom Athl etic All-Star Classic last Saturday at West Los Angeles College. Weiner hit a bases loaded double in his second at bat that sc ored two runs and he drove in another run with a sacrifice fly. The game was hosted by West Angeles College and featured 40 player s from 28 schools. Former major league legend Don Buford, who attended Dorsey High...
After winning their first 14 games that included three presea son games, the Minnesota Lynx showed the Sparks why there are two excellent teams in the WNBA w hen they beat Los Angeles 72 -69 last Tuesday at the Staples Center. The 9,112 fans that included summer camps throughout the Los An geles area saw Lynx guard Renee Montgomery hit a three point shot in the corner with 2.9 seconds left on the clock. The Lynx, who are 13-0, exposed the 11-1 Sparks in several categ ories. The Sparks were...
The 10-0 Los Angeles Sparks basketball team of the WNBA will try to stay unbeaten when they play two of the best teams in the league, Phoenix and Minnesota starting tonight (Friday). They will face Phoenix tonight at 7:30 p.m. and Minnesota at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday for a rare daytime game. Both games will be played at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. The Sparks hope to continue to win games and add to their record-setting season. Their 10-0 start is the best in Sparks' history and if...
The 2016 Westside All-Star Classic will take place on Saturday, June 18 at West Los Angeles College. The gates will open at 12:30 p.m. and the game will start at 3 p.m. Admission is $10 and that will include parking. The second annual classic will feature some of the best local graduating senior baseball players from over 20 high schools from the CIF and City sections. Culver City, Westchester, LACERS, Dorsey, Crenshaw, Loyola and Redondo Union are just a few of the schools that will send...
The 2016 Westside All-Star Classic will take place on Saturday, June 18 at West Los Angeles College. The gates will open at 12:30 p.m. and the game will start at 3 p.m. Admission is $10 and that will include parking. The second annual classic will feature some of the best local graduating senior baseball players from over 20 high schools from the CIF and City sections. Culver City, Westchester, LACERS, Dorsey, Crenshaw, Loyola and Redondo Union are just a few of the schools that will send...
The Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA are winning games and seem to be having fun. After their 100- 77 victory over the New York Liberty at the Staples Center last Tuesday the Sparks look like a team on a mission. This is a big turnaround from last season when players reported to the team late and injuries kept key players out of the lineup from the beginning of the season to the end. Winning will bring smiles but this team appears to really like each other. “This is a great group of people,” sai...
The 2016 Westside All-Star Classic will take place on Saturday, June 18 at West Los Angeles College. The gates will open at 12:30 p.m. and the game will start at 3 p.m. Admission is $10 and that will include parking. The second annual classic will feature some of the best local graduating senior baseball players from over 20 high schools from the CIF and City sections. Culver City, Westchester, LACERS, Dorsey, Crenshaw, Loyola and Redondo Union are just a few of the schools that will send...
The No. 12 UCLA Bruin’s softball team started its run to the NCAA championship last Thursday when they played No. 4 Auburn in Oklahoma City. Their next game will be Friday or Saturday and if they keep winning in the double elimination tournament they will battle for the championship on Monday at 5 p.m. The Bruins are 40-14-1 while the Tigers are 54-10. The other six teams in the championship tournament are Alabama, Oklahoma, Michigan, LSU, Florida and Georgia. All of the teams are capable of win...
The UCLA and USC track and field teams will send a strong group of athletes to the NCAA Championships next week in Eugene, Oregon. The four-day event will start on Wednesday, June 8 and continue through Saturday, June 11. The Bruin men will be led by senior Nicholas Scarvelis in the shot put and Dotun Ogundeji in the shot put and discus and Braheme Days in the shot put. Other UCLA men who will be competing in Eugene will be Nick Hartle in the 800, Rai Benjamin in the 400 meter hurdles and...
The UCLA and USC baseball teams are down to the most important part of their season. Both schools need to win their last three Pac-12 games if they expect to make the NCAA playoffs. USC is 26-27 overall and 13-13 in the Pac-12 and UCLA is 25-28 and 12-15. The good news is the rest of the conference is in the same boat. “We are fighting for our playoff lives right now,” said UCLA head coach John Savage. “There are a lot of teams fighting to get into the playoffs and we are one of them.” The first...
The UCLA softball team is right where it wants to be after advancing to the NCAA Super Regional this weekend. The No. 12 Bruins travel to Oregon to face the No. 5 Ducks on Saturday and Sunday in a two out of three series. Saturday’s game will start at 6:30 p.m. and the game on Sunday will start at 4 p.m. If a game three is necessary it will begin at 7 p.m. on Sunday. The winner of the series advances to the NCAA championships. The Bruins are led by leadoff hitter and college player of the y...
The Bruins and Trojans are in Seattle this weekend for the very competitive Pac-12 Track and Field Championships on Saturday and Sunday. The men and women teams from both schools are hoping to bring home at least two first place trophies but Oregon will be hard to beat. Leading the way for the Trojan women will be sprinter Tynia Gaither. She will try to win the 100 and 200 meters and be a part of the winning 400 meter relay team. For the USC men Adoree’ Jackson hopes to win the long jump, 100 m...
UCLA and USC will continue their rivalry in baseball this weekend when the Bruins host the Trojans in a three game series starting tonight at 7 pm inside Jackie Robinson Stadium on the Veterans campus in West Los Angeles. The stadium is located a few blocks west of the Westwood campus on Sepulveda, a block north of Wilshire Blvd. The Bruins are 23-23 at press time and their Pac-12 conference record stands at 10-11. They continue their home stand against the Trojans on Saturday at 7 p.m. and...
The UCLA and USC men and women’s dual meet that took place last Sunday proved that both schools are ready for the tough competition in the Pac-12 and NCAA championships. The Pac-12 meet starts Saturday and Sunday and continues the following weekend on May 14 and 15 in Seattle. The NCAA meet will start with the west regionals in Lawrence, Kansas on May 26, 27 and 28 and finish with the finals in Eugene, Oregon on June 8-11. The men’s and women’s team from both schools hope to be at the top of th...
The No. 14 UCLA women's basketball team will play their final two home games of the regular season this weekend when they host Arizona on Friday at 8 p.m. and No. 9 Arizona State on Sunday at 11 a.m. Both games will be played inside Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus. The lady Bruins are 20-7 overall and 12-4 in the Pac-12. If they expect to stay in the top bracket of the Pac-12 and get a high seed in the upcoming Pac-12 Tournament they need to win one of the two games against the Arizona...
The No. 14 UCLA women's basketball team will play their final two home games of the regular season this weekend when they host Arizona on Friday at 8 p.m. and No. 9 Arizona State on Sunday at 11 a.m. Both games will be played inside Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus. The lady Bruins are 20-7 overall and 12-4 in the Pac-12. If they expect to stay in the top bracket of the Pac-12 and get a high seed in the upcoming Pac-12 Tournament they need to win one of the two games against the Arizona...
By Steve Finley Culver City has a lot to be thankful for during this Thanksgiving week. It has a great school system, beautiful tree-lined neighborhoods, safe parks, an upscale mall, attractive shopping centers and Mike Cohen. Cohen, who is affectionately called Mr. Culver City, has earned that nickname through hard work and dedication to the city. He retired last year as the Sports Editor of the Culver City News and as one of the city’s top real estate agents. Although he officially retired h...
By Steve Finley Special to the Observer The UCLA men's basketball team is 9-1 going into a season-defining game against national power Duke University Thursday at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Bruins are doing a lot of things right under first year head coach Steve Alford. They are scoring almost 90 points per game. They are averaging close to 20 assists per game and with only eight turnovers. With those kind of numbers UCLA should compete for the Pac-12 championship, but they have one...
Former UCLA head football coach Rick Neuheisel was probably one of the most satisfied people in America after UCLA beat USC 35-17 Saturday night. Neuheisel recruited Brett Hundley three or four years ago to play for UCLA. Hundley was supposed to be the player who was going to put UCLA football back in the national spotlight. Against USC he showed why he was so highly recruited out of Chandler High School in Arizona. His performance against USC will go down as one of the best games played by a...
