Author name: Carol Fuller

On a frigid Friday night for high school playoff football in Southern California, defensive end Elijah Riley of Corona Centennial made a play to assert how much he and his teammates wanted to defeat unbeaten Mission Viejo. Using all-out pursuit and with no concern for his body, he went airborne at the 30-yard line like […]

Joe Smigiel bear-hugged every player and coach in sight after breaking his team’s postgame huddle. He grinned from cheek to cheek, looking like a kid on a sugar high. He called for his wife, Dionne, to share the excitement of the Panthers’ big win, grasping her in his arms tight. The former NFL offensive lineman

SEATTLE —  The version of UCLA that rolled into this chilly, wind-swept stadium had a throwback feel. It resembled the team that struggled so mightily early this season. Quarterback Ethan Garbers constantly was running from relentless pressure. The Bruins couldn’t run the ball. They forced turnovers but couldn’t do much with them. They hurt themselves with

UCLA’s defense was dominant against a winless opponent Friday night, with the Bruins controlling a game that quickly got out of hand. The Bruins delivered their second consecutive lopsided win against a mid-major, 85-45 over Lehigh at Pauley Pavilion. Entering the game, UCLA (3-1) had limited opponents to 54 points per game, tied for 12th

SAN ANTONIO —  The dance music blared as the crowd took turns roaring their way through a fourth-quarter timeout, Lakers coach JJ Redick frustrated after another clean look for the Spurs allowed them to get within a point. To that point, the game had delivered. With the NBA Cup raising the stakes, Anthony Davis and Victor

After waiting 49 days to play a high school football game on Friday night because four Marine League coaches chose to forfeit games because of alleged rules violations, Narbonne got more bad news before its City Section Open Division playoff game against Dorsey on Friday night. The City Section has declared seven players ineligible, City

Rams quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has played once against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium, the place where his NFL career began. Yet, Sunday’s game against the Patriots will mark the 11th-year pro’s true homecoming — even if it will be as a backup. In 2020, Garoppolo led the San Francisco 49ers to victory over

At the end of a historically dominant week in which records were toppled and women’s college basketball put on early notice, JuJu Watkins pulled up from behind the arc in Friday’s game and bricked. She missed her next jumper too. Then a layup. Then another three. It was an uncharacteristically cold stretch, considering the scorching