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Lakers prep for Game 4 on verge of playoff elimination
The Lakers, who have been outplayed by the defending champion Thunder throughout this best-of-seven second-round series, will try to stave off elimination on Monday night in Game 4.
LeBron James’ pregame routine is familiar as uncertainty swirls ahead of Lakers’ potential finale
The NBA’s all-time leading scorer was perhaps playing his final game with the Lakers and/or the final game of his 23-year career on Monday at Crypto.com Arena with the season…
Angels have hit well against lefties, but can they improve against righties?
The Angels are scheduled to face left-handed starters in four of their next five games. They are 11th in the majors in OPS against lefties, compared with 22nd against righties.…
José Soriano returns to form as Angels beat Blue Jays
Soriano, the American League Pitcher of the Month in April, had lost his two previous starts before allowing one run in 7⅔ innings of a 6-1 victory on Sunday. Soriano…
Angels’ Zach Neto admits he’s making too many mental mistakes
Neto acknowledged a mental mistake from Sunday’s game, while saying he hasn’t played defense up to his expectations this season. Neto, 25, also responded to harsh comments from Angels television…
Garden Grove football coach Matt LemMon resigns after two seasons
Garden Grove went 4-16 under LemMon, who plans to move to the Oakland area and work in high school administration.
CIF-SS boys tennis playoffs: Monday’s results, schedule for semifinals
All of the scores from Monday's games in the CIF-SS quarterfinals and the matchups in the semifinals Wednesday, May 13.
Orange County baseball Top 25: Orange Lutheran still No. 1 going into playoffs
Orange Lutheran is still the No. 1-ranked team in Orange County as the CIF Southern Section playoffs begin this week.
UC Irvine men’s volleyball falls to Hawai’i in NCAA championship match
The unseeded Anteaters start strong, but the second-seeded Rainbow Warriors regroup to win in four sets, 15-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-20, for their third national title in the past six years.
Opener plan fails, as Angels let game get away before Alek Manoah enters
Manoah pitches five scoreless innings, but three relievers combine to give up seven runs before he enters the game, and the Angels lose to the Guardians, 7-2.