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World’s tallest basketball player, 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux, signs with UC Irvine
Rioux played sparingly this year at Florida, where he was a walk-on for two seasons, including a redshirt year when Florida won a national title.
UC Irvine men’s volleyball stuns top seed UCLA to reach NCAA semifinals
Third-seeded Long Beach State sweeps Loyola of Chicago and No. 2 Hawaii outlasts USC in four sets to give the Big West three teams in the final four. No. 4…
Clippers face plenty of questions after a strange season
The Clippers did an admiral job of salvaging their abysmal start to the season before falling to the Warriors in a Play-In game. Extension-eligible again in June, Kawhi Leonard’s future…
Lawrence Frank wants to get Clippers back to ‘contender status’
A season filled with on- and off-court ups and downs ended with a frustrating Play-In loss, but the team’s president of basketball operations says they have several paths to improving…
Report: Aspiration co-founder cooperated with NBA investigation of Clippers
An ESPN report says Joseph Sanberg voluntarily sat for two in-person interviews and provided documents and relevant information to the league’s investigation into whether the team circumvented NBA salary cap…
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer says he ‘was duped’ in Aspiration deal
The NBA is investigating whether the team used the green banking company to circumvent the salary cap and pay Kawhi Leonard via a $28 million endorsement deal.
NFL draft: Chargers trade back, select center Jake Slaughter in 2nd round
The 6-foot-4, 303-pounder from Florida, who was a second-team All-American, might shift to left guard as the Chargers stock up on Saturday picks.
NFL draft: Chargers select Mississippi State WR Brenen Thompson in 4th round
Chargers were enthusiastic about their draft, especially about their picks Saturday.
Chargers DL Teair Tart says it feels good to be wanted
“I love being here,” says Tart, who signed a three-year extension in January. “The staff knows that. Everybody here knows that. I’m extremely appreciative.”
Chargers pick up 5th-year option on WR Quentin Johnston’s contract
Johnston, who was the Chargers’ third-leading receiver last season with 51 receptions for 735 yards and a team-leading eight TDs, could have become an unrestricted free agent following the 2026…