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NCAA basketball tournaments on track to expand to 76 teams next March
The NCAA is still deliberating, but the much-expected development has been in the works for years. At 68 teams since 2011, the new format would add eight more play-in games…
UCLA, USC, Loyola Marymount advance in NCAA beach volleyball tournament
The third-seeded Bruins, fourth-seeded Trojans and seventh-seeded Lions go on to Saturday’s second round, while ninth-seeded Long Beach State loses a five-set heartbreaker to No. 8 Cal.
Men’s volleyball: USC, UC Irvine, Pepperdine reach NCAA regional finals
The Trojans, Anteaters and Waves survive the first night of the expanded 12-team tournament and will face No. 2 seed Hawaii, No. 1 UCLA and No. 4 Ball State, respectively,…
UCLA to face Stanford in pursuit of its 3rd NCAA beach volleyball title
The third-seeded Bruins will take on the top-seeded Cardinal on Sunday after the lone Southern California team in the semifinals edges second-seeded Texas.
Dodgers living with new version of Shohei Ohtani – one in an offensive slump
Ohtani is hitting just .240 with only one home run in his past 85 plate appearances, and the extended slow start seems to be directly related to the increased toll…
Dodgers’ offense fails to support Shohei Ohtani’s pitching in loss to Astros
Ohtani pitches seven innings for the first time since 2023 and gives up just two runs, but the Dodgers’ offense is held scoreless into the eighth and manages just six…
Back spasms have familiar feel for Dodgers’ Tyler Glasnow
Glasnow left Wednesday’s game after one inning with lower back pain, an issue he says he has had at “random” times since high school. The Dodgers are optimistic he will…
Ducks take familiar feeling into Game 2 at Vegas
Much like with Edmonton in the first round, the Ducks came up short versus the Golden Knights in Game 1 and feel they match up well in their seven-game series.
Lakers’ Redick, Thunder’s Daigneault share memories, link to Scott Brooks
JJ Redick and Mark Daigneault first met during an ESPN production meeting when the Lakers’ head coach worked for ESPN. They also share a connection to Brooks, a former Thunder…
Lakers drop Game 1, as Thunder pull away in 2nd half
LeBron James has 27 points and six assists, but Austin Reaves and Marcus Smart have poor shooting nights and the Thunder take control for good in the fourth quarter for…