SEATTLE >> Sydney Wiese scored 18 of her 21 points in the first half while No. 8 Oregon State built a 27-point lead and Ruth Hamblin added 23 points and a career-high 20 rebounds in a 69-57 win over No. 12 UCLA on Sunday night that gave the Beavers their first Pac-12 Conference Tou ament title. Afte...

With NFL free agency set to begin on Wednesday and the Rams having roughly $50 million under the salary cap to work with, the list of things to do is long and detailed. With one obvious general theme: Focus on taking care of their own. Yes, the Rams have a definite need to improve the quarterback po...

When the Clippers took on the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday at Staples Center, they were coming off a high-charged come-from-behind 103-98 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. It was one of the two biggest victories of the season for the Clippers, the other coming Feb. 18 over San Antonio, when they ...

The star point guard dazzled on the court all day with an endless flurry of 3-pointers and nifty passes. His team relentlessly forced tu overs and pushed the pace toward easy baskets. And its opponent appeared dazed and confused as it slogged up and down the court. It sounded like just what anyone w...

NEW YORK >> After all that, Chase Utley is safe. The two-game suspension imposed on the Dodgers infielder after his hard takeout slide broke the leg of Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada in last year’s playoffs has been dropped. A person briefed on the decision told The Associated Press on Sunday that Majo...

CANUCKS AT KINGS Faceoff: 7:30 p.m. TV/Radio: Ch. 13 / 790 AM Update: The Kings (38-22-4) awoke Sunday mo ing to find themselves in second place in the Pacific Division for the first time since Nov. 23. They fell to second after a 3-2 loss Saturday to the scalding Ducks, who won their 11th in a row ...

Los Angeles Rams ru ing back Tre Mason was reportedly taken into custody Saturday in Hollywood, Florida and arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest, marijuana possession, reckless driving and not registering his car. The Rams are currently sorting through the details, and are expected to make a st...

The injury woes continue for the Lakers, who a ounced shortly after Saturday’s practice that guard/forward Anthony Brown would miss at least four weeks after an MRI revealed a stress reaction in his right foot. Brown, a rookie out of Stanford, started on Friday for the Lakers, who were already short...

JJ Fiddler is a sportswriter and videographer who has been covering the Long Beach-area sports world for multiple newspapers since 2004. After attending Long Beach State and creating the first full sports page at the Union Weekly Newspaper, he adopted Long Beach as his home town and is a member of t...

DOWNEY >> Miscues allowed Su y Hills to control possession and net the golden goal in the first minute of overtime for a 1-0 win over Long Beach Jordan in the CIF Southe Section Division 2 boys soccer championship on Saturday afte oon at Warren High School. Advertisement This entry passed through th...

When you watch the best Southe Califo ia high school basketball team in decades, your eyes never leave the yellow shoes, or the orange-haired wraith who wears them. Melo Ball is a real millenial. He’s 14. He is a ninth-grader with incalcuable ball-foot skills, a kid who makes seniors stumble in his ...

No defense, no championship. Apparently, the Los Angeles Clippers now get that, even though they stumbled in that regard Saturday when they were beaten 107-97 by the Atlanta Hawks before a sellout of 19,236 at Staples Center. The numbers prove it. Since Dec. 26, the day after the last game Blake Gri...

With the combine officially over, here is a look at what the first round in next month’s draft might look like: 1 Te essee Titans LAREMY TUNSIL OT Mississippi After drafting franchise QB Marcus Mariota last year, the Titans invest top pick in protecting him 2 Cleveland Browns CARSON WENTZ QB North D...

@MWhicker03LANG on Twitter When you watch the best Southe Califo ia high school basketball team in decades, your eyes never leave the yellow shoes, or the orange-haired wraith who wears them. Melo Ball is a real millenial. He’s 14. He is a ninth-grader with incalcuable ball-foot skills, a kid who ma...

As heartwarming as Kobe Bryant’s farewell is, the Lakers’ season has never been about that, even if the Lakers say it is. In three months, Kobe will be gone, at least as a member of the Lakers. Everyone else will still be here. Had the Lakers of the Future laid an egg, nothing would have mattered, n...

GLENDALE, Ariz. >> A year ago, then-manager Don Mattingly penciled in A.J. Ellis as the Dodgers’ starting catcher for four of Clayton Kershaw’s first five starts of the season, including Opening Day. At the time Mattingly said his decision was the result of a lot of conversations with Kershaw. Maybe...

Long Beach State men’s basketball seniors Nick Faust and A.J. Spencer celebrated Senior Night the right way on Saturday in Walter Pyramid. The only two seniors on the 49ers roster led the home team to a come-from-behind 74-72 win over Hawaii. Faust scored a team-high 19 points while Spencer added 11...

AZUSA >> Revenge was sweet for Chaminade. Unfortunately for the Long Beach Poly girls basketball team, it came at the Jackrabbits’ expense. When Southe Califo ia’s two top teams met earlier this year in Arizona, Poly pulled out a narrow win. Saturday night at Azusa Pacific University in the CIF-SS O...

As heartwarming as Kobe Bryant’s farewell is, the Lakers’ season has never been about that, even if the Lakers say it is. In three months, Kobe will be gone, at least as a member of the Lakers. Everyone else will still be here. Had the Lakers of the Future laid an egg, nothing would have mattered, n...

BAKERSFIELD >> Amid all the accomplishments that have come with one of the most successful seasons in the history of Mayfair High’s wrestling program, head coach Ibee Atalla said 160-pounder Justin Pichedwatana had one final goal entering the CIF State Championship tou ament: to become the area’s to...