The USC quarterback who follows Cody Kessler will be schooled by the Te essee quarterback who followed Peyton Ma ing. So let’s not talk to Tee Martin about pressure. Ma ing has a campus street named after him. The speed limit is 16 mph, because he wore 16. He was a walking statue in Knoxville. The n...

Forward Jeff Green had played four games with the L.A. Clippers before Monday’s game against the visiting Brooklyn Nets after being acquired from the Memphis Grizzlies for Lance Stephenson and a future draft pick at the trade deadline. Friday’s game at Sacramento was Green’s best as he scored 22 poi...

L.A. Clippers coach Doc Rivers isn’t stupid. He knows Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors is the best player in the NBA. He’s the reigning MVP and will almost assuredly repeat this season. But Rivers believes one would be hard-pressed to find a better player in the league than Chris Paul since ...

Forward Jeff Green had played four games with the L.A. Clippers before Monday’s game against the visiting Brooklyn Nets after being acquired from the Memphis Grizzlies for Lance Stephenson and a future draft pick at the trade deadline. Friday’s game at Sacramento was Green’s best as he scored 22 poi...

It has taken about four days of practice for the Lakers to report feeling comfortable with a new offensive set that puts an added extra emphasis on floor spacing and ball movement. It apparently has taken Kobe Bryant only a few moments before mastering it without even practicing it. “I told him a li...

Ducks general manager Bob Murray made the deadline-day moves he wanted Monday and did it without losing any top-end players, keeping goaltender Frederik Andersen and defenseman Sami Vatanen. Re-signing them when they become free agents is a matter for another day. “You can do too much, but I think t...

The Wilson High boys golf team opened the season Monday afte oon with a first place finish out of 16 teams during the Servite Invitational at Weste Hills Country Club in Chino Hills. The Bruins finished with an overall score of 373 to edge out Mater Dei (379), while the host Friars came in seventh (...

It has taken about four days of practice for the Lakers to report feeling comfortable with a new offensive set that puts an added extra emphasis on floor spacing and ball movement. It apparently has taken Kobe Bryant only a few moments before mastering it without even practicing it. “I told him a li...

Ducks general manager Bob Murray made the deadline-day moves he wanted Monday and did it without losing any top-end players, keeping goaltender Frederik Andersen and defenseman Sami Vatanen. Re-signing them when they become free agents is a matter for another day. “You can do too much, but I think t...

TEMPE, Ariz. — Seven pitchers in the Angels’ spring training camp started at least seven games for last year’s team. Another, Tyler Skaggs, missed last season after Tommy John surgery but is gearing up to pitch a full season. Together, the octet comprises the deepest part of the Angels’ depth chart....

SoCal Prep Legends Boys Athlete of the Week NAME: DANNY SALAS SCHOOL: ST. JOHN BOSCO SPORT: WRESTLING YEAR: JUNIOR Noteworthy: Salas captured a CIF Southe Section Masters championship at 195 pounds with a second period pin of Santa Ana’s Joey Daniel on Saturday afte oon at Citizens Business Bank Are...

SoCal Prep Legends Girls Athlete of the Week NAME: OPHELIA LARA SCHOOL: GAHR SPORT: WRESTLING YEAR: SENIOR Noteworthy: Lara won a state championship at 150 pounds Saturday night in Visalia with a win over Tokay’s Madisen Bozovich in the final round of the two-day tou ament. The All-American finished...

By Mark Whicker Mark.Whicker@langnews.com Ducks 4, Kings 2, the mo ing after: • The NHL trade deadline arrives at noon Monday. It’s a day of microscopic analysis and breathless rumor-tracking by the Canadian media, and the NHL Network usually carries the TSN feed. If the chatterers are right, the Ki...

The Kings acquired veteran right wing Kris Versteeg from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a conditional draft pick and prospect Valentin Zykov on Sunday. Maybe he can help the Kings keep better track of Ducks right wing Corey Perry. If the Kings intend to hang onto the Pacific Division lead t...

BERKELEY >> If Jaylen Brown is headed to the NBA after just one season at Califo ia as many people suspect, fans at Haas Pavilion on Sunday will have plenty to remember from what might have been the talented freshman’s final home game. A potential first-round pick, Brown showed why he’s one of the t...

CHANDLER, Ariz. >> Leah Pritchett raced to her first Top Fuel victory on Sunday at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals. Pritchett, of Redlands, used a quicker reaction time and a performance of 3.775 seconds at 323.12 mph in her Bob Vandergriff Racing dragster to finish in front of Brittany Force...

Ranking top 10 sports events Feb. 29-March 6 you won’t want to miss: NO. 1: COLLEGE BASKETBALL: UCLA vs. OREGON Details/TV: At Pauley Pavilion, Wednesday, 6 p.m., ESPN2 USC vs. OREGON Details/TV: At Galen Center, Saturday, 1 p.m., Pac-12 Network What’s the end game here for the Bruins and Trojans he...

GAME REPORT Key play: Corey Perry scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period to complete a hat trick and the Ducks went on to take a 4-2 victory Sunday from the Kings in a Freeway Series showdown at Honda Center. The Ducks won their eighth consecutive, ending the Kings’ four-game streak. Pivota...

LONG BEACH >> Starting pitcher Darren McCaughan and designated hitter Brock Lundquist carried the Long Beach State Dirtbags to a 3-1 series-clinching victory over Arizona State on Sunday at Blair Field. McCaughan, a Los Alamitos High alum, faced the minimum number of Sun Devil batters though seven i...

Ranking top 10 sports events Feb. 29-March 6 you won’t want to miss: NO. 1: COLLEGE BASKETBALL: UCLA vs. OREGON Details/TV: At Pauley Pavilion, Wednesday, 6 p.m., ESPN2 USC vs. OREGON Details/TV: At Galen Center, Saturday, 1 p.m., Pac-12 Network What’s the end game here for the Bruins and Trojans he...