PLAYA VISTA >> Austin Rivers walked toward a group of reporters assembled at the L.A. Clippers’ training facility ahead of Sunday mo ing’s practice. Although the team’s reserve guard was still wearing protection on his left hand, fractured Feb. 3 against the Mi esota Timberwolves, he was also wearin...

Adam Scott tapped in a 30-inch par putt to win the Honda Classic on Sunday, and the smile was more relief than joy over ending the longest drought of his career. A small measure of satisfaction might come from the silence he hopes will follow. Yes, he still can win with a short putter. In his third ...

INDIANAPOLIS — In the never-ending game of nitpicking that is the NFL Scouting Combine, the top wide receiver in the 2016 draft had the chance to clear some things up about his speed. But Mississippi’s Laquon Treadwell, who is perceived more as a high-end possession receiver rather than a game-chang...

His left Achilles just tore. That did not stop Kobe Bryant from making a pair of free throws. His left knee just fractured. That did not prevent Bryant from playing an entire second half on one leg. His rotator cuff in his right shoulder just ripped. That did not inhibit Bryant from shooting left-ha...

Public shaming, private ambivalence and all other kinds of agitated media verbiage have done so, so much to resolve this royally mucked-up distribution discussion involving the Dodgers, Time Wa er Cable and SportsNet L.A. Next up: A media-savvy intervention. It’s been strangely quiet a month out fro...

ONTARIO >> Big outings from St. John Bosco and Mayfair and a solid showing from a number of other local wrestlers at the CIF Southe Section Masters Meet at Citizens Business Bank Arena on Saturday ensured that the Long Beach area will be well-represented during next week State Championships. Bosco j...

STANFORD >> Michael Humphrey shoots pregame free throws to get his shot right. He accomplished that, making every kind of shot known to a post player and a couple more he invented on the spot. It’s his free throws that might need work. Humphrey scored 24 points, Rosco Allen added 19, including a clu...

Check another one off the list for Kyle Busch. Less than 24 hours after losing the Sprint Cup pole, Busch claimed his first Xfinity Series victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia on Saturday. Busch and Kyle Larson pulled away from the field after the final yellow flag. Larson closed th...

ONTARIO >> Big outings from St. John Bosco and Mayfair and a solid showing from a number of other local wrestlers at the CIF Southe Section Masters Meet at Citizens Business Bank Arena on Saturday ensured that the Long Beach area will be well-represented during next week State Championships. Bosco j...

LONG BEACH >> Three days after the Long Beach State men’s basketball team gave up 90 points in a Big West Conference loss at UC Irvine, the 49ers’ defense bounced back as they defeated UC Riverside, 66-55, on Saturday afte oon at Walter Pyramid. A slow start for Long Beach State (15-13, 10-4 Big Wes...

The Long Beach Poly girls basketball team has been a dominant powerhouse over the last 15 years, but there’s one thing the Jackrabbits haven’t checked off the to-do list: win a CIF-SS Open Division championship. They’ll get a chance next week after topping Windward 55-42 at home in the Open semifina...

Steph Curry got 100 of 130 first-place votes for MVP last season. Only James Harden, who got 25, thought that was too many. LeBron James got the other five but called Curry’s walkover “well deserved.” In the amazing part, Steph was just warming up. This spring, he’s likely to be the NBA’s first unan...

His left Achilles just tore. That did not stop Kobe Bryant from making a pair of free throws. His left knee just fractured. That did not prevent Bryant from playing an entire second half on one leg. His rotator cuff in his right shoulder just ripped. That did not inhibit Bryant from shooting left-ha...

EL SEGUNDO >> The post-Kobe era has begun. Well, sort of. Following the Lakers’ 112-95 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday at Staples Center — their eighth loss in a row — it was revealed that coach Byron Scott installed a new offense at Thursday’s practice. On Saturday, Scott said it’s not as d...

Public shaming, private ambivalence and all other kinds of agitated media verbiage have done so, so much to resolve this royally mucked-up distribution discussion involving the Dodgers, Time Wa er Cable and SportsNet L.A. Next up: A media-savvy intervention. It’s been strangely quiet a month out fro...

There was a lot of talk about Chris Paul following his performance in the Clippers’ 117-107 victory at Sacramento on Friday night. For good reason. He was banged up coming in — forearm bruise, tight calf — and he got poked in the eye in the second quarter. Yet he scored 40 points, doled out 13 assis...

INDIANAPOLIS — In the never-ending game of nitpicking that is the NFL Scouting Combine, the top wide receiver in the 2016 draft had the chance to clear some things up about his speed. But Mississippi’s Laquon Treadwell, who is perceived more as a high-end possession receiver rather than a game-chang...

There was a lot of talk about Chris Paul following his performance in the Clippers’ 117-107 victory at Sacramento on Friday night. For good reason. He was banged up coming in — forearm bruise, tight calf — and he got poked in the eye in the second quarter. Yet he scored 40 points, doled out 13 assis...

Steph Curry got 100 of 130 first-place votes for MVP last season. Only James Harden, who got 25, thought that was too many. LeBron James got the other five but called Curry’s walkover “well deserved.” In the amazing part, Steph was just warming up. This spring, he’s likely to be the NBA’s first unan...

SACRAMENTO >> Chris Paul never focused on the discomfort he felt due to several nagging injuries. Instead, he became a major pain to the Sacramento Kings. Paul scored a season-high 40 points and added 13 assists with eight rebounds to propel the Clippers to a 117-107 victory Friday night. Paul injur...