PLAYA VISTA — The Clippers don’t have any picks in Thursday’s NBA Draft, but that doesn’t mean Doc Rivers and his new right-hand man Jerry West will be sitting this one out. “We’re going to be active, I’ll just say that,” Rivers said. “Whether that means getting in (to the draft) or not, but we want

UCLA has landed its share of freshmen in the NBA draft during the one-and-done era. Regardless of tenure, the proud program hasn’t been short on volume either, producing three first-round picks as recently as 2014. But the two have never converged like they are expected to in Thursday’s NBA draft, i

METS at DODGERS When: 7:10 p.m. Where: Dodger Stadium TV: SportsNet LA (where available); MLB Network (out of market only) THE PITCHERS DODGERS LHP HYUN-JIN RYU (3-6, 4.35 ERA) Vs. Mets: 2-0, 1.80 ERA At Dodger Stadium: 13-10, 3.34 ERA Hates to face: Jay Bruce, 3 for 6 (.500), 2 home runs Loves to f

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Zion Bowens, Long Beach Poly, Senior Long Beach Poly’s Zion Bowens is headed to Air Force as a receiver, a position he excelled at on the Jackrabbits’ football team this year. Had he focused on track at an earlier age, he might be headed to a Pac-12 school to run. In just his se

With 0:45.3 seconds remaining in the first half of the Sparks’ game against the Phoenix Mercury, the Staples Center clock stopped and the crowd rose to its feet. That moment belonged to Phoenix’s Diana Taurasi, who became the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer with an uncontested layup. Once the action

Ranking the top 10 sports events June 19-25 you won’t want to miss: NO. 1: NBA DRAFT Details/TV: At Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.; Thursday at 4 p.m., ESPN As long as we’re on this “best of enemies” theme with the Lakers and Celtics, consider the one historical and hysterical way Boston GM Da y

The UFC has confirmed Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino and Megan Anderson will fight for the recently vacated women’s featherweight championship at UFC 214 after champion Germaine de Randamie was stripped of her title. De Randamie, who won the inaugural 145-pound champ with a narrow decision over Holly Holm in

The pla ed merger of daily fantasy sports leaders DraftKings and FanDuel is on hold, after the Federal Trade Commission a ounced Monday it would file a complaint to block the merger on grounds it violates antitrust laws. The complaint, which will be filed jointly with the office of Califo ia Atto

Fans of the old “Patty Duke Show,” in which look-alike teenagers caused all kinds of mistaken-identity mischief, will recognize what’s happening with Paul George and the Lakers. Apparently there are two of him. There is the Paul George who says he wants to win. And there is also the Paul George who

EL SEGUNDO >> As they strive to accelerate their rebuilding process without compromising their long-term assets, the Lakers have seemingly kept an open mind on every possible scenario. Most in NBA circles project the Lakers will select UCLA guard Lonzo Ball with their No. 2 pick on Thursday, b

PLAYA VISTA >> Hall of Famer Jerry West officially joined the Clippers on Friday, and the man who spent four decades with the Lakers, called his job as a consultant with the other team in Los Angeles “the last adventure of my life.” Wearing a trim blue suit, the 79-year-old West said he never

Vegas Golden Knights general manager George McPhee had difficulty containing his excitement in anticipation of the NHL’s expansion draft list being released. “The most fun I’ve ever had in hockey,” McPhee said in a video posted of him driving to the team’s headquarters Sunday. And that was before Mc

As expected, the Kings didn’t protect forwards Dustin Brown and Marian Gaborik on Sunday, hoping Vegas Golden Knights general manager George McPhee might take one of them off their hands Wednesday in the NHL expansion draft. McPhee isn’t expected to take Brown or Gaborik, their bloated contracts out

LONG BEACH >> For the second time in his career, Kelvin Hoefler of Sao Paulo, Brazil, won a Dew Tour event in Southe Califo ia on Sunday after he captured the 2017 Dew Tour Long Beach skateboarding title with 95.40 points. Hoefler won the 2015 contest in Los Angeles. “I can’t describe my pe

Omaha, Neb. >> Alex Faedo limited TCU to two singles and struck out 11 in seven i ings, and Florida posted its first College World Series shutout since 1991 with a 3-0 win Sunday night. Faedo, the Detroit Tigers’ first-round draft pick this month, had at least one strikeout each i ing and re

Ranking the top 10 sports events June 19-25 you won’t want to miss: NO. 1: NBA DRAFT Details/TV: At Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.; Thursday at 4 p.m., ESPN Tu over the tables and secure a different 19-year-old guard from the Pac-12 – UCLA’s Lonzo Ball. Then, as the Lakers are trying to figure

HAMILTON, Bermuda >> Jimmy Spithill and his mates with Oracle Team USA might need to start tapping out an SOS from the Bermuda Triangle. The two-time defending America’s Cup champions are foundering badly against hotshot young helmsman Peter Burling and Emirates Team New Zealand, who are threa

There were no surprises for the Ducks when it came to the players they protected from the upcoming NHL expansion draft and those who were left exposed for the incoming Vegas Golden Knights to consider adding when it comes to building their roster. Protected lists were revealed Sunday and the Ducks w

LOS ANGELES >> After becoming the WNBA’s career scoring leader Sunday afte oon, Diana Taurasi was reminded that it could have come even sooner. “Somebody told me that the other day: ‘You’re a year behind, actually,’ ” she said. The pride of Chino’s Don Lugo High, the University of Co ecticut

Even after landing a coveted poker chip in the form of a No. 2 draft pick, Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson did not allow that prize to add an extra tint to his purple-and-gold colored glasses regarding free agency. “I don’t know if we’re going to be a major player this year,”