Marcus Smart returned just before the end of the 2025-26 season and helped the Los Angeles Lakers to a couple of wins. The Lakers closed the regular season on a three-game winning streak, setting...

The Los Angeles Lakers should be invested in seeing the Miami Heat lose.

The Los Angeles Lakers bear their preseason expectations and finished fourth in the Western Conference, finishing the 2025-26 season with a 53-29 record. The Lakers were led by their “Big 3” of...

Unbeaten Murrieta Mesa remains No. 1, and a look at the rest of the top 20 high school softball teams in the Southland as ranked by CalHiSports.com for The Times.

If a New Orleans Pelicans expert Chris Lambert is right, then the Los Angeles Lakers would have a golden opportunity to land the perfect wing fit.

It's still unclear if he'll be able to play again this season after straining his hamstring in early April

UCLA women’s basketball made more history on Monday night when all six of its graduating players were drafted in the 2026 WNBA Draft. Five of the six Bruins were first-round picks, while graduate...

Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves will not return from injury in time to begin the Lakers’ first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets, leaving Los Angeles without its top two scorers....

The Los Angeles Lakers have a tough task ahead of them in the playoffs as they are set to face the Houston Rockets in the first round. Being without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves for at least the...

The LeBron James-led Los Angeles Lakers can beat this Houston Rockets team, especially with its potential chemistry issues.

In his 23rd NBA season, LeBron James continued to defy all logic and play at an All-Star caliber level for the Los Angeles Lakers. There were some concerns about how he would hold up, especially...

The uncertain timeline for the return of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves could give the Los Angeles Lakers a mental edge in the first round.

Lakers star Luka Doncic is scheduled to return to the United States and rejoin his team on Friday, reports Melissa Rohlin of the California Post. Doncic, who suffered a Grade 2 left hamstring...

LeBron James is taking back the reins as the Lakers’ No. 1 playmaker and steering the team into the playoffs.

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant had a plethora of unforgettable moments over the course of his 20-year...

Aliza Rush ran a career-best 11.87 seconds in the 100 meters at the Arcadia Invitational Open competition on Friday, finishing fourth.

U.S. soccer fans are outraged by FIFA's ticket sale system that included high prices and poor seat locations that were revealed after the purchases were completed.

It was going to be an uphill battle for Jake LaRavia. When the Los Angeles Lakers forward was in middle school and first approached AAU basketball coach Rick Thomas about joining his team, he...

Austin Reaves never made a backup plan. Of all the lessons he learned from Prisscilla Callahan, his former teacher in Arkansas who became like a second mother, that would not be one of them. His...

Justin Wrobelski has the best outing of his career, pitching eight shutout innings, and Andy Pages homers as Dodgers beat the Mets.

The Sparks didn't expect South Carolina guard Ta’Niya Latson, a strong shooter who can also defend, to be available in the second round of the WNBA draft.

Anthony Davis made his feelings very clear Monday as he spoke about what the future holds for him as a member of the Washington Wizards. The 10-time All-Star was candid with reporters Monday about...

Corona Centennial upsets Corona 5-2; Norco rolls to 10-3 win over Roosevelt

While the Sparks did not have a first round pick, they did make a handful of selections in the second and third round in Monday’s 2026 WNBA Draft. With the No. 20 pick, the Sparks selected Ta’Niya...

Klay Thompson would've been far better off if he had chosen the Los Angeles Lakers over the Mavericks.

Luka Doncic might be done in by a 65-game rule that clearly needs to undergo some adjustments moving forward, leading to a fairer landscape for all NBA players.

UCLA stars Lauren Betts, Gabriela Jaquez, Kiki Rice, Angela Dugalic, Gianna Kneepkens and Charlisse Leger-Walker were selected in the WNBA draft Monday.

Los Angeles Lakers wing Dalton Knecht may have just played his final regular season game for the team. It was a reminder of what went wrong.

Los Angeles Lakers fans hoping for a Giannis Antetokounmpo trade this summer won't like the latest buzz from Bill Simmons.

Lakers star Luka Doncic will rejoin the team on Friday after getting treatment for his injury in Europe. There is no timetable for when he will be cleared to play.

The Los Angeles Lakers center can make his case for an extended stay in the NBA Playoffs.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James added yet another accolade to his stocked trophy cabinet with his 70th Player of the Week award.

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Jose Soriano earned a major honor after his fantastic start to the season: the AL Player of the Week.

Rui Hachimura enters the playoffs red-hot, and his shooting could be the Lakers' biggest X-factor in their round one matchup with the Houston Rockets.

Lakers forward LeBron James and Raptors forward Brandon Ingram have been named Players of the Week for the week of April 6-12, according to the league (Twitter links). The Western Conference...

Luka Dončić’s trip to Spain has brought with it a lack of clarity. With no real precedent of a player going there during the season and no firm idea on a timetable for a return, there isn’t much...

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic left for Europe to receive treatment on his injured hamstring. The latest update is an eye-opener.

In a new report by The Athletic, the Los Angeles Angels were named as one of multiple victims of an allegedly fraudulent scheme by the French frozen yogurt brand, Cremily. Cremily is advertised as...

The Los Angeles Lakers could be begging LeBron James to stay after the Houston Rockets series.

The Milwaukee Bucks had a down year largely because Giannis Antetokounmpo played in only 36 games. Coach Doc Rivers is out and Antetokounmpo might be traded.

In their final regular season game, the Lakers routed a tanking Utah Jazz team for their 53rd win, the most for the franchise since 2010-11. All the machinations of surviving a grueling 82 games...

The undermanned Los Angeles Lakers will bring all they have against the Houston Rockets.

UCLA women’s basketball picked up a third player through the transfer portal on Monday. Former TCU guard Donovyn Hunter has reportedly committed to UCLA with one year of eligibility remaining,...

The Los Angeles Lakers will want to explore options to unload Jarred Vanderbilt elsewhere.

After helping UCLA women’s basketball win its first NCAA title in program history earlier this month, forward Michaela Onyenwere has reportedly signed a multi-year deal worth more than $1.4...

The Lakers did enough at the end of the regular season to secure the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference and home-court advantage in its first-round matchup with the Rockets.

The NBA playoffs field is set, and LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will face Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets in the first round. Unfortunately for LA, Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic...

The Los Angeles Lakers may have one of their guys for regular playoff minutes in Bronny James.

Four-time WNBA All-Star Kelsey Plum will be back with the Los Angeles Sparks next season. The veteran guard will be going into her eighth WNBA season and second with the Sparks after reportedly...

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