The Oakland Raiders filed Thursday to relocate to Las Vegas, according to the NFL The league said the application will be reviewed in the coming weeks by league staff, as well as the stadium and finance committees. In accordance with NFL rules, the Raiders were required to wait until the end of...
When his Fairfax High basketball team opened a 19-point lead Wednesday night, Coach Steve Baik was probably wondering what all the fuss had been about concerning the Lions’ rivalry with Westchester. He quickly found out. Spurred on by a loud, enthusiastic home crowd and strong play from Luis Rodriguez,...
A loook at the top 25 high school boys’ basketball teams in the Southland: Rk. School (W-L) Next opponent (last week’s ranking) 1. CHINO HILLS (18-0) vs. Upland, Tuesday (1) 2. SIERRA CANYON (15-1) vs. La Lumiere (Ind.), Monday in Massachusetts (2) 3. BISHOP MONTGOMERY (16-1) vs. Montverde...
Back in July, news broke that could have profoundly changed the fortunes of two high school basketball teams. Jemarl Baker, a standout senior guard at Eastvale Roosevelt headed to California, was admitted to school at Santa Ana Mater Dei. A month later, when classes began, Baker showed up at Roosevelt....
Torrance Bishop Montgomery High Coach Doug Mitchell, in his usual squeaky, emphatic voice, was chewing out star basketball player Ethan Thompson in the huddle during a timeout. Thompson looked straight into Mitchell’s eyes and showed no emotion. Then the guard began nodding when an assistant quietly...
The fan madness that followed the Chino Hills basketball team last season during a 35-0 run is back. More than three hours before the Huskies’ home opener Tuesday night, people were lining up with folding chairs to wait for tickets to be sold for a Baseline League opener against 15-1 La Verne Damien....