It was a hard-fought battle that included a bloody nose, back-and-forth scoring and wrestling matches for 50-50 balls. But in ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — UCLA graduate student Angela Dugalic was the first Bruins player on top of the ladder to trim the twine Sunday. She needed to hear the snip of the scissors slicing the net and ...

Jess Willard beats Jack Johnson in the 26th round to win the world heavyweight boxing title in Havana. 1927 — Johnny Weissmuller breaks his own 200-meter freestyle record by ...

Readers of the L.A. Times Sports section share their thoughts and opinions on the Dodgers' home opener and visit to the White ...

North Carolina defeats Illinois to win the NCAA Division I men's basketball championship. Sean May has 26 points and the Tar Heels don't allow a basket over the final 2 1/2 minutes to defeat Illinois ...

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It took long enough. But USC football finally looks like USC football again. When Lincoln Riley was hired, USC fans were ...

In a highly contested game, No. 1 UCLA survived No. 3 LSU 72-65 to advance to the women’s Final Four. It is the first Final Four appearance in the history of the UCLA women’s basketball program.

SPOKANE, Wash. -- As Lauren Betts found herself trapped in the post with about 90 seconds left in the game Sunday, she saw Gabriela Jaquez waiting wide open in the corner. Betts had full ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — UCLA’s game plan is pretty simple. It’s to give the ball to Lauren Betts and let her work. Betts put on another memorable performance Friday as she carried top-seeded UCLA ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — UCLA coach Cori Close basked in confetti at midcourt Sunday afternoon after her Bruins defeated LSU 72-65. While UCLA had been the No. 1 overall seed in the women’s NCAA ...