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Carson Palmer, a Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL quarterback, is the new football coach at his alma mater, Santa Margarita High School. Palmer’s hiring was confirmed by the school Thursday. Palmer was a volunteer coach for the freshman team last season, where his son was playing quarterback. Santa Margarita ended up 5-7 this season […]

The partnership between the NFL and Jay-Z and his entertainment company, Roc Nation, won’t change despite a woman accusing the rapper and business mogul of raping her when she was 13 years old, league commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday. Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, was added as a defendant Sunday to a civil

Baseball has struck out in Modesto. The largest operator of minor league baseball teams bought the Modesto Nuts and plans to move the team to San Bernardino in 2026, the Nuts announced Thursday. Modesto has fielded a California League team since 1946. The move helps create a mecca of minor league baseball in the Inland

The Dodgers won the World Series, but that’s the past. We are looking to next year, discussing what the team needs Santa to bring it and what moves the team might make to try to repeat in 2025. Join your favorite Dodgers beat writer, Jack Harris, along with your pals, columnists Bill Plaschke and Dylan

AGBU in Canoga Park has won its first 11 boys’ basketball games. It’s another example of the quality coaching from Neg Kopooshian, who had a 21-1 team three seasons ago. A freshman on that team was point guard Isaiah Bennett, who learned lots of lessons. Now a senior, Bennett is averaging 19.5 points, 7.0 rebounds

Long each other’s biggest basketball rival in the Pac-12, UCLA and Arizona will meet again Saturday at the Footprint Center in Phoenix as newly estranged. It will be a nonconference game. On a neutral court. In an NBA arena that as of midweek was not sold out. “The whole thing’s weird,” Bruins coach Mick Cronin

They were two moments seemingly frozen in time, balletic catches by Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp that not only indicated the Rams offense could finally produce consistently but also could do it with panache. In Sunday’s victory over the Buffalo Bills, Nacua made a full-extension, toe-tap catch on the sideline that should be framed as

The Rams have won two games in a row, are over .500 for the first time this season and, with three games against NFC West teams remaining, a playoff berth is within their sights. Two weeks ago, the injury-riddled San Francisco 49ers appeared as if they might be the Rams’ most favorable division matchup. Not

La Mirada (9-1) faced a strong challenge from Rancho Cucamonga and Texas A&M commit Aaron Glass on Wednesday night at the St. John Bosco tournament. The Matadores prevailed behind strong play by sophomore Gene Roebuck. Roebuck finished with 36 points in a 76-69 victory. Glass did not disappoint, scoring 31 points for Rancho Cucamonga. Julien

Go to Phoenix on Monday, play Tuesday. Fly to San Antonio late Tuesday and play the next day. Back to Los Angeles late on Thanksgiving eve, off for the holiday and then play the Thunder on Friday. Fly to Utah the next day, play the Jazz on Sunday. Then off to Minnesota on Sunday night,