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  • Rams win preseason opener, Chargers up next

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Aug 15, 2024

    Rams quarterback Stetson Bennett struggled early, throwing four interceptions but finished strong by throwing the game-winning touchdown with four seconds remaining to knock off the Dallas Cowboys 13-12 in the preseason opener for both teams last Sunday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. Bennett found tight end Miller Forristall for the six-yard touchdown pass play capping off a 13-play, 70-yard drive. Bennett scrambled left out of the passing pocket and threw the game winning pass back to his right...

  • Strong Showing At Loyola Marymount Gives Rams Hope

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Aug 8, 2024

    The Los Angeles Rams are coming off of a 2023 season where they surprised a lot of people. With a young roster and a lot of unproven players the Rams found a way to win 10 games even after a slow start. The team went 7-1 in their final eight games and nearly knocked off the Detroit Lions in their Wild Card matchup in the playoffs. The team is looking to keep improving and if their first two weeks of training camp at Loyola Marymount University is any indication they look like a team ready to compete for the NFC West Division. The Rams play...

  • A fresh start for the Chargers at their new facility

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Aug 1, 2024

    The Chargers have moved from Costa Mesa with a new head coach, Jim Harbaugh and a brand-new practice facility in El Segundo called The Bolt. It's a beautiful new headquarters for the Chargers who are looking to get back to the postseason after last season's struggles. Here are some takeaways from the first week of training camp. Starting things slowly Coach Harbaugh came into camp with a ton of enthusiasm. "It's like New Year's Day. It feels like being born. It feels like coming out of the womb,...

  • Clippers finish summer league with a 4-1 record with a few players standing

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Jul 25, 2024

    The NBA summer league in Las Vegas ended last week with the Los Angeles Clippers finishing summer league play with a 4-1 record after coming up short 99-98 in the semifinal game against the Memphis Grizzlies. A few players stood out for Los Angeles and are hoping to potentially earn a spot on the team and get consistent minutes on the court. These are some of the names Clipper coaches and fans should have their eyes on when training camp starts in a few weeks. Jordan Miller I'll start with, Jord...

  • Lakers introduce first round draft pick Dalton Knecht

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Jul 4, 2024

    The Lakers' first-round pick, Dalton Knecht, is joining the team with a different kind of fanfare compared to the Los Angeles' second-round pick. The guard out of the University of Tennessee doesn't have eight million followers on Instagram and isn't the son of an all-time great NBA player. His road to the NBA was a much tougher journey compared to that of his new teammate, Bronny James. "Ever since I touched a basketball, I knew that I could do it, it was just a matter of how," said Knecht at t...

  • Three takeaways from the Sparks season after their first 11 games

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Jun 13, 2024

    The Sparks knocked off the defending champion, Las Vegas Aces 96-92 last Sunday before heading on the road for nearly a month. The Sparks are currently 4-8 and with a quarter of the season finished here are some takeaways from what I've seen so far. Turnovers and bad point guard play has plagued the team The Sparks have had their struggles so far this year and one of the key reasons is turnovers. Los Angeles averages the most turnovers in the WNBA with 16.6 per game. The Sparks have six games wi...

  • Warriors knockoff Lakers 134-120 to get half-game back of the 9th seed

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Apr 11, 2024

    With no Anthony Davis and with LeBron James still feeling the effects of flu the Lakers were beaten 134-120 last Tuesday night at the Cryto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles. The win put the Warriors just a half game behind the 9th place Lakers with two games remaining on the regular season schedule. Both teams play in the super competitive Western Conference. Davis missed the game due to a headache and nausea. He left Sunday night's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves after getting hit in...

  • Warriors knockoff Lakers 134-120 to get half-game back of the 9th seed By

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Apr 11, 2024

    With no Anthony Davis and with LeBron James still feeling the effects of flu the Lakers were beaten 134-120 last Tuesday night at the Cryto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles. The win put the Warriors just a half game behind the 9th place Lakers with two games remaining on the regular season schedule. Both teams play in the super competitive Western Conference. Davis missed the game due to a headache and nausea. He left Sunday night's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves after getting hit in...

  • Clippers pick up much needed win 116-103 over Trailblazers

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Mar 21, 2024

    PORTLAND, Ore. - - Paul George led the Clippers with 27 points and James Harden added 19 points and 14 assists as the Clippers beat the Portland Trailblazers 116-103 last Wednesday night in Portland. The Clippers' record is now 43-25 and that record keeps them in fourth place in the very competitive Western Conference. The Clippers started to pull away early after a 33-22 second quarter advantage gave the Clippers a 10-point lead, 60-50, at the half. The third quarter also belonged to Los...

  • Clippers pick up much needed win 116-103 over Trailblazers

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Mar 21, 2024

    Paul George led the Clippers with 27 points and James Harden added 19 points and 14 assists as the Clippers beat the Portland Trailblazers 116-103 last Wednesday night in Portland. The Clippers' record is now 43-25 and that record keeps them in fourth place in the very competitive Western Conference. The Clippers started to pull away early after a 33-22 second quarter advantage gave the Clippers a 10-point lead, 60-50, at the half. The third quarter also belonged to Los Angeles who scored 34 poi...

  • Clippers squander big lead, lose Kawhi Leonard in 118-100 loss to Timberwolves

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Mar 14, 2024

    Anthony Edwards scored 37 points to help the Timberwolves comeback from 22-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 118-100 on last Tuesday night on the Clippers home court. It was a bad loss for the Clippers who dropped another game to one of the premier teams of the NBA, but the biggest loss was Kawhi Leonard who left the game prior to the end of the first half. Leonard left the game with back spasms which he was dealing with prior to the game. He played the entire first quarter but was...

  • Chargers new coach hoping to lead team to a championship

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Feb 15, 2024

    The Los Angeles Chargers’ new head coach was all charged up at his first press conference in Los Angeles last Thursday, February 1. “It needs to be multiple, multiple championships,” said Jim Harbaugh. Harbaugh stated his new team will be “humble and hungry. That's our goal. Our goal is to treat people in a first-class manner and to win multiple championships.” The Chargers owner Dean Spanos, chose Harbaugh after interviewing 15 candidates, bringing him back to the franchise where he played quarterback for two seasons. The former Michigan...

  • Lakers blowout Jazz 138-122, head into the break with great momentum

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Feb 15, 2024

    Anthony Davis scored 37 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and Rui Hachimura added a career-high 33 points with LeBron James resting as the Lakers defeated the Utah Jazz 138-122 last Wednesday night during the last game before their eight-day All-star game break. Davis and Hachimura became the first pair of Lakers teammates to both score 35 plus points in the same game since Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal in 2003. Hachimura made a career-best six threes on his way to his big night. "I want to impa...

  • Ogwumike walks away from the Sparks after 12 years

    Mykell Mathieu, Sport Reporter|Jan 25, 2024

    After 12 seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks, superstar power forward, Nneka Ogwumike has decided to leave the team and head to free agency. In the 2012 WNBA draft the Los Angeles Sparks selected Ogwumike with the 1st overall pick in the 1st round. This was a decision that paid dividends for the Sparks right away. In the 2012 season, Ogwumike helped the Sparks improve from 15 wins to 24 wins when she arrived. As she also received rookie of the year honors as she averaged 14 points per game and...

  • UCLA slows down Watkins and hands USC it's first loss of the year

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Jan 4, 2024

    No.2 UCLA beat USC and their freshman superstar Juju Watkins and crosstown rival No. 6 USC, 71-64, in front of a sold out Pauley Pavilion crowd handing the Trojans their first loss of the season. "I will boldly say that this was the hottest ticket in any sport male or female today in Southern California," UCLA coach Cori Close said. "That's saying something." The Bruins coming off of one of the toughest non-conference schedules in all of women's college basketball and it looks like it paid off....

  • A slow start hurts the Lakers as they fall to the Knicks on banner night, 114-109

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Dec 21, 2023

    The Lakers' struggles early and poor play from their role players led to a 114-109 defeat by the New York Knicks on a night they unveiled a banner celebrating their unbeaten run through the In-Season Tournament. With Laker fans providing slight cheers, they unveiled the modest black banner next to their 17 championships banners. That's where the celebration stopped as the Knicks attacked early and often to pick up the big road win. The Lakers' superstar duo of Anthony Davis and LeBron James had...

  • A slow start hurts the Lakers as they fall to the Knicks on banner night, 114-109

    y Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Dec 21, 2023

    B The Lakers' struggles early and poor play from their role players led to a 114-109 defeat by the New York Knicks on a night they unveiled a banner celebrating their unbeaten run through the In-Season Tournament. With Laker fans providing slight cheers, they unveiled the modest black banner next to their 17 championships banners. That's where the celebration stopped as the Knicks attacked early and often to pick up the big road win. The Lakers' superstar duo of Anthony Davis and LeBron James...

  • Turnovers ruin UCLA's Pac-12 finale at home against Cal

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Nov 30, 2023

    UCLA came into this game on a high horse after defeating crosstown rival USC last week but were brought back to earth losing their final Pac-12 game, 33-7, to Cal. UCLA (7-5, 4-5 Pac-12) played one of their worst games of the year at home against Cal (6-6, 4-5 Pac-12). This loss mirrored their performance a couple weeks ago against Arizona State. It all started during the first drive when starting quarterback Ethan Garbers went down with an injury to his throwing arm. Garbers was replaced by...

  • Clippers are disappointing against Denver and then look good beating Sacramento

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Nov 30, 2023

    The Clippers came up short against the depleted Denver Nuggets losing, 113-104, in front a stunned Crypto.com Arena crowd last Monday then on Wednesday they beat Kings on the road 131-117. Against the Sacramento Kings all five starters scored in double figures. It was a great bounce back game after losing to Denver at home. Against the Kings the Clippers were led by Kawhi Leonard's 34 points and nine rebounds and James Harden's 26 points and six assists. The Clippers also got help from Paul...

  • Turnovers ruin UCLA's Pac-12 finale at home against Cal

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Nov 30, 2023

    UCLA came into this game on a high horse after defeating crosstown rival USC last week but were brought back to earth losing their final Pac-12 game, 33-7, to Cal. UCLA (7-5, 4-5 Pac-12) played one of their worst games of the year at home against Cal (6-6, 4-5 Pac-12). This loss mirrored their performance a couple weeks ago against Arizona State. It all started during the first drive when starting quarterback Ethan Garbers went down with an injury to his throwing arm. Garbers was replaced by Dante Moore. The Bruins were driving down the field...

  • Turnovers ruin UCLA's Pac-12 finale at home against Cal

    Mykell Mathieu|Nov 30, 2023

    UCLA came into this game on a high horse after defeating crosstown rival USC last week but were brought back to earth losing their final Pac-12 game, 33-7, to Cal. UCLA (7-5, 4-5 Pac-12) played one of their worst games of the year at home against Cal (6-6, 4-5 Pac-12). This loss mirrored their performance a couple weeks ago against Arizona State. It all started during the first drive when starting quarterback Ethan Garbers went down with an injury to his throwing arm. Garbers was replaced by...

  • USC men's basketball team lose their first game of the year

    Mykell Mathieu, sSports Reporter|Nov 16, 2023

    The USC men’s basketball team didn’t have enough to stage a comeback late as they were defeated, 70-60, by UC Irvine last Tuesday at the Galen Center on the USC campus. USC came into this game as the No.16 ranked team in the country and struggled in front of a packed Galen Center crowd. “They played a very good game and made some tough shots. But this is more about us. You can't shoot 28% from the field and expect to beat a good team,” USC coach Andy Enfield said after the game. The Trojans played the game without two of their best players...

  • UCLA gets bounce back win by dominating rival USC, 38-20

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Nov 16, 2023

    By On November 11, against Arizona State the UCLA Bruins played their worst game of the year but last Saturday they may have played their best game of the year. What a difference a week can make. The Bruins defeated their rival USC, 38-20, sending last year's Heisman trophy winner Caleb Williams with a loss in possibly his final game at the Coliseum. "I think anybody that's been in this game knows it's unique," said UCLA head coach Chip Kelly after the game. "I've been at other schools in other...

  • Bruins battle the Buffaloes after UCLA destroying Stanford, 42-7

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Oct 26, 2023

    By The UCLA Bruins will take on the Colorado Buffaloes this Saturday at the Rose Bowl at 4:30 p.m. The game will be televised on Channel 7. The game is one of the most anticipated games in UCLA football history because Colorado coach Deion Sanders is coming to town with a rejuvenated Colorado football team. Last year they finished the season with a record of 1-11. In 2023 they are 4-3. The Bruins will take on Colorado after dominating the game against Stanford last Saturday 42-7. The Bruins...

  • UCLA's turnovers ruin any chance of picking up a huge road victory

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Oct 19, 2023

    The UCLA defense had their worst game of the season but the offense's mediocre performance put the defense in tough spots throughout their 36-24 lost to Oregon State. The loss dropped UCLA down to No. 25 in the nation and Oregon State moved up to No. 12. UCLA got down 13-0 early after freshman quarterback Dante Moore threw the first of his three interceptions but the Bruins were able to score 10 unanswered points but with a chance to possibly take their first lead before the half but another...

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