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Trans athletes face intense efforts to sideline them. These California teens are resisting

<p>Several California teenagers have found themselves at the center of an intense national debate around transgender kids participating in school sports. They aren't backing down.</p>

Records, proposals and controversy: The legacy of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games

<p>The Milan-Cortina Games created a stunning Italian backdrop for an Olympics that saw records fall, golden performances and a some Shakespearean-like drama.</p>

Statue outside Lakers' arena is another first for Pat Riley, the consummate coach

<p>The brains behind the Showtime Lakers guided the team to seven NBA Finals and four titles in nine seasons. Sunday he becomes the first coach to get a statue.</p>

High school soccer: Saturday boys' and girls' playoff scores

<p>Scores for Southern Section and City Section soccer playoff games.</p>

High school basketball playoffs: Boys' and girls' Saturday scores

<p>CIF City and Southern Section boys' and girls' Saturday playoff basketball scores.</p>

LAFC kicks off season with shutout of reigning champion Inter Miami at Coliseum

<p>Reigning MLS champion Inter Miami and star Lionel Messi had no answers as LAFC rolled to 3-0 win Saturday night at the Coliseum.</p>

The basketball team with no school: Facing an uncertain future, Antelope Valley played on

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Thirty minutes before Friday’s first-round NAIA national tournament game, Jordan Mast discussed the scouting report one final time. The University of Antelope Valley coach went ...

Western San Gabriel Mountains/Highway 14 Corridor and Antelope Valley Foothills under a winter weather advisory

Western San Gabriel Mountains/Highway 14 Corridor, Western Antelope Valley Foothills and Eastern Antelope Valley Foothills were placed under a winter weather advisory by the National Weather Service on Friday at 3:15 a.m. The advisory is in effect until 7 a.m.

Winter storm warning active for Western San Gabriel Mountains/Highway 14 Corridor and Antelope Valley Foothills

Western San Gabriel Mountains/Highway 14 Corridor, Western Antelope Valley Foothills and Eastern Antelope Valley Foothills are the focus of an updated winter storm warning released at 11:49 a.m. on Thursday by the National Weather Service. The warning is in effect until Friday Feb. 20, at 7 a.m.

Freeze warning issued for Antelope Valley Foothills and Cuyama Valley for Saturday — temperatures to drop to 26

Western Antelope Valley Foothills, Eastern Antelope Valley Foothills and Cuyama Valley are included in an updated freeze warning issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 1:07 a.m. The warning is in effect until 9 a.m.

Girls' basketball playoffs: Etiwanda to face Sierra Canyon in Open Division semifinal

<p>Etiwanda, Sierra Canyon, Ontario Christian and Sage Hill reached the Southern Section Open Division semifinals on Saturday night.</p>

Donovan Dent channels Tyus Edney, lifts UCLA to stunning OT win over No. 10 Illinois

<p>UCLA rallied from a 23-point first-half deficit to score earn a 95-94 overtime win against No. 10 Illinois on Saturday night at Pauley Pavilion.</p>

City Section playoff basketball: Sho Evans helps Cleveland beat Fairfax in overtime

<p>Cleveland High rallied to earn an overtime win against Fairfax in the City Section Open Division semifinals Saturday, but Palisades remains the team beat.</p>

Bodies of all 9 skiers killed in devastating avalanche recovered by authorities

<p>California search-and-rescue teams have recovered the bodies of all nine missing skiers killed in a devastating avalanche in a remote region of Sierra Nevada</p>

Jacob Bridgeman has six-shot lead heading into final round at Genesis Invitational

<p>The 26-year-old from South Carolina carded his second consecutive round of 64 and has a comfortable lead over Rory McIlroy after three rounds at Riviera Country Club.</p>

USC basketball fumbles lead, suffers devastating loss to Oregon

<p>The USC men's basketball team led by six with 70 seconds left, but the Trojans picked up a crushing loss to struggling Big Ten team Oregon Saturday.</p>

Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets his work in during Dodgers' Cactus League opener as WBC looms

<p>Yoshinobu struck out three and gave up one earned run while recording five outs and then said after his outing he would pitch once more before departing for the WBC.</p>

Prep baseball/softball roundup: Norco duo of Dylan Seward, Jordan Ayala leads 9-0 win

<p>Junior Dylan Seward and sophomore pitcher Jordan Ayala delivered for the Cougars in a shutout of Great Oak on Saturday.</p>

Snoop Dogg embraces NBC Olympic ambassador of joy role as Games shift to his hometown

<p>Snoop Dogg enjoys spreading cheer at the Olympics on behalf of NBC and has big goals for 2028 when his hometown hosts the Games.</p>

UCLA to play 2026 football season at Rose Bowl as lawsuit continues

<p>UCLA coach Bob Chesney and the Bruins will play the 2026 football season at the Rose Bowl while litigation continues over the school's right to move to SoFi Stadium.</p>