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“Put him in coach!” At the end of Cerritos College's bench was Kade West, a 20-year-old who is deaf and autistic. He was silently pleading to play in his first game. Coach Russ May let him play the final 2 minutes of a rout. But the story took a turn.
The Sports Report: Here’s your first-round NCAA men’s tournament schedule
The Trojans were picked to finish ninth in the Pac-12’s preseason poll, but @USCWBB will dance into the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2014.
Austin Ekeler seeks permission from Chargers to speak to other teams
The CCCAA suspended May for a game. Cerritos was ordered to forfeit the victory. And Kade was temporarily stripped of his uniform. The extra loss cost the Falcons a first-round bye in the postseason tournament.
The report from an Atlanta law firm revealed a years-long series of attempts by Claudio Reyna to influence his son’s treatment by U.S. Soccer, behavior investigators called “inappropriate,” “bullying,” and “mean-spirited.”
The ending never changes. Tyus Edney’s shot always goes in. Derek Grimm’s regrets never go away. What's the flip side of one shining moment? @latbbolch got Grimm's answer.
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They made this Kobe Bryant jersey out of flowers at Michael Jordan’s birthday party in Chicago.
BREAKING: Tyler Skaggs had fentanyl and oxycodone along with alcohol in his system when he was found dead, according to a toxicology report
Jared Dudley on the Clippers-Lakers rivalry: “It’s huge. It’s a good rivalry. It’s a little fun. It’s not like a serious rivalry. It’s not like they they have any banners hanging up. Trust me, I would know, I played for them.”
SoFi Stadium, the new 70,000-seat home of the Rams and Chargers is 85% complete and on schedule to open in late July. At an estimated cost of $5 billion, it ranks as the priciest venue in NFL history. @LATimesWharton toured the facility:
Did Dodgers lose to sign-stealing cheaters in back-to-back World Series appearances?
After being diagnosed with stage 4 intestinal cancer, Danny O'Fallon, coach of the Roybal boys' varsity basketball team, never considered giving up
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