With 87 newcomers to his team, head coach Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes (‘Buffs’) shocked 17th-rank TCU, beating them 45-42. You remember Texas Christian University- the school that played in last season’s College Football Playoff National Championship game against the Georgia Bulldogs.
On Saturday, the sixth-ranked USC Trojans continued their winning ways, routing the Nevada Wolf Pack 66-14 at the L.A. Coliseum.
The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation celebrated “10 Years Reimagined” during this year’s Blue Diamond Gala.
Robert Icart has been running the Basketball Training Institute (BTI) College Prep Basketball Club for 25 years, helping 600 students attend college. BTI has gotten 35 students into the Ivy Leagues and eight into the NBA. Other students went into careers in various fields including law and healthcare.
At the 2023 World Track and Field Championships, HBCU talent was well represented. Former Johnson C. Smith University sprinter Danielle Williams competed and came out victorious for Jamaica winning the women’s 100-meter hurdles.
Sha’Carri (pronounced Sha-Kerry) Richardson, former LSU track and field star, is a force of nature, and she knows it.
King/Drew senior Sadiq Henry is a dual sport athlete who was team captain of the Golden Eagles football team during it’s inaugural season. He noted how the skills from football and basketball give him a competitive edge.
On 2.8.24, fans can forever pay tribute to beloved Lakers Legend and five-time champion Kobe Bryant. The Los Angeles Lakers and Vanessa Bryant announced today that they will unveil Kobe Bryant’s bronze statue at Star Plaza outside of Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 8, 2024, prior to the Lakers’ home game that evening.
The Angel City Football Club (ACFC) secured a 2-1 victory over the OL Reign, edging up their overall record 5-6-6.
It was a beautiful day for Trojan football as the team entered the United Airlines Field at the LA Memorial Coliseum, ranked #6 in the AP and Coaches polls for the 23/24 football season.
The Inglewood Sentinels routed a young Dorsey Dons football team 44-6. This game marks the first win of the season for the Sentinels, they fell to the Carlsbad Lancers 29-6 on August 18.
The Los Angeles Sparks defeated the undermanned Phoenix Mercury 91-62. This extends the Sparks’ winning streak to five; they are currently ranked eighth in the league.
Glenn Gray became a Little League coach when his then eight-year-old son’s coach left midseason. By the next season, Gray became coach of his own Little League team and 43 years later, he and his team are still going strong.
The recent success of the South African women’s soccer team at the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand has placed emphasis on the unfair pay the team receives compared to the men’s team.
Jalen Coleman recently graduated from Wiseburn-Da Vinci high school and will attend Temple in the fall to study sports management. His athletics, academics, and community outreach efforts would earn him the 2023 Build a Better Future Scholarship and the Footlocker Scholar Athlete Scholarship.