Santa Margarita wide receiver Jack Junker entered the Southern Section Division 1 playoffs with two catches in the final two Trinity League games. “Keep the foot on them,” Santa Margarita interim head coach Steve Fifita roared at his team on the sidelines — attempting to rally his squad that finished 1-4 during an injury-riddled Trinity League campaign. “We’re looking to …
CLEVELAND — The NBA record book will never record that, for a few pulse-pounding minutes in Sunday afternoon’s second quarter, the Orlando Magic looked well on their way to blowing out the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 7 of their first-round playoff series. “Probably the most intense game I’ve played in my life, just with the crowd and the possession-by-possession battles …
For our Ultimate L.A. Bookshelf, we asked writers with deep ties to the city to name their favorite Los Angeles books across eight categories or genres. Based on 95 responses, here are the 13 most essential books of mystery or crime — from Chandler, Hughes, Mosley and Ellroy to Steph Cha and Ivy Pochoda, with some “Helter Skelter” in between. …
CLEVELAND, Ohio — In the cramped, closet of a space otherwise known as the visitor’s dressing room, a 6-foot-10, 250-pound Paolo Banchero was sprawled out over a chair in front of his locker about 75 minutes before a game against the Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. And beyond that, Banchero played his year of college hoops at Duke, of which …
