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1+ hour, 57+ min ago (171+ words) Running back Waymond Jordan is coming back to USC for his senior season instead of declaring for the NFL Draft. "I'm coming back for another year because I feel like we left a lot of things on the table," Jordan said in a social media video. "We're coming back for everything and we've got a great thing building here in LA." Jordan, a Hutchinson Community College transfer, rushed for 576 yards and five touchdowns on 88 carries before missing the final six games of the season due to injury. He will likely be the Trojans' primary ball-carrier next season. Eli Sanders is out of eligibility and Bryan Jackson as well as Harry Dalton III both intend to enter the transfer portal, according to reports. King Miller and Riley Wormley are both set to return to USC next season. Trojans quarterback Jayden Maiava,…...

2+ hour, 38+ min ago (21+ words) SYDNEY (AP) " Police say 2 people have been arrested after reports that several people were shot at Sydney's Bondi Beach....

3+ hour, 3+ min ago (757+ words) LOS ANGELES " The No. 1 Connecticut women's basketball team came to L.A. on Saturday and demolished No. 16 USC, 79-51 " and I'm so sorry, UCLA. I watched the Huskies " who came into the nationally televised non-conference showdown as 20-point favorites " run the Trojans out of their own gym and couldn't stop thinking about the No. 4-ranked Bruins. That run ended in a blowout, of course. With the national semifinal loss against " yep " UConn, who beat the Bruins 85-51, including holding them to a nine-point second quarter to match the Trojans' nine-point first quarter Saturday. But while Coach Lindsay Gottlieb's Trojans navigate a season with a roster of newbies and new faces and without the great JuJu Watkins, out recovering from a torn ACL " across town, the Bruins are making one last, heartfelt push for a national championship with the core that's changed the calculus in…...

4+ hour, 22+ min ago (33+ words) California Highway Patrol officers acted as Santa's helpers on Saturday afternoon by distributing gifts to children impacted by the Eaton Fire in January. CHP officers distribute gifts to Eaton Fire victims in Altadena...

4+ hour, 38+ min ago (270+ words) December 13, 2025 / 11:28 PM PST / AP Graham had 25 points and five assists and No. 8 Gonzaga beat No. 25 UCLA 82-72 on Saturday night to improve to 9-1. Ike scored 15 points in the first half, highlighted by a tomahawk dunk with 8:02 remaining that gave Gonzaga a 23-19 advantage. The Bulldogs took their first lead shortly before Ike's dunk on a 3-pointer by Adam Miller, negating a 7-0 deficit. Tyler Bilodeau led UCLA (7-3) with 22 points. He was 4 of 6 from 3-point range. UCLA trailed 45-40 at halftime, then had a 9-0 run " capped by Donovan Dent's layup in transition " to take a 54-53 advantage. The teams traded baskets until the Bulldogs went ahead for good on a 3-pointer by Braeden Smith with 10:37 remaining. That gave Gonzaga a 62-60 lead, and the Bulldogs scored 20 of the final 32 points. Gonzaga could have won by a wider margin if it converted more of its free throws, as…...

4+ hour, 43+ min ago (34+ words) The Democrat is facing challenges from at least three candidates, including former LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass officially launches reelection campaign Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass officially launches reelection campaign...

4+ hour, 49+ min ago (320+ words) December 13, 2025 / 11:16 PM PST / CBS LA Los Angeles County arson investigators are looking into the cause of a fire that destroyed a home in Santa Clarita on Saturday afternoon." The blaze was reported at around 1:15 p.m. at a home in the 29000 block of Flowerpark Drive, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. By the time firefighters arrived, they said that the house was fully involved in flames." They said that a defensive approach was taken to battle the fire because the roof had collapsed." At the same time that firefighters were called to the scene, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies were also dispatched to the property for reports of a "behavioral issue," the department told CBS LA." "It did come in initially as a psychological disturbance within the home," LACoFD Captain Brian Knight. Video from the scene showed the moments…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago (834+ words) December 13, 2025 / 10:41 PM PST / AP Demond Williams Jr. threw three of his four touchdown passes in the second quarter, and Washington had five interceptions as the Huskies kicked off bowl season with a 38-10 victory over Boise State in the LA Bowl on Saturday night. Denzel Boston made a 78-yard TD catch for Washington's first score before Dezmen Roebuck, Raiden Vines-Bright and Quentin Moore caught TD passes for the Huskies (9-4) in the school's fourth victory in its last five bowl games. Coach Jedd Fisch's Huskies had no players opt out of bowl participation from their solid Big Ten roster, and it showed in their overwhelming performance against the Mountain West champion Broncos (9-5). Washington scored 38 consecutive points after yielding a field goal on Boise State's opening drive. "They treated the game as we asked them to, which is a championship game, a championship…...

5+ hour, 26+ min ago (678+ words) CHATSWORTH " Relentless ball pressure and defense powered Sierra Canyon boys" basketball to victory on Saturday. The Trailblazers ran away with the home win in an intersectional matchup with the Bishop O"Dowd Dragons of Oakland. Sierra Canyon won the game 82-37 with over a dozen steals, several blocks, along with a full-court press and defensive tenacity that Bishop O"Dowd had no answers for. The Trailblazers (7-1) set the tone from the jump, with high-press that challenged the Dragons" (7-1) ball-handlers. Sierra Canyon"s baited outlet passes but were quick to swarm the passing lanes and get out in transition. The Blazers had five steals and three blocks in the first quarter alone, while also holding Bishop O"Dowd to just one shot attempt in the first three minutes of play. Senior Brandon McCoy did most of the scoring in transition as he…...

5+ hour, 26+ min ago (254+ words) December 13, 2025 / 10:40 PM PST / AP Morgan Frost scored in overtime and Blake Coleman had a short-handed goal in the Calgary Flames' 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night. Dustin Wolf made 20 saves for the surging Flames. They have won eight of their past 12 games, with Wolf winning his last four starts. Frost finished off a three-on-one break from Jonathan Huberdeau at 1:06 of overtime for his eighth goal of the season, and Calgary took advantage of its reprieve after Anze Kopitar's apparent winner 33 seconds into the extra session was overturned for a kicking motion following a video review. Adrian Kempe scored for the Kings, and Darcy Kuemper made 36 saves. Los Angeles played its 14th game decided in overtime or a shootout out of 21 total one-goal contests this season. The Kings got off to a strong start with Kempe netting his fourth…...