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INDIANAPOLIS — Undefeated Oregon pulled off the expected and grabbed the top spot in the College Football Playoff. Underdog Clemson pulled off a last-second stunner and stole one of the last ones. In between, Georgia’s quarterback got hurt, Alabama’s hopes …

STANFORD — For the first time since 2017, No. 1 UCLA will play No. 2 USC for the men’s water polo national title. In the semifinals, the Bruins rallied to beat No. 4 Stanford (22-5) 17-14, improving to 84-92 in …

PALM SPRINGS — Ten people were injured Saturday night on the route of the 32nd annual Palm Springs Festival of Light Parade in downtown Palm Springs. The celebration was held at 401 S. Pavilion Way from 5:45 p.m. to 7:45 …

The scores from the football games Friday and Saturday in the CIF Southern California Regional championships. SATURDAY’S RESULTS DIVISION 1-A Edison 34, Granite Hills 28 DIVISION 2-A Palos Verdes 28, Bakersfield Christian 10 DIVISION 3-A Rio Hondo Prep 28, Poway …

WHITTIER – Last week the Pioneer football team made its first trip to the CIF Southern Section football finals and won the Division 14 title. Darean Bullard #17 of Pioneer Titans recovers fumble by Panorama Pythons and runs for a …

Ian Machado Garry, left, punches Shavkat Rakhmonov in a UFC 310 mixed martial arts welterweight bout at T-Mobile Arena, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Wade Vandervort/Las Vegas Sun via AP) Shavkat Rakhmonov prepares to fight Ian Machado Garry …

By BASSEM MROUE and ZEINA KARAM BEIRUT — The head of a Syrian opposition war monitor said early Sunday that Syria’s President Bashar Assad left the country for an undisclosed location. Rami Abdurrahman of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights …

LOS ANGELES –– The Kings became the NHL’s hottest team by knocking off the heretofore surging Minnesota Wild, 4-1, at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday evening. The Wild had won a league-best five consecutive games entering the match, a string that …

A Los Angeles woman and a Yorba Linda man say laptops they recently ordered and expected to pick up at an Apple store in Glendale were stolen before they could arrive to claim them. Their stories come after two other …

USC assistant coach Quincy Pondexter is seen after an NCAA college basketball game against Washington, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024 in Seattle. (Kevin Clark/The Seattle Times via AP) USC’s Rashaun Agee grabs a rebound during the second half of an NCAA …

Galaxy forward Joseph Paintsil, front, vies for the ball New York Red Bulls defender Dylan Nealis during the first half of the MLS Cup final at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Photo by …

A Pearl Harbor Remembrance event aboard Battleship IOWA Museum in San Pedro took place Saturday Dec. 7, 2024. the event commemorating the valor and sacrifice of those who served at Pearl Harbor incorporated a patriotic and nostalgic atmosphere. Major Billy …

The secret identity of the Disney celebrity that is typically kept under wraps until the last possible moment as a surprise for VIP visitors invited to the annual Candlelight Processional at Disneyland has been revealed for this holiday season. “WandaVision” …

CANOGA PARK — Police asked the public for help Saturday finding the driver of a gray or silver car that struck and killed a pedestrian in Canoga Park. The crash was reported at about 5:15 p.m. Friday, according to the …

EUGENE, Ore. — JuJu Watkins scored 21 points to lead No. 6 USC to a 66-53 win over Oregon in the Big Ten debut for both women’s basketball teams Saturday. Watkins was 6 for 15 from the field, including 3 …

Welcome to the Southern California News Group’s high school football score updates for Saturday, Dec. 7. We will have updates from all of the area’s CIF Southern California Regional championship games. When the games are over, we’ll have game stories, …

INGLEWOOD — Kawhi Leonard tossed a medicine ball. He jumped rope. He then put up shots Saturday at the Clippers’ practice facility, providing a rare glimpse into his progress from a lingering knee issue. The two-time NBA Finals MVP and the …

Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh stood behind a lectern this past week and gave away nothing. He didn’t smile when he entered the press conference room. He did greet reporters with a tepid hello, but as far as providing anything resembling …

iHeartRadio’s 102.7 KIIS FM Jingle Ball concert turned the Intuit Dome in Inglewood into a festive spectacle on Jan. 6, blending a fast-paced showcase of chart-topping artists with moments of holiday cheer. The night unfolded with a high-energy rhythm as …

ATLANTA — The Lakers’ four-game road trip, which ended with a disheartening overtime loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, lasted eight days if you count the days they flew out of and back to Los Angeles on the front …

CARSON — It was the perfect start to the perfect end of the 2024 season for the Galaxy. Within the first 15 minutes, just barely enough time after the pregame festivities, the Galaxy seized control, first with Joseph Paintsil’s opening …

By Audrey McAvoy PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Bob Fernandez thought he’d go dancing and see the world when he joined the U.S. Navy as a 17-year-old high school student in August 1941. Four months later he found himself shaking from …

LONDON — A man died and hundreds of thousands of people in Britain and Ireland were left without power Saturday as high winds and heavy rain battered the region. Gusts of up to 93 miles per hour were recorded as …

By JILL COLVIN NEW YORK — He’s making threats, traveling abroad and negotiating with world leaders. Donald Trump has more than a month and a half to go before he’s sworn in for a second term. But the Republican president-elect …

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK NEW YORK — The gunman who killed the CEO of the largest U.S. health insurer likely left New York City on a bus soon after the brazen ambush that has shaken corporate America, …

Firefighters rescued seven dogs Saturday from a contents fire inside a home in West Hills. A total of 27 firefighters dispatched at 11:23 a.m. Saturday to the 7500 block of Royer Avenue, a few blocks west of Fallbrook Avenue, had …

LOS ANGELES — The Rams hit a small milestone in last weekend’s win over the Saints: For the first time all season, the team had a full allotment of offensive linemen available to them. It wasn’t the Rams’ preseason projected …

UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close has a simple phrase to describe her approach to improvement: Get better. “I always tell our team the answer to every question is ‘get better,’” Close told reporters Friday. “You want more playing time? …

BUFFALO BILLS (10-2) at RAMS (6-6) When: 1:25 p.m. Sunday Where: SoFi Stadium TV/Radio: FOX (Ch. 11)/710 AM; 93.1 FM; 1330 AM (Spanish); Sirius 381, 226 Line: Bills by 4.5 Notable injury designations Bills: QUESTIONABLE: TE Dalton Kincaid (knee), WR Keon Coleman (wrist), TE …

CHARGERS (8-4) at CHIEFS (11-1) When: 5:20 p.m. Sunday Where: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Mo. TV/Radio: KNBC (Ch. 4)/ 98.7 FM, 105.5 FM, 94.3 FM (Spanish) Line: Chiefs by 3.5 Notable injury designations Chargers: DOUBTFUL: LB Denzel Perryman (groin). QUESTIONABLE: …

Ronald Rochon, the newly minted president of Cal State Fullerton, didn’t have a typical sendoff to college. In the late 1970s, his parents dropped him off at Chicago Union Station where he began an 800-mile journey to Alabama to attend …

Ronald Rochon, 64, joined Cal State Fullerton in July. Salary: Rochon’s salary, effective on his start date, was $498,130, according to a CSU chancellor document. His compensation package includes a $1,000 auto allowance and standard benefits for executive classified employees, …

Throughout a winter in which the Angels have been one of the busiest teams in the majors, General Manager Perry Minasian has repeated some version of this sentiment just about every time the team has done anything. After losing 99 …

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers have a big credit card and they’re not afraid to use it. As baseball convenes for its annual winter meetings in Dallas this week, the Dodgers are the latest team ruining baseball. It’s usually a …

Ours is not a country that arrests its journalists. Until it is. Many people say, as the once and future president is wont to intone, you shouldn’t pay any attention to what Donald Trump threatens, only to what he does. …

The new year will bring a new administration, and I’ll be watching to see if President-elect Donald Trump’s team finally puts an end to the worldwide taxation of individual Americans’ income. Fixing this is imperative. It would not only be …

The San Fernando Valley and the San Gabriel Valley are two suburban regions of Los Angeles County that have, shall we say, always have been their own separate entities — and never the two shall meet. The San Fernando Valley, …

It’s December in Los Angeles, but if you just arrived here from Chicago or New York and have never been here before, you may be in shock when witnessing certain plants in full bloom. I saw some Iceberg rose bushes …

Californians have been telling pollsters for some time that they are frustrated with high crime, high taxes, high electricity bills, high gasoline prices, high housing costs and a general feeling that the government wastes our tax dollars. In the November …

By JESSICA DAMIANO Our gardens may be preparing for their winter slumbers, but that doesn’t mean we have to rest: It’s time to make free shrubs! The easiest way to propagate woody plants like dogwood, forsythia, hydrangea, rhododendron and viburnum, …