‘She was just a natural.’ High school coach reflects on Diana Taurasi’s career

Long before winning WNBA championships and gold medals, Diana Taurasi was a dominant player who led the Don Lugo High basketball team in Chino. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times) Before she became a record-setting pro basketball player, Diana Taurasi was a young athlete in Chino with big dreams. Her father, Mario Taurasi, was a professional soccer … Read more

Washington Commanders 2025 NFL offseason: Deebo Samuel Sr. addition helps build around Jayden Daniels

2024 season: 12-5, second in NFC East, lost to Eagles in NFC championship Overview: What a season in Washington. Jayden Daniels and the Commanders arrived ahead of schedule in 2024 thanks to a sensational rookie campaign from Daniels that culminated in a trip to the NFC championship game, the franchise’s first since Joe Gibbs and … Read more

NCAA Wins Again as Court Finds Georgia Outfielder Ineligible

Stressing that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in NCAA v. Alston (2021) was “more scalpel than ax,” a federal judge on Friday denied University of Georgia graduate student Dylan Goldstein’s motion for a preliminary injunction to play baseball beyond his four years of NCAA eligibility. Goldstein’s case is similar to other antitrust lawsuits recently brought by college athletes … Read more

Takeaways from the Ducks 6-3 Loss to the Blackhawks

Image The Anaheim Ducks began their March with a home matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks at Honda Center on Saturday. Just a few hours before puck drop, the Hawks traded their number one defenseman, Seth Jones, to the Florida Panthers. Jones was averaging 24:30 minutes per night for Chicago, featuring on their power play and … Read more

NFL scouting combine: Texas’ Isaiah Bond fails to back up prediction of topping Xavier Worthy’s 40-yard dash record

Isaiah Bond failed to beat Xavier Worthy’s NFL scouting combine record 40-yard dash time of 4.21 seconds on Saturday. The Texas wide receiver posted an official best 40 time of 4.39 in his attempt to take the title of fastest man. Meanwhile, Matthew Golden, Bond’s teammate at Texas, posted the fastest time among wide receivers … Read more