Tag: Sports

Boogie Ellis Scores 28 as USC Hangs on to Defeat Arizona State

Boogie Ellis scored 28 points and Southern California avoided a collapse to hold off visiting Arizona State, 68–65, Saturday, March 4, in Los Angeles. USC (22–9, 14–6 Pac-12) built a 14-point lead with 6:23 remaining in regulation, capitalizing on Arizona State’s shooting struggles. The Trojans held the Sun Devils to 19-of-65 on field-goal attempts, including…


Shiffrin’s Quest for Win 86 Moves to Stenmark’s Sweden

KVITFJELL, Norway—Mikaela Shiffrin’s quest to tie Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark’s record of 86 career World Cup victories now moves to his home country. Shiffrin’s next race is a giant slalom in Are on Friday, as the American skier seeks one victory to match Stenmark ‘s total on the all-time overall winners list—between men and women….


No. 4 UCLA Beats No. 8 Arizona 81–73, Goes 17–0 at Home

LOS ANGELES—The final buzzer sounded and the party was on at Pauley Pavilion. Jaime Jaquez Jr. rushed into the student section, his shaggy damp hair stuck to his face, and started bobbing up and down. He and his teammates celebrated with the fans after No. 4 UCLA beat eighth-ranked Arizona 81–73 on Saturday night to…


Late Goals Lift Kings Over Blues, 4–2

Gabriel Vilardi scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 3:03 left, and the Los Angeles Kings held on for a 4–2 win against the visiting St. Louis Blues on Saturday night, Mar. 4. Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist, Carl Grundstrom and Adrian Kempe also scored and Joonas Korpisalo made 24 saves in his…


Chase Elliott out of NASCAR Indefinitely After Tibia Surgery

LAS VEGAS—Chase Elliott is out indefinitely after undergoing a successful three-hour surgery to repair a fractured tibia, Hendrick Motorsports general manager Jeff Andrews said Saturday. Andrews said there was no timeline on when the star NASCAR driver would return. Elliott injured his left leg Friday while snowboarding in Colorado. Josh Berry will drive the No….


Skier Shiffrin Locks Up Overall Title, Still Chases Win 86

KVITFJELL, Norway—American skier Mikaela Shiffrin accomplished what she called “the big, big goal for me this season.” But it wasn’t a record-tying 86th career victory. Shiffrin on Saturday locked up her fifth overall World Cup title, widely regarded as ski racing’s biggest prize, by tying for fifth place in a downhill. “That’s really amazing. That…


Motor Racing-Alonso Says His Aston Martin Is ‘Too Good to Be True’

MANAMA—Fernando Alonso hailed the performance of his Aston Martin as “too good to be true” after qualifying fifth for his first race with the team at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The double Formula One world champion and veteran of 355 races was also fastest in second practice on Friday and Saturday’s final session. The…


Alonso Says His Aston Martin Is ‘Too Good to Be True’

MANAMA—Fernando Alonso hailed the performance of his Aston Martin as “too good to be true” after qualifying fifth for his first race with the team at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The double Formula One world champion and veteran of 355 races was also fastest in second practice on Friday and Saturday’s final session. The…


Medvedev Beats Rublev in Dubai for Hard-Court Hat-Trick

Daniil Medvedev continued his impressive form with a win 6-2 6-2 over compatriot Andrey Rublev in the Dubai Tennis Championships final on Saturday, claiming his third title in three weeks. Defending champion Rublev, bidding for a second straight title in Dubai, was unable to put up much resistance as he did not have a single…


Jaquez Siblings Helping UCLA Men, Women Succeed on Court

LOS ANGELES—Jaime Jaquez Jr. is having the type of senior season at UCLA most players dream about. The 6-foot-7 guard/forward led his team in scoring and rebounding as the fourth-ranked Bruins captured their first outright regular-season Pac-12 title since 2013. What has made the year even more enjoyable is that he isn’t the only Jaquez…