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The final week of the 2024-25 high school basketball season has arrived.And while many league champions already have been crowned, a handful of titles will be up for grabs over the next three days.Here are some of the important games to watch this week.Centennial Josh Agboshoots over Roosevelt’s Brayden Burries during a Big VIII League boys basketball game in Eastvale on Jan. 16, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)MONDAY’S TOP GAMESMoreno Valley at Rancho Christian girls, 6:30 p.m. — The top two girls teams in Riverside County square off for the second time. The first was a classic, with…

Lucy Olsen scored 15 of her 28 points in the fourth quarter as Iowa stunned No. 4 USC 76-69 in a Big Ten Conference women’s basketball game on Sunday before a boisterous home crowd of 14,998 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa started fast with a big early lead and finished strong behind Olsen to hand USC its first loss since Nov. 23. USC (19-2, 9-1) trailed 18-1 to start the game before sophomore JuJu Watkins rallied the Trojans in the second quarter. Her steal at halfcourt and layup to beat the buzzer gave USC a 29-28 lead…

Here are the latest IE Varsity boys basketball rankings for the 2024-25 season.Records are through Saturday, Feb. 1.IE VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL RANKINGS1. Roosevelt (26-2)The Mustangs knocked off Norco to reach the Big VIII League’s tournament title game.Previous ranking: 12. Rancho Cucamonga (22-7)The Cougars rolled past Los Osos to advance to the Baseline League tournament final.Previous ranking: 23. Etiwanda (17-10)The Eagles defeated Damien for a second time to reach the Baseline League title game.Previous ranking: 34. Centennial (14-15)The Huskies held off crosstown rival Santiago to advance to the Big VIII League final.Previous ranking: 45. Rancho Christian (15-11)The Eagles look to win…

The tragic Los Angeles area wildfires have prompted thorough newspaper reporting, but they also have resulted in clickbait nonsense.The most vapid piece we’ve seen comes from the Washington Post, which despite its headquarters 2,700 miles away, recently published a piece on L.A.-area rental price gouging.The headline is stark: “Rent rose by 20 percent across LA County after fires. That’s illegal.” Well, that’s not necessarily so. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order applying anti-price-gouging rules to landlords throughout L.A. County. They are indeed forbidden from raising rents 10% or more above what they previously were charging.The newspaper “analyzed the prices…

Here are the latest IE Varsity girls basketball rankings for the 2024-25 season.Records are through Saturday, Feb. 1.IE VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL RANKINGS1. Ontario Christian (25-1)The Knights capped the regular season with a nonleague victory over Lynwood.Previous ranking: 12. Etiwanda (21-4)The Eagles knocked off Rancho Christian in nonleague action Saturday evening.Previous ranking: 23. Moreno Valley (21-6)The Vikings can clinch the Ivy League title outright Monday at Rancho Christian.Previous ranking: 34. Rancho Christian (20-7)The Eagles look to avenge a previous 82-79 loss when they host Moreno Valley.Previous ranking: 45. Rialto (21-4)The Knights scored an impressive nonleague victory over Sage Hill on Saturday.Previous…

Today marks the birthdate of Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum, best known to the world as Ayn Rand.A tenacious champion of capitalism and limited government, Rand provokes strong reactions from her supporters and detractors alike. Her legacy is polarizing to be sure, but there is no doubting her influence on the American right and the libertarian movement.Rand was born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1905, witnessing the tremendous upheaval caused by war and the communist revolution firsthand.In 1926, she immigrated to the United States and pursued the classic American dream of becoming a screenwriter in Hollywood. Though she had limited success on…

We celebrated New Year’s Eve, and many of us awoke the next day, resolved to make sweeping changes: get in shape, advance our careers, spend more time with loved ones. Yet, as life picks up its usual pace, these resolutions often fade into the background by February. Why? The guilt is often a lack of intentional planning. Resolutions built on inspiration alone, and without clear strategy and structure, are bound to fail.This year, let’s try something different. Rather than a list of lofty, vague ambitions, set yourself up for success by crafting an actionable plan. Here’s how to reflect, strategize,…

Elgin, West. Kareem, Magic. Shaq, Kobe. LeBron … Luka?Luka Doncic? For Anthony Davis?LUKA DONCIC!? FOR ANTHONY DAVIS!?What in the ridiculous fantasy basketball trade offer?!How ’bout them Lakers, though?A season ago, they couldn’t be bothered to even lay down a bunt at the trade deadline.A year later, they opened February by going Freddie Freeman on ’em.To be fair, the Dallas Mavericks put it on the tee, reportedly shopping their 25-year-old generational superstar, global icon and transcendent talent like he was a role player who might help fill a need and not the guy who will keep the Lakers relevant for years…

RANCHO CUCAMONGA — Etiwanda girls basketball coach Stan Delus fully expected Rancho Christian to push the pace Saturday night.It turned out not to be a problem for Etiwanda.Etiwanda’s Grace Knox #23 reaches for the ball in the nonleague girls basketball game against Rancho Christian on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 in Rancho Cucamonga. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG) Etiwanda’s Grace Knox #23, Shaena Brew #5, Aliyahna Morris #25 and Kelis Hawkins #5 are honored before their basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 in Rancho Cucamonga. Knox and Morris have been awarded the Macdonald All American award. (Photo by Anjali…

ARCADIA — In the three months since Citizen Bull completed his 2-year-old championship season, other horses had come along to raise doubts about whether this imposing-looking colt really is the top Kentucky Derby prospect – even in his own barn.Saturday, Citizen Bull returned to remind handicappers who’s No. 1.Outrunning trainer Bob Baffert’s expectations for a comeback race, an eager Citizen Bull carried jockey Martin Garcia to the early lead and went on to 3 3/4-length victory in the $200,000, Grade III Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita.Second was Rodriguez, one of the Baffert stablemates whose January races had taken…