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LOS ANGELES – The standards do not change, even as UCLA’s women’s basketball Bruins continue to stack victories and remain the hunted.They will be No. 1 in the AP poll for the 10th straight week – a record for a Big Ten team – after Sunday’s 79-53 conference victory over Minnesota, a tight game that turned into a rout thanks to a 20-6 Bruins run inside the final 7:06.But no, the bar hasn’t been raised. It was always high.This is what coach Cori Close said during a halftime interview over Pauley Pavilion’s loudspeakers, with her team holding a 33-28 lead:…

By Kim Chandler and Gary Fields | Associated PressTUSKEGEE, Ala. — The tails of the Alabama Air National Guard’s F-35 Lightnings are painted red, like those of the Guard’s F-16s before them. It’s an homage to the famed Alabama-based unit of the Tuskegee Airmen, who flew red-tailed P-51 Mustangs during World War II.The squadron, which trained in the state, was the nation’s first to be comprised of Black military pilots, shattering racial barriers and racist beliefs about the capabilities of Black pilots. Their success in combat paved the way for the desegregation of the U.S. military, a story that is…

LOS ANGELES — Yes, that really happened.In the span of just a little over an hour, the Lakers went from playing one of their best games of the season against the New York Knicks on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, and looking like a team worth investing in led by the All-Star tandem of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, to quickly pivoting with the franchise’s direction.The Lakers not only stunned the NBA in a way only few organizations could by acquiring five-time All-Star guard Luka Doncic in a trade that sent 10-time All-Star big man Anthony Davis to the…

By Josh Boak | Associated PressPALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump said Sunday that Americans could feel “some pain” from the emerging trade war triggered by his tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China, and claimed that Canada would “cease to exist” without its trade surplus with the United States.The trade penalties that Trump signed Saturday at his Florida resort caused a mix of panic, anger and uncertainty, and threatened to rupture a decades-old partnership on trade in North America while further straining relations with China.“Canadians are perplexed,” said the country’s U.S. ambassador, Kirsten Hillman. “We view ourselves as your…

By Ellen Knickmeyer | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they refused to turn over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s government-inspection teams, a current and a former U.S. official told The Associated Press on Sunday. Members of Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, eventually did gain access Saturday to the aid agency’s classified information, which includes intelligence reports, the former official said. Musk’s DOGE crew lacked high-enough security clearance to access that information, so the two USAID security…

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…