Prep talk: Arcadia Invitational set for Saturday at Arcadia High
<p>Olympian Quincy Wilson leads the athletes scheduled to compete at the Arcadia Invitational in the night portion at 5 p.m.</p>
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Lead still haunts yards in Exide battery recycler cleanup zone
<p>A recycler in Vernon melted down pallets of lead-acid car batteries for a century and there is still lead in people's yards after a decade of cleanup.</p>
LeBron James and resilient Lakers defeat Suns, stay in hunt for No. 3 playoff seed
<p>LeBron James leads the Lakers to a 101-73 victory over the Phoenix Suns to keep them in contention for the No. 3 playoff seed in the Western Conference</p>
Max Muncy caps his three-homer night with historic walk-off blast for Dodgers
<p>Max Muncy hits three home runs, including a walk-off blast in the ninth inning to lift the Dodgers to an 8-7 victory over the Texas Rangers.</p>
High school baseball and softball: Friday's scores
<p>CIF City Section and Southern Section high school baseball and softball scores for Friday's games.</p>
Prep sports roundup: Orange Lutheran defeats Norco to win Boras Classic South
<p>Orange Lutheran's excellent pitching carries it to victory over Norco in the Boras Classic South championship game.</p>
Logan Reddemann strikes out 18; No. 1 UCLA wins in 14 innings over Rutgers
<p>UCLA pitchers combine for 30 strikeouts in a 14-inning win over Rutgers, with Logan Reddemann leading the way for the top-ranked Bruins.</p>
Artemis II astronauts safely splash down off San Diego coast after historic moon mission
<p>The Artemis II crew slammed into the atmosphere at more than 30 times the speed of sound, creating a fireball half as hot as the surface of the sun, before splashing down safely off the coast of San Diego.</p>
Rory McIlroy holds largest Masters lead ever through 36 holes after 9-birdie round
<p>Reigning champion Rory McIlroy puts on a stunning short-game performance during the second round of the Masters to take a six-stroke lead into the weekend.</p>
Did you feel it? As Artemis II nears reentry, scientists want to know how far the sonic boom travels
<p>Southern Californians might hear a sonic boom as NASA's Artemis II moon mission reenters the atmosphere off the coast of San Diego Friday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey said.</p>
Blank Street lands on the West Coast
<p>The $500-million coffee chain from New York City will start its California expansion in Beverly Hills.</p>
NBA, college football announcer Mark Jones is leaving ESPN after 36 years: 'Time to move on'
<p>Veteran play-by-play announcer Mark Jones has been a staple on ESPN since 1990. His final broadcast on the network will be Sunday for the Orlando Magic-Boston Celtics game.</p>
Nneka Ogwumike is returning to the Sparks, bolstering the team's push to win now
<p>Nneka Ogwumike left the Sparks to join a franchise in a better position to vie for championships. Her return signals a belief the Sparks can win big again.</p>
How to watch NASA's moon mission splash down off San Diego today
<p>Southern Californians likely won't be able to see reentry or splashdown in person, but NASA will livestream it. Here's what you should know</p>
Prep talk: Palisades' Jake Norr gets two holes in one, shows he's City Section title favorite
<p>The junior standout aces the seventh hole at Woodley Lakes Golf Course on Tuesday and then the fifth hole at Harding Golf Course on Thursday.</p>
Chabria: Wipe out a 'civilization'? Minor stuff compared with what just happened in AI
<p>A real strike on civilization as we know it occurred in Silicon Valley, where a new AI super-brain was locked up because it's too powerful — and unpredictable.</p>
Hiltzik: Trump wants you to invest your 401(k) in crypto and private equity. Should you bite?
<p>Trump is opening the door to risky 'alternative investments' such as crypto and private equity in 401(k) plans. But employers have had good reasons to keep them out of their plans.</p>
Shaikin: Forget Team USA's WBC lineup. The Dodgers' 2026 lineup is baseball's most elite
<p>How does the top of the Dodgers' lineup — Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Tucker, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman — stack up against Team USA's lineup from the 2026 World Baseball Classic?</p>
LeBron James powers shorthanded Lakers to important win over Warriors
<p>With Warriors star Stephen Curry not playing because of injury, LeBron James leads the Lakers to a 119-103 win to stop the team's three-game losing streak.</p>
High school baseball and softball: Thursday's scores
<p>CIF City Section and Southern Section high school baseball and softball scores for Thursday's games.</p>