Prep talk: Can any girls' basketball team topple Ontario Christian, Etiwanda or Sierra Canyon?
<p>Girls' basketball playoffs begin Thursday with the three top Southern Section girls' teams having separated themselves from the other contenders.</p>
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'It fills me': Lakers' Deandre Ayton makes it a special day for kids at camp
<p>It's a special day for the center as his family foundation partners with NBPA and consulates to host a day of activities for youths of Bahamian and Jamaican descent.</p>
L.A. wildfire victims would get mortgage relief under new bill
<p>Legislation by Pasadena Assemblymember John Harabedian would strengthen mortgage relief for L.A. wildfire victims and extend it from one year to three.</p>
Shaikin: 'They are the 900-pound gorilla.' How an opponent views the Dodgers' spending
<p>As MLB owners meet this week to consider a probable push for a salary cap, Bill Shaikin asked Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick what he hears from fans on his team competing with the Dodgers.</p>
Winter Olympics TV schedule: Friday's listings
<p>Friday's TV and streaming schedule and listings for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games.</p>
Ilia Malinin's backflip is a crowd-pleaser. It also might be reviving figure skating
<p>Breaking down Ilia Malinin's iconic back flip and how the favorite for gold in men's figure skating learned the move.</p>
Meet Mystique Ro, the U.S. skeleton star who hates roller coasters and is allergic to ice
<p>American Mystique Ro was terrified the first time she rode a skeleton sled. Now she's one of the favorites to win Olympic gold in the sport.</p>
High school basketball: Boys' playoff scores from Wednesday
<p>CIF City and Southern Section boys' playoff basketball results from Wednesday.</p>
Prep basketball roundup: Sherman Oaks Notre Dame stays hot in Open Division playoff win
<p>NaVorro Bowman scores 25 points in Notre Dame's playoff win over La Mirada.</p>
No. 2 UCLA women extend winning streak to 18 games by routing No. 13 Michigan State
<p>Lauren Betts had 22 points and No. 2 UCLA pushed its winning streak to 18 games by defeating Michigan State.</p>
Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates settle for silver in surprise ice dance finish
<p>The American ice dancing duo seemed unbeatable entering the Winter Olympics, but they stumbled and settled for silver Wednesday.</p>
Instagram boss defends app from witness stand in trial over alleged harms to kids
<p>The head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, testified in an L.A. civil trial over a lawsuit that alleges the company and co-defendant YouTube knew their products were harmful to children.</p>
Warner Bros. Discovery board faces pressure as activist investor threatens to vote no on Netflix deal
<p>Activist investor Ancora urged Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday to engage with Paramount, which has received repeated rejections from Warner in its bid to buy the company.</p>
NBA suspends Isaiah Stewart and three others for their roles in Pistons-Hornets brawl
<p>The same four players ejected during the Pistons' 110-104 victory at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., were later suspended.</p>
Contributor: Is there a duty to save wild animals from natural suffering?
<p>If humans can grow meat in labs, we could feed wild predators and reduce predation in nature.</p>
Picabo Street gave Lindsey Vonn her gloves, but still 'cried all night' before fateful race
<p>Picabo Street gave Lindsey Vonn her old gloves to wear before Vonn's downhill race. But seeing her one-time protégé wearing bib No. 13 made Street very worried.</p>
Wind advisory for Malibu and Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational area for Wednesday – gusts to hit 45 mph
Malibu, Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational area, Ventura County Beaches and Ventura County Inland Coast are under an updated wind advisory which was released by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 3:57 p.m. The advisory is in effect until Thursday Feb. 5, at noon.
Fire Departments Begin $3.2 Million Wildfire Prevention Project in Santa Monica Mountains
Los Angeles and Ventura county fire departments launched a major wildfire prevention initiative Monday in the Santa Monica Mountains, deploying hand crews and 500 goats to clear hazardous vegetation ...
Piano atop Santa Monica Mountains taken down
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (KABC) -- A piano discovered by hikers at the top of the Santa Monica Mountains for a music video shoot has been removed. The group who lugged it to the site brought it back down ...
Sondheimer: These hoop stars have made an impact heading into the playoffs
<p>From the City Section to the Southern Section, players across the Southland have been making a difference this season. A look at some of the best as the playoffs open.</p>