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>
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High school volleyball: Southern Section boys' playoff results
<p>The CIF Southern Section boys' volleyball playoff results for Friday and updated pairings.</p>
LeBron James leads Lakers' rout of Rockets to close out series
<p>He has 28 points, eight assists and seven rebounds while Rui Hachimura scores 21 to help the Lakers advance to a second-round series against the Thunder.</p>
Prep sports roundup: Birmingham closes in on league title after win over El Camino Real
<p>Birmingham baseball completes a two-game sweep of El Camino Real to move closer to winning the West Valley League title.</p>
Google, Nvidia and other tech titans sign AI deal with the Pentagon
<p>The Department of Defense said agreements with eight companies would help establish the 'United States military as an AI-first fighting force.'</p>
LAPD scrambles to find enough officers to police the Olympics
<p>Los Angeles police officials said at a budget hearing this week they need 6,500 officers available to properly staff the Olympics in 2028, but meeting that goal would require support from other departments or a hiring spree that seems impossible given budget constraints and recruiting struggles.</p>
California gained jobs in March as unemployment rate drops to 5.3%
<p>Despite tech layoffs, California added 28,700 jobs in March, dropping the state's unemployment rate to 5.3%</p>
SoFi Stadium workers threaten to strike if ICE isn't banned from World Cup games
<p>Protestors marched to local FIFA organizing offices in Los Angeles on Friday calling for ICE to be banned from SoFi Stadium during World Cup games.</p>
Spirit Airlines prepares to shut down without a government bailout
<p>Amid rising jet fuel costs and halted government negotiations, the budget carrier Spirit Airlines could face imminent liquidation.</p>
Don't worry, Caitlin Clark says she's OK after injury scare in preseason game
<p>Caitlin Clark checked out after a foul in the third quarter of the preseason matchup between the Indiana Fever and Dallas Wings and didn't return.</p>
Tallest college basketball player in history transferring to UC Irvine from Florida
<p>At 7-foot-9, Olivier Rioux follows in the very large footsteps of former UC Irvine center Mamadou Ndiaye, who was 7-6. Rioux announced he will transfer from Florida.</p>
Consumers sue to block Paramount-Warner Bros. deal
<p>A group of Paramount+ and cable subscribers have filed a lawsuit to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery deal and unwind the Paramount-Skydance merger.</p>
Ex-Dodger Alex Cora's wild roller-coaster departure from the Red Sox explained
<p>Despite his involvement in the Astros' sign-stealing scandal in 2017, ex-Dodgers infielder Alex Cora remains a respected manager who should rebound from the Red Sox firing him.</p>
Right to Party becomes third Kentucky Derby scratch, opening door for Robusta
<p>The latest Kentucky Derby scratch brings Robusta off the also-eligible list, giving trainer Doug O'Neill a second horse in Saturday's race.</p>
This Rivian spinoff is reinventing e-bikes in California with screens, software and swappable seats
<p>The e-bike startup, called Also, was incubated within Rivian before launching publicly last year with a $3,500 flagship product.</p>
Prep talk: Former Hart star Trevor Brown trying to coach West Ranch to baseball title
<p>The former major leaguer has his team in position to win the Foothill League baseball title with a win over alma mater.</p>
Frank McCourt's L.A. Marathon to city: Can you save us half a million dollars?
<p>Frank McCourt's Los Angeles Marathon wants its contract with the city to be restructured so that it can forgo having to make past royalty payments.</p>
Swanson: Nico Iamaleava was labeled selfish. Now the loyal UCLA QB is poised for a Heisman run
<p>Nico Iamaleava was dubbed the poster child for what's wrong with college football. It turns out, he's everything right for UCLA.</p>
California trainers have long shots in the Kentucky Derby hunt
<p>Bob Baffert and Doug O'Neill know the morning line odds are nothing personal. "The sport is all about the horse," O'Neill says.</p>
Robotaxis that violate California rules of the road will soon be ticketed. Here's how
<p>Driverless cars haven't always obeyed the rules of the road but, unlike vehicles with humans behind the wheel, they've gotten away with it. That's about to change in California.</p>