L.A. Times - Sports

Harrison Mevis kicks a 42-yard field goal in overtime as the Rams defeat the Chicago Bears 20-17 in the NFC divisional playoffs to set up a showdown with Seattle.

Kara Dunn scored 29 and key Trojan Kennedy Smith returned from injury, helping USC earn a 83-57 win over Purdue Sunday afternoon at the Galen Center.

Gabriela Jaquez scores 22 points and Charlisse Leger-Walker finishes with 17 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in UCLA's 97-67 win.

Three dynamic players this season began playing on JV teams as freshmen. Schools including Harvard-Westlake and St. John Bosco rely on them for player development.

St. Francis has two sports celebrities in golfer Jaden Soong and 7-foot-4 basketball player Cherif Millogo.

The United Shore Professional Baseball League (USPBL), an independent league based in Michigan, is recruiting players in order to "build the ability to pitch deep into games." Can it be done?

CIF City Section and Southern Section high school boys' and girls' basketball scores for Saturday's games.

Marcus Smart scores 25 points and LeBron James finishes with 20 points, but the Lakers can't overcome Luka Doncic's absence in a 132-116 loss to Portland.

Santa Anita's experiment of placing a similar version of Historical Horse Racing at the race track on Thursday came to an abrupt halt on Saturday afternoon.

UCLA veteran Jordan Chiles scored her first perfect 10 on the vault as a Bruin, setting the tone during a win over Nebraska at Pauley Pavilion Saturday.

Chad Baker-Mazara scores 15 points and Jacob Cofie finishes with 13 points and 15 rebounds in USC's 69-64 loss to No. 5 Purdue.

The Bruins lack offensive support for Tyler Bilodeau, who has 30 points, have defensive lapses and get crushed on the boards by the Buckeyes.