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UCLA men’s basketball is impressive in blowout win over USC

The UCLA Bruins men’s basketball team ended the long regular season schedule with an impressive 90-63 blowout victory over the cross-town rival USC Trojans before 12,018 raucous fans at Pauley Pavilion in Westwood last Saturday. The victory gave the Bruins a 22-9 overall record for the season and clinched a 4th place finish in the […]

Clippers’ Late Season Struggles Raise Playoff Concerns

With just 16 games remaining in the NBA regular season, the Los Angeles Clippers find themselves in a precarious position. Having dropped seven of their last 12 games, they have slipped to the eighth seed in the Western Conference, leaving little margin for error in a tightly contested playoff race. Their current record is 36-30. […]

Kings newcomer Kuzmenko makes a great first impression

Newly acquired Los Angeles Kings 29-year-old Russian left-winger Andrei Kuzmenko, traded to the Kings from the Philadelphia Flyers at the trade deadline on Friday, played in his first game against the St. Louis Blues last Saturday at Crypto.com Arena and seemed to fit right in. He had no practice time and only a brief orientation […]

Culver City High School Spring sports battle opponents and the weather

It’s that time of the year when the weather is high school sports teams’ toughest opponent. Cold weather and rain is a difficult situation to be beat when you are playing outdoor sports like baseball, softball, boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse and when you are competing in track and field meets. Despite the unpredictable weather most […]

LA County Launches ‘Right to Counsel’ Program, in Support of ‘Stay Housed’ – Culver City Crossroads

In a significant step toward preventing homelessness and ensuring housing stability, the Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) launched its Right to Counsel Program, expanding Stay Housed LA to provide legal representation for eligible tenants facing eviction in unincorporated LA County. The program’s launch is especially timely as the region confronts […]

Lakers putting it all together after the Doncic trade

The Lakers made the trade heard around the world a few ago weeks acquiring Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks. After the big trade, Los Angeles suffered two embarrassing losses to the worst teams in the Western and Eastern Conference, the Charolette Hornets & Utah Jazz. The Lakers have now found their way, winning their […]

Mike Battle, USC All-American and National Champion, Dies

LOS ANGELES — Mike Battle, an All-American and a member of USC’s 1967 national championship team, died last Thursday (March 6) in Nellysford, Va. of natural causes. He was 78. Battle, a three-year letterman (1966-68), helped USC with three conference titles and was 26-6-1 in his Trojan career. He played in three Rose Bowls (1967, […]