USC Sports
USC men’s basketball came close to pulling off what would have been the biggest win of the budding Eric Musselman era before losing 68-60 to Oregon.
California
UC chancellors will be paid about $900,000 at Davis and Irvine; a bit less at Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Riverside and Merced; and nearly $1.2 million at San Francisco.
Sports
The Lakers send Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish and two draft picks to Charlotte for center Mark Williams.
Here are some big stories and issues we’ll be following into the new year.
High School Sports
Sophomore Nick Welch Jr. gives Rolling Hills Prep boys’ basketball a center to watch as the team looks to make a playoff run.
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Clippers
The Clippers surged on offense in the third quarter as they defeated the Memphis Grizzlies, who were without Ja Morant.
UCLA Sports
Amid a four-game losing streak, Mick Cronin acknowledges that the Bruins haven’t adjusted well to Big Ten play. Cronin wants to see more fight from his players.
The implosion of the Pac-12 presents the UCSB and the Big West with an urgent choice. The premier baseball conference on the West Coast is no more.