Eric Sondheimer

Brody Thompson, who transferred to Bishop Alemany from Sherman Oaks Notre Dame to play for his dad without moving, was denied immediate eligibility.

With the clocking ticking down . . . 5, 4, 3 . . . and his team down by two points, Brayden Kyman waited for the opportunity to deliver a victory.

Crescenta Valley High basketball coach Shawn Zargarian and senior star son Vaughn, who averages 36.8 points, have overcome struggles to thrive.

There's no slowing Cleveland High's rise in the City Section basketball hierarchy this season.

Cleveland stays in first place in West Valley League with a win over El Camino Real on Wednesday night.

Is there life after Bryce Rainer in Mission League baseball? For four years, he was a prolific performer for Harvard-Westlake before becoming a first-round draft choice for the Detroit Tigers last summer.

Eric Musselman knew well before he took the reins at USC that recruiting the Southland and its wellspring of hoops talent would be essential to his success with the Trojans.

LOS ANGELES — Eric Musselman knew well before he took the reins at USC that recruiting the Southland and its wellspring of hoops talent would be essential to his success with the Trojans.

LOS ANGELES — Eric Musselman knew well before he took the reins at USC that recruiting the Southland and its wellspring of hoops talent would be essential to his success with the Trojans.

For USC, Alijah Arenas' commitment marks the biggest recruiting victory of the Musselman era, the first five-star prospect to endorse the coach's vision in L.A.