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High school basketball: Thursday's playoff scores
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
THURSDAY’S RESULTS
CITY SECTION
Animo Bunche 28, Animo Pat Brown 17
Chavez 33, Monroe 4
Collins Family d. CALS Early College, forfeit
Kennedy 65, Van Nuys 34
Marquez 51, Elizabeth 15
Maywood Academy 33, Torres 26
New West Charter 28, University Prep Value 27
Smidt Tech 14, LA Leadership
South East 59, Jordan 31
BOYS
CITY SECTION
Aspire Ollin 42, Annenberg 39
Marquez 74, Elizabeth 38
Middle College 45, Stella 26
Monroe 48, Chavez 25
Poly 79, Grant 46
Port of LA 87, Dymally 77
Sherman Oaks CES 85, VAAS 53
Simon Tech 39, AHSA 26
Sylmar 69, San Fernando 60
Van Nuys 59, Kennedy 57
Westchester 94, University 46
GIRLS
SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
DIVISION 1
#1 Ventura 63, Thousand Oaks 40
#16 Crean Lutheran 44, Orange Lutheran 39
#9 Marlborough 50, El Dorado 39
#8 Rancho Christian 81, Mira Costa 64
#5 La Salle 48, Flintridge Prep 33
#12 Chaminade 52, Claremont 45
#13 Santa Margarita 56, Redondo Union 47
#4 Harvard-Westlake 71, Rialto 45
#3 Moreno Valley 61, Rancho Cucamonga 40
St. Monica 70, #14 St. Anthony 65
#11 San Clemente 80, Valencia 64
#6 JSerra 66, Bonita 39
Riverside King 60, #7 Buena 52 (OT)
Esperanza 56, #10 Westlake 53
#15 Corona Centennial 66, Villa Park 43
#2 Brentwood 80, Heritage 45
DIVISION 2AA
#1 Buena Park 66, Lakewood St. Joseph 59
West Torrance 51, #16 Crescenta Valley 31
#9 Campbell Hall 47, Glendora 45
#8 Portola 57, Camarillo 50
#5 San Juan Hills 67, San Dimas 50
Diamond Bar 57, #12 St. Margaret’s 54
Summit 28, #13 Long Beach Poly 34
Oak Park 58, #4 Oxnard 36
Beckman 52, #3 Crossroads 41
#14 Palos Verdes 51, Valley View 44
#11 Hart 59, San Jacinto 52
South Torrance 46, #6 Shadow Hills 34
Lynwood 66, #7 Los Osos 56
#10 Lakewood 58, Corona Santiago 50
#15 Dos Pueblos 53, Saugus 49
#2 North Torrance 74, Paramount 66
DIVISION 2A
#1 Burbank Burroughs 40, Millikan 12
Village Christian 44, #16 Dana Hills 35
Marina 70, #9 Placentia Valencia 51
Pioneer 56, #8 Oaks Christian 49
Sonora 59, #5 Antelope Valley 47
Torrance 46, #12 Los Alamitos 45
Corona at #13 Rolling Hills Prep
#4 Fountain Valley 48, Bishop Alemany 46
#3 Chino 84, United Christian Academy 44
Corona del Mar 38, #14 Yorba Linda 31
#11 Brea Olinda 49, Fontana 31
Oak Hills 56, #6 Eastvale Roosevelt 46
Trinity Classical Academy at #7 Segerstrom
Notre Dame Academy 57, #10 Canyon Country Canyon 55
La Canada 49, #15 Aliso Niguel 29
#2 Rosary Academy 62, Pasadena 41
DIVISION 3AA
#1 Orange County Pacifica Christian 43, Troy 35
Chaparral 48, #16 Murrieta Valley 45
Santa Fe at #9 Godinez, Friday
Downey 55, #8 Arcadia 47
Mark Keppel 55, #5 Long Beach Jordan 23
#12 South Pasadena 77, Moorpark 48
#13 Oakwood 59, Carter 22
#4 Highland 59, Holy Martyrs 50
Cerritos 60, #3 Lancaster 40
Beaumont 60, #14 California 27
Ridgecrest Burroughs 54, #11 St. Bonaventure 49
#6 Great Oak 58, Grand Terrace 49
#7 Diamond Ranch 67, Rowland 59
#10 Culver City 52, Yucaipa 40
Huntington Beach 45, #15 Immaculate Heart 31
#2 El Segundo 68, South Hills 44
DIVISION 3A
#1 Lawndale 34, Santa Monica 32
#16 Alta Loma 56, Glendale 53
#9 Gahr 56, Yeshiva 25
Shalhevet at #8 Loma Linda Academy
#5 Desert Christian Academy 55, Coachella Valley 42
El Toro 45, #12 Ontario 38
Ramona 66, #13 Hemet 52
#4 Twentynine Palms 50, Pasadena Poly 40
#3 La Serna 34, Santa Ana Foothill 30
#14 Whitney 40, Bishop Amat 37
Eastside 69, #11 Geffen Academy 36
#6 El Rancho 49, Rio Hondo Prep 41
#7 Palm Desert 47, Coastal Christian 34
#10 Temescal Canyon 67, California School for the Deaf Riverside 48
Cantwell Sacred Heart 52, #15 Hesperia 35
#2 Temecula Valley 65, Sierra Vista 50
DIVISION 4AA
#1 Savanna, bye
#16 Laguna Beach 46, Silver Valley 34
#9 Heritage Christian 61, Linfield Christian 49
Irvine 39, #8 Apple Valley 36
#5 Tesoro 44, Hesperia Christian 22
Foothill Tech 48, #12 Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 31
Redlands East Valley at #13 Maranatha
Lancaster Desert Christian 49, #4 Temecula Prep 40
Vistamar 24, #3 St. Lucy’s 20
#14 Westminster La Quinta 51, Silverado 37
Anaheim 64, #11 Santa Clarita Christian 36
Gardena Serra 55, #6 Northview 29
#7 Santa Paula 63, Elsinore 41
Tustin at #10 Canyon Springs
Milken 42, #15 Hawthorne MSA 34
#2 Leuzinger 49, Dominguez 43
DIVISION 4A
Riverside Prep 58, #1 Sherman Indian 40
#16 West Covina 37, Rancho Verde 36
San Marino at #9 Mayfield, Friday
#8 La Mirada 56, Orange 42
#5 Laguna Hills 46, San Jacinto Valley 33
#12 Schurr 43, Temple City 38
#13 Santa Maria Valley Christian 50, Colton 34
University Prep 36, #4 Packinghouse Christian 21
#3 La Palma Kennedy 41, Lucerne Valley 22
#14 Arrowhead Christian 49, Woodcrest Christian 41
#11 Oxford Academy 46, Faith Baptist 43
Nogales 33, #6 La Quinta 31
#7 Warren 53, CAMS 22
Thacher 40, #10 Newbury Park Adventist 38
#15 Pilibos 53, Duarte 52
San Luis Obispo Classical at #2 San Jacinto Leadership Academy
DIVISION 5AA
#1 Loara, bye
#16 San Gabriel Academy 67, Santa Barbara Providence 19
#9 Fullerton 49, Fillmore 20
#8 Hillcrest 53, Adelanto 34
#5 Nordhoff 66, AB Miller 50
Avalon at #12 Westminster
Capistrano Valley Christian 37, #13 Anza Hamilton 34
#4 Costa Mesa 65, St. Genevieve 48
Indian Springs at #3 Environmental Charter
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 69, #14 Thousand Oaks Hillcrest Christian 7
#11 Patriot 62, Acaciawood Academy 6
Perris at #6 Los Amigos
#7 Charter Oak 44, Bell Gardens 37
#10 Santa Ana 41, Carpinteria 37
Western Christian 53, #15 Victor Valley 47
Rancho Alamitos at #2 Redlands Adventist Academy
DIVISION 5A
#1 Riverside Notre Dame, bye
Citrus Hill 49, #16 Riverside Bethel Christian 27
Sacred Heart LA at #9 Rosemead
Desert Hot Springs 64, #8 Excelsior Charter 26
#5 Arroyo Valley 29, South El Monte 28
#12 Banning 51, Edgewood 48
#13 Bolsa Grande 44, Southlands Christian 24
Ganesha 57, #4 Summit View West 15
Pasadena Marshall 48, #3 Mesa Grande Academy 22
Jurupa Hills 48, #14 San Bernardino 25
Mary Star of the Sea 51, #11 Santa Clara 15
Saddleback at #6 La Sierra
Workman 33, #7 Webb 20
Gabrielino 55, #10 Calvary Baptist 21
#15 Villanova Prep 53, NOVA Academy Early College 43
#2 Shandon, bye
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Oba Femi vs Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam is a ‘generational matchup,’ WWE legend JBL says
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Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar’s feud will come to a head at SummerSlam in August, and the showdown has the potential to be WWE’s match of the year.
Femi beat Lesnar at WrestleMania 42 and led to “The Beast Incarnate” deciding to retire – at least for a moment – at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Lesnar made a dramatic return a few weeks later, challenging and beating Femi at Clash in Italy.
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Oba Femi looks on during Monday Night RAW at Allstate Arena on July 6, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois. (Melina Pizano/WWE via Getty Images)
At SummerSlam, Femi and Lesnar will do battle inside a Hell in a Cell.
WWE Hall of Famer John Bradshaw Layfield called the next meeting between Femi and Lesnar a “generational matchup.”
“I’ve never seen anything like Oba – well, I have. I’ve seen Brock,” he told Fox News Digital. “It’s very much the carbon copy of Brock coming in. Brock coming in was like, oh my God, who is this guy? The guy can even talk, and he’s gonna be one of the biggest stars in wrestling. Not only could he talk, he’s a really smart guy. Brock became one of the biggest draws in professional wrestling. He came one of the biggest draws in UFC. It’s an unbelievable story, and now you got somebody who can rival that character.
Brock Lesnar in action against Oba Femi during “Monday Night Raw” at TD Garden on March 23, 2026, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Michael Owens/WWE via Getty Images)
“This Oba Femi comes out with the silly little walk he does. Everyone kinda does it, it’s like The Bushwackers. But the whole arena does it. I was in Vegas and I didn’t want to go to the matches and deal with the traffic and deal with the backstage area, and so I kinda just watched it in a sports bar. I stood in the back where nobody could recognize me, and as soon as Oba came out, the entire sports bar was sitting there doing that Oba Femi dance. The guy is just unbelievably over.
“I really think that somewhere in the NFL this year, you’re going to see an entire NFL arena doing this dance. You’re gonna have somebody like Saquon Barkley or ‘King’ (Derrick Henry) or some of these guys do this dance, and it’s infectious. Once one of them does, one of these great running backs or wide receivers, or somebody scores a touchdown, that’s when I think you’re gonna see entire arenas doing it. I just think Oba Femi is lightning in a bottle and Brock has always been that way. This is, to me, a generational matchup.”
Brock Lesnar and Oba Femi face off during WrestleMania 42: Night 2 at Allegiant Stadium on April 19, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Georgiana Dallas/WWE via Getty Images)
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SummerSlam will take place on Aug. 1 and 2 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Commentary: ‘I don’t want any handouts.’ Amid the Angels’ drought, a starry homecoming for Mike Trout
Mike Trout last played in an All-Star Game seven years ago. It’s crazy, really. The best player of the previous decade, the link that ties Barry Bonds and Albert Pujols to Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani, has not taken an All-Star at-bat this decade.
Injuries, mostly. And he turns 35 next month.
Next week’s All-Star Game takes place in Philadelphia, about 40 miles north of Trout’s hometown of Millville, N.J. Major League Baseball reserves a potential All-Star roster spot or two each summer for distinguished players: Bryce Harper and Justin Verlander this year, Clayton Kershaw last year, Pujols and Miguel Cabrera in past years.
That could have been Trout’s spot this summer: a worthy honor for a three-time most valuable player, a local hero feted on the national stage the Angels have failed to provide him.
“I wouldn’t have done it,” Trout said.
Not even at home?
“It’s an honor to get voted in and represent the American League,” he said. “For me, I don’t want any handouts.”
Trout is an All-Star for the 12th time, the old-fashioned way: He earned it.
Fans voted him into the starting lineup, with the most final-round votes of any AL outfielder. His peers voted him as one of the top three outfielders in the AL.
“It means a lot,” he said. “I’ve been through a lot of hurdles, a lot of adversity. I put some hard work in, and I did not let up. I could have easily got down on myself and not pushed through it and not come back.
“I know what I am capable of. I know I have the confidence to get back to the player I used to be.”
His .874 OPS entering play Thursday ranks second among AL outfielders, a career season for many players. In 11 of his 14 full seasons — all but the previous three — he has posted a higher OPS.
In April, in a four-game series against the New York Yankees, Trout hit five home runs and drove in nine runs.
“Everything was clicking,” he said. “When I first came up, that’s how I felt the whole season.
“Just to be able to get that feeling back, that little spark, to know it’s still in there, it makes you feel pretty good.”
For him, so does playing in Philadelphia. The first time he played there with the Angels, Millville basically closed down for the night, and just about everyone in town boarded a bus to the game. Then Trout had an exceptionally rare experience, a visiting player cheered at the home of the boo.
Mark Gubicza can testify to that. Gubicza, the two-time All-Star pitcher and now the Angels’ television analyst, grew up in Philadelphia.
“I don’t care if you were God himself, if you were wearing a different color uniform, I was still booing you,” Gubicza said. “But he was cheered.”
Still is. Trout is a diehard Philadelphia Eagles fan, with his season tickets not in some climate-controlled luxury suite but along the sideline.
“The players all walk by him and say ‘Trouty!’ ” Gubicza said. “Before they all go out to get their heads beat in, they’re all saying hi.
“He’s not one of those guys that comes there to be seen. He’s going there to root. That’s why they love him: He’s one of us.”
Said Trout: “I know how passionate I am about the Eagles. From my experience as an Eagles fan, it’s just different.
“It’s like win or die.”
It’s not like that in Southern California, where almost no one listens to sports-talk radio, and where a nice day is always a day away.
No one would begrudge Trout for living year-round along the Orange County coast. (OK, maybe Philadelphia fans would.)
Roy Hallenbeck, Trout’s high school coach, remembered visiting years ago on what he called “a perfect day” and asking Trout how he could ever get tired of all that sunshine.
“Yeah, coach, I couldn’t live here,” Trout told him. “‘I need my seasons.”
Trout built a family home near his boyhood home. He built his Trout National golf resort, with a course designed by Tiger Woods, in Millville.
He is as loyal to the Angels as he is to Millville. He appreciates the team that “took a chance on a kid from a little town in southern New Jersey” and signed him to two nine-figure contract extensions.
Trout was the last Angels player to take a postseason at-bat, in 2014. Even amid baseball’s longest playoff drought, he still considers Anaheim a special place, and always will.
“It’s where it all began,” Trout said. “I think the fuel of people doubting us kind of makes it more of a fire for me to try to get back to the playoffs. I think that’s the biggest key for me.
“Could I take the easy way out and just leave? Yeah. But I think — I said this last year around this time, but it’s the same feeling I’ve been having — I really haven’t sat down and talked to anybody about it specifically, but I know there’s a time where, if things change, who knows? I don’t know. But, for me, right now, my focus is on trying to get this club back in the playoffs.”
At the All-Star Game, Trout might well hear Phillies fans beseech him to come play for the home team. However, Hallenbeck said, the hometown folks no longer are as strident in that long-held wish.
“I think the overriding sentiment of most people I talk with, even Phillies fans, is we would all — as people that know him, love him and care for him — love to watch him play relevant baseball in August and September,” Hallenbeck said. “It doesn’t matter where. It doesn’t matter who. Just being relevant late in the season would be something we would all love to see.
“Hopefully, it’s with the Angels. They’ve been so good to him. We’d love to see it there.”
So would we. In the meantime, in the absence of a World Series, Trout deserves to enjoy his homecoming game.
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London descends into disorder as Morocco fans flood streets after World Cup elimination by France
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Public unrest began in parts of London late Thursday night, and it appears Morocco’s exit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup at the hands of France is the reason.
France took down Morocco 2-0, eliminating the African country for the second consecutive tournament, this time in a quarterfinal match.
As a result, many feared Paris would erupt into riots, especially after the chaos that followed Paris Saint-Germain’s UEFA Champions League victory over Arsenal in May.
Instead, images and videos from Edgware Road in northwest London showed police clashing with large crowds as smoke billowed through the streets and debris littered the roadway.
A police vehicle is parked in a road as people from pro-Palestinian activist groups gather near the Edgware United Synagogue during a demonstration against the “Great Israeli Real Estate Event” organized by real-estate agency My Home in Israel, which markets property in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, in London, Britain, June 14, 2026. (Toby Shepheard)
Riot police, equipped with shields and body armor, tried to contain the crowds as they clashed with people launching fireworks and throwing debris. One video also appeared to show an officer down.
KYLIAN MBAPPÉ, OUSMANE DEMBÉLÉ FIRE FRANCE INTO WORLD CUP SEMIFINALS WITH WIN OVER MOROCCO
It’s unknown what happened to the officer who was down on the asphalt or how he was injured.
Fans waved Moroccan flags in the middle of the streets, which held up traffic. Some even jumped on top of vehicles trying to get through the area.
Moroccan fans in the stands before a FIFA World Cup 2026 quarterfinal match between France and Morocco at Boston Stadium July 9, 2026, in Foxborough, Mass. (Richard Sellers/SportsphotoAllstar)
Similar scenes unfolded after Egypt’s World Cup exit, when Argentina rallied for a controversial 3-2 victory that featured several disputed officiating decisions.
Paris, on the other hand, looked more like a city celebrating than one on the brink of a riot. Supporters of both France and Morocco flooded the streets, slowing traffic in several parts of the city.
One video showed horns blasting from cars with French and Moroccan flags out the windows on the L’avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris. Supporters on the side of the road, waving their own flags, joined in on the celebration.
France’s Kylian Mbappé scored his eighth goal of this World Cup, which ties him for the most with Argentina’s Lionel Messi. Ousmane Dembélé also scored in the second half for France in the 2-0 win over Morocco.
It’s the third straight semifinal appearance for France, while Morocco still made World Cup history despite the loss. After becoming the first African country to reach the quarterfinals and semifinals in World Cup history in 2022, Morocco added to that by becoming the first-ever African nation to reach more than one quarterfinal.
Moroccan fans react while attending a watch party for the World Cup round of 8 match between France and Morocco in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 9, 2026. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP)
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Morocco’s exit means there are no more African nations alive in the World Cup. France will be taking on the winner of Spain and Belgium, while England and Norway and Argentina and Switzerland face off in the quarterfinals.
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