Ucla's Stellar Seniors Lead Bruins To Historic Ncaa Basketball Triumph

From Marisa Ingemi: Lauren Betts turned to nan crowd, her hands connected her head, and eyes met pinch nan UCLA family section. She mouthed 1 building doubly earlier she and her teammates rushed nan floor.

“We did it.”

With a 30-point lead by nan extremity of nan 3rd quarter, overmuch of nan extremity of Sunday’s NCAA title triumph was a ceremony of what UCLA had built en way to its 79-51 triumph complete South Carolina.

By nan last buzzer, it was a full-blown party.

“Just winning pinch this team, turning astir and seeing my squad tally to nan tribunal aft nan last buzzer, location is simply a equilibrium of being successful nan moment, but you can’t thief successful nan past mates seconds, it hits,” UCLA constituent defender Charlisse Leger-Walker said. “We were going to beryllium nationalist champions.”

The Bruins’ first NCAA title was a romp from commencement to finish, an inverse of their tourney acquisition a twelvemonth ago. Last season, UCLA’s 34-point nonaccomplishment to Connecticut successful nan semifinal became nan worst nonaccomplishment successful tourney history.

“I conscionable ne'er wanted to consciousness that measurement ever again,” said elder halfway Lauren Betts, who was named nan tournament’s astir outstanding player. “I consciousness for illustration ever since past we’ve really conscionable grown successful our preparation. I consciousness for illustration everyone understood nan moment. Never had to mobility that we weren’t going to spell retired location and beryllium ready. You could show connected everyone’s faces really bad we wanted it. When work called, everyone answered, truthful I’m conscionable really proud of this group.”

UCLA won an AIAW title successful 1978 against Maryland earlier women’s hoops was an NCAA sport.

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UCLA’s triumph is 1 for nan ages

UCLA coach Cori Close lifts up nan WBCA coaches trophy aft nan Bruins’ triumph complete South Carolina successful nan NCAA women’s hoops title crippled Sunday.

(Ronaldo Bolaños / Los Angeles Times)

From Bill Plaschke: It was dominating. It was overwhelming. It was powder-blue pummeling, eight-clap crushing, Westwood wonderful.

It was nan UCLA women’s hoops team needing hardly 2 hours to complete nan struggles of 45 years, a stunningly swarming triumph unmatched successful moreover nan finest of Bruin diversion traditions.

Break retired a caller banner. Make room successful nan Pauley rafters. A caller postulation of heroes is coming home, and they started nan statement early.

For nan first clip since 1978, and nan first clip successful nan NCAA era, nan UCLA women are nationalist hoops champions aft a 79-51 finals blowout triumph Sunday complete favored powerhouse South Carolina.

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Gabriela Jaquez achieves her long-held dream

UCLA’s Gabriela Jaquez celebrates arsenic she cuts down a portion of nan nett pursuing nan Bruins’ triumph complete South Carolina successful nan NCAA title crippled Sunday.

(Ronaldo Bolaños / Los Angeles Times)

From Mirjam Swanson: Gabriela Jaquez, tone-setter. Culture-setter. Scene-setter.

Firestarter.

Elite job-finisher — astir nan rim and successful life.

UCLA’s first NCAA women’s hoops title triumph was much coronation than ballgame, a 79-51 blowout of monumental proportions against perennial powerfulness South Carolina.

Fittingly, it starred 1 of nan members of nan Bruins’ royal family: a Jaquez hooper stealing her opponents’ souls from nan outset.

All Gabs, nary brakes. Going downhill. Smirking gamely each nan while.

“Relentless,” Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley said. “Relentless.”

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Mookie Betts goes connected injured list

The Dodgers placed Mookie Betts connected nan injured database aft learning he suffered a strained correct oblique.

(Terrance Williams / Associated Press)

From Maddie Lee: Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts’ MRI scan Saturday nighttime revealed a strain of his correct oblique. That sealed nan Dodgers’ decision.

The squad put Betts connected nan injured database and recalled Hyeseong Kim from triple-A Oklahoma City connected Sunday greeting earlier an 8-6 triumph complete nan Washington Nationals to complete a three-game sweep.

“Hearing oblique, it benignant of gives you a small thing successful your stomach,” manager Dave Roberts said. “But talking to Mookie, I felt a small much reassured today.”

Betts had popped into Roberts’ agency minutes earlier and reported emotion amended than expected. Betts first felt nan discomfort rounding nan bases to people connected Freddie Freeman’s first-inning double Saturday, according to Roberts, but nan team’s moving mentation is that he strained nan musculus connected a cheque plaything arsenic he worked a locomotion successful his only sheet quality of nan game.

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Lakers suffer without Doncic and Reaves

Lakers prima LeBron James drives to nan handbasket during a 134-128 nonaccomplishment to nan Dallas Mavericks connected Sunday. James vanished 1 rebound short of a triple-double.

(LM Otero / Associated Press)

From Broderick Turner: The Lakers are arsenic shorthanded arsenic they tin be, their move starting backcourt of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves retired pinch injuries astatine a pivotal clip of nan season.

They’re nan violative engines for a Lakers squad battling for nan No. 3 playoff seeding successful a competitory Western Conference.

The 41-year-old LeBron James is now driving nan Lakers, and contempt falling conscionable a rebound awkward of a triple-double, he couldn’t prevention nan Lakers from a 134-128 loss to nan Dallas Mavericks connected Sunday astatine American Airlines Center.

James had 30 points, 15 assists and 9 rebounds. Luke Kennard delivered his first profession triple-double pinch 15 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists.

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Angels conclusion Mariners successful nan 11th inning

Nolan Schanuel follows done connected a sacrifice alert successful nan 11th inning of nan Angels’ 8-7 triumph complete nan Seattle Mariners astatine Angel Stadium connected Sunday.

(Jessie Alcheh / Associated Press)

From nan Associated Press: Nolan Schanuel drove successful automatic runner Adam Frazier pinch a sacrifice alert successful nan 11th inning to assistance nan Angels to an 8-7 walk-off win complete nan Seattle Mariners connected Sunday.

Mariners left-hander Gabe Speier (0-2) walked Zach Neto intentionally to unfastened nan bottommost of nan 11th, and some runners precocious connected Oswald Peraza’s sacrifice bunt.

Schanuel, who grounded into a double play pinch runners connected first and 3rd to extremity nan eighth, lofted a alert shot to near fielder Randy Arozarena, whose propulsion location was disconnected line.

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Kawhi Leonard leads Clippers past Kings

Clippers guardant Kawhi Leonard controls nan shot successful beforehand of Sacramento defender Killian Hayes during nan first half of nan Clippers’ 138-109 triumph Sunday.

(Randall Benton / Associated Press)

From nan Associated Press: Kawhi Leonard scored 26 points, and nan Clippers snapped a two-game skid by beating nan Sacramento Kings 138-109 connected Sunday nighttime to amended their play-in positioning.

Leonard scored 13 points successful nan first 4th arsenic nan Clippers raced retired to a double-digit lead and coasted against a Kings squad playing retired nan drawstring of a mislaid season. Leonard has scored 20 aliases much successful 54 consecutive games.

John Collins added 25 points, and Darius Garland and Kobe Sanders each had 17 for nan Clippers.

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Dodgers backmost successful Toronto

The Dodgers observe aft defeating nan Toronto Blue Jays successful Game 7 of nan 2025 World Series.

(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

From Bill Shaikin: What do you retrieve astir about nan epic, riveting, thrill-a-minute Game 7?

The home run? Which one?

That crazy play astatine nan plate? The rubber-armed starter-turned-closer? The past out?

So galore moments, truthful galore stories that will beryllium told and retold among this procreation of Dodgers fans and passed down to nan next.

As nan Dodgers return to Toronto connected Monday, for nan first clip since conquering nan Blue Jays to seizure nan World Series championship, I wanted to look backmost pinch a peek astatine nan charismatic World Series documentary.

Not truthful fast. Major League Baseball did committee a documentary, as it ever does, but nan movie was not fresh for merchandise by nan clip outpouring training started. The bid was truthful melodramatic that nan convention is looking into options for a high-profile rollout, astir apt astir midseason.

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This time successful sports history

1896 — The first modern Olympic Games statesman successful Athens, Greece. James B. Connelly wins nan first arena — nan hop, measurement and jump.

1936 — Horton Smith edges Harry Cooper by 1 changeable to triumph nan Masters.

1941 — Craig Wood thumps Byron Nelson by 3 strokes to triumph nan Masters.

1947 — Jimmy Demaret wins nan Masters for nan 2nd clip pinch two-stroke triumph complete Byron Nelson and Frank Stranahan.

1952 — Sam Snead wins his 2nd Masters, beating Jack Burke Jr. by 4 shots.

1958 — 22nd U.S. Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Arnold Palmer wins nan first of his 4 Masters titles.

1973 — Ron Blomberg of nan New York Yankees becomes nan first awesome convention designated hitter, successful an opening-day crippled against Boston.

1973 — Roberto Clemente Day, Pittsburgh Pirates discontinue his #21.

1979 — Baltimore head Earl Weaver wins his 1,000th game.

1980 — Gordie Howe completes a grounds 26th NHL season.

1982 — Largest crowd ever to spot a shot crippled successful Minnesota 52,279.

1987 — Sugar Ray Leonard returns to nan ringing aft a three-year layoff to upset Marvelous Marvin Hagler successful a 12-round divided determination for nan middleweight title, becoming boxing’s 10th triple champion.

1991 — Argentine shot prima Diego Maradona suspended for 15 months by Italian League for testing affirmative for cocaine use.

1992 — Duke becomes nan first squad successful 19 years to repetition arsenic NCAA champion pinch a 71-51 triumph complete Michigan’s Fab Five freshmen, nan youngest squad to vie for nan title.

2004 — Led by Diana Taurasi, UConn thumps Tennessee 70-61 for its 3rd consecutive women’s title. This is nan first clip 1 schoolhouse sweeps nan men’s and women’s NCAA hoops crown successful nan aforesaid year.

2008 — Lorena Ochoa continues her power of women’s play pinch a five-shot triumph successful nan Kraft Nabisco Championship.

2008 — Keith Tkachuk scores his 500th profession extremity and adds an assistance to thief nan St. Louis Blues hit nan Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 successful nan play finale.

2009 — Tyler Hansbrough and Ty Lawson thief nonstop North Carolina to a nationalist championship, ending Michigan State’s inspirational tally pinch a 89-72 rout. The Tar Heels return a 55-34 astatine halftime, breaking a 42-year-old title-game grounds for biggest lead astatine nan break and mounting nan people for astir points astatine nan half.

2010 — New Jersey’s Martin Brodeur gets his 600th profession triumph pinch his 2nd consecutive shutout successful a 3-0 triumph complete Atlanta. The shutout is Brodeur’s league-leading ninth of nan play and nan 110th of his career.

2010 — Maya Moore scores 23 points to thief Connecticut rally from a horrible first half to hit Stanford 53-47 for its 2nd consecutive undefeated title play and its seventh nationalist title. UConn (39-0) won its 78th straight, extending its women’s NCAA grounds for consecutive victories.

2013 — Rick Adelman becomes nan eighth coach successful NBA history to triumph 1,000 games erstwhile nan Minnesota Timberwolves hit nan Detroit Pistons 107-101.

2015 — Duke’s prima freshmen — Tyus Jones, Grayson Allen, Jahlil Okafor — move a nine-point shortage into an eight-point lead pinch 1:22 near to grit retired a 68-63 triumph complete Wisconsin for nan Blue Devils’ 5th nationalist title.

2017 — Charley Hoffman finishes pinch nan largest first-round lead astatine Augusta National successful 62 years. Hoffman shoots a 7-under 65 successful nan upwind for a four-shot separator complete William McGirt. That’s nan largest lead since nan 1955 Masters, erstwhile Jack Burke Jr. opened pinch 67 and was 4 shots up of Julius Boros and Mike Souchak.

2019 — Tampa Bay Lightning thumps Boston Bruins, 6-3 successful nan play finale for their 62nd regular play win, tying nan NHL grounds held by Detroit Red Wings.

2025 — Washington Capitals guardant Alex Ovechkin becomes nan top scorer successful NHL history passing Wayne Gretzky pinch his 895th profession extremity successful a 4-1 nonaccomplishment to nan N.Y. Islanders.

Compiled by nan Associated Press.

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