WrestleMania 39 final results: Roman Reigns and Edge win, Shane McMahon injured
Cody Rhodes wrestles Roman Reigns for Undisputed WWE universal title at WrestleMania 39 at SoFi Stadium. Reigns won the match. (Ronald Martinez / Getty Images)
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Commentary: Manny Pacquiao’s Hall of Fame-caliber talent was only matched by his longevity
Commentary: Manny Pacquiao’s Hall of Fame-caliber talent was only matched by his longevity Manny Pacquiao has been elected to boxing’s Hall of Fame. And the sun will rise in the East. There was never a doubt. The only question was when he would stop fighting and become eligible. On June 8, in Canastota, N.Y., Pacquiao will … Read more
The Times’ 2024 All-Star high school football team
Record-setting receiver Shane Rosenthal of Newbury Park is lifted up by teammate Joel Gonzalez. (Craig Weston) A look at the Los Angeles Times’ 24-player All-Star high school football team for the 2024 season: OFFENSE Quarterback: Brady Smigiel, Newbury Park, 6-5, 190, Jr. — The Florida State commit passed for 3,591 yards and 49 touchdowns with … Read more
The Times’ All-Star football team: Players of the Year
Long Beach Poly’s DeSean Jackson, The Times’ 2004 player of the year, is tackled by Esperanza’s Mark Santoro on a kick return during a Southern Section Division 1 playoff semifinal. (Los Angeles Times) Winners of The Times’ end-of-the-year award honoring the top player in Southland high school football: Year; Player; School; Pos. 2024; Brady Smigiel; … Read more
Complete coverage: The Times’ 2024 All-Star high school football team
Junior quarterback Brady Smigiel led Newbury Park High to an unbeaten regular season, a Southern Section championship and a regional bowl victory. (Craig Weston) Newbury Park quarterback Brady Smigiel is the Los Angeles Times’ prep football player of the year. A look at the 24-player team plus back of the year, lineman of the year … Read more
The Times’ final top 25 high school football rankings for 2024
Mater Dei’s Tomuhini Topui (52) celebrates with teammate Semi Taulanga after beating De La Salle to complete a 13-0 season. (Craig Weston) A look at the Los Angeles Times’ final top 25 high school football rankings for the 2024 season. Rk. SCHOOL (Rec.); Finish; Previous rank 1. MATER DEI (13-0); SS Division 1 champion, Open … Read more
The Times’ football coach of the year: Guy Gardner of Palos Verdes
Palos Verdes High coach Guy Gardner is The Times’ football coach of the year for 2024. (Steve Galluzzo) The road to a championship usually involves plenty of twists and turns and it’s up to the head coach to straighten things out. Guy Gardner did that for Palos Verdes this season. A year ago, the Sea … Read more
The Times’ football lineman of the year: Tomuhini Topui of Mater Dei
No. 52 Tomuhini Topui of Mater Dei High was a dominating defensive lineman this season. (Craig Weston) Tomuhini Topui, who is 6 feet 3 and 315 pounds, was Mater Dei High’s Great Wall on defense this season. “Everywhere you could be up front, I was there,” he said. The junior was moved around from edge … Read more
Electing Judges–It Takes Wisdom of a Solomon to Make a Choice
Few exercises in American politics are more confounding than the election of judges. That was illustrated vividly in Los Angeles last June when, regardless of county Bar ratings, endorsements and expensive slate mailings, every incumbent was reelected but one–the one who identified herself as “incumbent” on the ballot. The others took care to put their … Read more
Thwarting Voters’ Will on Auto Insurance Reform : Public policy: Insurers, officials, courts still put up roadblocks to Prop. 103, five years after its passage.
Five years ago today, California voters approved Proposition 103, the insurance-reform initiative. After a withering campaign, in which insurance companies spent $60 million against the initiative, most voters assumed that victory at the ballot box meant the battle was over. Instead, the front line merely shifted to the corridors of power and privilege, where lawyers … Read more