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Irvine football coach Tom Ricci retiring after eight seasons leading Vaqueros

Tom Ricci leads the Vaqueros onto the field before a game in 2025. (PHOTOS: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Irvine football coach Tom Ricci said Monday he is retiring after coaching high school football for more than 30 years in Orange County. Ricci, 56, spent the last eight...

Irvine, CA · 23h

Porterville Recorder

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Senior leadership carries Spartans into state playoffs

The road to a state title begins today for Strathmore High School volleyball, as the No. 4 Spartans (25-9) host No. 13 Arroyo (12-12) of El Monte at 6 p.m. in the first round of the CIF State Southern Regional Division V championships. Ticket are available only through gofan.co General...

Strathmore, CA · 1d

Writing Illini

Illinois football vs. UCLA: How to watch, odds, injuries, weather, announcers, & more

Illinois football has a chance to knock off a top 10 opponent in UCLA on Friday night.

Champaign, IL · 1d

Los Angeles Times

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High school football: Southern Section playoff schedule

Division-by-division list of the upcoming CIF Southern Section high school football playoff games.

Los Angeles, CA · 2d

Bring Me The Sports

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P.J. Fleck's reasoning for fourth-quarter punt against UCLA is even more absurd than the decision itself

P.J. Fleck made a handful of questionable decisions on Saturday.

Minneapolis, MN · 3d

Los Angeles Times

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How the top 25 high school football teams in the Southland fared this week

A look at how the top 25 high school football teams in the Southland fared this week in the playoffs.

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Essentially Sports

Big Ten Broadcast Catches JuJu Watkins in Disbelief After Making Career-High Mark Against Utah State

It took JuJu Watkins just two games to set a personal best and achieve a mark not seen in the NCAA in 25 years. Watkins dropped a double-double of 32 points and 16 rebounds to lead USC to a comprehensive 118-40 win. While Watkins breaks records regularly, she was a little surprised when told about a stat she registered. “Oh wow, I didn’t even know that,” Watkins said during the on-court interview after the game, when the reporter told her that her 16 rebounds were a career high. And this wasn’t the only remarkable feat Watkins achieved on the night. “In just her 2nd game back, JuJu Watkins bec...

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Pirate Football to Host Pacific Coast Bowl Nov. 14

For the 15th straight season under head coach Steve Mooshagian, the Pirate football team has qualified for post-season play. Ventura will host the 2026 Scooter's BBQ Pacific Coast Bowl on Saturday Nov. 14 against Pasadena. Kickoff against the Lancers is scheduled for 5:00 pm at the VC Sportsplex. After a...

Ventura, CA · 2d

ocsportszone.com

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Top seeded Segerstrom moves on to CIF Division 8 quarterfinals with home victory

Segerstrom’s Adrian Cervantes heads to the end zone for a touchdown. (Photos courtesy Mark Bausman, For OC Sports Zone). Segerstrom’s football team, top-seeded in the CIF Division 8 playoffs, captured a 34-17 victory over South Pasadena Friday night in an opening round game at Segerstrom. The Jaguars (6-5)...

Santa Ana, CA · 3d

FanSided

Updated Big Ten power rankings after Oregon shocks Ohio State, UCLA rolls past Minnesota

Oregon just made the Big Ten title game race a lot more interesting after taking down Ohio State on the road.

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VC Star | Ventura County Star

Third-quarter slump dooms Del Sol football in postseason debut

The first taste of playoff football for the Del Sol High football program was the bitterness of defeat. Montebello scored four second-half touchdowns — three in the third quarter — to snatch away the game, securing a 49-24 win over the Jaguars in a CIF-Southern Section Division 13 first-round game on Friday, Nov. 6, in north Oxnard. “Every game, we have had a nightmare quarter,” Del Sol head coach James Nelson said. “I told the coaches at halftime, ‘One of us is going to pull away.’ … Unfortunately for us, it was them.” It was the playoff debut for a program in its second varsity season, four years after opening its doors to students in 2023. The Jaguars finished its sophomore season 4-7 after going 0-10 last year. More: Check out the scores from high school football playoff openers A tearful Nelson bid farewell to the Jaguars’ senior class after the loss. “We built Del Sol together,” Nelson said. “I have never been that emotional after a game as a coach. It really feels like back to when I played my last game. That’s how my heart feels right now.” Explosive plays, particularly those generated by Montebello star receiver and

Montebello, CA · 3d

uscannenbergmedia.com

No. 21 USC basketball survives Wichita State upset bid

This article was updated with quotes on Nov. 9, 2026 at 12:24 p.m. It was the Rodney Rice and Alijah Arenas show on Sunday, as the senior and sophomore guards scored a combined 62 points to propel No. 21 USC to its second win of the season over Wichita State University at the Tahoe Blue Event Center in Stateline, Nevada.

CBS Sports

College basketball rankings: UCLA holds firm in Top 25 And 1 as star freshman Nikola Kusturica shines

UCLA's Nikola Kusturica, just like Duke's Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje and Texas' Marcus Spears Jr., is a 17-year-old freshman who is so young that he will not be age-eligible for the 2027 NBA Draft. That's why the 6-foot-9 forward signed a multi-year agreement in July with the Big Ten school, and this is all terrible news for every coach in the conference not named Mick Cronin, especially after what Kusturica did late Friday in a 114-63 win over North Florida.

nevadasportsnet.com

Murray's AP Top 25: UCLA with a stellar start to the season while Purdue stumbles

Nevada Sports Net columnist Chris Murray is one of 62 voters in the college basketball AP Top 25 poll. Here is a look at his ballot this week. * UCLA: In a matchup of former Pac-12 teams, UCLA knocked off Arizona in the season opener for both teams. Bruins coach Mick Cronin could use a big season after three straight campaigns falling short of the Sweet 16. So far, so good. After UCLA’s 84-75 win over Arizona, the Bruins drubbed North Florida, 114-63. They moved from unranked to 10th on my ballot. Kentucky also went from unranked to ranked, slotting in at No. 25 after beating Manhattan (85-57) and James Madison (89-80).

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Illinois opens as double-digit underdog against undefeated UCLA

UCLA is a -385 favorite on the moneyline, while Illinois sits at +310. The over/under is set at 45.5 points, with the over at -104 and the under at -118. Bret Bielema’s bowl-eligible team enters the matchup at 6-3 overall (4-2 in Big Ten play) after earning its fourth consecutive victory Friday night, defeating Nebraska 24-13 at Gies Memorial Stadium. Illinois has turned its season around following a 2-3 start, picking up wins over Michigan State, Oregon, Maryland and Nebraska.

Los Angeles, CA · 2d

The 562

Long Beach Poly Volleyball Wins CIF-SS Championship in Five-Set Thriller Against Redondo Union

The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2026 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. There are some...

Long Beach, CA · 2d

USA TODAY

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College basketball Week 1 overreactions: Believe the UCLA hype?

The long march to March is officially underway. The 2026-27 men’s college basketball season began last week with seven full days' worth of games. While many of the contests were laughably one-sided affairs between major-conference opponents and overmatched foes from smaller leagues, there were some early and informative glimpses about the 365 Division I teams and what they might be able to accomplish this season. There were several matchups between teams ranked in the top 25 of the preseason USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, with No. 1 Florida beating No. 17 Miami , No. 5 UConn rolling past No. 20 Michigan in a rematch of last year’s national title game and No. 9 Virginia drubbing No. 13 Arkansas. There were upsets, too, like Valparaiso going on the road to knock off No. 24 Purdue in double overtime and East Texas A&M stunning Oklahoma . REQUIRED READING: UCLA stunned Arizona. What the Bruins showed should scare everyone Between the excitement over the start of the season, the small sample size of games and the desire to make sense of what we’ve seen, there’s a tendency to make big, sweeping proclamations about what’s unfolded thus far. Oftentimes, they’re overreactions — the kinds

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USC Trojans On SI

USC Quarterback Recruit Trey Wright Turning Heads in Junior Season

Frisco Lone Star (Texas) and USC Trojans commit Trey Wright is putting together a season for the ages.