Sports Reporter covering the LA Sparks, HS Sports and Marathons for Southern California News Group | @CMUniversity & @NewhouseSU alum | Journalism Professor
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Exclusive: American Nathan Martin, a 36-year-old high school cross county coach from Jackson, Michigan, is the personification of never giving up.
He won the 2026 Los Angeles Marathon in 2:11:16.50, capturing the title in the final stride of the 26.2 mile race Sunday.
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Candace Parker said she's physically and mentally okay and told reporters to ask Derek Fisher why she only played 11 minutes and 14 seconds on the Sparks 22 point elimination loss to the Connecticut Sun 78-56. #Winsidr #WNBAPlayoffs #LASparks
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Angel Reese on being a black woman in the WNBA, her mental health, playing in Los Angeles for the first time in her professional guard and her great relationship with former Sparks guard Chennedy Carter.
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Breaking: LA Sparks star forward Cameron Brink told me she is planning to play against the Las Vegas Aces tommorow night.
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Rickea Jackson explains why she took personal time away from the Los Angeles Sparks.
Jackson played in Tuesday’s practice.
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It’s official! Dominguez High basketball legends the jerseys of Tyson Chandler and Tayshaun Prince are now retired at Dominguez High School in Compton.
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Paige Bueckers just received the loudest ovation for an opposing player at a Sparks game this season.
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Tayshaun Prince told me it took a village to make it to the point where his high school basketball jersey is now retired at Dominguez High in Compton. Prince was a 4-time CIF Champion and a 1998 McDonald’s All-American as a senior.
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Los Angeles Sparks All-Star Dearica Hamby shares her thoughts on the WNBA’s investigation into her allegations of workplace misconduct during her recent pregnancy against Las Vegas Aces. Hamby’s motivation to play this season are her two children. Hamby’s 1st game is May 19.
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LeBron James is now in the building to watch the LA Sparks. LeBron stopped to greet D Wade.
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Aliyah Boston is sitting courtside at the Las Vegas Aces vs. LA Sparks game. @aa_boston
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I asked Chennedy Carter what she said to Sparks interim head coach Fred Williams to make him feel comfortable and for him to say he had a change of “heart” and he was okay with her playing… This is Carter’s response followed up Brittney Sykes comments on the matter. #WNBATwitter
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With the 87th selection in the 2025 MLB Draft the Boston Red Sox select: Anthony Eyanson, RHP, LSU.
@AnthonyEyanson is a 2022 graduate from Lakewood High School.
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Exclusive: Cameron Brink held her own personal half court 5 on 5 practice session after LA Sparks practice Saturday morning.
Sparks coach Lynne Roberts is hopeful Brink will return to action before the end of July.
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Los Angeles Sparks rookie guard Kianna Smith told me she’s proud to be one of the first Asian-Americans to ever play basketball in the WNBA. @_naannna said she knew it was important to stay ready for her shot to play in the W. #LASparks #WNBATwitter
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Te’a Cooper is a woman of the people.
@TeaCooper2 took the time to take pictures with several fans after the LA Sparks game Thursday night.
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Candace Parker and Nneka Ogwumike are unrestricted free agents. Govern yourself accordingly.
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NBA Champions Tayshaun Prince and Tyson Chandler are preparing to have their Compton Dominguez High School basketball jerseys retired at halftime. The first two jerseys to be retired in the school’s history.
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USA’s Matthew Richtman on winning the 2025 Los Angeles Marathon and setting his sights on earning a spot on 2028 LA Olympic team. An American runner had not won the LA Marathon since 1994.
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St. John Bosco senior QB Katin Houser explains why he signed with Michigan State. Houser will enroll early. @katinhouser @MSU_Football @boscofootball @BeachVarsity @presstelegram #LongBeachVarsityReport
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EXCLUSIVE: Romeo Pellum explains why he declined an offer to be Long Beach Poly football’s next head coach.
Pellum said he wants to continue building the Long Beach Millikan football program. He also wants to coach his son, who told him he wants to be a Millikan Ram.
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LA Sparks guard Chennedy Carter said she’s enjoying the vibes from her new organization and @ChennedyCarter said Nneka Ogwumike is the most mature player she’s ever played with and she’s looking forward to her leadership. @MirjamSwanson @LASparks @nnekaogwumike
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St. John Bosco 2023 DL Joshua Lefotu explains why he signed with Nebraska football. @SuaLefotu @boscofootball @Huskers @HuskerFBNation @presstelegram
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Final: Long Beach Wilson 72, St. Monica Prep 63. Wilson senior Sean Oliver led all scorers with 27 points, including 23 in the second half. Game called with 17.1 seconds to go after St. Monica player was ejected. @presstelegram #LongBeachVarsityReport
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Brittney Griner receives a standing ovation at Crypto.com Arena.
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St. John Bosco 2023 QB Pierce Clarkson explains why he signed with Louisville football. @PierceClarkson_
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Chiney Ogwumike says Sue Bird helped push the WNBA CBA negotiations to new levels by thinking outside of the box when it came to salary and compensation. #WNBAFreeAgency #SueBird
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Los Angeles Sparks head coach Lynne Roberts on Rickea Jackson taking personal time away from the team and why the Sparks need to do the simple things for 40 minutes to have a good shot against the Phoenix Mercury.
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Lakers coach Darvin Ham is in the house to see the Sparks play against Brittney Griner and the Phoenix Mercury. #NBA #WNBA #WNBATwitter
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Maalik Murphy’s escape ability on full display. @SmvOperator
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Exclusive: Cameron Brink shares her excitement before her first game back in 13 months after recovering from a season-ending knee injury.
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BREAKING NEWS: LA Sparks rookie Te'a Cooper is expected to get her first WNBA start against the New York Liberty on Tuesday.
@TeaCooper2 | @Winsidr
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Amanda Zahui B checking in courtside for the LA Sparks. @AmandaZahuiB
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LA Chargers QB Justin Herbert told me he has a greater appreciation for the City of Long Beach after visiting Long Beach Poly High School Thursday morning to participate in a Q&A with students. @chargers @LBPoly_Football @presstelegram
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Warren 2023 QB Nico Iamaleava is on a mission. @nico_iamaleava8 wants to lead @WHSBearFootball to an undefeated season, a @CIFSS football championship and a @CIFState football championship before enrolling early to play at Tennessee @Vol_Football. @CoachPearson_ @Nic_Iamaleava
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Police have their riot gear now at the Long Beach Poly vs. Serra game. Halftime has been delayed for about 30 minutes and counting.
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The Phoenix Mercury are now the southwest extension campus of UCONN. #WNBA
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Los Alamitos junior QB Malachi Nelson explains why he committed to play college football at USC. @Malachi @LincolnRiley @USC_FB @BeachVarsity @ocvarsity @LosAlFootball #LongBeachVarsityReport
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Final: Corona Centennial 58, St. John Bosco 56 in the CIF Southern Section Open Division Finals. A Buzzer-beating slam dunk by Centennial senior forward Aaron McBridge to win the game. @presstelegram @CallMeEPJ
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Sparks Dearica Hamby sends some time talking to Las Vegas Aces owner Mark Davis just minutes before tipoff.
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Downey senior QB Aidan Chiles (Oregon State commit) has emerged as a 4-star recruit, who is one game away from winning the CIF-SS D4 championship game. Chiles has nearly 4,000 yards of total offense and 40+ TDs in 13 games. @ai6an_ @dvikesfootball @presstelegram @BeachVarsity
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According the LA Sparks Communications Department, Katie Lou and Karlie Samuelson will go head-to-head for the first time in their college and professional basketball careers on Sunday when the Sparks host the Seattle Storm.
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Justin Herbert is visiting Long Beach Poly High School. @BeachVarsity @presstelegram
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TCU running Emari Demercado grew up in Inglewood, about 5 minutes away from SoFi Stadium. @Money_E3 credits Downey high school football coach Jack Williams as one of the people who changed his life through support, encouragement and mentorship. @dvikesfootball @jwilliamsdhs
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LA Sparks will likely have a tribute video for Candace Parker since this is her first game back in LA since signing with the Chicago Sky.
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WR Makai Lemon and QB Malachi Nelson are officially signed with USC football. Both @Malachi and @getabagkai are expected to enroll early and playing Division 1 college football in Los Angeles is a dream come true for the lifelong friends. @bruce_bible
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St. John Bosco senior linebacker Khmori House explains why he signed with Washington football. #SigningDay
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Long Beach Poly 2023 DB Daylen Austin explains why he signed with Oregon football. @DaylenAustin4 told me this was not an impulsive decision. It was something he’s been thinking about for several months and now he’s excited to enroll early in time for spring practice.
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Liz Cambage: “It’s nice to be back. I’m just happy to be here at the moment,” said Cambage when describing her third time testing positive COVID on July 14. This interview is from July 21, which was her second to last game as a member of the Los Angeles Sparks. #WNBATwitter
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American Matt Richtman wins his Los Angeles Marathon debut in a personal best time of 2:07:56.
He is the first American man to win this race since 1994. @MattRichtman
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Derek Fisher said Karlie Samuelson is everything that's right about basketball. Fisher said Karlie deserves a chance to play in the WNBA.
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5-Star QB Nicholaus Iamaleava Jr. has transferred back to Long Beach Poly High School for his senior year of high school football. @nico_iamaleava8 @beachvarsity @presstelegram
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St. John Bosco 2023 QB Pierce Clarkson previews @boscofootball’s 2022 fall season. @_pierceclarkson talks about his @UofLFootball commitment before telling me he wants to end his high school football career as a National Champion his senior year. @presstelegram @BeachVarsity
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St. John Bosco senior quarterback Pierce Clarkson on his 204 passing yards and 3 touchdowns in Bosco’s 41-6 win at Mission Viejo in the CIF-SS Division 1 semifinals. @PierceClarkson_ @boscofootball
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Brittney Sykes got emotional when asked what’s the biggest lesson she learned during the Los Angeles Sparks 2022 season. Question by @MykellthePG. @BrittBundlez
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Angel McCoughtry is down. She is being carried off the court. I can hear her audible cries of pain.
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UConn basketball stars Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers after the Sparks vs. Aces game in Los Angeles. #WNBA #WNBATwitter
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Millikan football coach Romeo Pellum talks about Thin Blue Line Flag controversy at Saugus High School. @RomeoPellum said his first priority is that Friday’s Millikan vs. Saugus game is a safe environment for his Black and Brown players. @MillikanHSFB @presstelegram @Tarek_Fattal
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Candace Parker gives her last locker room interview of the 2019 WNBA season after the Connecticut Sun swept the LA Sparks 3-0 in the semifinals of the WNBA Playoffs. #Winsidr #LASparks #WNBAPlayoffs
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Behind the scenes 1 on 1 interview hosted by QB Malachi Nelson x WR Makai Lemon. Congratulations @Malachi @getabagkai for being named 2023 All-Americans.
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St. John Bosco senior WR Jahlil McClain on his 4 catches for 95 yards, including a 45-yard TD catch in Bosco’s 24-22 win vs. Mater Dei in the @CIFSS Division 1 championship game at the Rose Bowl. @jahlil_mcclain @boscofootball @RoseBowlStadium
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Candace Parker went on to say she's really proud of Te'a Cooper for taking a charge on Alyssa Thomas.
She said not many players in the league would do that.
Parker is having a fun time being @TeaCooper2's vet.
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Serra’s Maalik Murphy with long TD pass to Troy Crozier. Serra leads 21-17 with 3:05 left in the game. #LongBeachVarsityReport
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Congrats @nico_iamaleava8 on being named Press-Telegram Boys Athlete of the Week: Nico Iamaleava, Warren @WHSBearFootball @CoachPearson_ @Nic_Iamaleava @presstelegram @BeachVarsity presstelegram.com/2022/10/04…
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Lakers legend Pau Gasol is at the Sparks season opener vs. Brittney Griner and the Phoenix Mercury.
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St. John Bosco senior linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa explains how his team’s defense was able to shutout No. 1 ranked Mater Dei. @AsaViliamu is committed to Notre Dame football. @presstelegram
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Congratulations @AaronnnnW on being named Press-Telegram Boys Athlete of the Week: Aaron Mikey Williams, St. John Bosco @boscofootball @sjbathletics presstelegram.com/2022/12/13…
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St. John Bosco 2024 CB Marcelles Williams had two interceptions in St. John Bosco 45-0 win against Serra in the CIF State Football Open Division Championship game. @cellesthegreat1 explains how much work it took to become a national champion.
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Since the Indiana Fever waived their 2020 1st round lottery pick Lauren Cox… and they just waived their 2021 1st round lottery pick Kysre Gondrezick… is it too soon to wonder whether they will eventually waive their 2022 1st round lottery pick? #WNBATwitter
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2022 National Champions X National Early Signing Day = @boscofootball.
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Los Alamitos football coach Ray Fenton said he’s been coaching since 1985 and QB Malachi Nelson and WR Makai Lemon are his first two high school football All-Americans. @LosAlFootball @getabagkai @Malachi @bruce_bible @ocvarsity @presstelegram
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Crenshaw football coach Terrence Whithead on his team’s 32-24 win at Long Beach Jordan Thursday night.
The Cougars, who dressed 28 varsity players, improved to 2-0.
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It was only a matter of time. :) I’m excited to see Aja Wilson shooting 3’s this season. @_ajawilson22 has one of the best shooting strokes in the W. If you know me, you already know I believe all players in WNBA should be shooting 3’s.
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Welcome to the league Charli Collier. The 6'5 rookie just got blocked by 5'9 Brittney Sykes. @Winsidr
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St. John Bosco baseball coach Andy Rojo on his team’s 3-2 win over Santa Margarita in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 championship game at Cal State Fullerton.
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Final: Long Beach Poly 28, Serra 14 in Gardena. The game was called off at halftime as police in riot gear, with shields and riot control weapons, responded to an overflow crowd in the parking lot outside of the stadium.
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Sparks rookie forward Rickea Jackson scored seven points in a 90-second span and put her team up 36-25 with 3:42 to before halftime.
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St. John Bosco football head coach Jason Negro wants 16 teams in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs. @boscofootball does not want a first round bye.
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Nneka Ogwumike has accepted my challenge for her to shoot 60% from the field this season. The last and only time she shot greater 60%, she shot 66% from the field in 2016. Nneka was named 2016 WNBA MVP and the LA Sparks won the 2016 WNBA Championship. @Nnemkadi30 | @Winsidr
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5-star QB Nico Iamaleava goes in-depth about why he transferred back home to Long Beach Poly. @LBPoly_Football @nico_iamaleava8 @MaddenIamaleava @Nic_Iamaleava @BeachVarsity @presstelegram
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Downey 2023 QB Aidan Chiles after signing with Oregon State football. @ai6an_ will enroll early. @BeaverFootball
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While wearing her "Left foot, right foot, breathe, repeat" t-shirt, Candace Parker said the thing she's most proud of this season is leading the league in rebounding.
Parker said Pat Summitt would be proud too and she's always on her heart.
CP will celebrate coach win or loss.
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St. John Bosco 2023 LB Deven Bryant (Washington commit) on helping lead Bosco’s defense to a 45-0 win in the CIF State Football Open Division Championship Game. @boscofootball @DevenBryant1 @sjbathletics
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