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Dan Monson went down this road more than a decade ago, bringing a talented smaller-conference school with a name no one knew how to pronounce to the NCAA tournament and beginning a string of success for that school with an unforgettable tourney run.
UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero says men's basketball coach Ben Howland will remain in charge of the troubled program.
Here's a question: who is the best college basketball player on the West Coast? And if your answer is anyone not name d Casper Ware, let me ask you did your player play in the Drew League?
CBS2's NCAA tournament coverage begins Thursday morning at 9:15am with Murray State taking on Colorado State from Louisville, Kentucky.
The madness in March Madness began before the brackets even came out. Kentucky, Syracuse and North Carolina all earned top seeding for the NCAA tournament Sunday despite weekend losses that brought even more intrigue to the three-week, 67-game tournament.
UCLA is out of the NCAA tournament for the second time in three years, leaving the Bruins plenty of time to think about what went wrong in a dysfunctional season that included standout Reeves Nelson getting kicked off the team.
Freshman Spencer Dinwiddie scored 14 points, Carlon Brown added 13 and Pac-12 newcomer Colorado upset Arizona 53-51 Saturday to win the league's tournament championship and earn the school's first NCAA tournament bid since 2003.
The Los Angeles Angels are going to try Mark Trumbo at a couple different spots so they can get his bat into their powerful lineup.
Long Beach State is one win away from locking up a bid to the NCAA tournament after knocking off UC Irvine 68-57 on Friday night in the Big West semifinals.
Eugene Phelps scored 18 points, surpassing 1,000 for his career, as Long Beach State beat UC Davis 80-46 Thursday night in the first round of the Big West tournament.
Demond Williams Jr. scored on two quarterback keepers and threw for two touchdowns, leading Washington to a 48-14 rout of UCLA.
Defender Mathias Laborda scored a first-half goal before delivering the winner in a penalty-kick shootout and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat Los Angeles FC 6-5 in a Western Conference semifinal before a club-record crowd of 53,957 at BC Place.
Cutter Gauthier scored with 1:03 left in overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a 4-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.
Dante Moore threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns as No. 6 Oregon likely dashed No. 16 Southern California's hopes of making the College Football Playoff with a 42-27 victory.
James Harden made 10 3-pointers and scored a franchise-record 55 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Charlotte Hornets 131-116 hours after 12-time All-Star point guard Chris Paul released a video on social media hinting at retirement after the season ends.
Linebacker Nate Landman has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Rams after his dynamic start to his first season with the team.
In a post to social media, Paul said he was grateful "for the last one."
Morgan Geekie scored his second goal of the game at 2:27 of overtime to tie for the NHL goals lead and give the Boston Bruins a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday night.
Skyy Clark scored a season-high 22 points and Donovan Dent added 14 plus five assists as No. 19 UCLA remained perfect on its home court with an 86-46 victory over Presbyterian.
The man is yet to be identified publicly.
The situation led to a lengthy shutdown of the 5 Freeway in Burbank.
The chase began on the 10 Freeway near the Robertston Boulevard ramps, according to CHP officers.
The newlywed couple says that they were out to dinner and returned home to find that more than $100k in valuables and family heirlooms had been stolen from them.
Police deployed a K9 to try to apprehend the suspect, who opened fire and struck the dog.
The chase began on the 10 Freeway near the Robertston Boulevard ramps, according to CHP officers.
The newlywed couple says that they were out to dinner and returned home to find that more than $100k in valuables and family heirlooms had been stolen from them.
Police deployed a K9 to try to apprehend the suspect, who opened fire and struck the dog.
Los Angeles police are in pursuit of a pickup truck in South Los Angeles.
Two of the suspects were from New York, while the third was from Rhode Island, Burbank police said.
Heavy rain swept away cars and flooded streets in several Orange County cities Thursday night.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for Huntington Beach, Westminster, Midway City and the surrounding area as the latest storm passes through Southern California.
The 69-year-old woman was crossing the street when she was struck by a garbage truck early Wednesday morning, police said.
Orange County police are sharing new details about the measures being taken by car thieves across Southern California.
The electric trains will run on the newly refurbished Pacific Electric line between Santa Ana and Garden Grove.
Cyndye Polsgrove recounted how she survived a harrowing home invasion despite being stabbed in the head.
The mayor's comment was made regarding a proposal to phase out businesses in the city's downtown area, angering some owners.
The cards, which were filled with vulgar messages, were left at multiple homes in a Yucaipa neighborhood on Monday night.
Firefighters say that the blast was caused by a gas leak, but they still have not been able to locate the source of the leak.
A series of prescribed burns is scheduled for the San Bernardino National Forest in an effort to reduce the amount of overgrown vegetation in several areas, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
The Justice Department asked a court to unseal grand jury transcripts in the sex trafficking cases of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
Tatiana Schlossberg, who has been married to doctor George Moran since 2017, has two young children.
A Coast Guard personnel directive updated language identifying symbols of racial or religious hatred, setting off a political firestorm this week.
The agency's "Golden Age of Travel" campaign aims to restore civility to air travel. Experts say they have doubts.
A vintage blue VW "Magic bus" that became an unlikely symbol of resilience when it survived a major California wildfire has made its public debut after Volkswagen restored it.
The Justice Department asked a court to unseal grand jury transcripts in the sex trafficking cases of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
Tatiana Schlossberg, who has been married to doctor George Moran since 2017, has two young children.
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia announced on X Friday she will resign from Congress early next year, after a weekslong falling-out with President Trump and much of her party.
A Coast Guard personnel directive updated language identifying symbols of racial or religious hatred, setting off a political firestorm this week.
The Trump administration has sued California for providing in-state college tuition, scholarships, and subsidized loans to students who aren't legally in the United States.
A bill that would reverse a 25% tax increase on California's legal cannabis industry is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, after being approved by the legislature.
Meal kit delivery firm HelloFresh will pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of misleading customers and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.
With the help of her daughter and her 5th-grade class, CBS News California (KCAL) Investigative reporter Julie Watts investigates "Sephora Kids" concerns.
A Southern California man has pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme that stole more than $2 million from San Francisco-based food delivery company DoorDash, federal prosecutors said.
Lawmakers in California are expected to consider a bill that would allow cities to designate so-called "hospitality zones" where bars and restaurants can serve alcohol until 4 a.m.
In an interview with CBS News, FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary explains what went into the decision to drop the most serious warnings on hormone therapy for menopause.
At least 11 people have contracted Salmonella linked to powder supplements sold at Sam's Club stores nationwide, health authorities said.
Supervisors will vote on the ordinance again in two weeks, after a review period. If approved, it would bar the sale of kratom derivatives to people under 21 in Riverside County.
Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente nurses and health care workers across California are hitting the picket line Tuesday, as a five-day strike begins.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a series of bills aimed at expanding access to reproductive health care and strengthening privacy protections for patients and providers in California.
Waymo has begun offering autonomous robotaxi service using freeways for the first time in select cities in California and Arizona, the company announced.
Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente nurses and health care workers across California are hitting the picket line Tuesday, as a five-day strike begins.
A charity that accepted donations of vehicles that would pay for breast cancer screenings for low-income patients agreed Thursday to pay a $3.8 million fine and to restrictions on future fundraising activities in 19 U.S. states, including Colorado.
A bill that would reverse a 25% tax increase on California's legal cannabis industry is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, after being approved by the legislature.
Target CEO Brian Cornell, who helped reenergize the company but has struggled to turn around weak sales in a more competitive retail landscape since the COVID pandemic, plans to step down Feb. 1.
Demond Williams Jr. scored on two quarterback keepers and threw for two touchdowns, leading Washington to a 48-14 rout of UCLA.
Defender Mathias Laborda scored a first-half goal before delivering the winner in a penalty-kick shootout and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat Los Angeles FC 6-5 in a Western Conference semifinal before a club-record crowd of 53,957 at BC Place.
Cutter Gauthier scored with 1:03 left in overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a 4-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.
Dante Moore threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns as No. 6 Oregon likely dashed No. 16 Southern California's hopes of making the College Football Playoff with a 42-27 victory.
James Harden made 10 3-pointers and scored a franchise-record 55 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Charlotte Hornets 131-116 hours after 12-time All-Star point guard Chris Paul released a video on social media hinting at retirement after the season ends.
Miami Beach Police announced that the 22-year-old was taken into custody on multiple charges, including possessing amphetamine and marijuana, along with resisting an officer without violence.
The highly anticipated Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has finally set an opening date, marking the culmination of more than seven years of construction in Los Angeles' Exposition Park neighborhood.
The Screen Actors Guild Awards are now called the Actor Awards.
Sally Kirkland was best known for sharing the screen with Paul Newman and Robert Redford in "The Sting" and her Oscar-nominated title role in the 1987 movie "Anna."
The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class included Warren Zevon, Bad Company, Salt-N-Pepa, Outkast, Soundgarden, Cyndi Lauper and The White Stripes.
Fia in Santa Monica has the Thanksgiving spread you've been looking for. Executive Chef Timothy Cardenas walks CBS LA through the must-haves.
Jessica Schatz, a health and wellness educator, talks to CBS LA about tips to help you have a happy and healthy Holiday season.
Mostly clear skies are ahead in Southern California on Sunday. Alex Biston reports.
A man shot and killed a police K-9 in Burbank, leading to a standoff where he was later killed by officers on Saturday night, according to authorities. Alys Martinez reports.
California Highway Patrol officers followed a speeding driver from Santa Monica to southern Orange County before the suspect returned to Los Angeles County and was arrested on Saturday night.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The Franklin Fire in Malibu quickly grew overnight and threatened several homes. Evacuation orders were issued and Pepperdine University instructed students to shelter in place.
Several people have been injured and multiple homes burned after the Mountain Fire broke out Wednesday morning in Ventura County, burning over 10,000 acres within hours.
KCAL News Anchor and three-time Emmy award-winning journalist Chauncy Glover has died.
