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The Greatest Player to Never Win Wimbledon

As I write this Roger Federer is the favorite to win the coveted 2017 Wimbledon title this Sunday....
Council asks for temporary field at Civic Center site

Council has chosen to move forward with a temporary field at the Civic Center Auditorium with plans...
Jerry Jumps Ship, Lakers Feeling a Draft

Whenever I complain about the Lakers four-year (and counting) fall from glory I'm reminded that...
Ping Pong Prayer

I suppose you could call me an sports fan atheist because I don't believe in such a thing as...
Gonzaga’s Mathews An Impact Player, On and Off the Court

SANTA MONICA, California - When it comes to sports, Santa Monica High School basketball coach James...
Busted Brackets, Broken Dreams

The 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball semi-finals begins in Phoenix this weekend and,...

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Crossroads goalkeeper to play at St. Lawrence

By Jeff Goodman on February 25, 2016

Jackson Schierbeek can thank his family, teachers and friends for supporting him in his... Read more →

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Crossroads senior to play for run-and-gun Grinnell

By Jeff Goodman on February 24, 2016

Four years ago, Henry Ward heard about some kid scoring 138 points in a college... Read more →

Left Jacob Cayo from the Long Beach Cabrillo High School boys basketball team jumps into the air and sticks his arm in an attempt to block the layup attempt of Jonah Mathews from the Santa Monica High School boys varsity basketball team inside the north gym located on the campus of Santa Monica High School on Wednesday Feburary 17th 2015 as SAMO hosted Cabrillo in the first round of the CIF southern section Division 1A boys basketball playoffs and won 74-59 to advance to second round to play Valley View High School

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Prep sports: Mathews leads Samohi into quarterfinals

By Jeff Goodman on February 23, 2016

Three victories are all that stand between the Santa Monica High boys basketball team and... Read more →

Left Nicky Shapiro from the Crossroads boys basketball team jumps into the air to shoot the basketball at the basket as Aram Arsianiah from the Viewpoint Boys varsity basketball team at Crossroads on Thursday Night January 29th as Crossroads hosted Viewpoint in a Gold Coast League basketball game and lost 77-64 to fall to 2-4 in league play and 9-13 overall

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Boys basketball: Crossroads’ Shapiro chooses Tufts

By Jeff Goodman on February 22, 2016

With less than a minute left in the game and the Crossroads boys basketball team locked... Read more →

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Pro baseball: Local brothers enter spring training

By Jeff Goodman on February 19, 2016

There was a time when Tyler Heineman and Scott Heineman were just kids on the diamond,... Read more →

Sean Espinosa from the LASALLE high school boys varsity basketbal team grabs hold of the arm of Chailen August from the Santa Monica High School boys varsity basketball team at St. Monica's high school as LaSalle and Santa Monica faced off in the first round of the St. Monica's classic in which Santa Monica on late second 3 pointer by Mathews won 72-71

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Prep sports: Santa Monica teams head into CIF-SS playoffs

By Jeff Goodman on February 17, 2016

The Santa Monica boys basketball team hasn’t lost a game in more than two months. But... Read more →

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Santa Monica coxswain to join Dartmouth rowing team

By Jeff Goodman on February 16, 2016

Entering high school, Avery Salumbides didn’t care much for sports. There weren’t any... Read more →

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Santa Monica High grad Tyler Skaggs eager to make return with Angels

By Jeff Goodman on February 13, 2016

It was a year and a half that felt like an eternity. The lead-up to this year’s... Read more →

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Santa Monica prospect heading to Nationals camp

By Jeff Goodman on February 12, 2016

Standing near the fence on the east edge of Memorial Park, Lucas Giolito looks the part... Read more →

Left Noah Egdes from the Brentwood varsity boys varsity basketball team sticks his arm up in an attempt to block the shot of Ethan Zakarin from the Crossroads varsity basketball jumps around them to make a layup attempt at Crossroads on Friday January 8th 2016 as Crossroads hosted Brentwood in a non-league basketball game and lost 75-61. With the loss Crossroads' record falls to 6-9

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Boys basketball: Crossroads’ Zakarin heading to Kenyon College

By Jeff Goodman on February 11, 2016

With his back to the basket, Ethan Zakarin wards off his defender as he collects a... Read more →

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‘High Noon’ at the Super Bowl

By Jack Neworth on February 6, 2016

To be played at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Sunday's Super Bowl is the 50th... Read more →

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Santa Monica athletes eye future on National Signing Day

By Jeff Goodman on February 3, 2016

The seniors seated at the decorated table in Santa Monica High School’s cafeteria have... Read more →

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Girls water polo: Samohi driven by semifinal slipup

By Jeff Goodman on February 1, 2016

The ball launched forward by sophomore goalkeeper Emma Ware was controlled by senior... Read more →

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Samohi weight room gets facelift

By Jeff Goodman on January 22, 2016

One of the first things Ramsey Lambert noticed when he arrived at Santa Monica High... Read more →

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Boys basketball: Mathews considered for McDonald’s All American Game

By Jeff Goodman on January 15, 2016

By almost any measure, Jonah Mathews was already having an outstanding senior season with... Read more →