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By Staff and news service reports | PUBLISHED: February 18, 2019 at 8:09 pm | UPDATED: February 18, 2019 at 8:16 pm Anaheim’s Honda Center will be the site of the 2019 NCAA men’s basketball tournament West Regional Finals on March 28 and 30. Other regional final sites include Louisville, Ky. (South), Washington D.C. (East) and Kansas City, Mo. (Midwest). The Final Four will be held April 6 and 8 in Minneapolis, Minn. The field for the tournament will be announced on Sunday, March 17. Tickets for all sessions at Anaheim are still available through Ticketmaster. Here are the dates and sites for the entire NCAA tournament: First Four, Dayton, Ohio: March 19-20 First, second rounds, Hartford, Conn.: March 21, 23 First, second rounds, Salt Lake City, Utah: March 21, 23 First, second rounds, Des Moines, Iowa: March 21, 23 First, second rounds, Jacksonville, Fla.: March 21, 23 First, second rounds, Tulsa, Okla.: March 22, 24 First, second rounds, Columbus, Ohio: … [Read more...] about 2019 NCAA tournament schedule with Anaheim dates, other regional sites

By Robert Morales | [email protected] | Press TelegramPUBLISHED: February 18, 2019 at 7:36 pm | UPDATED: February 18, 2019 at 7:37 pm LOS ANGELES — Kings forward Alex Iafallo plays for a team that has had difficulty putting the puck in the net this season. The Kings were averaging 2.40 goals going into Monday’s game against Washington at Staples Center, with only the Ducks lower at 2.20. It is therefore understandable there would be some personal scoring droughts along the way, and not just from Iafallo, who has played the majority of the season on the top line centered by Anze Kopitar. Iafallo in December scored goals in four consecutive games. Then he scored just twice in the next 20 games before he scored in Saturday’s 4-2 loss to Boston. Iafallo, 25, at the morning skate talked about what he does to get through the times when he is not finding the net. “Yeah, you know, you get chances in games but (I’m) trying to learn how to every shift go out and … [Read more...] about Kings’ Alex Iafallo working hard for goals, wins

By James Escarcega | PUBLISHED: February 18, 2019 at 6:36 pm | UPDATED: February 18, 2019 at 6:36 pm It is considered the biggest weekend of high school wrestling in Southern California. Both the CIF Southern Section and the L.A. City Section held meets this past weekend for the boys and girls that were used as qualifiers for this weekend’s CIF State Championship meet in Bakersfield. The CIF Southern Section Masters Meet was held at Cerritos College. Nine automatic qualifications were at stake for the state meet and the area’s elite wrestlers turned in outstanding performances. There was only one area wrestlers that won an individual championship – Valencia’s Ben Gould. As he has done on a consistent basis throughout the season, Gould’s relentless energy and attacking offensive style garnered him the 195-pound title with a 20-8 win over Servite’s Tristen Wilson. Gould was seeded sixth in this week’s state tournament that starts Thursday. … [Read more...] about Ben Gould, Kope Lepe, many others qualify for the CIF State wrestling championships

By Mark Whicker | [email protected] | Daily NewsPUBLISHED: February 18, 2019 at 7:14 pm | UPDATED: February 18, 2019 at 7:14 pm EL SEGUNDO — The NHL trade deadline is next Monday. It might as well be one of those unofficial Canadian holidays, like John Candy’s birthday. Fans peer into their phones for any sign of life, as the sports studios arrange their triple-panel discussions. Correspondents migrate to the front office doors throughout Canada. It’s the most fun one can have until July 1, known colloquially as Stupid Contract Day in the hockey world. It won’t be much fun in Southern California. We’re looking at a no-playoff spring for the first time since 2004. Even though the Stanley Cup contenders must be taking a look or two at Jonathan Quick, there might be little local movement on Monday. Few outlying clubs are terribly interested in helping the Kings and Ducks reorganize. For Brendan Leipsic, it’s just another day in which he might … [Read more...] about Whicker: Kings’ Brendan Leipsic hopes NHL trade deadline is as uneventful as it looks

By Damian Calhoun | [email protected] | Daily BreezePUBLISHED: February 18, 2019 at 5:42 pm | UPDATED: February 18, 2019 at 6:51 pm The Bishop Montgomery boys basketball team will face Sierra Canyon in the Open Division championship Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Cal Baptist University. Tickets are $16 for general admission and $9 for high school students and children between the ages of five-13. There is a $10 parking fee. The Rolling Hills boys and girls team will play their championship games at Godinez High in Santa Ana on Saturday. The girls will face Orange Lutheran in the Division 2AA final at 2 p.m., followed by the boys against Santa Clarita Christian at 4 p.m. Both Huskies teams won CIF titles last year at Godinez. Tickets are $14 for general admission and $5 for high school students and children. There is a $5 parking fee. Westchester-Fairfax, Round 3 The third meeting this season between the Westchester and Fairfax boys basketball teams will highlight the L.A. City Section … [Read more...] about CIF-SS and L.A. City Section Open Division basketball highlight busy championship week