The Kentucky Wildcats were in the final five for 2025 recruit Alijah Arenas, but the top ten guard chose the USC Trojans.

One of the most notable examples of flash flooding after a wildfire occurred in 2018, following the devastating Thomas Fire in Southern California. Heavy rains hit the burn scar in Montecito, triggering flash floods and debris flows that killed 23 people and destroyed over 100 homes.

Kiki Iriafen scored 23 points, JuJu Watkins added 20 and fourth-ranked Southern California led the entire game to defeat Minnesota 82-69 and extend its winning streak to 15 games.

A storm system that brought rain and snow to Southern California will move into Texas and the South by Wednesday, bringing flash flood and severe weather threat.

Kentucky missed out on Caleb Wilson last week, but the Wildcats remain in the mix for another talented five-star high school prospect. 6-foot-5 shooting guard Alijah Arenas is down to five finalists,

Five-star guard Alijah Arenas, the son of former NBA star Gilbert Arenas, committed to play for Eric Musselman USC on Thursday. The potent scoring guard narrowed his options to Kentucky, Arizona, Kansas,

A bald eagle dad had his first glimpse of a newly laid egg in his Southern California nest. The heartwarming moment was caught on the eagle camera after 8 a.m. Jan. 23, the Friends of Big Bear Valley shared in a Facebook post. Jackie laid the egg the day before, but Shadow didn’t make a visit, McClatchy News reported.

No. 15 North Carolina (18-4) at No. 19 California. Next: at Stanford, Sunday. No. 16 Michigan St. (17-3) vs. Oregon. Next: at Northwestern, Sunday. No. 17 NC State (16-4) beat Wake Forest 90-83. Next: vs. No. 10 Duke, Monday. No. 18 Tennessee (15-5) did not play. Next: at Missouri, Sunday.

No. 25 Florida St. (16-4) at Boston College (12-10), 6 p.m. No. 1 UCLA (20-0) vs. Minnesota (18-3), 3 p.m. No. 4 Southern Cal (18-1) at Iowa (14-7), 1:30 p.m. No. 5 Texas (20-2) at Texas A&M (10-9), 6 p.m.

Donald Trump scored a big win in Washington and visited North Carolina, California and Nevada on first trip since beginning his second term.

Army at Colgate, 6 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 6 p.m. La Salle at St. Bonaventure, 6 p.m. Maryland at Penn St., 6 p.m. Rhode Island at Fordham, 6:30 p.m. Bucknell at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Butler at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.

St. John's at Georgetown, 6:30 p.m. Cent. Michigan at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Providence at Seton Hall, 7 p.m. Dayton at St. Bonaventure, 8 p.m. North Carolina at Pittsburgh, 9 p.m.