When the CIF fields playoff brackets 31 teams deep, it gives a great opportunity for teams who might have struggled in the regular season to prove themselves and experience the thrill of a playoff game, but it also can cause some major mismatches in the earlier rounds. Chaminade and Laguna Beach saw this Friday night, with Chaminade running away with the second-round game right from the opening tip, 72-53.

Review: ‘The Bookseller of Kabul’ tells a poignant, familial narrative of Afghanistan
Since the reemergence of the Taliban rule in Afghanistan in 2021, the headlines out of Kabul have been dire. Poverty is rampant as international aid and support collapse. A harsh winter has taken a heavy toll on those least equipped to endure it. Violence and anarchy...