Steve Finley

Rose Bowl, 2 o’clock, NBC. The college football playoff semi-final game this afternoon in the Rose Bowl will feature the best of two worlds. Oregon and Florida State will be led by the last two Heisman Trophy winners. Newsmaking Jameis Winston, last year’s winner for Florida State, and Marcus Mariota, who won last month for the Ducks, will use their arms and legs to try to put their teams into the first playoff finals in college history.

Some traditions never grow old.

For the past 58 years Lawry’s Beef Bowl has been one of the favorite evenings of the college bowl season.

Most Culver City High School students are relaxing at home during the holidays while Centaur winter athletes are playing in tournaments and pre-season games. If they are not playing games they are practicing. League play starts next month. Performing well in league play means ...

The Culver City High School boys basketball team is looking to snap a four-game losing streak this weekend when they travel to the San Gabriel Valley to play in a holiday tournament. The Centaurs will battle Arroyo from El Monte on Friday at 4, Blair from Pasadena on Saturday at 5:30, and Aquinas from San Bernardino on Monday at 5:30.

The Culver City High School boys’ soccer team will travel to Torrance on Friday to take on a good Santa Barbara team in the South Torrance Tournament. The 4-1-1 Centaurs will play a 5-1-1 Santa Barbara team at 6 o’clock in a game that should produce top level soccer play.

The Culver City High School boys soccer team (2-1) hits the road this afternoon for Encino and a match against winless Crespi. Crespi brings in an 0-3-1 record against the Centaurs who won their last game, 1-0 over Artesia. Culver City’s next game will be against ...

Despite injuries and playing a demanding schedule, the Culver City High School girls soccer team goes into the Ganesha Tournament this weekend with a 3-1-1 record. Owing to injuries, the young Lady Centaurs, who started the season with 19 players, are down to 14. But they are ...

The Culver City High School girls’ basketball team started their season with a 38-25 win over Crossroads of Santa Monica/St. Mary in the Culver City Basketball Tournament. Their next two games in the tournament were against St. Bernard and Los Angeles View Park. They ran past St. Bernard 77-36, and they beat View Park for the championship, 56-47. The 12-team tournament ended on Saturday.

The Culver City High School girls’ basketball team started their season with a 38-25 win over Crossroads of Santa Monica in the Culver City Tournament. The 12-team tournament continues through Saturday. The Lady Centaurs’ next game will be Friday night at 7 in the Del Goodyear Gym. If the Centaurs have a good week, they will play for ...

The Culver City High School football team scored 28 points in the second half, routing host Beverly Hills, 41-12, last Friday night to end their season with a two-game winning streak. Those two games advanced the Centaurs into fourth place in the six-team Ocean League. They finished the season 2-8 overall, 2-3 in league. After the finale, Culver City players, coaches and fans looked relieved and happy in the same moment.