Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Police Department Topanga Area detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect who was involved Thursday night in an attempted robbery in the Canoga Park Area. At around 8 p.m., officers responded…

Eighty-three years playing home basketball games in one leaky, creaky facility can get a little old. Mostly for the lanky, cranky opposing teams. The University of Oregon’s McArthur Court – aka Mac Court, more notoriously referred to as “The Pit” – is scheduled to disappear as the Ducks’ advantageous dungeon when the next season of Pacific-10 Conference play starts. It’ll be replaced by a sleek, $200 million all-purpose facility across campus bankrolled primarily by Nike chief Phil Knight. The overtime loss UCLA suffered on Mac Court’s maple floor Thursday night, and the game USC will play there tonight, mark the last time either Southern California team has to step foot in the rickety relic again.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Roger Federer stormed into his 22nd Grand Slam final after defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2, in a near-flawless display today (late Thursday night PST) at the Australian Open Federer, seeking his fourth Australian title, hopes to reverse his tear-filled exit from last year’s final when he was beaten by Rafael Nadal, the left-handed Spaniard’s first hard-court title. This time, the man between Federer and another title here Sunday (late Saturday night PST) will be Andy Murray, whose motivation has been fueled by a 74-year drought for British men in Grand Slam singles.

USC commits 19 turnovers, which the Beavers convert into 22 points.

That issue USC used to have, when there would be so many turnovers the game seemed a comedic performance? It came back Thursday night.

EUGENE, Ore. – Just as UCLA’s starters legs started to go, Oregon’s reserves had theirs in reserve. A pair of backup Ducks – sophomore guard Matthew Humphrey and freshman forward E.J. Singler – proved the difference on Thursday night as Oregon defeated the Bruins, 71-66, in overtime in UCLA’s last visit to McArthur Court. Humphrey had a pair of crucial 3-pointers and eight total points in the extra period and Singler added all eight of his points in overtime as the Bruins slumped at the end.

Mickey McConnell’s career-high 26 points led Saint Mary’s to an 88-71 victory over Pepperdine on Thursday night in Malibu.

Anze Kopitar scores twice and Jonathan Quick has 29 saves in a 4-1 victory over Columbus.

Anze Kopitar scored his 100th and 101st career goals and the Los Angeles Kings tied a season high with their fourth straight win, 4-1 over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.

The Bruins held Washington to eight-for-27 shooting in the second half of a 62-61 victory Thursday night, and their defense will be tested again today against Washington State.

UCLA seems to be getting the hang of this zone defense thing, noticeably absent during Coach Ben Howland’s first four seasons in Westwood.

LOS ANGELES – If USC were eligible for postseason play, Thursday night’s game with Washington State would be one of those results that would haunt it for the rest of the season.

LOS ANGELES – Five days after a performance against USC on Saturday that they themselves deemed “embarrassing,” the UCLA men’s basketball team vowed to come out with a better effort against Washington on Thursday night at Pauley Pavilion.