Tarek Fattal
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Senior Reporter for @HighSchoolOnSI | _TarekFattal on IG | š¬: [email protected] | Breakfast Burrito connoisseur | Sports Analyst on @SportsCentralLA šŗ
Joined June 2010
ALIJAH ARENAS UPDATE: Arenas was in an accident driving a Cyber Truck. It caught on fire, and he inhaled a lot of smoke. According to sources, this was the reason for induced coma (protocol for smoke inhalation). Arenas suffered no major bodily injuries.
5-star USC basketball commit Alijah Arenas hospitalized after car crash, per ESPN reports.
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Bryce James talks about playing in front of his dad in the CIF State final. Then I asked him if he has bragging rights over Bronny now with the state title victory. His answer shows what kind of brother he is.
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CONFIRMED: Brandon Boston Jr. is OK. Sierra Canyon basketball assistant confirms Boston is OK. Boston was reportedly driving behind Terrence Clarke when Clarke was involved in a deadly accident.
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What a moment for LeBron James. Sees Bronny score a career high (15 points), get awarded MVP, and get the go-ahead steal and layup late in the game to help lift Sierra Canyon to a 59-56 win over LeBronās alma mater St. Vincent-St. Mary.
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Doesnāt get better than this. Congratulations to Sean and Toya Holiday, parents of (L-R) Justin, Aaron and Jrue, who will make NBA history tonight, marking the first time three brothers will be on the court at once and proving humility and hard work can prevail.
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This is awesome, and I think, unbelievably courageous of Dan Orlovsky to openly pray for Damar Hamlin on ESPN. What a moment. THIS is the viral content we need.
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NEWS: Bronny James will suit up and play for Sierra Canyon tonight in the CIF Open Division final against Corona Centennial. It will be Bronnyās sophomore debut since getting knee surgery in February. LeBron James, Drake and Anthony Davis are expected to be in attendance.
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Sorry, but watching Steph Curry and Klay Thompson bickering with LeBron is funny. LeBron James makes them look like little boys. They bicker making no eye contact, say stuff as they walk away. Itās cute.
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Bronny James to Sierra Canyon has been a ādone dealā for at least six weeks. The other ādone dealā is that Zaire Wade, Dywane Wadeās son, who will be a senior next year will join Bronny this coming season at Sierra Canyon.
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My mom (Leslie) battled stage 4 lung cancer for 8yrs b4 passing peacefully Mon. night. I was bedside for days until her final breath. She raised me on her own a majority of my youth. We had a very strong bond. We used to talk on the phone for hours. Iāll miss that. She was 60. š¹
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Dwyane Wade says on @NBAonTNT that he will not attend Sierra Canyonās CIF State title game. Zaire Wade did not play in the teamās regional final win over Etiwanda Tuesday night. Clearly Wade has an issue with coach Andre Chevalier and makes it clear here.
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Kobe Bryant and Gigi were headed to play their 2 p.m. game at the Mamba Sports Academy against a team from Fresno. Kobe was going to coach the game.
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Sierra Canyon 58, Lincoln 53. FINAL. Trailblazers win CIF State Division I title. Gavin Hightower 15pts, 9rebs. Maxi Adams 14pts, 8rebs. Bryce Cofield 11pts, 8pts
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Very solid source close to HOU tells me that Carmelo Anthony is likely to be a Rocket by early this coming week. Stay tuned. .
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REPORT: I went to Palisades Charter High School today and walked the campus for more than an hour to capture footage and images after the Palisades fire. Despite some carnage, I was encouraged by what I saw. MOST buildings still intact. Full report coming.
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UCLAās Mick Cronin on transfer portal and NIL. āItās just different. The dying words of every successful business is somebody sitting there saying, āWell, this is how weāve always done things.āā. āI would remind that to the new head of the NCAA. They better heed those words ā¦ā
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The celebrity royalty is here. LeBron James and Drake have arrived in Chatsworth at Sierra Canyon.
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Live look at what Magic Johnson is doing to the Lakers.
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HUGE bucket. Bryce Cofield gives Sierra Canyon 53-51 lead with less than a minute to play.
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Alyssa Thompson taking the field for U.S. womenās soccer in the 83rd minute. Thompson is a 17-year old senior in high school at Harvard-Westlake in Studio City. What a moment!
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High school athletes,. ā¢Replace the emojis in your Twitter/Instagram profiles w/ the school you attend & your graduating class. ā¢Change your location to the city you actually live in. ā¢Lastly, clean up your timelines. Donāt cuss or retweet inappropriate content.
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The scene at the Mamba Sports Academy. Fans coming to pay their respects to Kobe Bryant, and 13-year old daughter Gianna (Gigi).
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Mick Cronin on basketball UCLA. āUnless youāre afraid of competition, how do you not come play at UCLA? Best weather and campus in the best neighborhood in the world.ā.
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BREAKING: UCLA lands commitment from Shane Rosenthal, California's all-time receptions leader. "UCLA has always been a school I dreamed of attending, and once I visited, I knew it was the perfect fit.". STORY:
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Ziaire Williams with the buzzer beater! Sierra Canyon wins 63-61. Trailblazers use a 13-0 run to comeback and advance to third state CIF State Open Division title game. UNREAL finish.
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AWESOME MOMENT: Before tonightās basketball game, there was a miscommunication on the National Anthem, so Simi Valley senior William Flannery stepped up and sang it with no notice and absolutely nailed it. Bravo
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Shaan Vanjani is the team manager for the boys basketball team at Notre Dame in Sherman Oaks. Heās certainly PART of the team, but not necessarily ON the team. However, on senior night, he became the STAR of the team. Hereās how:
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CBS feature on UCLAās Jaime Jaquez Jr., the kid from Camarillo, by way of his proud, Mexican family.
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Have mercy, Ethan Thompson!.Killer crossover followed by the posterizing dunk on 7-foot Mater Dei center Bol Bol. @BMHSHoops @BMHSKnights
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Thibodeaux is headed to Oregon. Commits live on ESPN from the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills.
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USC fans leaving in droves from the Coliseum with 25 seconds left in the 3rd quarter. Stanford just took a 35-13 lead. No energy. Boos after every possession. Iām hearing USC fans cheering for Stanford to run the score up in hopes Clay Heltonās long reign of mediocrity ends.
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The buzzer sounds. What better way to celebrate than w/ the people who believed in this Bishop Montgomery team, the students. 70-55 FINAL
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Former MLB standout, now Thousand Oaks baseball coach, Jack Wilson and son Jacob Wilson turning double plays in the backyard from the fungo machine to pass time during quarantine. Jackās still got it. @MLBNetwork | @tohsbaseball
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Sierra Canyon's Juju Watkins said she invited USC QB Caleb Williams to her game tonight at the Galen Center. He was courtside for her 30-point, 19-rebound performance. "I invited him. I'm really glad he showed up," Watkins said. She's already working the Trojan network. Smart.
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5-star USC basketball commit Alijah Arenas hospitalized after car crash, per ESPN reports.
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HOOPHALL: Bryce James hits another 3ball. Place is buzzing. Best Iāve ever seen him play. Heās got 14pts and is 4-6 from downtown. Sierra Canyon leads Grayson 49-34 in 4Q
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Congratulations to Kihei Clark. From Taft High in Woodland Hills to a National Champ at Virginia. Thanks for giving the San Fernando Valley a helluva ride.
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These are screenshots from a video on the Citizen App from Arenasā wreck off Corbin Ave. (confirmed by LAPD) in the San Fernando Valley. Vehicle ran into a fire hydrant and tree at 4:55 a.m.
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Fun moment from UCLAās postgame presser after the win over ASU. I tell Jaime Jaquez Jr. Camarillo boys basketball won, then ask him about winning Pac-12 Player of the Year ā¦ a question Jaylen Clark was NOT shy about answering. āā¦he deserves the damn award.ā. š„: @UCLAMBB
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Todd Wolfson subs senior PG Jackson Mosley out of the game so the visiting fans can honor a great four-year player. Mosley is tough as nails and the epitome of a floor general. His high school career will end at Oak Park tonight. Salute to a loyal student-athlete.
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LeBron James has arrived at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento to watch Sierra Canyon and Bryce James take on Lincoln High in the CIF State D-I final. A win tonight would be the first CIF State title for Sierra Canyon in the āJames Eraā which started Bronnyās FR year (ā19-20).
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My video breakdown of Pennsylvania basketball brawl between Uniontown and Meadville. Two men arrested soon after the incident (on video). Worst one Iāve ever seen. š²:
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BREAKING: Bryce James transfers back to Sierra Canyon, becomes eligible immediately. According to CIFās A-B-A rule, James is available to play as soon as CIF clears him. ā¬ļøReportā¬ļø
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UCLA coach Mick Cronin says Super Smash Bros. is the video game of choice by the players. It's all they want to do. "I'm sure they'd like to go out, but I don't let them," Cronin said. "I hear them screaming and yelling. they argue over who's the best (Super Smash) player. ".
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BREAKING: Crespi has hired former Laker Derek Fisher as its new boys basketball coach.
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Mick Cronin after UCLA's 79-76 loss to Gonzaga. "I told (the team) how proud I was of them because they didn't flinch. You lose two of the best players in the Pac-12, Defensive Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, we still expect to win and that we're still upset we lost.".
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FINAL. Sierra Canyon 59, St. Vincent-St.Mary 56. Bronny James has a career high 15 points. What a night to do it. In front of 14,000 and in front of his dad.
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LeBron James dropped by Chaminade in West Hills tonight for homecoming.
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BREAKING: LAUSD agrees to double coaching stipends. Looks like football HC will increase from 2,811 to 5,622. Basketball and baseball HC from 2,512 to 5,024.
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This image is eerily similar to the recent days under Clay Helton. With more than 9 minutes to play and USC trailing UCLA 38-13, fans are filing out of the Coliseum.
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Mr. Camarillo turned Mr. Westwood. UCLAās Jaime Jaquez Jr. honored on Senior Night. Mr. Jaquez literally lifts Mick Cronin off his feet with a bear hug. Lol
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Chino Hills Elijah Scott throws down a vicious dunk on the break over Crespi guard. š³ @basketball_chhs
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Sierra Canyon guard Cassius Stanley will make his college decision at 12:45 p.m. on Monday.
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Granada Hills baseball coach Matt Matuszak proposes on senior day after his now-fiancĆ© throws out the ceremonial first pitch. @CoachTooz . She said yes! š
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I'm not kidding. Amari Bailey just dunked on the whole Corona Centennial team off two feet. LeBron and Drake came out of their seats. It was unreal. Sierra Canyon 39, Corona Centennial 39.
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BREAKING: Brandon Boston Jr., known as BJ Boston, is headed to Sierra Canyon. The Trailblazers add another 5-star basketball recruit to their roster. Boston has offers from Duke and Kentucky.
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Mike Law was at everything hoops related, it seemed. He always took time to say hello and give undivided attention. Without fail, heād be wearing a ball cap, sweatsuit, fresh kicks ā and his trademark smile. I JUST saw him at CIF finals. Life is but a vapor. RIP Mike Law šļø
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Texas Tech menās basketball coach Chris Beard making too much sense here. I wish more young athletes understood the āprocessā more.
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Bronny James warming up. He hasnāt even suited up this season in Sierra Canyonās 15 games. Now, heāll make his debut in the CIF Open Division final tonight. Heās coming off knee surgery on his meniscus in February.
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Sierra Canyon girls basketball star MacKenly Randolph said sheās down to three schools for college: Notre Dame, Louisville and Michigan State. A bright, energetic and talented young lady. Daughter of former NBA standout Zach Randolph.
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Jojo Phillips. Sierra Canyon football player committed to BYU to play wide receiver. Also plays basketball. Great athlete and perimeter defender.
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UCLAās Jaime Jaquez Jr. is in Brooklyn for tonightās NBA Draft. Hereās a look at his outfit for the big night.
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Reggie Bush gets the 2005 Heisman back. Good. What about USCās 2004 BCS national crown? Does that get reinstated, too?.
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UPDATED: More on Bronny Jamesā story after talking to Cedars Sinai cardiologist Dr. Ernst von Schwarz. āIt is a condition,ā von Schwarz said. āThereās different causes for it, but usually there is an underlying, often congenital condition ā meaning the people, the athletes are.
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NEWS: Former NFL QB Carson Palmer named new head football coach at Santa Margarita.
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It's decision time for LeBron James. The Lakers will retire Pau Gasol's jersey at home Tuesday night. Sierra Canyon and Bronny James play in the CIF State D-I regional final Tuesday night in what could be his last high school game. Both games tip at 7 p.m.
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Bruins in the wild: UCLAās Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes a fanās day by stopping to take a selfie on his way into Pauley Pavilion for todayās Pac-12 game against Washington State. Camarilloās finest.
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Crespiās new coach Derek Fisher held his first meeting with players/parents Monday evening. His son Drew Fisher (ā24) was in attendance (transfer from Sierra Canyon) and Matt Barnesā twins Carter and Isaiah (will be freshmen) were also in attendance ā Fisherās stepsons.
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Here at Van Nuys Airport. LeBron has landed. @ABC7 helicopter in the air catching the birdās eye view.
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Miller Moss stopped by his old stomping grounds.
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LeBron James in Chatsworth tonight. Sierra Canyon paid tribute to Kobe Bryant, Gigi, and those that died in the helicopter accident.
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One of the best outside hitters in SoCal has decided to reclassify, skip her senior year at Alemany High and enroll at USC this fall to play for the Trojans. London Wijay is a two-time CIF Player of the Year in three years of prep volleyball.
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BREAKING: Bryce James (ā25) has completed enrollment to Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks. Will not attend Campbell Hall. Itās been in motion for weeks. Bryce toured campus July 21. A Campbell Hall official confirmed James un-enrolled from the school Wednesday.
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What a pleasure it was to co-host CBS Sports Central with Jim Hill today. Itās been quite the week. Thank you for all the messages of support and love.
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David Singleton is back on the floor with the team with one shoe off. Heās moving on his own power, thatās a good sign for UCLA.
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āHe then grabs pillow off the bed, placing it behind his butt and releasing what appears to be a fart.ā (yes, a real sentence in this āstoryā). Sounds like college to me. Sad this is a story LA Times now deems newsworthy once Miller Moss has a day. Embarrassing.
USC quarterback Miller Moss part of 2022 dispute that triggered university investigation
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When SoFi Stadium was being built - with a roof - the plans got bashed due to Los Angelesā glorious weather. Today, the CFP Championship is being played at SoFi while LA is literally flooding. Today, the roof is being praised. Itās LA in a nutshell, you have no idea. Lol.
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USC football coach Lincoln Riley got the local guy to stay home, and it's a big deal. USC flips California's No. 1 high school quarterback Husan Longstreet .
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UNC Asheville didn't have any media present for its postgame presser. I stuck around and asked two questions. I asked coach Mike Morrell if there's anything he did to TRY and prepare his team for the moment . .
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DRAMA. Tounde Yessoufou hits the game-winner with 2.1 seconds left. UNREAL FINISH. St. Joseph 69, Sierra Canyon 68. FINAL
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Arlis Boardingham is heading to Florida. The two-time City champion of Birmingham Charter will play tight end for the Gators.
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My thoughts on USCās Caleb Williams after losing to UW, holding him accountable to his words/presser behavior. But defending being emotional. A false sense of machismo in America is epitomized each time an adult male goes after another being emotional. Iāll never understand it.
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Today was my 30th birthday. Last night I covered the D2 Southern Section final and today covered two City Section finals. I truly enjoyed every second of it. Thank you for the continued support and readership of my coverage. Again, always the last one to leave the stadium. š¤š¼
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A lot of food talk today. Those who claim In-N-Out isnāt the best fast food burger around are too enamored with trying to be different or a āfoodieļæ½ļæ½ļæ½. Stop. In-N-Out is the best and itās not even close. It hits all the marks: flavor, value, ingredients.
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Hope you didnāt make any bets!.
I can't stop laughing at a click bait story: "USC flirting with Texas A&M QB commit Husan Longstreet." There's no way he's going to USC. Bet the house. Save this Tweet.
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