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It was a challenging visit to the Los Angeles area for the Trailblazers, who lost two games at Cal State Northridge in the Good Sam Empire Classic before falling to the Trojans. A run of six consecutive home games is up next, with the program’s second season in the WAC set to start Dec. 30. --Republic World

Dixie State: It was a challenging visit to the Los Angeles area for the Trailblazers, who lost two games at Cal State Northridge in the Good Sam Empire Classic before falling to the Trojans. A run of six consecutive home games is up next, with the program’s second season in the WAC set to start Dec. 30. --The Wichita Eagle

The Cal State Northridge transfer -- who averaged almost 11 points per game in 2019-20 -- adds depth to the Sooners' rotation after the NCAA cleared him this week. His integration into the offense will be a development to follow on Saturday, as Oklahoma comes in ranked No. 11 nationally in adjusted efficiency on that side of the ball, per KenPom.com. --St. Louis News

Thor Steingraber is the executive director of the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts at California State University, Northridge. Prior to the pandemic, the Soraya presented a full schedule of performances that included international soloists, orchestras, chamber music ensembles, and dance companies. This year, as the Soraya reopened, it had already been forced to cancel the appearance of the Vienna Boys Choir, and most recently announced the cancelation of the Russian National Orchestra. Still slated to perform are: the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vasily Petrenko, with piano soloist Olga Kern; the Japanese drumming ensemble Yamato; Van Cliburn gold medalist Vadym Kholodenko; jazz pianist Harold López Nussa; the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by and featuring Joshua Bell; and Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducting the English Baroque Soloists. --Classical Voice