Lakers hold off Clippers 130-125 in OT to snap an 11-game losing streak in the Los Angeles rivalry
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James had 35 points and 11 rebounds, Austin Reaves scored seven of his 15 points in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped an 11-game losing streak against the Los Angeles Clippers with a 130-125 victory Wednesday night.
Games 2 and 3 of the World Series were the least-viewed in recorded Fall Classic history
The fears of this year’s World Series between the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks becoming the least-viewed Fall Classic in TV history are becoming a reality.
76ers trade disgruntled guard James Harden to Clippers
CAMDEN, N.J. — James Harden publicly called his boss a liar and swore he would never again play for the Philadelphia 76ers.
Alex Morgan misses penalty and U.S. settles for 0-0 draw with Colombia in exhibition
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Alex Morgan missed a penalty at the end of the first half and the United States settled for a scoreless draw with Colombia in an exhibition game on Thursday night.
Column: From Senators II to Rangers, this franchise is long overdue for a championship
They are The Franchise Formerly Known as the Second Version of the Washington Senators.
Analysis: NFL teams shouldn’t let one game affect their trade deadline approach
Buy. Sell. Stand pat.
Dusty Baker Appreciation: An example of care and humility on the baseball diamond and far beyond
SAN FRANCISCO — The bright smile stayed true through every challenge Dusty Baker faced in life on the baseball diamond and away from it.
Coach-to-player technology could have prevented sign-stealing scandal hitting college football
The frustrating part about watching the Michigan sign-stealing scandal play out for Todd Berry, the executive director of the American Football Coaches Association, is that it all could have been avoided.
Ex-NFL player Sergio Brown, charged with killing mother, has been denied release
MAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) — Former NFL player Sergio Brown, charged with killing his mother, bought a one-way ticket to Cancun, Mexico, after being the last person seen with the woman before her slaying last month, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
NBA All-Star Game will ditch the gimmicks and return to classic East versus West format
INDIANAPOLIS — The NBA All-Star Game is going back to its roots, with the best of the East playing the best of the West.
Dusty Baker tells newspaper he is retiring as manager of the Houston Astros
HOUSTON — Dusty Baker has retired as manager of the Houston Astros, ending an illustrious 26-year career as a big league skipper highlighted by a World Series win last season.
Tickets purchased in the name of suspended Michigan staffer to two SEC title games, AP source says
Tickets for the last two Southeastern Conference championship games were purchased in the name of a suspended Michigan football staffer who is the focus of an NCAA investigation into an alleged sign-stealing scheme, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
The Dolphins’ utilization of ‘cheat motion’ takes the NFL by storm
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Coach Kyle Shanahan saw the new wrinkle his former assistant Mike McDaniel added to the Miami offense by putting speedster Tyreek Hill in short motion at the snap and immediately added it to the San Francisco offense.
Bob Melvin is leaving the San Diego Padres to manage the San Francisco Giants, AP sources say
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants have hired manager Bob Melvin away from the division rival San Diego Padres, three people with direct knowledge of the agreement said Tuesday.
Ohtani and Wong, future teammates?
(AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers will be shopping for starting pitching this offseason after it cost them dearly in a first-round playoff exit for the second straight year. The biggest arm on the impending free-agent market will be Los Angeles Angels two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani. He can hit but he won’t pitch next year since he’s coming off his second Tommy John surgery. That won’t stop the Dodgers from pursuing him, but it means they’ll need to look elsewhere, too.
There is another Sanders at Colorado: Deion’s daughter, Shelomi, plays hoops and goes by ‘Bossy’
BOULDER, Colo. — When Deion Sanders arrived in Boulder to resurrect Colorado’s slumbering football program he not only brought his sons Sheduer, a star quarterback, and Shilo, a star safety, but also his youngest child, Shelomi, a redshirt freshman point guard on the women’s basketball team.
No. 2 Michigan suspends staffer after NCAA launches investigating into allegations of sign-stealing
No. 2 Michigan announced Friday it has suspended a low-level football program employee a day after disclosing it is under NCAA investigation for allegedly stealing the play-calling signals used by Wolverines opponents.
Browns QB Deshaun Watson expected to start at Indy after missing 2 games with right shoulder injury
BEREA, Ohio — Deshaun Watson’s official status for Sunday’s game at Indianapolis is questionable.
Wembanyama already setting a tone for his rookie NBA season with the Spurs
SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama’s first win of his rookie season with the San Antonio Spurs came with no fans present, no referees around and didn’t even require the use of a basketball.
Analysis: NFL wants to make football more popular than futbol globally
The king of American sports wants to take over the world.