NEW YORK – The U.S. women’s basketball national team will get together for a few days in New York next month before playing in the FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgium. The Americans have already qualified for the Paris Olympics by winning the World Cup in 2022. Five-time Olympic champion Diana Taurasi is one…
The Lakers shut down Cam Reddish for more than a week, hoping the time off would speed up his recovery from a left knee effusion injury. But in the middle of Reddish sitting out the last three games, he also recovered from a left groin injury that had been bothering him at times throughout the…
Eight former Dodgers are on the Hall of Fame ballot, although chances are that not a single one would wear the team’s cap should he be inducted. Several follow a long, curious tradition of future Hall of Famers playing with the Dodgers for an eye blink near the end of distinguished careers, their greatness mostly…
MELBOURNE – A protester threw papers onto an Australian Open court and briefly delayed the fourth-round match between Olympic champion Alexander Zverev and Cameron Norrie of Britain on Monday. A person wearing a blue shirt and cap and a face mask threw anti-war pamphlets from the stands onto the court behind the baseline during the…
By Larry Holder, Nate Taylor and Joe Buscaglia The Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills added another playoff classic to their rivalry Sunday. But again, the Chiefs came out on top with a 27-24 win over the Bills at Highmark Stadium. The Chiefs will travel to Baltimore to face the Ravens in the AFC Championship…
The ball bounced off the Lakers’ court as LeBron James trailed, a 39-year-old, 21-year veteran casually gliding into a highlight lob fit for an All-Star Game. Then later Sunday night, as the Lakers kept adding to their lead, James hit the paint and contorted his body around a defender for a left-handed slam — that…
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Different season. Familiar heartbreaking finish. Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills know the feeling all too well. “Here, there, doesn’t matter,” the Bills quarterback said. “Losing sucks. I don’t know what else to say.” Buffalo (12-7) showed plenty of resolve in 2023, winning its last five regular-season games to claim its…
By Larry Holder, Colton Pouncy and Mike Jones It’s only the second time in NFL history where this statement has been true: The Detroit Lions are one win away from a berth in the Super Bowl. The Lions pulled away in the fourth quarter after both teams flip-flopped scoring throughout the first three quarters as…
Jared Goff versus Everybody. The Detroit Lions quarterback came out on the winning side Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — and fellow No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield — and now faces the other end of the spectrum. The Lions are headed to the NFC championship game to play at the San Francisco 49ers,…
MELBOURNE – Czech teenager Linda Noskova advanced to her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the Australian Open on Monday after Elina Svitolina retired due to a back injury early in the first set. The Ukrainian player, who was in tears, had a medical timeout at 2-0 down and was trailing 3-0 when she decided to…
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