NBA Finals: Mavericks roll to blowout win over Celtics in Game 4
MINNEAPOLIS — Luka Doncic scored 25 of his 29 points in the first half, Kyrie Irving added 21 points and the Dallas Mavericks emphatically extended their…
Dearica Hamby and Sparks can’t keep pace with Sky in loss
CHICAGO — Marina Mabrey scored 20 points and tied a career high with six three-pointers, Elizabeth Williams had 17 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks and…
NBA playoffs: Jaylen Brown lifts Celtics past Pacers in Game 2
BOSTON — Jaylen Brown matched his career playoff high with 40 points, 10 of them to help Boston run off 20 points in a row in…
Column: Missing Kawhi Leonard almost cost Clippers in Game 1
The Clippers survived. They survived the absence of their best player. They survived a late-game onslaught by the visitors. They won their postseason opener Sunday,…
Paul George leads Clippers to big comeback win over Cavaliers
The coach said his team is still fighting for something even as the regular season is winding down for the Clippers. It took getting down…
Bronny James declares for NBA draft, enters transfer portal
Bronny James, the son of LeBron James, announced that he will declare for the 2024 NBA draft. He’ll also enter the transfer portal while maintaining…
LAFC’s scoring woes continue in shutout loss to Minnesota
ST. PAUL — Robin Lod and Bongokuhle Hlongwane each scored a goal, and Minnesota United ended a seven-game winless streak against LAFC with a 2-0 victory…
Lindsey Horan lifts U.S. women’s soccer to Gold Cup championship
SAN DIEGO — Lindsey Horan’s header in first-half stoppage time proved to be the only goal the U.S. women’s national team would need to beat Brazil…
JuJu Watkins leads USC women past Arizona at Pac-12 tournament
LAS VEGAS — Bruised, bloodied but unbowed, JuJu Watkins had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead USC to a 65-62 win over Arizona in the…
USC men can’t hold on to lead and lose to Washington State
PULLMAN, Wash. — Isaiah Watts and Andrej Jakimovski scored 18 points each and Myles Rice added 16 to help No. 19 Washington State rally past USC…
JuJu Watkins breaks another USC record in win over Colorado
This freshman has the Cheryl Miller kiss of approval. When JuJu Watkins drained a deep three-pointer on the first possession of the fourth quarter to…
U.S. shuts out Argentina to advance in CONCACAF W Gold Cup play
Teenager Jaedyn Shaw scored a pair of goals in the first 17 minutes, starting the U.S. to a 4-0 win over Argentina on Friday in…
Utah stuns UCLA on last-second basket, ending Bruins’ win streak
They lost their composure. They lost their leading scorer. They lost their late lead. Ultimately, they lost something that mattered far more. With Sebastian Mack…
Leonard: Clippers must improve ‘before it starts getting real’
Consider it a warning from soft-spoken Kawhi Leonard. And it wasn’t the first such warning he has issued to his Clippers teammates. Leonard has been…
Clippers humbled by first-place Timberwolves in blowout loss
The Clippers had an opportunity to move to the top of the Western Conference, and it was up to them to take advantage of the…
After trip, Clippers stumble at home and lose to Pelicans
Meeting with the media two hours before tipoff Wednesday night, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said it would not be a letdown if his team lost…
Lakers’ Jarred Vanderbilt has midfoot sprain, out 3-4 weeks
CHARLOTTE — Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt will be out at least three to four more weeks after the team announced Monday that he has a sprain…
Dylan Andrews shines again as UCLA beats Oregon, moves to .500
A wild game that included UCLA building an early 18-point lead and trailing by halftime needed a fittingly crazy coda. The Bruins provided it, turning…
Russell Westbrook reaches milestone in Clippers’ win over Pistons
DETROIT — Kawhi Leonard scored 21 of his 33 points in the first half, Russell Westbrook scored his 25,000th career point and the Clippers put on…
Big third quarter lifts Clippers past Wizards
WASHINGTON — Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points, James Harden added 25 and the Clippers pulled away with a big third quarter to beat the Washington Wizards…