Mick Cronin, cheerleader? UCLA’s coach urges his team to believe
LEXINGTON, Ky. — For months, their coach has quickly yanked them off the court, publicly chastised them, screamed so loudly about mistakes during games that his voice…
Letters to Sports: Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani go big in Japan
After two games in Japan, Shohei Ohtani is off to a great start, with a home run and a .375 batting average, and the Dodgers…
James Harden scores 30 as Clippers pick up their fifth straight win
The high-level competition the Clippers faced this week allowed them to gauge themselves against some of the NBA’s best teams.The Clippers have proven they can…
Bristol Downs League: the 120-year-old competition where every game is at home
The referees at the Bristol Downs League are not always amateur.When Richard Morris is not running the line at a League One or League Two…
Thomas Tuchel’s first England game: Five talking points from Wembley win
Before the game Tuchel created plenty of headlines when he said England looked like they had played with fear at Euro 2024 under his predecessor…
Stephen A. Smith: ‘I might have been wrong’ about Bronny James
Stephen A. Smith isn’t quite ready to admit he was wrong about Bronny James. But the ESPN personality did lay the groundwork for such an…
MLB suspends Julio Urías for second violation of policy against domestic violence
Former Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías was suspended through the All-Star break this season for a second violation of the league’s policy against domestic violence and…
March Madness: UCLA overcomes Aday Mara injury to beat Utah State
LEXINGTON, Ky. — This was the desire last spring, when Mick Cronin reassembled his roster to gird it for any possibility in the games that matter most.A…
Trevor Zegras helps power Ducks to victory over Predators
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Trevor Zegras had a goal and an assist on his 24th birthday, John Gibson made 33 saves and the Ducks defeated the Nashville Predators…
England v Albania World Cup qualifier: Gibbs-White, Quansah and Ramsdale to miss Wembley game
England head coach Thomas Tuchel has left Morgan Gibbs-White, Jarrell Quansah and Aaron Ramsdale out of his matchday squad for Friday's World Cup qualifier against…
March Madness 2025: UCLA vs. Southern start time and how to watch
The Bruins are 30-2 overall and 18-2 in the Big Ten, with both losses coming in the regular season to rival USC. UCLA avenged those…
Luka Doncic’s hot start sparks Lakers to win over depleted Nuggets
The streamers would eventually fall Wednesday night. The huge cheers for Bronny James coming off the bench in the fourth quarter were bound to happen.…
Phelan Bucknor of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame collects six hits
Phelan Bucknor of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High had a career day at the plate on Wednesday. He had six hits and five RBIs by…
Rams again re-sign cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon
Cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon first joined the Rams in 2023, when he signed a one-year veteran-minimum contract about a month before training camp.One game into last…
Austin Reaves scores 37 as Lakers fall to Denver for another loss
DENVER — Lakers coach JJ Redick lately has repeated a lyric from an old Jay-Z song: “It was all good just a week ago.”Entering Friday’s game against…
March Madness men’s tournament analysis: Teams, players to watch
Duke’s Cooper Flagg drives past Florida State’s Jerry Deng, second from left, during a game on March 1. (Ben McKeown / Associated Press) No. 1…
March Madness women’s tournament analysis: Teams, players to watch
Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo controls the ball against Duke in the semifinals of the ACC tournament on March 8. (Ben McKeown / Associated Press) No.…
Lakers don’t shy away from ‘naked’ opportunities in win over Spurs
If you have been studying the Lakers’ offense microscopically since the team acquired Luka Doncic, if you have looked at the spacing, the movement, the…
Kings’ five-game winning streak ends in road loss to Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Mats Zuccarello scored the tiebreaking power-play goal with 4:38 left and the Minnesota Wild beat the Kings 3-1 on Monday night.Adrian Kempe scored…
James Harden and Clippers dominate Hornets for third straight win
The Clippers are trending in the right direction, and on top of it, they are becoming whole with leading scorer Norman Powell back and James…