Sidney Crosby scores twice to lift Penguins to win over Ducks
PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby scored his second goal of the game 2:35 into overtime as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ducks 2-1 on Thursday night to…
Lakers beat Suns behind Dalton Knecht’s best preseason game
PHOENIX — The plan, at least how it was conceptualized, was for the Lakers to come to Phoenix on Thursday night and go through an exercise…
Sparks end 8-game losing streak with thrilling OT win over Aces
Despite losing a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter, the host Sparks pushed to force overtime and ultimately prevailed over the Las Vegas Aces on…
Despite Kings’ playoff failure, Jim Hiller given coach job
Jim Hiller finally has had the interim tag removed from his title as Kings coach, with the team saying Wednesday the longtime assistant has been…
JuJu Watkins powers USC to thrilling overtime win over UCLA
LAS VEGAS — With 11.2 seconds remaining, JuJu Watkins glanced over her shoulder and locked eyes with her mother and father sitting in the front row…
Anthony Davis and Lakers defeat Wizards in another thriller
The crowd cheered unusually loud, at least relative to how it normally sounds for successful free throws in the second quarter. But this particular free…
Prep basketball roundup: Birmingham pulls out overtime win over Chatsworth, Alijah Arenas
Alijah Arenas is human. He misses shots, he makes turnovers. It encouraged Birmingham coach Nick Halic to order Arenas to be double-teamed the entire game…
Brandon McCoy sensational for St. John Bosco in overtime win
Brandon McCoy is a teenage basketball prodigy. At 6 feet 4, the 16-year-old sophomore guard at St. John Bosco possesses skills and athleticism that leave…
Austin Maziasz’s 26 points lift Westlake to OT win over Brentwood
Leave 6-foot-5 junior Austin Maziasz of Westlake High open at your own peril. He was draining clutch threes in the fourth quarter on Wednesday night…