LeBron’s 40 bests Zion, sends Lakers past Pelicans 118-109
LOS ANGELES LeBron James had 40 points and eight rebounds in his first career meeting with Zion Williamson while leading the Los Angeles Lakers to their sixth straight victory, 118-109 over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night.
New Seattle NHL team to subsidize public transit for fans
SEATTLE Seattles expansion NHL franchise is trying to make it easier for fans to get to its games in the traffic-clogged city.
Ayres enjoys new fame after earning win as emergency goalie
RALEIGH, N.C. David Ayres is still adjusting to new-found stardom after winning a game as the emergency goaltender for the Carolina Hurricanes.
Slater to build world’s largest man-made wave in the desert
Kelly Slater is planning to build the worlds largest man-made wave in the desert.
Burrow shows Cincy some love, NFL teams drool over receivers
INDIANAPOLIS Who wouldnt want to follow in the footsteps of John Elway and Eli Manning?
Tagovailoa looking forward to going full speed in March
INDIANAPOLIS Tua Tagovailoa climbed up a couple stairs, then walked to the podium without a hitch Tuesday.
Honolulu marathon CEO says he was abused by Michigan doctor
ANN ARBOR, Mich. The president and CEO of one of the nations largest marathons has joined a chorus of former students who have complained about a late University of Michigan doctor by saying the physician performed a completely inappropriate act on him during a medical examination in the 1970s.
Lions on hunt for Division II volleyball title repeat; Wildcats lay in wait
There will be no sneaking up on anyone this time for Makua Lani.
Kamehameha’s Anahu, Hilo’s Toledo take home state wrestling gold medals
When Ezekiel Anahu officially ended an undesirable Big Island streak, he put off any thoughts of a celebration so he could console his opponent.
Public memorial service remembers the private Kobe Bryant
LOS ANGELES Kobe Bryants wife remembered him as a devoted father and husband who arrived early for school pickups and wrote heartfelt cards and letters.
Altuve nicked by pitch, Astros stars booed on road vs Tigers
LAKELAND, Fla. José Altuve insisted he tuned out the hecklers. He couldnt avoid a pitch that grazed him.
Aubuike, No. 1 Kansas avoid letdown, rout Oklahoma State
LAWRENCE, Kan. Udoka Azubuike had 19 points and 16 rebounds, Ochai Agbaji added 15 points, and top-ranked Kansas avoided any chance of a letdown after its high-profile win over Baylor by blowing out Oklahoma State 83-58 on Monday night.
Embiid powers Sixers past Hawks 129-112
PHILADELPHIA Joel Embiid scored a career-high 49 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Tobias Harris had 25 points and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Atlanta Hawks 129-112 on Monday night.
UCLA hottest in Pac-12, needs big finish to save Mick Cronin’s NCAA tournament streak
LOS ANGELES Mick Cronins streak of consecutive NCAA tournaments could become a real double-digit doozy.
Big changes are coming to the NFL scouting combine this year
INDIANAPOLIS Big changes are coming to the NFL scouting combine this year.
LeBron James lifts Lakers past Celtics, 114-112
LOS ANGELES LeBron James scored 29 points and put the Lakers ahead on a fallaway jumper with 30 seconds to play, and Los Angeles split its season series with the Boston Celtics with a 114-112 victory Sunday.
The Bright Side: The legend of the lassoed Marlin
As with all things technological, I have a love/hate relationship with Facebook. I wont go into details on why, because if I do, a thread may start and things would devolve from there. Recently, however, a couple of posts were actually interesting.
Sullivan: Rob Manfred will never live down his ‘piece of metal’ gaffe about the World Series trophy
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Grapefruit and Cactus League games began Saturday across Florida and Arizona, the first official steps for major league teams fighting for the coveted piece of metal that goes to the World Series champion.
Analysis: Sing a song for Fury, the new heavyweight champion
LAS VEGAS The world has never seen a heavyweight champion quite like Tyson Fury, the British behemoth who gave Deontay Wilder a beat down to win the heavyweight title and then celebrated by leading his fans in a chorus of American Pie from the ring at the MGM Grand hotel.
Joey Logano overcomes missed pit call to win at Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS The adjustments to a major offseason overhaul at Team Penske continued Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where miscommunication between Joey Logano and his new crew chief led to a botched final pit stop.