The Orlando Magic ended a six-game home losing streak by inflicting a third straight defeat on the Los Angeles Lakers. Luka Doncic scored 32 points and LeBron James added 24 and eight assists for the Lakers, who led 60-58 at half-time. However, Orlando outscored the visitors 34-18 in the third quarter and went on to…
University of Southern California basketball star JuJu Watkins was carried off the court Monday night and did not return after she suffered an apparent injury during the NCAA Tournament. Grimacing, Watkins writhed in pain and held her right knee after she fell during a fast-break attempt with 4:43 to play in Monday’s first quarter against…
Oklahoma State’s Wyatt Hendrickson stunned Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson 5-4 in the heavyweight final Saturday night at the NCAA men’s wrestling championships with President Donald Trump in attendance. Hendrickson, a transfer from Air Force, trailed in the last match of the evening until scoring on a takedown in the final minute — the only…
The University of Southern California women’s basketball team is once again a top program in the NCAA, just like they were last season. JuJu Watkins, a rising star in women’s college basketball as a freshman, is in charge of the team. Last year, the Trojans made it to the Elite Eight for the first time…
The Los Angeles Lakers were fully healthy on Saturday night with Rui Hachimura and, more notably, LeBron James returning to action, but the Chicago Bulls spoiled the party with a 146-115 blowout that dropped the Lakers to the No. 3 to No. 4 seed with 12 games remaining. The Lakers are tied in the loss column with the Nuggets, and are likely going…
Veteran quarterbacks from the two teams in the country’s largest market will receive bargain basement salaries. For the Jets and Justin Fields, the two-year, $40 million deal puts him at the bottom of the list of starters not playing under rookie contracts. For the Giants and Jameis Winston, the base deal is 20…
Ajinkya Rahane and Rajat Patidar, the new captains, defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, meet in the much-awaited Indian Premier League-18 season opener at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday (March 22, 2025). New rules and new captains will be in focus but the razzmatazz will be pretty much the…
You can find plenty of explanations from Novak Djokovic’s rivals for why he is so successful, including why he will start his quest for a fifth consecutive and eighth overall Wimbledon title on Monday and why he will try to win an Open era-record 24th Grand Slam trophy over the next two weeks on the…
After reconciling with Suns owner Mat Ishbia, Nikola Jokic recorded a triple-double, and Michael Porter Jr. connected on five 3-pointers to help the Denver Nuggets defeat Phoenix 118-102 to take a 3-2 series lead. Joker broke a tie with Wilt Chamberlain for the most by a centre in NBA history with his triple-double of 29…
The Devils were the buzz of the hockey world a week ago. Akira Schmid had just put the finishing touches on a victory over the New York Rangers in the first round of the playoffs. If you were expecting the Devils would have a strong playoff run, the NHL playoffs bracket had done about as…