NASCAR’s second-tier series will need a new title sponsor in 2026. Xfinity has been the sponsor of the series since 2014, but will vacate that sponsorship at the end of the 2025 season, according to multiple reports. Xfinity had signed a 10-year deal to be the title sponsor beginning in 2015, and NASCAR announced Tuesday … Read more
Laker Austin Reaves drives past Clipper James Harden in the second quarter at the Intuit Dome Tuesday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times) Of course the Lakers were excited, a perennial MVP candidate now sitting on the end of their bench in Luka Doncic, a 25-year-old offensive maestro now on their roster. Of course, the offensive possibilities … Read more
Clippers coach Tyronn Lue, shown earlier this season, was not happy with his team Tuesday. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Tyronn Lue sat with his arms crossed, his voice steady and his message clear about his displeasure with how the Clippers provoked him with their recent performances and how they all have to look … Read more
The Yankees are re-signing left-handed reliever Tim Hill, per multiple reports. The deal is for one year and $2.85 million. There is a $3 million team option for the 2026 season that contains a $350,000 buyout. Hill, who turns 35 years old later this month, had a 2.05 ERA (3.62 FIP) and 1.02 WHIP in … Read more
The Chicago Blackhawks may be all but statistically eliminated from the playoffs in 2025, but that doesn’t mean the general manager, coach, or players should call it a season. There is lots to do to get the team ready to come back stronger next season as the Blackhawks look to take a step forward towards … Read more
Reliever Ryan Brasier will now wear a Cubs uniform. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Ryan Brasier’s time with the Dodgers officially ended on Tuesday, with the veteran reliever being traded to the Chicago Cubs less than a week after being designated for assignment. Brasier, 37, was DFA’d by the Dodgers last week in order … Read more
With the Kansas City Chiefs set to play for their third straight championship, the state of NFL officiating is under the microscope ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl. So much sp that commissioner Roger Goodell fielded multiple questions about the integrity of officiating during his annual Super Bowl conference on Monday. There, Goodell called fan theories … Read more
Tommy Fleetwood and LAGC dominated in their TGL match. (Brennan Asplen/TGL/TGL via Getty Images) Rory McIlroy, fresh off a victory at Pebble Beach, ran hard into reality on Tuesday night at TGL, as his Boston Common Golf Club fell 6-2 to the dominant Los Angeles Golf Club. It wasn’t quite Lakers-Celtics, largely because the Boston … Read more
There is losing, and then there is what the Houston Rockets did on Tuesday. Facing the Brooklyn Nets on the road, the Rockets coughed up two different multi-score leads in the final 90 seconds in a 99-97 loss. The biggest gaffe came in the final 10 seconds. Down 97-93, the Nets inbounded the ball to … Read more
Report: Warriors met with ‘exorbitant’ asking price for KD trade originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Could a reunion between Kevin Durant and the Warriors actually happen? Only if they’re willing to put together a very substantial trade package. Golden State has been met with an “exorbitant asking price” in exploratory Durant conversations with … Read more