The Clippers will host the Lakers for the first time at Intuit Dome on Sunday. Expect plenty of fireworks. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Nine-thousand, four-hundred and forty-eight days or so ago, Derek Harper split on a pair of free throws inside the Los Angeles Sports Arena with one second on the clock for … Read more
When the Commanders drafted Jayden Daniels with the second overall pick last April, the hope was that he’d help the team go back to being a contender in the NFC in the years to come. That hope was misguided because it only took a few months for Daniels to change the fortunes of the franchise. … Read more
Connor McDavid and Conor Garland Bob Frid-Imagn Images The dying seconds of the contest between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks were violent. Oilers captain Connor McDavid and Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers received match penalties for cross-checking. They will both have hearing with NHL Player Safety. McDavid cross-checked Canucks right winger Conor Garland, while Myers … Read more
Novak Djokovic is moving on to the quarterfinals at the 2025 Australian Open, but he refused his post-match on-court interview in protest of an Australian broadcaster “mocking” him and Serbian fans on the air. Round 4 of the 2025 Australian Open is halfway over, and the next stop is the quarterfinals. For those who punched … Read more
The Washington Commanders celebrated after getting the upset win over the Detroit Lions. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images) The Washington Commanders are moving on to the NFC Championship, and they’ve got one powerful NBA name in their corner — and their locker room. On Saturday, as Commanders celebrated their 45-31 upset over the Detroit Lions, … Read more
Injuries were a constant for the Lions defense during the 2024 season and they kept adding to the list in Saturday’s loss to the Commanders. Cornerback Amik Robertson went to the locker room early in the first half and would not return to the season-ending 45-31 home defeat. Head coach Dan Campbell said after the … Read more
After a season in which the Lions were the NFL’s best team for most of the year, they were bounced out of the playoffs by an underdog Commanders team. And Lions coach Dan Campbell said the team that deserved to win won. “They earned that win and we didn’t,” Campbell said. The Lions went 15-2 … Read more
It’s starting to sound like a broken record for the 2024-25 St. Louis Blues. Consistency. Making a run. Staying relevant in the Western Conference wild card race. They said all the right things – again – after stringing together consecutive wins against the Calgary Flames this past week. But once again, the chance at stringing … Read more
Novak Djokovic reached the quarter-finals with a straight-sets victory over Jiri Lehecka – AFP/Vince Caligiuri Novak Djokovic has put himself at loggerheads with the Australian Open’s host broadcaster by refusing to give any more on-court interviews until he receives an apology from anchorman Tony Jones. The move was prompted by Djokovic’s disgust at a bizarre, … Read more
KA’UPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii — Ernie Els won the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship on Saturday for his seventh PGA Tour Champions victory, closing with a 6-under 66 to beat Bernard Langer, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Alex Cejka by two strokes. The 67-year-old Langer missed a chance to win for the 19th straight season on the 50-and-over tour. … Read more