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Mike Trout is on the verge of becoming baseball’s first half-billion dollar man.
IRVINE — UC Irvine is out to prove that it is more than a team with one of college basketball’s most unusual mascots.
DAYTON, Ohio — Eleven months ago, Fairleigh Dickinson coach Greg Herenda was seriously ill with life-threatening blood clots. On Tuesday night, he danced on the court and hugged his players after they secured the first NCAA Tournament win in school history.
MILWAUKEE — Billed as a battle of All-Star captains, the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers instead took the court Tuesday night without their respective franchise players.
LOS ANGELES — Danilo Gallinari scored 24 points, Montrezl Harrell had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers held off Indiana 115-109 on Tuesday night, preventing the Pacers from clinching a playoff berth.
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VISTA — Nyjah Huston, Brighton Zeuner and Tom Schaar were among the 16 members of the inaugural U.S. national skateboarding team announced Tuesday, less than two years before the sport makes its Olympic debut with mens’ and women’s park and street disciplines.
DAYTON, Ohio — A few seconds were still left on the clock when Fran Dunphy headed to midcourt for his final postgame handshake, the outcome long decided. Belmont was simply too much for his Owls.
LOS ANGELES — Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist, leading the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night.
Lightning 4, Coyotes 1
Baseball America, the Bible of the sport, has launched a whole new Softball America edition.
Cavaliers 126, Pistons 119
Rangers 3, Dodgers 1, late
NEW YORK — Baylor, Notre Dame, Mississippi State and Louisville are the No. 1 seeds in the women’s NCAA Tournament, leading a March Madness field that was revealed early thanks to a production error.
DAYTON, Ohio — Fran Dunphy stood courtside with arms crossed, clutching a sheet of notes in his left hand, as the Temple Owls made layups to start practice. The school fight song played over the public address system at the University of Dayton, a place where the 70-year-old coach has known …
UCLA’s staff ace missed most of the first month of the season, the top freshman pitcher is out for the year and an injury has kept its all-conference leadoff batter out of the lineup for three weeks.
DAVENPORT, Fla. — New U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter announced an intriguing position change after his first training session with the full American player pool Monday, moving Tyler Adams to right back and DeAndre Yedlin to wide midfield.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — At the main entrance to the Miami Dolphins’ stadium stands a statue of Dan Marino as a witness to a game-changing completion.
Kershaw to miss opening day start, snapping 8-year streak
NEW YORK — LeBron James drove left, the No. 4 scorer in NBA history needing a basket to beat the worst team in the league.
FONTANA — The Auto Club 400 turned out to be the Kyle Busch 200.
LOS ANGELES — Lou Williams hit the game-winning 3-pointer from the top of the key at the final buzzer to give the Los Angeles Clippers a 119-116 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night.
ANAHEIM — Jakob Silfverberg scored the tiebreaking goal with 4:33 left to give the Anaheim Ducks a 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Sunday night.
FONTANA — So what’s next for Kyle Busch?
INDIAN WELLS — Dominic Thiem edged error-prone Roger Federer 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 to win the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, denying Federer a record sixth title in the desert.
UNC Greensboro coach Wes Miller and his Spartans were dealt a double dose of disappointment this past week, losing to Wofford in the championship game of the Southern Conference Tournament and missing out on the NCAA Tournament.
No. 6 Michigan State 65, No. 10 Michigan 60
Heat 93, Hornets 75
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — His best swing was followed by his biggest drive, both setting up birdies, and from there Rory McIlroy knew how to finish.
Brewers 9, Dodgers 8
FONTANA — Winning at Daytona was intensely emotional.
Vela scores two goals, LAFC ties NYCFC
The clock is ticking. The rest of college basketball has three weeks to figure out how to stop Duke’s freshman force of nature, Zion Williamson.
FONTANA — Cole Custer postponed Kyle Busch’s historic 200th victory for at least one more day.
INDIAN WELLS — Dominic Thiem outlasted Milos Raonic 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 6-4 on Saturday to reach the BNP Paribas Open final after Roger Federer advanced when Rafael Nadal withdrew because of a knee injury.
ALAMEDA — Jon Gruden and Mike Mayock were invited by Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis for an event in Las Vegas last week, a year before the team’s planned move to Sin City.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — At first glance, Muffet McGraw didn’t know what all the hubbub was about when it came to Jackie Young.
SPINDLERUV MLYN, Czech Republic — Mikaela Shiffrin set yet another milestone on Saturday, clinching a record 15th World Cup victory of the season.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Omaha Beach edged 1-2 favorite Game Winner on Saturday in the second division of the $750,000 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn after Long Range Toddy staged a neck upset in the first division.
LOS ANGELES — Jonathan Huberdeau pulled an imaginary monkey off the back of Evgenii Dadonov just before the Florida Panthers went out on the ice for warmups, hoping to help his teammate get in the right frame of mind to end a season-high goal drought of nine games.
FONTANA — He’s still The King.
DENVER — Corey Perry scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with 56.9 seconds remaining, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 on Friday night.
ARCADIA — Investigators with a prosecutors’ office have been assigned to help look into 22 recent horse deaths at Santa Anita, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said Friday.
INDIAN WELLS — It’s Federer vs. Nadal again, only this time it’ll be in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open.
DETROIT — After beating the Lakers while LeBron James sat out, Detroit coach Dwane Casey was asked if he wished his Pistons had been able to face a Los Angeles team that was closer to full strength.
LOS ANGELES — Danilo Gallinari scored 27 points, Montrezl Harrell added 26 and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied in a third quarter that saw both coaches ejected for arguing to beat the Chicago Bulls 128-121 on Friday night.
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