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ORLANDO, Fla. — Desmond Bane scored on an up-and-under layup to open the third quarter. His basket gave the Orlando Magic a 24-point lead (62-38). At the time, it appeared the Magic were on the trajectory of a blowout ...Read more

Caitlin Clark says she's "good" after a brief injury scare during a preseason game Thursday.

"I feel good," the Indiana Fever guard said after the 95-80 loss against the Dallas Wings. "I just landed on my kneecap really ...Read more

Karma works like a boomerang.

A very expensive one, at that.

A dozen years ago, the Giants lucked out when the Boston Red Sox signed Pablo Sandoval. They watched the Panda waddle East, cash a massive check, and promptly ...Read more

The tallest player in college basketball history plans to take his long strides from Gainesville, Fla., to Orange County.

Olivier Rioux, who is 7-foot-9 yet seldom played at Florida, has committed to UC Irvine, he ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A request from Los Angeles police officials to boost staffing and purchase new vehicles in time for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games has been met with deep skepticism by City Council members who worry ...Read more

For the second consecutive year, the Golden State Valkyries have been named Sportico’s most valuable WNBA franchise.

The Valkyries have far and away exceeded their Sportico evaluation from last year. Valued at $500 ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago Blackhawks star center Connor Bedard reportedly will opt out of playing for Canada in the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship this month. Bedard instead will use the time to nurse injuries suffered ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There’s a man who saved the life of Laveranues Coles.

And Coles will testify to that.

He just doesn’t know the man’s name.

“I’ve battled with this over the last month,” Coles told The ...Read more

For the third time during Kentucky Derby week, there’s been a change to the expected race field.

On Friday morning, Right to Party scratched out of the Derby due to lameness in his right front leg.

This moves Robusta �...Read more

Bob Baffert is flying under the radar as this year’s Kentucky Derby creeps closer.

That’s an unusual spot for the famed 73-year-old trainer to be in at Churchill Downs in Louisville.

Last year marked Baffert’s ...Read more

Those looking for a handicapping edge in Saturday night’s Grade 1, $5 million Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville should look to the top of the odds board, then disregard it.

The Derby is currently in a dry ...Read more

SEATTLE — This could be a cautionary tale.

Specifically, for the Super Bowl champion Seahawks.

Last month, the NBA board of governors approved a sale of the Portland Trail Blazers to a group led by Texas billionaire ...Read more

The 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby appears to be a wide-open race.

And that was the general sentiment before the 4-1 morning-line favorite, Renegade, drew the No. 1 post position, which hasn’t produced a Derby ...Read more

MIAMI — Everyone (and by everyone I mean the folks who set the betting odds driven by public consensus) agrees the Miami Dolphins will be pretty awful this coming season. Whether they will be awful enough is open to some...Read more

PITTSBURGH — In the post-NFL draft era, the mania of predicting which players will be drafted by what teams has been replaced by the ungovernable excessiveness of evaluating how well teams drafted which players.

Both ...Read more

I don’t buy the idea of a “weak” draft class.

Every draft gives 32 teams a chance to get younger, cheaper and better: the holy trinity of roster building.

The board may not be overflowing with blue-chippers. The ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Since Game 4 of this series, the Minnesota Timberwolves have suffered blow after blow on their injury report. They entered Game 6 down four key starters and rotation players as Ayo Dosunmu (right calf ...Read more