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LOS ANGELES — Less than a year after Dodgers owner Mark Walter bought the Lakers for a record-breaking sum, L.A.’s iconic NBA franchise is now being sold to Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger for $12.5 billion, sources ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — If Mark Walter is selling one of the crown jewels of Los Angeles sports, is he about to sell the other?

No, according to people familiar with the matter not authorized to discuss it publicly. Walter ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Russell Westbrook was an NBA enigma, right up to the very end.

The 37-year-old point guard posted a video to social media Wednesday announcing his retirement. The imagery was striking. The messaging...Read more

SEATTLE — Around these parts, numbers that include a 12 have a way of catching your eye or attention. Perhaps it’s just the predominance of seeing them everywhere, especially as fall draws closer.

But the number that ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Throughout his storied career as a media executive, Bob Iger has made repeated attempts to own a major sports franchise. On Wednesday, he succeeded with a splash, joining Joshua Kushner to purchase the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Twins manager Derek Shelton managed Josh Bell for one season in Pittsburgh, plus four months into this season, and the longtime hitting coach still isn’t exactly sure how Bell has so much success.

“I ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Eli Heidenreich grew up a Pittsburgh Steelers fan and has watched many games from the seats inside Acrisure Stadium.

As a matter of fact, he was one of the 65,400 fans in attendance on Jan. 4, when the ...Read more

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — As he stressed out waiting to get selected in the 2024 NFL draft, BYU’s Kingsley Suamataia had something of a premonition and suddenly felt like he “could start breathing again.”

“I told my mom...Read more

DENVER — We now know the cause of the Broncos’ comical run of preseason soft-tissue injuries: Theater seating.

True story: Sunshine Sean Payton sanctioned an actual team movie night during the dog days of training ...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas — We have approximately two months remaining of terrifying headlines, such as “Transgenders Taking Over Sorority RushTok?” and “The Next Regular Season WNBA MVP Will Be a Man.”

Few words ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former UNC and NBA star Antawn Jamison isn’t playing basketball anymore, but he’s still had a newsy 2026.

Jamison was deeply involved in the hiring of new UNC men’s basketball coach Michael ...Read more

The sports calendar has its own collection of unofficial holidays.

Opening Day in baseball. The first Sunday of the NFL season.

That glorious first Thursday of March Madness tipping off while half the country is ...Read more

Walker Buehler did not want to discuss being pulled from his previous start after just four innings of one-run ball.

He let his pitching do the talking Tuesday.

Quite a bit more talking, actually, thanks in part to quite...Read more

There was a hefty list of notable accomplishments to come out of the Rays’ 12-4 win over the A’s on Tuesday night in Sacramento, California.

Overall, they extended their latest winning streak to eight games, improved ...Read more

ANAHEIM — After scoring three runs in third inning, a relative explosion for the Angels these days, the hitters called it a night, putting the pressure on the pitching staff to hold the margin for the rest of the game.

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Manager Dave Roberts embraced Blake Snell on the dugout steps. Field coordinator Bob Geren applauded from beside him. Snell’s teammates hopped down from the railing to high-five him as he walked through the growing crowd...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants got significantly younger after making five trades that sent away six major leaguers at last week’s trade deadline. Bryce Eldridge even quipped that the team looked like the “San Francisco ...Read more

DETROIT — Off the schneid.

The Tigers finally got that ugly zero off their ledger against the Cleveland Guardians, beating them Tuesday night, 6-4, before a crowd of 30,709 at Comerica Park.

Rookie Kevin McGonigle ...Read more

Adley Rutschman reached base three times in his highly-anticipated Boston Red Sox debut Tuesday night in Toronto, but even the club’s biggest trade deadline addition couldn’t curtail what is becoming a concerning skid....Read more

Nolan McLean bounced back on Tuesday, but his performance was wasted by a lifeless offense.

The Mets' young ace tossed six innings, allowing just one run on one hit while striking out three in a 4-0 loss to the Braves on ...Read more