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LeBron James got nostalgic about his old rivalry with the Warriors while he was with the Cavaliers. After rejoining the Cavaliers, James led the team to four straight NBA Finals appearances — all against the Warriors — from 2015-18. James joined Steph Curry and Kevin Durant in an ESPN interview released on Tuesday to discuss … Read more
Pope Francis has called for negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end the war triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. In his traditional Christmas Day address, the Pope said “boldness [was] needed to open the door” to dialogue “in order to achieve a just and lasting peace” between the two sides. His appeal … Read more
Trade talks ring, are you listening? In Phoenix, Nurkic is glistening. Unfortunately the merriment ends here — neither of the big men that have been floated in return, Jonas Valančiūnas of the Washington Wizards or Nikola Vucevic of the Chicago Bulls, have readily rhymable names. And the Suns, if they’re going to move on from … Read more
Just about everyone dreams about cars they wish they could own, and there’s no better time than the holidays to make a list of vehicles you’d love to have in your driveway. The car pros at Edmunds rounded up five of their favorite dream-worthy vehicles. But rather than just list the most outlandish and expensive … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — Andrew Wiggins has always been the quiet one in the Golden State Warriors mix of stars, content with chilling in the background while the big personalities and loud voices hoard all the attention. The stage of personality, with its burdens, isn’t worth mounting. He would sit back and smile, shaking his head … Read more
All your favorite characters are competing for the same NBA award once again. Nikola Jokić is the MVP favorite. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander follows him up. Two-time winner Giannis Antetokounmpo is on their tails, as are Jayson Tatum and Luka Dončić. Those five made up First Team All-NBA last season. Now, they make up the quintet atop … Read more
Jan. 9, 2024 8 PM PT NASHVILLE — Troy Terry scored a goal and assisted on another, Lukas Dostal made 39 saves and the Ducks defeated the Nashville Predators 5-3 on Tuesday night. Ryan Strome, Frank Vatrano, Mason McTavish and Radko Gudas also scored for the Ducks, who snapped a five-game losing streak. Alex Killorn and … Read more
Geno Smith and Sam Darnold seem to be rooting for one another. Few can relate to what they’ve been through, having been drafted by the Jets to be their new quarterback only for them to get swallowed up in Gang Green misery. The two managed to resurrect their careers, and after the Vikings’ win over … Read more
More alarming than the Kings squandering another late lead Thursday, more concerning than a losing streak that hit 0-3-4 when Florida’s Sam Reinhart scored on a slick backhander with 0.7 seconds left in overtime at Sunrise, Fla., was Kings captain Anze Kopitar’s postgame assessment of the team’s psyche. “Right now, it feels like we’ve got … Read more
A season that began with great expectations dissolved into a struggle to stay afloat as the Kings hit the halfway mark. They had more reason to look nervously in the rear-view mirror at the teams gaining on them than to look optimistically ahead toward the top of the Pacific Division, which is where they thought … Read more