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LOS ANGELES — The six passengers traveling with Kobe Bryant and his daughter in the helicopter that crashed into a Southern California mountainside last month were joined by their love of basketball. Among them, two teammates of Bryant’s 13-old-daughter, a coach with a rising profile in girls’ basketball and three parents of basketball-crazed children. Their […]

Thousands of mourners will gather in Staples Center on Monday to say farewell to Kobe and Gianna Bryant By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer February 24, 2020, 7:19 AM 2 min read LOS ANGELES — Thousands of mourners will gather in Staples Center on Monday to say farewell to Kobe and Gianna Bryant. The basketball

INDIANAPOLIS — Big changes are coming to the NFL scouting combine this year. There will be more eyeballs on the league’s annual gathering of top college talent but fewer assistant coaches watching those prospects run through drills that have been tailored by position and more accurately mimic what they’ll be doing in the NFL. The

The comments could easily have come from any middle-class town where workers have trouble making ends meet: “No pension plan, no chance of structural income over a longer period of time.” … “I will not have savings until the mortgage of my house is paid off.” … “My parents still have to help me pay

The first board meeting for the Milan-Cortina Olympics was being held by video conference as authorities sought to contain the spreading virus that has made northern Italy the focal point of the outbreak in Europe By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer February 24, 2020, 10:34 AM 3 min read ROME — The first board meeting

MEXICO CITY — The bookies had Patrick Reed at 40-1 odds going into the Mexico Championship, which should have come down before he even hit a shot. More accusations of cheating, this time from Brooks Koepka during a town hall show on Sirius XM. And then former CBS analyst Peter Kostis weighed in during a

Major League Baseball superstar Madison Bumgarner of the Arizona Diamondbacks was reportedly caught having an unusual side hustle: rodeo roper. On Sunday, The Athletic reported that Bumgarner has been competing under the name “Mason Saunders,” a play on his first name combined with the maiden name of his wife, Ali.   The longtime Giants star and

South Korean soccer authorities have indefinitely postponed the start of the 2020 domestic season February 24, 2020, 7:51 AM 2 min read SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean soccer authorities have indefinitely postponed the start of the 2020 domestic season. The K League made the announcement after an emergency meeting in Seoul on Monday as

William Karlsson completed his third career hat trick, Shea Theodore scored in overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights extended their winning streak to a season-high six games with a 6-5 victory over the Anaheim Ducks By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer February 24, 2020, 6:09 AM 3 min read ANAHEIM, Calif. — William Karlsson got

Four experienced Sherpa guides are attempting to climb to the top of Mount Everest in less than a week during the final days of winter to set a new climbing record on the world’s highest peak By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press February 24, 2020, 5:40 AM 2 min read KATHMANDU, Nepal — Four experienced Sherpa