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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers dried their eyes and took the Staples Center court for the first time since Kobe Bryant’s death with a resolve that would have made him proud. Damian Lillard played through the basketball world’s collective heartbreak with his own remarkable effort. Lillard scored 48 points and the Portland Trail […]

LOS ANGELES — Usher sang a heart-wrenching “Amazing Grace,” LeBron James cried as he told it “straight,” and fans cried and chanted Friday night before the first Los Angeles Lakers game since team legend Kobe Bryant was killed Sunday in a helicopter crash. “Growing up and watching all these great players play and learning so much from

Leon Draisaitl scored twice and the Edmonton Oilers beat the defending champion St. Louis Blues 4-2 February 1, 2020, 5:25 AM 3 min read EDMONTON, Alberta — Leon Draisaitl scored twice and the Edmonton Oilers beat the defending champion St. Louis Blues 4-2 Friday night. Caleb Jones and Josh Archibald also scored to help the

Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 54 points, making all 10 shots in the first half and 19 of 23 for the game, to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 133-118 victory over the Chicago Bulls By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press February 1, 2020, 4:31 AM 4 min read NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving is

Alex Tuch scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 2:28 remaining in the third period to lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night By KEN TYSIAC Associated Press February 1, 2020, 3:25 AM 3 min read RALEIGH, N.C. — Alex Tuch scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with

Danny Pippen had 20 points and 12 rebounds as Kent State narrowly defeated Akron 68-67 in the Wagon Wheel Showdown February 1, 2020, 2:24 AM 1 min read KENT, Ohio — Danny Pippen had 20 points and 12 rebounds as Kent State narrowly defeated Akron 68-67 on Friday night in the Wagon Wheel Showdown. Philip

AJ Brodeur had 20 points, eight rebounds and assists as Penn narrowly defeated Harvard 75-72 in overtime February 1, 2020, 1:21 AM 1 min read PHILADELPHIA — AJ Brodeur had 20 points, eight rebounds and assists as Penn narrowly defeated Harvard 75-72 in overtime on Friday night. Ryan Betley had 17 points and seven rebounds

Defending champion Novak Djokovic will face Dominic Thiem in the Australian Open men’s final By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer January 31, 2020, 11:53 PM 5 min read MELBOURNE, Australia — Dominic Thiem knows what it’s like to make it all the way through the rigors of a half-dozen best-of-five-set matches across two weeks in

MIAMI — Just over six months ago, Tyreek Hill was uncertain whether he would ever play another game in the NFL. He had become the object of scorn among many Kansas City Chiefs fans when audio surfaced early last year in which his then-fiancee accused him of hurting their 3-year-old son. The team banned him

There’s not a lot left to do at the age of 100 By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Writer January 31, 2020, 10:16 PM 3 min read MIAMI — Charles McGee flew 136 combat missions in World War II as part of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, attacking targets in Italy and supporting the rescue of 1,000