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CALABASAS, Calif. — A veteran pilot who plunged into a Los Angeles-area hillside, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, had tried to avoid fog so heavy that it had grounded police choppers, authorities said. But even experienced pilots may have only seconds to act when they are blinded by weather, an expert said as investigators […]

MELBOURNE, Australia — There’s a Barty going on Down Under. It’s already bigger than the Barty party that took over Melbourne Park last year. That ended with Ash Barty’s loss to Petra Kvitova in the Australian Open quarterfinals. This one picked up with Barty’s 7-6 (6), 6-2 quarterfinal win over the two-time Wimbledon champion. The

MELBOURNE, Australia — Roger Federer was not going to go gently, of course, no matter how daunting the number of match points — his opponent accumulated seven! — no matter how achy his 38-year-old legs, no matter how slow his serves, no matter how off-target his groundstrokes. Federer still plays for the love of these

No. 18 Iowa faces a pair of tests against ranked Big Ten teams to highlight the AP Top 25 schedule this week By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer January 28, 2020, 8:52 AM 4 min read RALEIGH, N.C. — Iowa has a big week ahead in the Big Ten race. The No. 18 Hawkeyes have

Roger Federer has saved seven match points before fending off 100th-ranked Tennys Sandgren in five sets to reach the Australian Open semifinals for the 15th time January 28, 2020, 7:50 AM 4 min read MELBOURNE, Australia — The Latest on the Australian Open (all times local): 6:50 p.m. Roger Federer has saved seven match points

A petition to change the NBA logo to Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant following his tragic death had garnered more than 1.3 million signatures by late Monday. Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven other people died when the basketball legend’s helicopter crashed into a hillside in Calabasas, California, on Sunday.  His death sent

Freshman Christian Braun had 16 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 3 Kansas to a 65-50 victory over Oklahoma State By JOHN TRANCHINA Associated Press January 28, 2020, 5:50 AM 5 min read STILLWATER, Okla. — Freshman Christian Braun made the most of his first career start. Taking the lineup spot of the suspended

Los Angeles Lakers All-Star LeBron James shared a heartbreaking message on Instagram one day after the death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, writing that it was still difficult to speak and promising to care for the team in his absence.  “I’m not ready,” James wrote on Monday, one day after Bryant was killed in a helicopter

Garrison Brooks had 25 points and 11 rebounds to help North Carolina beat rival North Carolina State 75-65 By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer January 28, 2020, 3:35 AM 4 min read RALEIGH, N.C. — The injuries have piled up at North Carolina. So too have the losses in the roughest season of Hall of

On the heels of NBA legend Kobe Bryant dying in a helicopter crash Sunday in Calabasas, California, the chairman of the Basketball Hall of Fame all but guaranteed Bryant’s enshrinement among the sport’s all-time greats. On Monday, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame chairman Jerry Colangelo told reporter Shams Charania at The Athletic that the organization plans