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Of all the intricate details that went into 618 days of planning for this moment, Rassie Erasmus regarded none as more important to impart on his Springboks than context. Why are they at the Rugby World Cup? Who are they trying to win it for? Siya Kolisi, appointed last year by Erasmus as the first […]

Washington Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle has announced he will not attend a White House celebration with his World Series-winning teammates on Monday, the latest sports star to shun a visit with President Donald Trump. In an interview with The Washington Post published late Friday, Doolittle explained how “there’s a lot of things, policies that I disagree

De’Aaron Fox got back to attacking the rim. Buddy Hield and Bogdan Bogdanovic found their rhythm from the perimeter. And Luke Walton finally got his first victory with Sacramento. With one all-inclusive performance, the Kings ended their worst start in nearly 30 years and shook off the label of being the NBA’s only remaining winless

South Africa won the Rugby World Cup for a record-tying third time on Saturday, using its power at the set piece to seize control before scoring two clinical late tries through its wingers in a 32-12 victory over England. It is three from three in finals for the Springboks, after previous wins in 1995 and

The slumping San Jose Sharks outplayed the Winnipeg Jets everywhere but in goal. Connor Hellebuyck made 51 saves to hold off a furious San Jose attack and Nikolaj Ehlers scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:24 left to send the Jets to a 3-2 victory over the Sharks on Friday night. “There was a stretch there

Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors are finding out what it’s like to be a team saddled with injuries. Patty Mills came off the bench to score 31 points and the San Antonio Spurs beat Golden State 127-110 on Friday night, hours after the Warriors learned they will be without injured star Stephen Curry

Skylar Diggins-Smith’s outlook on life has changed after giving birth to her son last spring. “It’s different how I approach everything. I don’t look at it like it’s a job,” the Dallas Wings’ guard told The Associated Press in a phone interview Friday. “It’s the best feeling in the world. I look at him and

Rory McIlroy spun a wedge down to 3 feet for birdie on his final hole for a clean card at a 5-under 67, giving him a one-shot lead over Louis Oosthuizen on a Saturday of big runs and ugly collapses. Oosthuizen opened with five straight birdies and closed with two birdies in his last three

Potential Harvard players can expect to be sold on the school’s elite academics and a history that includes eight U.S. presidents, more than 150 Nobel laureates and too many CEOs to count. What often surprises them when they walk into Harvard Stadium for the first time is seeing the seven national championships celebrated along the

LeBron James faced the crowd and sidestepped his way up the floor after a punctuating 3-pointer in overtime made possible by Danny Green’s buzzer-beating 3 in regulation. The Lakers star took an extra peek toward the national TV crew at center court, perhaps to gauge the entertainment value of the first matchup of the 15-time