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MINNEAPOLIS — Friday is do or die for the Lynx if Napheesa Collier, Courtney Williams and the rest of the gang have any hope of securing the championship.

They lost Game 3 of the WNBA Finals to the New York Liberty, 80-...Read more

Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines the matchups this week. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Record last week 11-3 (.786); season 56-36 (.609). Using point spreads with the scores ...Read more

Never going to turn down a week like our 12-2 straight-up, but the glimmer ‘n shine of that makes the 7-7 against the spread all the more disappointing. On the wrong side of too many tight lines. Example: Missed two ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers are keeping their decision on who their starting quarterback will be on Sunday night a secret for at least one more day, but all signs continue to point to Russell Wilson making his Steelers ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — We know Mark Pope has done practically everything right since the moment he was officially named the new head coach of the Kentucky men’s basketball program.

Here’s what we don’t know: How good ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Fire Topper, break up the team, and do it before it’s too late for this $250 million payroll to win a World Series.

Right? Wrong.

Losing to the Mets in the NLDS last week might sting today, but ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Admittedly, I am living in my fears when I say Justin Fields should start Sunday. It's all based on his running ability.

I'd go with the quarterback who possibly has less of a chance of getting maimed and ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ten minutes after baseball’s most unlikely playoff team vanished from the postseason, its manager, Matt Quatraro, didn’t have much interest in recognizing or appreciating the surprise of it.

The ...Read more

Many of Jonathan Kuminga’s days this summer started with a 4:20 a.m. wake-up for a 90-minute on-court training session. After that, as the sun rose, he’d get a one-hour lift in. He’d head home for a nap and lunch ...Read more

The fourth line has been a Godsend for the Bruins this year. And in a promising development, that hard-working unit started to get some help from the big guns in their the 5-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche in Denver on ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The death toll over a serious equine virus at Los Alamitos grew to 12, with five more horses euthanized after an outbreak of equine infectious anemia (EIA) in the barn of quarter horse hall of fame trainer ...Read more

MIAMI — Jimmy Butler came to play.

In the preseason, no less.

Few signs could be more encouraging for the Miami Heat at this time of year.

In 20:55, on a night he was pulled for good early in the third period, Butler ...Read more

CHICAGO – One reason the Minnesota Timberwolves made the trade to send Karl-Anthony Towns to the Knicks was to make them deeper with the addition of Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo.

That move had ripple effects up ...Read more

NEW YORK — When the NLCS began, the Mets had an obvious edge over the Los Angeles Dodgers when it came to starting pitching. The Dodgers have 10 pitchers on the injured list, including three starting pitchers, while the ...Read more

NEW YORK — A bad night for the Mets became much, much worse as Shohei Ohtani sent a ball into orbit.

The superstar slugger punctuated the Dodgers’ 8-0 win in NLCS Game 3 with an exclamation point on Wednesday when he ...Read more

NEW YORK — This was the script the Dodgers were envisioning.

An early lead from the lineup. A solid, albeit short, outing from their starter. And then a parade of scoreless innings from the bullpen.

It might not be an...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Evgeni Malkin scored his 500th career goal Wednesday night at PPG Paints Arena as the Penguins defeated the Buffalo Sabres, 6-5, in a wild game in Pittsburgh.

Malkin got his milestone goal with 16:34 ...Read more

NEW ORLEANS — It is approaching happy hour, which is any waking hour on Bourbon Street, the jazz bellowing from street musicians as tourists sip daiquiris from plastic contraptions.

Even on a windy midweek afternoon, ...Read more

DENVER — More than an hour after the final buzzer, Zeke Nnaji still had Kool & The Gang queued up. When he’s in charge of the workout playlist, buckle up. A skilled pianist and high school marching band alum, he’ll ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — For two days, the Minnesota Lynx talked about starting fast. Living life trailing big early in games wasn’t the way to go.

And then, to start Game 3 of the WNBA Finals, in a packed Target Center filled ...Read more