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SAN FRANCISCO — LeBron James walked through the visiting locker room Christmas afternoon and wondered if there was music playing inside the Chase Center.

As a DJ bumped early 2000s Ludacris near the hoop the Lakers were...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — Steph Curry and LeBron James played like they know they might not have too many Christmas Day games left in their careers.

Curry and James traded buckets and the Warriors superstar scored the team’s ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Shortly after the Chiefs bristled to their third win in 11 days and second in 96 hours, Travis Kelce on Wednesday essentially said it all as he stepped awkwardly onto a platform in the postgame interview ...Read more

NEW YORK — Many of the NBA’s greatest players are close to wrapping up their careers. But the league is in good hands with Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama.

That’s how Josh Hart felt after the 20-year-old Parisian ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Rickey Henderson, the unquestioned Man of Steal, stole third base 322 times in his career. The Twins' all-time leader in stolen bases is Chuck Knoblauch with 276.

Henderson stole one base more than any ...Read more

The record Lamar Jackson has long seemed destined for is now his.

With a masterful outing Wednesday against the Houston Texans, the Ravens quarterback became the NFL’s all-time rushing leader among quarterbacks. He ...Read more

HOUSTON — A security guard outside NRG stadium greeted fans joyously Wednesday afternoon, bellowing, “We got the greatest QB nationwide ... Merry Christmas!” as fans made their way inside for what was billed as a ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — These were not the holiday plans the Steelers had in mind shortly before Thanksgiving.

This is not what they were thinking — maybe even hoping — this stretch of three games in 11 days would transpire.

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PITTSBURGH — This is becoming Mike Tomlin’s worst December since the infamous “unleash hell” year of 2009.

OK, maybe it was 2020, when the Steelers crumbled down the stretch and got destroyed by the Cleveland ...Read more

BOSTON — If the 76ers’ game against the defending champion Boston Celtics was a barometer of where they stand, the answer was clear after registering a 118-114 Christmas Day victory at TD Garden.

The Sixers showed ...Read more

SEATTLE — In August, former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said he was “not desiring” being an NFL coach again, instead expressing his enthusiasm for a planned teaching job at USC this spring.

But during that interview...Read more

DALLAS – The Timberwolves needed a day like Wednesday. Not just because they didn’t want to lose on Christmas, but after their previous three games, they were a team in need of some cheer.

They got that with a 105-99 ...Read more

Santa Anita Park is opening its 90th season Thursday filled with the kind of cautious optimism that is common in most sports. Make no mistake, this is a big — some might say make-or-break — year for the storied Arcadia...Read more

CHICAGO — Who would have ever imagined the Chicago Bears would be here on Christmas morning, with nary a football present and a dark lump of something beneath a scraggly tree that looks like it belongs on Mount Crumpit. ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles did not practice on Christmas, and had they done so, quarterback Jalen Hurts would not have participated due to the concussion he sustained in a 36-33 loss to the Washington Commanders.

Hurts�...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 9-7 (.563); season 163-77 (.679). Using point spreads with the scores ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Forward Jimmy Butler is expected to miss his third consecutive game when the Heat face the Orlando Magic on Thursday night at Kia Center.

Butler formally was listed as doubtful on the Heat’s Wednesday ...Read more

Here’s a look back at Week 16’s action and fantasy advice for the week ahead:

WEEK 16 RECAP

Chargers 34, Broncos 27: Gus Edwards had his best game of the season against the Broncos last Thursday, gaining 68 yards on...Read more

NEW YORK — All the Knicks wanted for Christmas was a five-game winning streak. At Madison Square Garden, and Santa Claus wore No. 25.

Mikal Bridges delivered his finest performance as a Knick, exploding for 41 points on...Read more

A season of down-to-the-wire victories has an outlier.

The adjective, not the noun.

The Chiefs destroyed the Steelers, 29-10, in a Christmas Day game that looked just a tad different than the holiday outing a year ...Read more