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Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, left, steals the ball from Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young during the first half of the Clippers’ 131-105 win Saturday at the Intuit Dome. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea / Associated Press) Kawhi Leonard took the final shot of his pregame routine Saturday and ran off the Intuit Dome court. With fans chanting, “Kawhi! … Read more

Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper makes a glove save during the first period of a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Crypto.com Arena. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) Adrian Kempe broke a tie with 5:48 to play and the Kings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive … Read more

CHICAGO — The Knicks better hope it was just tired legs on Saturday night. Otherwise, getting throttled by the Bulls is a sign of problems even larger than their lack of depth. On the second night of a back-to-back after a taxing loss to the Thunder, the Knicks ran out of steam in the third … Read more

USC men’s basketball coach Eric Musselman reacts to a call during the Trojans’ 85-74 loss to Michigan at Galen Center on Saturday night. (Brian Rothmuller / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) They were hired less than two weeks apart last spring, each tasked with building Big Ten programs that were torn down to the studs. … Read more

The Vikings found a unique way to boost their attendance for their road clash against the Lions on Sunday night which will decide the winner of the NFC North in a battle between the two 14-2 squads. According to ESPN, the Vikings bought approximately 1,900 tickets near the visitors bench at Ford Field, at about … Read more

The Barclays Center crowd saw the Nets hit what looked and felt like a new low on Saturday night. Just when the team thought it was simply shorthanded, another blow came. With long-standing injuries to Cam Thomas (left hamstring) and Cam Johnson (right ankle), and a late scratch of Ben Simmons with left calf soreness, … Read more

Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love is expected to start Thursday in the Orange Bowl against sixth-seeded Penn State, enabling the seventh-seeded Fighting Irish and their trademark ground game to operate at — or near — full capacity in the first College Football Playoff semifinal. Love re-injured his ailing right knee late in the third … Read more

PHILADELPHIA — All inconsequential games are not created equal.  The regular-season finale that goes down Sunday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field features two teams with nothing tangible to play for, no real reward for the winner and no dire repercussions for the loser.  It is not that big of a deal — or a big … Read more

Sophomore guard Kaleena Smith of Ontario Christian has led her team to a 20-1 record. (Craig Weston) Ontario Christian girls basketball avenged its only defeat Saturday, knocking off previously unbeaten San José Archbishop Mitty 61-44 at Carondelet High in Concord. Sophomore Kaleena Smith scored 23 points, Tati Griffin had 14 points and Sydney Douglas had … Read more

Joshua Dobbs warms up before the 49ers’ game against the Packers earlier this season. AP The Post’s Erich Richter makes his picks and predictions for Week 18 of the NFL season. Sunday 49ers +4.5 over CARDINALS Even without Brock Purdy this week, the 49ers were just 3.5-point underdogs to the Lions at home and are now +4.5 … Read more