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The NBA fined Hornets star LaMelo Ball $100,000 after he made an anti-gay comment during an interview following Charlotte’s 115-114 upset win over the struggling Bucks at home Saturday. Ball had been talking about the last play of the game, where Grant Williams successfully defended Giannis Antetokounmpo at the top of the key and forced … Read more

Lakers rookie guard Dalton Knecht, getting to the basket against San Antonio’s Julian Champagnie on Friday, shined in two starts this weekend. (Darren Abate / Associated Press) Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht, still sweaty from the career-high 27 points that helped bury the Pelicans on Saturday night, wanted a minute. His Tennessee Volunteers were driving against … Read more

Fox took a not-so-subtle shot at Netflix during its NFL pregame show Sunday. Co-host Curt Menefee brought up the fact that fellow co-host Rob Gronkowski was at Friday’s Mike Tyson-Jake Paul bout at AT&T Stadium, which aired on Netflix. “Our man Gronk was at the big Jake Paul fight against Mike Tyson,” Menefee began. “There … Read more

Corona Centennial quarterback Husan Longstreet runs with the ball during a game against Murrieta Valley on Oct. 18. Longstreet announced Sunday his commitment to USC. (Craig Weston) The plan had been in place for nearly two years, Lincoln Riley zeroing in on Julian Lewis as his quarterback in the 2025 recruiting class. The coach rarely … Read more

Score one for the young guy. In a matchup between 22-year-old Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson and 40-year-old Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Richardson and the Colts prevailed. Richardson scored a four-yard rushing touchdown, his second of the game, with 46 seconds left in the game to give the Colts the 28-27 victory. The loss drops the … Read more

Improvement of Agbaji, struggles of Pacers have deal appearing more favourable now Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes (4) drives past Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam. The Pacer take on the Raptors on Monday night. Photo by Chris Young /The Canadian Press With a familiar face back in town on Monday, it’s worth taking another look … Read more

Marc Guehi impressed at the heart of England’s defence on Sunday (Picture: Getty) Lee Carsley heaped praise on England defender Marc Guehi and said the centre-back has reached a new level with his performances for the Three Lions. A second-half blitz from England saw them end Carsley’s interim tenure in style with a commanding 5-0 … Read more

Photo by Manu Fernandez /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MALAGA, Spain — Defending champion Canada fell 2-0 to Great Britain in a quarterfinal tie at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals women’s tennis tournament on Sunday. Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino dropped the first singles match 6-0, 7-5 to Emma Raducanu. Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., lost 6-2, 6-4 … Read more

Really, this shouldn’t be a surprise.  Not if you followed Deion Sanders at Jackson State. Not if you saw how he recruited at the SWAC school. Maybe his bombastic personality turned you off, the unnecessary shots he took at others, the look-at-me approach he has had his entire life, the manner in which he turned … Read more

With a rowdy collection of Bills Mafia members watching behind the set, four members of the “NFL Today” crew jumped through folding tables — a traditional pregame move from Bills fans — during the CBS pregame show ahead of Buffalo’s Chiefs clash Sunday afternoon. Nate Burleson had perhaps the most impressive performance out of the … Read more