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Rob Pelinka, the Lakers’ general manager and vice president of basketball operations, said Sunday he’ll continue to build a roster around Luka Doncic for future success. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) In 2022, JJ Redick had Luka Doncic over to his Brooklyn home for his podcast, teasing him about an unpaid bet from when … Read more

Fay Vincent, the former MLB commissioner who banned Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for life in 1990 before his reinstatement three years later and was involved in banning Pete Rose for life for betting on baseball, died Saturday. He was 86. Vincent died in a hospital in Vero Beach, Fla., after complications from bladder cancer, his … Read more

Though the Lakers made a franchise-altering trade early Sunday morning that also changed the landscape of the NBA, don’t expect LeBron James to be on the move. James, whose presence has been at the heart of many Lakers decisions since he joined the club in 2018, intends to remain with the team through Thursday’s trade … Read more

Anthony Davis doesn’t seem to mind being part of one of the biggest blockbuster trades in NBA history. In the wake of Sunday morning’s seismic news, ESPN reported Davis is “good with going to Dallas” — which sent Luka Doncic to L.A. — and has a longstanding relationship with Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison from … Read more

Mark Cuban, once the unquestioned face of major Mavericks moves, did not have a hand in the team trading superstar Luka Doncic early Sunday morning. Cuban told WFAA in Dallas that he was not involved with the massive three-team trade that sent Doncic to the Lakers and Anthony Davis to the Mavericks. Although he remains … Read more

The celebrations continue for Saquon Barkley. The star Eagles running back is engaged to longtime girlfriend Anna Congdon, Barkley told People in a recent interview published Sunday, one week before facing the Chiefs in Super Bowl 2025. Barkley, 27, and Congdon met at Penn State, where he played from 2015-’17, and are parents to daughter … Read more

Dallas guard Luka Doncic, right, drives against Utah’s Cody Williams on Oct. 28. The Lakers acquired Doncic on Saturday night in blockbuster trade involving Anthony Davis. (Albert Pena / Associated Press) You weren’t dreaming. You didn’t imagine it. It wasn’t some kind of strange Saturday night hallucination. Yes, you watched the Lakers play one of … Read more

The blockbuster three-team trade early Sunday morning had major financial ramifications for Luka Doncic. He was in line to receive a super-max contract from the Mavericks next offseason but is no longer eligible after being traded to the Lakers. The super max would have allowed Doncic to sign a five-year, $345 million contract with the … Read more

There was a celebration on the Madison Square Garden floor when the clock hit triple zeroes and St. John’s had escaped with a victory Saturday afternoon. Inside the Johnnies locker room, though, Rick Pitino took the glass half-empty approach. “They think I’m going to jump up and down, say, ‘What a great win.’ It’s just … Read more

The main event scene on the men’s side just got a whole lot more crowded after WWE’s stunning Jey Uso decision. Uso eliminating John Cena to win the men’s Royal Rumble at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday in theory secures him a main event spot at WrestleMania 41. But it also means either he, Roman … Read more