USATSI Multiple players were ejected following a scuffle during the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 146-132 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday. The fracas stemmed from Spurs forward Julian Champagnie attempting to create space from defending Thunder forward Kenrich Williams by swinging his elbows. One of the elbows appeared to have caught — or almost…
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL PAIRINGS First Round (All games at 7 p.m. unless noted) BOYS Open Division Wednesday #1 Eastvale Roosevelt, bye #5 St. John Bosco at #4 Harvard-Westlake #6 San Diego Montgomery at #3 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame #2 Santa Maria St. Joseph, bye Division I Tuesday #16 Corona Centennial at #1…
Manchester City will visit Bournemouth in the FA Cup quarterfinals as Pep Guardiola’s side look to salvage a disappointing season. The draw, which was made on Sunday evening, has also thrown up a London derby between Fulham and Crystal Palace. Fulham knocked holders Manchester United out of the competition on Sunday, winning their fifth round…
Alex Palou roared into the lead in the IndyCar season-opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg with 26 laps to go, and on Lap 83 of 100, he held a lead of five seconds over Josef Newgarden. But slowly Newgarden reeled Palou in, as the race leader dealt with slower cars in front of him. With…
A high school district championship loss was much tougher for one player from Ohio. Ben Mirgon, a sophomore for Hilliard Bradley High School, was part of the losing squad, and during the loss, he was the victim of a cheap shot. During the game, right after passing the ball, Mirgon took a punch right to…
It’s entirely possible that four or five summers from now, Connor Bedard’s name will be etched on the Stanley Cup. He’ll have won the Conn Smythe Trophy that spring, of course, after a truly absurd playoff run flanked by Michael Misa and Frank Nazar, with Artyom Levshunov logging a heroic 30 minutes a night on…
San Diego FC coach Mikey Varas and sporting director Tyler Heaps expressed disappointment and anger after their club’s inaugural home match was marred in the second half by three occurrences of the homophobic chant frequently heard at the Mexican national team’s soccer matches. The club uniformly decried the notorious one-word Spanish chant both during and…
As the Orlando Magic make a push toward the postseason, star guard Jalen Suggs will be on the sidelines for a while. The Magic announced Sunday that Suggs will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee to remove a cartilage fragment. The team had announced Friday that Suggs would be out indefinitely with the injury….
The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Austin on Sunday for the 2025 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas, which begins at 3:30 p.m. ET. Drivers are dealing with a road course this week following a pair of superspeedway races to open the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series schedule. There is also a new…
The Kings’ needs are obvious with Friday’s NHL deadline looming, but is the price to meet them too high? For the Ducks, the question is will they make a push to end their six-year playoff drought or continue their build for the future? The Kings entered the weekend third in the Pacific Division, five points…
