Day: April 11, 2022

The worst team in the East soundly beat the conference’s No. 1 playoff seed Sunday night . . . and no one blinked. Welcome to closing night of the regular season in the NBA. With the Miami Heat protecting their playoff rotation, with the games to resume for real this coming Sunday at FTX Arena…

The final day of each NBA season often features the lengthiest injury reports of the year as teams rest their stars to settle in for the postseason. The Bulls followed that trend in Sunday’s 124-120 victory in the regular-season finale against the Minnesota Timberwolves, benching four starters for the 82nd game of the season —…

LOS ANGELES – Shortly before the Clippers huddled up to begin practice began Friday morning in Playa Vista, Paul George spotted a familiar face and made his way over to embrace Derek Fisher, the L.A. Sparks’ coach and general manager and five-time NBA champion as a member of the Lakers. “I’ve seen D-Fish around a…

Jordan Montgomery got up off the ground after getting hit hard by a come-backer, but the Bombers couldn’t get themselves back up off the mat Sunday night. The Red Sox rallied to beat the Yankees 4-3 and avoid a sweep at the Stadium. “It just kind of was in a weird spot and then it…

SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla CEO Elon Musk won’t be joining Twitter’s board of directors as previously announced. The tempestuous billionaire remains Twitter’s largest shareholder. Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal on Sunday tweeted the news, which followed a weekend of Musk tweets suggesting possible changes to Twitter, including making the site ad-free. Nearly 90% of Twitter’s 2021…

With the Miami Heat putting Sunday’s game against the Orlando Magic in proper perspective, the team took flight without Jimmy Butler. But if you believe Bam Adebayo, there was a chance long ago that the team manifest would have included Butler and not himself. During an appearance on J.J. Redick’s Old Man and the Three…

The Chicago Bulls will face the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the NBA playoffs, staying close to home to begin their first postseason appearance in five years. The best-of-seven series will start Saturday at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. The Bulls (45-36 entering Sunday) became locked in to the sixth seed in the Eastern…

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods had 212 yards to the fifth green Sunday morning. Holding a long iron, he swung with appropriate velocity and rhythm. But something was amiss at contact with the ball, and in the millisecond it took for Woods to transition from downswing to follow-through, he let go of the club. It…

With the Miami Heat putting Sunday’s game against the Orlando Magic in proper perspective, the team took flight without Jimmy Butler. But if you believe Bam Adebayo, there was a chance long ago that the team manifest would have included Butler and not himself. During an appearance on J.J. Redick’s Old Man and the Three…

LOS ANGELES – Shortly before the Clippers huddled up to begin practice began Friday morning in Playa Vista, Paul George spotted a familiar face and made his way over to embrace Derek Fisher, the L.A. Sparks’ coach and general manager and five-time NBA champion as a member of the Lakers. “I’ve seen D-Fish around a…

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods had 212 yards to the fifth green Sunday morning. Holding a long iron, he swung with appropriate velocity and rhythm. But something was amiss at contact with the ball, and in the millisecond it took for Woods to transition from downswing to follow-through, he let go of the club. It…

The Chicago Bulls will face the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the NBA playoffs, staying close to home to begin their first postseason appearance in five years. The best-of-seven series will start Saturday at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. The Bulls (45-36 entering Sunday) became locked in to the sixth seed in the Eastern…

The worst team in the East soundly beat the conference’s No. 1 playoff seed Sunday night . . . and no one blinked. Welcome to closing night of the regular season in the NBA. With the Miami Heat protecting their playoff rotation, with the games to resume for real this coming Sunday at FTX Arena…

By The Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government is providing investigative support to efforts to document war crimes in Ukraine, and he said Russian President Vladimir Putin is responsible. “It is clear that Putin is systematically targeting civilians, whether it’s hospitals or train stations or maternity wards. This is one of…

By MARK LONG JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alexander Volkanovski mauled Chan Sung Jung at UFC 273 early Sunday, earning a technical knockout seconds into the fourth round to retain the featherweight belt. The 33-year-old Volkanovski (24-1) extended his professional winning streak to 21, including an 11-0 mark in UFC competition. Jung, better known as “the Korean…

When he campaigned for Los Angeles County district attorney, reform-minded George Gascon made clear he would be a different kind of top prosecutor. A darling of the Black Lives Matter movement in the aftermath of the George Floyd killing by Minneapolis police, Gascon blasted incumbent D.A. Jackie Lacey for not prosecuting law enforcement officers in…

The biggest question the Magic faced entering their Sunday season finale vs. the Miami Heat at Amway Center was answered before tipoff. With the Rockets’ loss to the Atlanta Hawks, which ended over an hour before the Orlando game started, Houston finished with the league’s worst record at 20-62 and secured the best odds for…

Either the Knicks got a glimpse of a bright future on Sunday night, or their opportunistic youngsters capitalized on the chance to play the backups of a team that had nothing to play for. With several Raptors starters resting for the playoffs, the Knicks beat Toronto 105-94 to finish 37-45, with their exact lottery position…