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The Golden State Warriors are back in the playoffs, where anything can happen.

I’m not trying to sell you hope or doom here. I literally mean “anything can happen.”

There is no truly surprising outcome for these ...Read more

DENVER — Hide your eyes. The truth is more stunning than a Nikola Jokic no-look pass.

Nobody believes the Denver Nuggets can beat the Los Angeles Clippers, let alone win the NBA championship. Less than two years after ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The joy for the game of basketball remains strong for Kawhi Leonard.

The injuries that have robbed him from playing time have not taken away Leonard's passion for the game. The inability to play this ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — One loss was enough.

A day after dropping a game for the first time at Petco Park this season, the Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2 on Wednesday afternoon to bring to a close their second homestand of 2025. ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Looking forward to the Eastern Conference final.

It begins here this weekend.

Of course, that’s not how the NHL sees it. Nor anyone north of the Florida border. The official version is that the playoff ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — To Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jackie Robinson's legacy is as important now as it has ever been.

And on Tuesday, as the guest speaker at the Dodgers' annual celebration of Jackie Robinson Day, he made the reason ...Read more

DURHAM, N.C. — Kon Knueppel is the first of what’s expected to be a series of Duke freshmen to announce he’s leaving school early for the NBA.

A 6-7 guard, Knueppel made his widely expected news public on Wednesday ...Read more

MILWAUKEE — Detroit Tigers’ right-hander Keider Montero continues to be a tease.

You see the high-revolution spin on both his slider and knuckle-curve and the crisscrossing action with his four-seam fastball and ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — With his club held scoreless through their last 14 innings following a shutout loss on Tuesday night, Cardinals left fielder Lars Nootbaar’s swing in the fifth inning Wednesday vs. the Astros gave his club ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Byron Buxton saw Ty France hit a line drive to center and didn’t hesitate, sprinting around third base to score the game-winning run in a 4-3 victory in 10 innings Wednesday.

It didn’t matter that New ...Read more

Even before her name was officially announced as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA draft, Paige Bueckers was feeling the love from the Dallas Wings.

After she led the UConn women’s basketball team to its long-...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The images from Augusta National on Sunday were nothing short of stirring, the palpable emotion when Rory McIlroy hugged his longtime caddie and best friend (Harry Diamond) and the relief felt when McIlroy ...Read more

DENVER — You’d move a kidney stone with less pain than it would take to move Michael Porter Jr’s contract. Still, Josh Kroenke insists that MPJ is AFS.

As in, Available For Sale.

At least, that’s what Kroenke ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Dallas Wings didn’t just get the best available player in the WNBA draft, they got the most powerful voice.

They didn’t just get a national champ from UConn, they got Paige Bueckers, and all that ...Read more

Editor’s note: The Union-Tribune’s Eddie Brown is breaking down prospects, position by position, leading up to the NFL draft (April 24-26). Here are his top 10 interior offensive linemen, plus “bonus” players he ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Bronny James saw his share of highs and lows during his rookie season with the Lakers organization.

Before the team's regular-season finale Sunday against the Portland Trail Blazers, coach JJ Redick was ...Read more