At his news conference, Djokovic said the pain in his left leg was “getting worse and worse.” He hurt it during his quarterfinal win over Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday. MELBOURNE, VIC — Spectators booed an injured Novak Djokovic as he left the court in Rod Laver Arena after quitting one set into his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander … Read more
The Cowboys won five Super Bowls before Rowdy appeared on the sidelines and none since. DALLAS — The Dallas Cowboys are a franchise rich with tradition and iconic imagery. The famed star on their helmets, the most recognizable logo in sports. The glamorous history of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, now famous on reality TV. And … Read more
National baseball writer Bob Nightengale got the talking started with a post on X. HOUSTON — Alex Bregman remains a free agent, but now there’s a report that the Astros and the longtime Houston third-baseman are talking again and the door is open for him to return to Houston. And if he does come back, … Read more
Ippei Mizuhara is due to be sentenced Feb. 6 after pleading guilty to bank fraud and subscribing to a false tax return. LOS ANGELES — A nearly four-minute audio recording allegedly captured Shohei Ohtani ‘s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara impersonating the baseball star on a call with a bank as he attempted to transfer $200,000 for … Read more
The starters were picked through a system of weighted balloting: 50% was fan voting, 25% was a media panel and 25% was voting by current players. LeBron James is extending his All-Star records. And Giannis Antetokounmpo is the people’s choice, again. The NBA revealed the starters — some of them, anyway — for the revamped … Read more
A multi-Grammy award winning singer will be leading the Super Bowl halftime show festivities alongside Kendrick Lamar. NEW ORLEANS — Guess who’s joining Kendrick Lamar on the Super Bowl halftime stage? None other than multi-Grammy winner singer SZA. Lamar and Apple Music released a trailer Thursday of him walking on a football field before SZA walked up … Read more
Victor Wembanyama put on a show in his home country. Can they go 2-0 in Paris after Saturday’s match? PARIS, France — Victor Wembanyama scored 30 points in his first NBA game on his native French soil, Devin Vassell added 25 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Indiana Pacers 140-110 on Thursday night. Wembanyama finished … Read more