Bryant is the sixth Lakers player and seventh team employee to be honored with a statue in Star Plaza outside of the arena. LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a statue of Kobe Bryant on Thursday, honoring their late superstar with a 19-foot bronze likeness outside their downtown arena. The 4,000-pound statue depicts Bryant … Read more
Trade deadline day in the NBA gave some players an entirely new outlook, and may have even reshaped the start of the playoff push as well. NEW YORK — Bojan Bogdanovic left Detroit to join a now even-more-formidable contender in New York. Gordon Hayward is leaving Charlotte for one of the league’s best surprise stories this … Read more
Sometimes the Super Bowl halftime show is more exciting than the actual game. LAS VEGAS — Throughout the years, the Super Bowl halftime show has proven to sometimes be more memorable than the game itself. A wardrobe malfunction turned national incident. A perfectly timed rainstorm. A pregnancy reveal. Beyoncé. This year, Usher takes the stage … Read more
The NBA champion waits with the knowledge that the same genetic quirk that helped him be a basketball star threatens to be a defining factor in his death. BOSTON — At 6-foot-11, Scot Pollard’s size helped him play more than a decade in the NBA, earning him a championship ring with the 2008 Boston Celtics. … Read more
Pro Picks leans slightly toward the 49ers in a close one that comes down to Purdy having to lead the team to a comeback win for the third straight game. LAS VEGAS — The underdog Kansas City Chiefs are playing for history against the San Francisco 49ers. No team has been the underdog in consecutive … Read more
The medals for the Paris Games may be the most unique ever. PARIS, France — An Olympic medal inlaid with a piece of the Eiffel Tower. How’s that for a monumental prize? A hexagonal, polished chunk of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be … Read more
This year, it starts with NFL Honors on Thursday, Feb. 8 on KHOU 11, as several Houston Texans players are up for big end-of-season awards. LAS VEGAS — The NFL season comes down to this. The San Francisco 49ers will take on the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 11 in … Read more