Lakers’ fans wore thousands of T-shirts with No. 77 on them to welcome the former Maverick. LOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic was the last starter introduced by the Los Angeles Lakers, an honor normally reserved for LeBron James. When Doncic jogged into the spotlight on a darkened court through a cordon of his new teammates, … Read more
Here’s what Mitch Johnson, De’Aaron Fox, and Victor Wembanyama had to say after their road win over the Wizards. SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs snapped their two-game losing streak with a 131-121 win over the Wizards on the Rodeo Trip. The Spurs are now 2-3 on the extended road trip. Stephon Castle finished … Read more
It would be the second straight year the Super Bowl has reached a record audience. WASHINGTON — Fox Sports is projecting a Super Bowl record average audience of 126 million U.S. viewers across television and streaming platforms for Philadelphia’s 40-22 victory over Kansas City on Sunday night. The game was televised by Fox, Fox Deportes … Read more
Danette Colbert, 48, remains in jail accused of stealing Telemundo reporter Adan Manzano’s cellphone and credit cards. KENNER, La. — Kenner Police Chief Keith Conley said a Slidell woman arrested in connection with the death of a Kansas City reporter is now suspected in a previous incident in the French Quarter. Telemundo correspondent Adan Manzano was … Read more
LOS ANGELES — It’s an image that would have been a Mavs fan’s AI-generated nightmare a month ago. Luka Doncic’s name and number in purple and gold — not just one time, but 20,000 times. That is now reality. Ahead of Luka Doncic’s debut, the Lakers are giving away a shirt bearing the star’s iconic … Read more
San Antonio pulled out the 131-121 win in Washington over the lowly Wizards. WASHINGTON — Victor Wembanyama had 31 points and 15 rebounds to help the San Antonio Spurs hold off the Washington Wizards 131-121 on Monday night. Wembanyama scored a career-high 50 points against Washington in November, and it looked like the All-Star might … Read more
After Jerry Jones proclaimed the Dallas Cowboys were all in on winning the Super Bowl, it was Dallas’ rivals from Philadelphia that hoisted the trophy instead. DALLAS — The Super Bowl couldn’t have gone worse for the Dallas Cowboys and their fans, who saw the hated rival Philadelphia Eagles win their second championship after going … Read more