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The banners hung high. The building buzzed with playoff electricity. Luka Dončić looked like a man ready to author his first legendary postseason chapter in purple and gold. For the first eight minutes of Game 1, it felt like a storm was brewing inside Crypto.com Arena — but no one saw the tornado that was about to touch down a…

Nikola Jokic scored 29 points and Aaron Gordon added 25, including a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left, and the Denver Nuggets roared back from a 15-point first-half deficit to power past the Los Angeles Clippers 112-110 in overtime Saturday in the opener of their Western Conference playoff series. Jamal Murray added 21 points, nine boards a...

Adolis García hit a two-run homer off former Texas closer Kirby Yates in the ninth inning, lifting the Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. The fourth home run of the season from García kept Japanese rookie Roki Sasaki from getting his first major league victory. The 23-year-old right-hander pitched six solid innings i...

The Anaheim Ducks announced the firing of coach Greg Cronin on Saturday, three days after Cronin completed his second season with a 35-37-10 record, 16 points out of a playoff berth.

Congratulations are in order for Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani and his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, who gave birth to their daughter.

Playoff basketball is finally here.

It’s funny how the calendar works. Six months of NBA basketball have brought us here — back to the beginning, and somehow to the brink. Saturday night, the Los Angeles Lakers host the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of a first-round playoff series that feels anything but ordinary. It’s the kind of matchup that doesn’t just whisper intrigue — it&#8...

The 16-team bracket for the 2025 NBA playoffs is set. Here’s everything to know about the first round.

General manager Rob Pelinka has received a contract extension from the Los Angeles Lakers less than three months after he acquired Luka Doncic. Owner Jeanie Buss also announced Friday that Pelinka received a promotion in his second title, moving from vice president of basketball operations to president of basketball operations. The Lakers announced...

Los Angeles FC coach Steve Cherundolo is leaving the club after the 2025 season. Cherundolo will stay with LAFC through the conclusion of his fourth season in charge. Los Angeles FC coach Steve Cherundolo is leaving the club after the 2025 season, he announced Friday. Cherundolo will stay with LAFC through the conclusion of his fourth season in cha...

Yoshinobu Yamamoto matched his career high with 10 strikeouts over seven innings after Tommy Edman led off the game with a home run and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Texas Rangers 3-0 on Friday night. Los Angeles was without superstar Shohei Ohtani, who remained in California with his wife and was put on MLB’s paternity list for the birth......

Shohei Ohtani is away from the Los Angeles Dodgers for the birth of the two-way superstar’s first child. Manager Dave Roberts said before the Dodgers’ series opener Friday night in Texas that Ohtani was with his wife. Ohtani was placed on MLB’s paternity list. “He and Mamiko are expecting at some point. That’s all I know,” Roberts...

Overtime hockey is different in the postseason compared to the regular season.