EUGENE, Ore. – The first time Noah Lyles and Erriyon Knighton, the two fastest runners over 200 meters this season, met after Lyle poured fuel onto global track and field’s five-alarm rivalry was during doping control at the U.S. Championships. “When we were both trying to pee for drug testing,” Lyles said laughing. Knighton wasn’t…
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LOS ANGELES — Mike Trout had good news for baseball fans and bad news for Angels fans during his All-Star Game media session on Monday. Just after the Angels announced that Trout was going on the injured list with rib cage inflammation, which means he will miss at least the first three games of the…
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Depending on how the Donovan Mitchell negotiations shake out, the Knicks will either look different or drastically different next season. But in just terms of free agency, the team lost only one player of note: Taj Gibson. It’s not that Gibson, at age 37, projects as especially productive on the court. He would’ve been the…
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An impression former Miami Heat forward KZ Okpala created last summer while with the Nigerian national team apparently has led to an NBA second chance. Out of the league since being dealt by the Heat to the Oklahoma City Thunder at the February NBA trading deadline and then waived two days later, Okpala has agreed…
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Nets general manager Sean Marks has signed a contract extension that keeps him in Brooklyn spearheading roster decisions for the foreseeable future, the Daily News has learned. Marks’ extension, which was signed near the beginning of July per sources, comes as the Nets maneuver the most important offseason in franchise history. Franchise cornerstone Kevin Durant…
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Securing a seatbelt for a long ride is probably the best posture during these Donovan Mitchell trade negotiations. Things can change in an instant, or with one offer, but reports suggest the Jazz and Knicks aren’t close. Yet. Danny Ainge, the top decision-maker for the Jazz, is a patient man. We could see it dragging.…
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The 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles will open July 14 and run through July 30, LA 28 officials announced Monday. The 2028 Paralympic Games will begin August 15 and run through August 27. “Today marks the official countdown to the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games,” LA28 chief athlete officer Janet Evans said in a…
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There has been no traction on any Kevin Durant trade now more than two-and-a-half weeks removed from his June 30 request for the Nets to deal him to one of his preferred destinations. The latest updates from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski don’t provide much new information: The Nets want the kitchen sink, the stove and oven,…
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A stretch of Huntington Beach shoreline has been closed following reports of a shark sighting. The city has closed Sunset Beach between Warner Avenue and Anderson Street “out of an abundance of caution” due to the reported sighting. The beach is expected to remain closed for several hours.
LOS ANGELES — Although there are more than two months to go in the season, J.D. Martinez has no doubt about who the American League MVP is this season. Shohei Ohtani. “I think it’s a no-brainer,” the Boston Red Sox slugger said. “How are you going to compete with Ohtani? He’s gonna win it for…
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