After a bet on an older, veteran-laden roster backfired spectacularly last season, the Lakers took strides toward a younger, more athletic supporting cast around their stars on the first day of free agency. The Lakers added Lonnie Walker IV and Troy Brown Jr., a pair of former first-round picks looking to rebuild their value, on…
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The Seven-Eleven Era has come to an end. Superstar forward Kevin Durant has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets, the Daily News has confirmed, which means Brooklyn’s championship window has come to a close. The Nets are also continuing to work to trade Kyrie Irving, the News can also confirm, which means the Durant-Irving…
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The Knicks have a new center and, depending on the separate negotiations with Mitchell Robinson, he’ll probably be a backup. Isaiah Hartenstein, a 7-foot German, agreed to a two-year, $18 million deal, a source confirmed Thursday. The 24-year-old blossomed the last two seasons with the Cavaliers and Clippers, emerging in the NBA as a second-round…
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Mo Bamba plans on returning to the Orlando Magic. Bamba agreed to terms with the Magic on a 2-year, $21 million contract, his agents told Yahoo Sports on Thursday. The deal can’t become official until 12:01 p.m. on July 6. Bamba, the No. 6 pick in the 2018 draft, finished the final season of his…
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The past week hasn’t been good to the idea that the Yankees are an unbeatable machine, one that’s destined for a long-awaited return to the mountaintop. Thursday’s 2-1 loss to the Astros is the Yankees’ third in their five games against Houston this week. The two wins both came on walk-offs in which they were…
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The NBA draft, where the Magic took Paolo Banchero with the No. 1 pick, is in Orlando’s rearview mirror. Now, their attention is on free agency. The Magic, who finished with the league’s second-worst record (22-60), weren’t expected to make organization-altering moves during free agency. That’s for teams looking to make deep playoff runs or…
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So the Pac-12 is about to become the Pac-10 again, maybe even the Pac-8. Back to the future, indeed. And this is Larry Scott’s legacy, this defection to the Big Ten by USC and UCLA that basically decimates the Pac-12. We’ve said it all along, that the L.A. schools are the flagships of the conference.…
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By MARK KENNEDY How does Rick Astley handle one of his songs being part of the biggest internet meme of all time? He rolls with it, obviously. “Listen, let’s face it, ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ has sort of become something else,” he says. “The video and the song have drifted off into the ether…
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There were no surprises when the first Breeders’ Cup Classic rankings were announced this week. Flightline, Country Grammer, Life Is Good and Hot Rod Charlie led the way as a panel of 30 voters ranked their top 10 Classic contenders leading up to the $6 million centerpiece of this year’s Breeders’ Cup on Nov. 4-5…
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LOS ANGELES — HIV-infected individuals often suffer from “substantial” premature aging that can cut nearly five years off a patients’ lifespan, according to new UCLA-led research published Thursday. The impact of the disease within three years of initial infection can accelerate biologic changes associated with normal aging relative to chronologic age, the research found. “Our…
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