Castle leads San Antonio against Los Angeles after 40-point performance

San Antonio visits the Los Angeles Lakers after Stephon Castle scored 40 points in the Spurs’ 138-125 win against the Dallas Mavericks ...

Cleveland plays Washington, aims for 5th straight victory

Cleveland; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland seeks to keep its four-game win streak going when the Cavaliers take on Washington. The Cavaliers are 19-13 in Eastern Conference games.

Orlando takes home win streak into matchup with Milwaukee

Milwaukee Bucks (21-30, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (28-24, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Magic -10; ...

Palestinians in the West Bank struggle to get by as Israel severely limits work permits

Many Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are struggling to get by after losing their permits to work inside Israel ...

Johnson scores 31, Bradley ends Belmont's 9-game winning streak with 95-84 victory in OT

Jaquan Johnson had 31 points and Bradley scored the final 12 points in overtime to beat Belmont 95-84, ending the Bruins’ nine-game winning streak ...

Israel's Netanyahu is meeting with Trump this week to push for a far broader Iran deal

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to Washington to encourage President Donald Trump to expand the scope of high-stakes nuclear talks with Iran ...

New Zealand mosque shooter always planned to admit his crimes, his former lawyers tell appeals court

Brenton Tarrant, the white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslims in New Zealand’s deadliest mass shooting, wanted to be ...

76ers star Joel Embiid sits out against Trail Blazers to rest right knee after an off day

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid did not play against the Portland Trail Blazers to rest his right knee after an off day ...

In a tight Olympic ice dance, the most subtle slip comes with a steep cost

Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates are looking up at the French team of Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry after the first day of competition.

Memphis faces Denver, aims to break 3-game skid

Memphis Grizzlies (20-32, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (34-20, third in the Western Conference) Denver; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Memphis comes into the matchup with ...
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Neck guards are mandatory in hockey at the Olympics. That's an adjustment for NHL players

MILAN — There will be a big visual difference between hockey at the Milan Cortina Olympics and the version played in the NHL: Every player is required to wear a neck guard. “I haven’t worn a neck ...

Donovan Mitchell, James Harden rally Cavaliers to 119-117 win over Nuggets

Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points, including two free throws with 0.9 seconds left after James Harden’s tying 3-pointer, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to beat the Denver Nuggets 119-117 ...