LeBron James’ wild Lakers timeline from title glory to final curtain

LeBron James’ Lakers career can now be viewed as a timeline, with each stop telling a different part of the story: the arrival, the injury, the Anthony Davis trade, the bubble championship, the Kobe Bryant grief, the scoring record, the NBA Cup, the Bronny James moment and, finally, the Luka Dončić pivot that now looks like it was the beginning of the end. 2018: The arrival in Los Angeles James came to Los Angeles in 2018 after opting out of his contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He signed a four-year, $153.5 million deal with the Lakers, joining a franchise that…

Aaron Judge ‘starting to feel better’ but is weeks away from scan on rib

Aaron Judge is “starting to feel better,” Aaron Boone said, though that feeling has not yet translated into concrete progress toward a return. Thursday will mark four weeks since the Yankees announced their captain had suffered a stress fracture of a rib and would undergo additional medical imaging in “approximately…

USMNT star feels ‘ready’ to play full 90 minutes — or more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The state of Christian Pulisic’s left calf has all but disappeared as a story headed into the U.S. national team’s Round of 32 clash against Bosnia-Herzegovina. Injury aside, though, it’s been more than three months since Pulisic played a full 90 minutes. He may be asked…

Landen Roupp matches ugly Giants record with loss to Diamondbacks

PHOENIX — The circumstances were too overwhelming to lead to any other result. Of course, with Landen Roupp on the mound, against the Diamondbacks, the Giants were going to fall Tuesday night. There have been no other outcomes in games involving either this particular San Francisco starting pitcher or the…

Timberwolves overcome injuries to snag series win over Nuggets

MINNEAPOLIS — Jaden McDaniels had 32 points and 10 rebounds and Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 24 points in a surprise start for the injury-ravaged Minnesota Timberwolves in a 110-98 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 on Thursday night that finished off another tense NBA playoff series between the…

California scammers on notice as feds launch West Coast fraud strike force’

West Coast scammers are on notice as the Department of Justice launched a sweeping crackdown on healthcare fraud — including the hospice schemes that have plagued Los Angeles. Officials at the U.S. Attorney for California’s Northern District in San Francisco said at a Thursday press conference that the DOJ’s National…

US figure skating team’s first pitch at Mets game doesn’t go well

Perhaps the U.S. figure skating team should stay on the ice and away from the diamond. Multiple members of the team — including some from the gold medal-winning squad from the 2026 Winter Olympics — appeared at Citi Field to throw out the first pitch ahead of the Mets’ 5-4…

Missing Republican Oklahoma Senate candidate, 54, found dead in rural area

The body of a missing Republican Senate candidate was found inside a truck in rural Oklahoma, according to authorities and reports. Barry Christian, a 54-year-old candidate for District 38 in western Oklahoma, was discovered dead on Thursday after he mysteriously vanished just two days prior, his campaign said in a…

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