On April 5, 1984, over 18,000 fans gathered to see Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar break the NBA’s all-time scoring record set by Wilt Chamberlain in 1966. Abdul-Jabbar, 37, went 10-of-14 from

PHOENIX -- Despite several high-profile officiating controversies -- including a replayed third down in the AFC Championship Game -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday expressed support for t

The European Super League backers have revealed that they want to launch a new version of the project that crashed two years ago: a multi-division competition of 60 to 80 teams with no permanent membe

Fresh off the best season of his NFL career, Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs is headed into free agency this offseason. That is, if the Raiders don't elect to use the franchise tag on him f

Hello and welcome to the weekly L.A. Times soccer newsletter. I’m Kevin Baxter, The Times’ soccer writer, and today we’ll look at why LAFC had to part ways with Cristian Arango and at another UCLA wom

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ESPN 2 Minute Read Christian Atsu joined Hatayspor in September after a spell in the Premier League. Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images Ghana international winger Christian Ats

Adrian Wojnarowski breaks down how the Suns were able to pull off trading for NBA superstar Kevin Durant. (1:50) The Phoenix Suns are acquiring 13-time NBA All-Star Kevin Durant in a blockbuster trad

(CNN) If you were asked to pick a sport to play without using your hands, which would you choose? Soccer springs to mind, as does running, but it is unlikely that golf would be anywhere near the top

No. 4 UConn loses back-to-back games for first time in 30 years For the first time in 30 years, Geno Auriemma's UConn Huskies lost back-to-back games as they fell Wednesday to the Marquette Golden Ea

Fewer than four weeks remain until the start of the Major League Soccer season, but the league has still not finalized its playoff format for 2023. As reported by The Athletic early last month, all s

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LOS ANGELES — Joe Burwick, a 40-year-old accountant, was standing outside Crypto.com Arena several hours before Tuesday night’s Los Angeles Lakers game and wearing a LeBron James jersey. He made the i

How the NFL avoids paying disabled players — with the union’s help Pressured by Congress, the league and its union promised reforms years ago. But a Washington Post investigation shows a system still

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Listen Comment on this story Comment Gift Article Share While Alex Ovechkin continues to garner well-deserved attention for his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal-scoring record, another of the Grea

Following his victory at the Pebble Peach Pro-Am over the weekend, Aaron Rodgers revealed even more insight into his retire-or-play decision during his latest appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show," on T

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Listen Comment on this story Comment Gift Article Share LOS ANGELES — Basketball has a new scoring king. Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James unseated Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as th

CNN — King James is now the king of NBA scoring. LeBron James on Tuesday became the association’s all-time leading scorer in the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder,

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Greece and Saudi Arabia could are already working on a joint proposal to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup | George Vitsaras/EPA-EFE Saudi Arabia offered to pay for new sports stadiums in Greece and Egypt

Turkish second division side Yeni Matalyaspor have confirmed that their goalkeeper, Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan, has died following the earthquake that’s devastated the country. More than 5,000 people have

CNN — US tennis star Jessica Pegula says her sister, Kelly, saved their mom’s life after she went into cardiac arrest at her home last year. In an article published in The Players’ Tribune on Tuesda

Many Premier League clubs want Manchester City to be kicked out of the division if they are found guilty of breaking rules over nine seasons. City said on Monday they were "surprised" to have been ch

Tom Brady ends his football playing days, but he's not done with the sport Enlarge this image toggle caption Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Param

Fabulous Finch calls time on decorated T20I career Aaron Finch – Australia's longest-serving and most successful men's T20I captain and batter – has called time on his international career, conceding

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The Premier League have confirmed that they have found reigning champions guilty of a host of breaches to financial fair play regulations after a four-year investigation Manchester City have been acc

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Professional surfer Bethany Hamilton became an inspiration to many across the globe with her story after she lost her left arm in a shark attack back in 2003 but still returned to her career as a prof

BOSTON — Saturday's New Balance Indoor Grand Prix was the first U.S. stop on the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold, and if the performances are any kind of indicator 2023 is setting up to be another re

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is expected to miss multiple weeks due to a left leg injury, sources told Shams Charania of The Athletic. The team announced that an MRI showed Curry suf

With Kyrie Irving headed to the Mavericks, check out some of his best highlights from the 2022-23 season. (2:59) The Brooklyn Nets are trading Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks, sources told ESPN'

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