LOS ANGELES — LeBron James produced a team-high 33 points for the Los Angeles Lakers in Thursday’s 123-116 home loss to the Golden State Warriors. James managed to overcome a slow start but his efforts ultimately weren’t enough. The Lakers ...

The Final Four is always a star-studded event at the women’s NCAA Tournament, and that extends to legends like Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi. The basketball icons will be at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, broadcasting both Final Four games ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin needs three goals to break Wayne Gretzky’s record for most goals in NHL history. Ideally, he would get it done in front of the home fans who have supported him for 20 seasons. Ovechkin will face the Chicago ...

Stocks are in a freefall with selling pressure spreading into industrial metals and other economically sensitive commodities. There are few places to hide in bear markets, and the list of alternatives continues to shrink. Bitcoin, an alternative, is holding up ...

All but one Senate Republican voted on Thursday to confirm President Donald Trump’s nomination of Harmeet Dhillon to serve as an assistant attorney general. While the 52-45 vote was almost entirely along party lines, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, of Alaska, joined ...

The Trump administration fired National Security Agency Director Gen. Timothy Haugh and civilian Deputy Director Wendy Noble, according to a report. The reasons for the firing remain unclear as of early Friday. They were first reported by The Washington Post ...

When you watch the NCAA men’s basketball Final Four Saturday, you won’t just be watching some of the best players in college hoops. You will be watching future NBA players, too. First-rounders and potential first-rounders abound in the Florida-Auburn and ...

SAN ANTONIO – Welcome to the Final Four, brought to you by the AARP, the Social Security Administration and Geritol. By college basketball standards, the Alamodome this weekend might as well be a nursing home. If you’re looking for a ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Cori Close had a unique opportunity after her first season leading UCLA women’s basketball. The Bruins didn’t make the NCAA Tournament after that 2011-12 season, and she decided to make use of her extra offseason time. She ...

The first day UCLA returned from the offseason, Kiki Rice could see Lauren Betts was different. She hadn’t overhauled her game or developed a new shot. The All-American center hadn’t needed to. What Betts had been missing was confidence, the ...