Lakers Aren't Giving Up Over Final Stretch Of Regular Season

From Thuc Nhi Nguyen: Fans from New Zealand and Australia held signs toward nan camera proclaiming they had traveled thousands of miles to watch Warriors prima Stephen Curry play.

On 1 sign, “play” was crossed retired and replaced pinch a frowning face.

LeBron James alternatively gave fans a glimpse astatine a generational star, starring nan Lakers to a 119-103 win complete nan Warriors connected Thursday pinch 26 points, 11 assists and 8 rebounds.

After missing nan Lakers’ past game, nan 21-time All-NBA subordinate returned arsenic nan guiding unit amid a play threatening to autumn disconnected nan rails. The Lakers (51-29) ended a three-game losing streak and kept gait pinch nan Houston Rockets successful a tight race for home-court advantage successful nan Western Conference.

“We conscionable had a sour sensation successful our mouths, obviously, for past week,” James said, referencing injuries to stars Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves and nan caller skid. “... And conscionable nary of america wants to proceed to lose, and past we wounded for our 2 main guns. So, conscionable a mindset of conscionable trying to fig retired really we tin beryllium awesome arsenic a team, really we tin fig retired really to play good connected nan roadworthy and effort to get a win.”

Trying to debar their longest losing streak of nan season, nan Lakers relied connected James to dependable nan ship. After nan Lakers gave up a 9-0 tally to commencement nan 2nd quarter, he deed a contested 3 retired of a timeout to get them backmost connected track. He fed nan shot to Deandre Ayton, keeping nan large man engaged for 21 points connected nine-of-11 shooting pinch 5 rebounds.

Luke Kennard had 14 points and 8 assists. The sharp-shooting defender has 28 assists successful nan past 3 games, adapting into nan team’s emergency constituent defender to compensate for nan nonaccomplishment of Doncic and Reaves.

“Talking arsenic a group this greeting for illustration this is what we person correct now, and we gotta fig it out,” Kennard said. “We’re trying to triumph games. Worked this difficult to get wherever we are, to beryllium successful nan position that we’re successful correct now, and we don’t want to conscionable propulsion it away.”

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L.A. officials raise siren complete Olympic costs

An aerial position of nan Coliseum, which will big way and section events during nan 2028 L.A. Olympic Games.

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From James Rainey: Los Angeles officials are expressing increasing fears that taxpayers and nan metropolis treasury could beryllium deed pinch a information of crippling costs to support nan 2028 Olympic Games if nan metropolis doesn’t ink a rigorous woody to guarantee a “zero-cost” Games.

Some metropolis officials person agelong been concerned that taxpayers could beryllium near pinch monolithic bills if nan Olympics don’t make nan income organizers person promised. Delays successful finalizing a woody betwixt City Hall and nan Olympics committee person heightened those tensions.

The nonstop costs to L.A. and different section governments stay unknown, arsenic officials hold to perceive from LA28 and national information agencies astir precisely what services they will need. Recent contention complete nan ties betwixt Casey Wasserman, nan caput of nan L.A. Olympics, and Jeffrey Epstein person added to nan uncertainty complete nan finances successful nan minds of immoderate metropolis leaders.

City Atty. Hydee Feldstein Soto and Councilmember Monica Rodriguez some issued letters demanding a statement pledging that LA28 screen immoderate of nan city’s early costs that originate arsenic nan metropolis plays big to hundreds of thousands of athletes and fans.

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UCLA women’s hoops lands first transportation since title

UCLA coach Cori Close addresses fans during an NCAA nationalist title ceremony astatine Pauley Pavilion connected Wednesday.

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From Marisa Ingemi: The UCLA women’s hoops programme made its first move of nan transportation portal play pinch nan summation of Arkansas sophomore defender Bonnie Deas, who averaged astir a double-double successful her first play successful nan SEC.

The 5-foot-9 combo defender averaged 10.2 points and 9 rebounds past play pinch nan Razorbacks on pinch 1.5 steals per game. The Australian will person 3 years of eligibility remaining and could beryllium successful nan Bruins’ starting lineup adjacent season.

Coach Cori Close said earlier nan team’s NCAA tourney title triumph that she expected to bring successful astatine slightest 5 transfers to switch nan six elder and postgraduate students who exhausted their eligibility, including nan afloat starting lineup.

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Rory McIlroy disconnected to beardown commencement astatine Masters

Rory McIlroy hits from nan 16th tee during nan first information of nan Masters connected Thursday.

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From Sam Farmer: After nan profession expansive slam, a expansive entrance.

Rory McIlroy, who past twelvemonth became nan sixth man to triumph each 4 awesome championships, sewage disconnected to a spectacular commencement astatine nan Masters connected Thursday to declare a stock of nan lead pinch a five-under-par 67.

In 1 sense, nan unit is off. No much wondering astir winning a greenish jacket. Yet he was relieved to consciousness those acquainted butterflies connected nan first tee.

“Look, we’re playing nan first awesome of nan year, it’s nan Masters,” he said, having flooded a somewhat wobbly commencement to cod 5 birdies successful his last 11 holes. “If I felt perfectly thing connected that first tee, that’s not a bully sign.

“So it was bully to consciousness my manus shaking a small spot erstwhile nan tee went into nan ground, and struggle to put nan shot connected apical of nan tee. So I knew I was emotion it. That’s a bully thing. That’s why we want to beryllium here. We want to beryllium capable to play our champion play erstwhile we’re emotion for illustration that.”

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Kings conclusion Canucks, move backmost into playoff spot

Kings guardant Adrian Kempe celebrates pinch teammates connected nan chair aft scoring successful nan first play against nan Vancouver Canucks connected Thursday night.

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From nan Associated Press: Adrian Kempe had 2 goals, and nan Kings moved into a playoff spot pinch a 4-1 win complete nan Vancouver Canucks connected Thursday nighttime astatine Crypto.com Arena

Joel Armia and Trevor Moore besides scored, Anton Forsberg made 24 saves, and nan Kings’ 3rd consecutive triumph put them 1 constituent up of nan Nashville Predators for nan 2nd Western Conference chaotic card pinch a crippled successful hand.

The Kings came into nan nighttime already controlling its way to nan postseason, and Nashville’s 4-1 nonaccomplishment astatine Utah connected Thursday created breathing room.

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John Carlson scores chapeau instrumentality arsenic Ducks extremity losing streak

Ducks defenseman John Carlson celebrates aft scoring to complete a chapeau instrumentality successful nan 3rd play of a 6-1 triumph complete nan San José Sharks astatine Honda Center connected Thursday night.

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From nan Associated Press: John Carlson scored 3 goals for nan first chapeau instrumentality of his 17-year NHL career, and nan Ducks ended their six-game losing streak pinch an emphatic 6-1 victory complete nan San José Sharks connected Thursday nighttime astatine Honda Center.

Leo Carlsson, Alex Killorn and Frank Vatrano besides scored and Beckett Sennecke had 2 assists for nan Ducks, who jumped to a 4-0 lead and dominated their Pacific Division rivals for their first triumph since March 26.

Carlson scored 2 power-play goals successful nan 3rd period, connecting pinch 5:57 near to unafraid nan first chapeau instrumentality of his 1,156-game career. The seasoned defenseman has been precisely what nan Ducks needed erstwhile they acquired him astatine nan waste and acquisition deadline, scoring 12 points successful 13 games while steadying nan backmost extremity for 1 of nan NHL’s worst protect teams.

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Dept. of Justice sets sights connected NFL

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From Stephen Battaglio: The Department of Justice is investigating nan NFL’s media deals pinch streaming companies arsenic much of its games spell down subscription salary walls.

The investigation first reported by nan Wall Street Journal centers connected nan financial effect of unrecorded sports streaming connected consumers and whether nan league’s accepted broadcast partners are getting adjacent treatment.

The Justice Department did not respond to a petition for comment. A authorities charismatic told NBC News nan department’s investigation into nan NFL is “about affordability for consumers and creating an moreover playing section for providers.”

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Shohei Ohtani continues to excel

Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani delivers during a nonaccomplishment to nan Toronto Blue Jays connected Wednesday.

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From Maddie Lee: Shohei Ohtani acknowledged he wasn’t emotion his champion Wednesday.

In nan Dodgers’ 4-3 loss to nan Toronto Blue Jays, it took him 22 pitches to navigate a scoreless first inning. But he escaped unscathed.

“Made immoderate adjustments and vanished beardown astatine nan end,” Ohtani said done Japanese expert Will Ireton, aft pitching six innings and not giving up an earned run.

Regardless of nan unearned tally Toronto scored successful nan 3rd inning, Ohtani holds nan longest progressive streak of innings sounded (26⅔) without allowing an earned tally successful nan majors, according to MLB.com and Elias Sports Bureau.

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This time successful sports history

1934 — The Chicago Black Hawks separator nan Detroit Red Wings 1-0 successful overtime to triumph nan Stanley Cup successful 4 of nan best-of-5 series. Charlie Gardiner gets nan shutout and Mush March scores nan winning extremity astatine 30:05 of overtime. It’s nan last NHL crippled for Gardiner, who dies of a encephalon hemorrhage 2 months later.

1947 — Jackie Robinson becomes first achromatic subordinate of nan 20th period to motion an MLB contract.

1949 — Sam Snead wins nan Masters, beating Lloyd Mangrum and Johnny Bulla by 3 strokes.

1953 — NBA Championship Finals, Minneapolis Auditorium, Minnesota, MN: Minneapolis Lakers hit NY Knicks, 91-84 for a 4-1 bid victory; Lakers’ 5th title successful 6 years.

1955 — Cary Middlecoff thumps Ben Hogan by 7 strokes to triumph nan Masters.

1955 — 9th NBA Championship: Syracuse Nats hit Fort Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 3.

1956 — The Montreal Canadiens hit nan Detroit Red Wings 3-1 to triumph nan Stanley Cup successful 5 games.

1960 — 24th U.S. Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: 1958 champion Arnold Palmer birdies nan last 2 holes to triumph by 1 changeable complete runner-up Ken Venturi.

1961 — South Africa’s Gary Player becomes nan first overseas subordinate to triumph nan Masters, edging Arnold Palmer and Charley Coe by 1 stroke.

1977 — Tom Watson pulls distant successful nan last 4 holes to hit Jack Nicklaus by 2 strokes successful nan Masters.

1983 — Baltimore’s Eddie Murray hits his 1,000 profession hit.

1988 — Scotland’s Sandy Lyle sinks a 12-foot birdie putt connected nan 18th spread for a one-shot triumph successful nan Masters, becoming nan first British subordinate to triumph nan tournament.

1990 — Dave Taylor, Tomas Sandstrom and Tony Granato people 3 goals apiece arsenic nan Los Angeles Kings lb nan Calgary Flames 12-4, marking nan first clip successful NHL playoff history that 3 chapeau tricks are recorded successful 1 game.

1991 — LA King Wayne Gretzky scores NHL grounds 93rd playoff goal.

1993 — Manon Rheaume, pro hockey’s only female goaltender, allows six goals successful her first International Hockey League commencement for nan Atlanta Knights, an 8-6 nonaccomplishment to Cincinnati.

1994 — Jose Maria Olazabal wins nan Masters by 2 strokes complete Tom Lehman. It’s nan sixth clip successful 7 years a non-American has prevailed.

1996 — Norm Duke sets a Professional Bowlers Association grounds pinch 3 consecutive 300s. Duke, who vanished nan first information pinch consecutive 300s, opens nan 2nd information pinch his 3rd cleanable crippled of nan day.

2005 — Tiger Woods wins nan Masters pinch a spectacular decorativeness of birdies and bogeys. Woods turns backmost a astonishing situation Chris DiMarco pinch a 15-foot birdie putt connected nan first other spread to seizure his 4th greenish jacket.

2010 — The Boston Bruins clinch a playoff berth aft scoring 3 short-handed goals successful 64 seconds connected nan aforesaid punishment during a 4-2 triumph complete nan Carolina Hurricanes. It’s nan first clip successful NHL history that a squad accomplishes nan feat arsenic Daniel Paille, Blake Wheeler and Steve Begin people nan goals successful nan 2nd play to make it 3-0.

2011 — 75th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Charl Schwartzel of South Africa birdies nan last 4 holes to triumph his first awesome title, 2 strokes up of Australian brace Adam Scott and Jason Day.

2016 — Danny Willett wins nan Masters aft a stunning illness by Jordan Spieth. Willett shoots a closing 67 for a 5-under 283 is assured his first awesome title erstwhile Spieth bogies nan 17th hole. Spieth, 9 holes distant from different wire-to-wire victory, throws it distant pinch a illness astir Amen Corner that is shocking moreover by Augusta National standards. Spieth was 5 shots up connected nan 10th tee and 3 shots down erstwhile he walked to nan 13th tee.

2016 — Chicago’s Patrick Kane wins nan Art Ross Trophy arsenic nan NHL’s starring scorer. He is nan first American-born subordinate successful NHL history to seizure nan Ross since it has been awarded, making love backmost to 1947-48. Kane wins nan scoring title pinch 106 points, which includes 46 goals and 60 assists, some of which were profession highs.

2022 — 86th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: World #1 golfer Scottie Scheffler wins first profession awesome title; thumps Irishman Rory McIlroy by 3 strokes.

Compiled by nan Associated Press.

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