Lakers Used To Be Good In Late, Critical Moments. What Happened?

From Broderick Turner: The losses are mounting for nan Lakers successful nan astir excruciating of ways. They’ve mislaid their past 2 games successful nan last second, and it’s eating astatine them because they utilized to beryllium truthful bully successful late, captious moments.

The Lakers fell to nan Phoenix Suns 113-110 connected Thursday aft Austin Reaves missed a three-point changeable arsenic clip expired. The injury-depleted Suns earned nan triumph connected a three-pointer by Royce O’Neale pinch ninth-tenths of a 2nd left.

The Lakers person mislaid 3 consecutive games for nan 3rd clip this season. They were blown retired by nan Boston Celtics connected Sunday earlier losing by 1 astatine location to nan Orlando Magic connected Tuesday erstwhile Luka Doncic passed up a 3 and threw nan shot to LeBron James, who missed a hurried, last-second three.

Against nan Suns, nan Lakers rallied from 12 points down successful nan 4th fourth aft Doncic went to work. He deed back-to-back threes during nan comeback and vanished pinch 41 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.

The Lakers made it a clutch game, nan benignant successful which they’ve been an NBA-best 16-5. Still, they lost.

“Our losses are louder than different teams’ because we’re nan Lakers and because of nan measurement we lose,” coach JJ Redick said. “Tonight was a one-possession clutch game, which, now we’ve mislaid a fewer of those. But we’ve been awesome for nan astir portion successful nan clutch each year.”

The Lakers (34-24) tied nan people doubly successful nan last minute, first connected a 3 by Reaves and past connected a tip-in by James, who had 15 points, six rebounds and 5 assists, pinch 22.7 seconds left.

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Tyler Glasnow has a ‘positive’ debut

Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow made his first commencement of outpouring training a bully one, pitching 2 cleanable innings and striking retired 4 against nan Chicago White Sox connected Thursday astatine Camelback Ranch.

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From Jack Vita: Dodgers right-hander Tyler Glasnow is an admitted overthinker. But you wouldn’t cognize it based connected his businesslike first outpouring training commencement Thursday against nan Chicago White Sox astatine Camelback Ranch.

Glasnow sounded two-plus innings, retiring nan first six batters earlier coming retired aft giving up a azygous to commencement nan 3rd inning. Using a transportation operation that included a fastball that sat astatine 97 mph, Glasnow struck retired nan broadside successful nan first inning earlier signaling different strikeout to adjacent retired nan second. Having thrown conscionable 28 pitches, Glasnow started nan 3rd inning and threw 3 much pitches earlier coming retired of nan Dodgers’ 7-6 win.

“Very successful rhythm,” head Dave Roberts said aft nan game. “Very efficient, utilized his full transportation mix, it was really good. Good to spot him get into nan 3rd inning. Positive day.”

The 32-year-old entering his 3rd play pinch nan Dodgers credits his coaches for keeping his mechanics connected point.

“It allows maine to conscionable spell retired and transportation and beryllium athletic,” Glasnow said aft his outing. “I’m capable to conscionable spell retired and play shot arsenic opposed to trying to tinker and hole definite stuff.”

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UCLA gymnastics preps for postseason

UCLA gymnast Sydney Barros performs her level workout regular astatine Pauley Pavilion connected Jan. 17.

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From Anthony Solorzano: With nan Big Ten title connected nan statement during nan Big Four Meet connected Friday astatine Pauley Pavilion, nan UCLA gymnastics squad is focused connected what it tin control.

“Our extremity is to spell retired location and conscionable do what we’ve been doing each play long,” coach Janelle McDonald said. “Hitting awesome gymnastics and continuing to conscionable build nan assurance connected nan title level earlier we caput into [the] postseason.”

Entering nan season, nan Bruins had a fewer elite veterans and an different young team. The dependable maturation of underclassmen has helped UCLA gain its No. 5 nationalist ranking and move a triumph distant from claiming its 2nd consecutive Big Ten title.

“Last year, erstwhile we came into nan Big Ten, we really wanted to make a connection and I deliberation we did conscionable that,” McDonald said. “Coming successful this twelvemonth pinch a younger team, quiet to conscionable proceed that, has conscionable been really special.”

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Alysa Liu gets nan mural treatment

Artist Gustavo Zermeño Jr. paints a mural dedicated to Olympic golden medalist skater Alysa Liu connected Wednesday astatine nan area of W. 156th and Crenshaw Boulevard successful Gardena. “I for illustration that it’s a small unsmooth astir nan edges, but beautiful astatine nan aforesaid time,” he said of nan portrait.

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From Chuck Schilken: U.S. fig skater Alysa Liu made rather an belief astatine nan Milan-Cortina Olympics pinch her unsocial style, her compelling backstory and, of course, her golden medals successful nan women’s singles title — nan first for an American female since 2002 — and successful nan squad event.

Her feats captured nan attraction of section creator Gustavo Zermeño Jr. He wanted to beryllium judge to seizure each of it successful his caller mural paying tribute to nan 20-year-old jock successful Gardena.

“Obviously her winning golden was nan main factor” successful his choosing to overgarment Liu, Zermeño said.

But erstwhile nan Mexican American creator learned much astir nan Chinese American skater, he recovered inspiration successful different aspects of her life arsenic well. That includes nan Oakland native’s two-year status from nan sport starting astatine property 16, her enrollment astatine UCLA and her determination to definitive herself successful her ain way.

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Hilary Knight won’t ‘distasteful joke’ fuss her

United States’ Hilary Knight (21) celebrates aft scoring during nan women’s crystal lucky golden badge crippled betwixt nan United States and Canada astatine nan Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics connected Feb. 19.

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From Chuck Schilken: U.S. women’s lucky prima Hilary Knight wasn’t a instrumentality of a remark that President Trump made astir her squad days aft it claimed Olympic golden astatine nan Milan-Cortina Games.

“I thought it was benignant of a distasteful joke, and unfortunately, that is overshadowing a batch of nan occurrence of conscionable women astatine nan Olympics carrying for Team USA and having astonishing golden badge feats,” Knight said Wednesday during an quality connected ESPN’s “SportsCenter.”

On Feb. 19, nan U.S. defeated Canada 2-1 successful overtime for a 3rd golden badge successful women’s hockey; nan squad won golden successful 1998 and 2018. Three days later, nan U.S. men’s lucky squad besides won golden by defeating Canada 2-1 successful overtime.

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Kings suffer successful blowout to Oilers

Edmonton Oiles skipper Connor McDavid, center, battles Kings guardant Trevor Moore, left, and defenseman Mikey Anderson for nan puck during nan first play of nan Kings’ 8-1 nonaccomplishment Thursday astatine Crypto.com Arena.

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From nan Associated Press: Connor McDavid secured his ninth 100-point play pinch a extremity and an assist, Leon Draisaitl had a extremity and 3 assists, and nan Edmonton Oilers snapped their four-game skid pinch an 8-1 victory complete nan Kings connected Thursday night.

McDavid scored his 35th extremity and Draisaitl sewage his 30th during his 4th four-point crippled of nan play arsenic nan Oilers again routed nan force they’ve knocked retired of nan first information of nan Stanley Cup playoffs successful each of nan past 4 seasons.

The crippled marked nan biggest separator of conclusion against nan Kings this season.

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Clippers autumn to Timberwolves

Clippers defender Kris Dunn drives to nan handbasket successful beforehand of Minnesota’s Donte DiVincenzo during nan Clippers’ 94-88 nonaccomplishment Thursday astatine Intuit Dome.

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From nan Associated Press: Anthony Edwards scored 31 points, Donte DiVincenzo added 18 and nan surging Minnesota Timberwolves hit nan Clippers 94-88 connected Thursday night.

Jaden McDaniels and Ayo Dosunmu each scored 12 points and Rudy Gobert had 13 rebounds to thief nan Timberwolves amended to 5-1 since Feb. 9 and 3-1 since nan All-Star break.

Edwards, returning to nan tract of nan All-Star Game, wherever he was nan MVP, was 12 for 24 from nan level and sealed nan triumph pinch a step-back three-pointer complete 2 defenders for a 92-88 lead pinch 42.9 seconds left.

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Manny Pacquiao delivers counterpunch

Manny Pacquiao astatine MGM Grand Hotel & Casino successful Las Vegas successful July 2025.

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From Steve Henson: The lawsuit tin beryllium made that those who conceived and arranged nan 2015 boxing lucifer betwixt Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao merit to beryllium compensated.

After all, nan “Fight of nan Century” astatine nan MGM Grand Garden Arena successful Las Vegas — won by Mayweather — group records pinch 4.6 cardinal pay-per-view buys and $72 cardinal successful summons sales.

So it’s nary astonishment that agelong aft some boxers slipped comfortably into (temporary) retirement, ineligible fights endured complete moreover slim slices of that cash-stuffed pie.

For 10 years — and counting — lawyers and judges person attempted to find what claimants are owed and whether Pacquiao successful peculiar suffered reputational harm on nan way.

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CHRB dashes hopes of Northern California

From John Cherwa: The hopes of Northern California racing and breeding interests were erstwhile again dashed erstwhile nan California Horse Racing Board refused to licence short racing dates to nan Tehama District Fair and nan Humboldt County Fair connected Thursday.

Rather than a chat astir really to turn nan sport, nan 2-hour 45-minute gathering was mostly astir really bad nan authorities of racing is successful nan authorities and a determination that nan early of Southern California racing is successful jeopardy if it isn’t fixed each advantage available.

That advantage is nan magnitude of money that goes to nan big way from beforehand deposit wagering (ADW) and machine assisted wagering (CAW). If Tehama and Humboldt were racing, past money stake by immoderate intends successful Northern California would enactment there, nan measurement it was since nan commencement of ADW until soon aft nan closing of Golden Gate Fields successful Berkeley.

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This time successful sports history

1918 — The first neutral tract crippled successful NHL history is held successful Quebec City. Frank Nighbor scores doubly successful nan first play to lead nan Ottawa Senators to a 3-1 triumph complete nan Montreal Canadiens.

1955 — Boston thumps Milwaukee 62-57 astatine Providence, R.I. successful a crippled which group records for fewest points scored by 1 team, and by some teams, since nan preamble of nan 24-second clock.

1959 — The Boston Celtics hit nan Minneapolis Lakers 173-139 arsenic 7 NBA records fall. The Celtics group records for astir points (179), astir points successful a half (90), astir points successful a 4th (52) and astir section goals (72). Boston’s Tom Heinsohn leads each scorers pinch 43 points and Bob Cousy adds 31 while mounting an NBA grounds pinch 28 assists.

1966 — Richard Petty wins nan rain-shortened Daytona 500 by much than a thigh astatine a velocity of 160.927 mph. Petty holds nan lead for nan past 212 miles of nan scheduled 500-mile event, which is called 5 miles from nan finish. Cale Yarborough finishes second.

1977 — Stan Mikita of nan Chicago Black Hawks scores his 500th extremity successful a 4-3 nonaccomplishment to nan Vancouver Canucks.

1982 — Florida apprentice Mary Russ becomes nan first female jockey to triumph a Grade I stakes successful North America erstwhile she captures nan Widener Handicap aboard Lord Darnley astatine Hialeah (Fla.) Park.

1992 — Prairie View sets an NCAA Division I grounds for astir defeats successful a play pinch a 112-79 nonaccomplishment to Mississippi Valley State successful nan first information of nan Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament. Prairie View’s 0-28 people breaks nan grounds of 27 losses shared by 4 teams.

1994 — Sweden wins its first lucky golden medal, defeating Canada 3-2 successful nan first shootout for a title astatine nan Winter Olympics successful Lillehammer, Norway. Canada is 1:49 distant from its first title successful 42 years erstwhile Magnus Svensson’s power-play extremity ties it astatine 2. Paul Kariya’s changeable is stopped by Sweden’s Tommy Salo aft Peter Forsberg puts Sweden up connected his team’s seventh shot.

1998 — Indiana’s 124-59 triumph complete Portland marks nan first clip successful nan NBA’s 51-year history that 1 squad scores much than doubly arsenic galore points arsenic nan other.

2005 — David Toms delivers nan astir ascendant capacity successful nan seven-year history of nan Match Play Championship, winning 8 retired of 9 holes to put distant Chris DiMarco pinch nan largest separator of triumph successful nan 36-hole final. The people 6 and 5, could person been overmuch worse arsenic Toms was 9 up astatine 1 point.

2006 — Effa Manley is nan first female elected to nan shot Hall of Fame. The erstwhile Newark Eagles co-owner is among 17 group from nan Negro Leagues and pre-Negro Leagues chosen by a typical committee.

2010 — Steven Holcomb drives USA-1 to nan Olympic golden badge successful four-man bobsledding, ending a 62-year drought for nan Americans successful nan event. Holcomb’s four-run clip was 3:24.46, pinch Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curt Tomasevicz pushing for him.

2015 — Travis Kvapil’s NASCAR Sprint Cup car is stolen early successful nan time from a edifice parking lot, forcing him to retreat from a title astatine Atlanta Motor Speedway. The squad didn’t person a backup car successful Atlanta, truthful it’s forced to driblet retired erstwhile nan stolen instrumentality couldn’t beryllium located successful clip for NASCAR’s mandatory inspection.

Compiled by nan Associated Press

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