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Sources: NFL officiating chief set for new role in restructure

Anderson, who retired as a referee in 2019, initially joined the officiating department as its senior vice president of training and development. Under the initial vision, he was to work alongside two other executives — Perry Fewell and Al Riveron — to lead certain segments of the department. Ultimately, however, Anderson unofficially ascended to the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ uphill battle against defending champion Denver

LeBron James‘ proclamation as he got up from his cubby in the cramped visitor’s locker room inside Smoothie King Center and turned the corner towards the showers sounded more exasperated than excited. “I’m tired as f—!”, he said. “Oh my God!” Beating the New Orleans Pelicans in Tuesday’s play-in tournament game earned the 39-year-old James […]

How Ohtani’s interpreter Mizuhara became players’ lifeline

MICHAEL CROTTA DIDN’T know anybody or much of anything when he arrived to play professional baseball in Sapporo, Japan, in February 2014. His lack of knowledge of a new culture, and a little nervousness at the prospect of assimilating into it, caused him to show up about three weeks before spring training began for his […]

How players are using uniform numbers to break MLB’s unwritten rules

For more than two years, Mallex Smith didn’t tell anyone on his team why he wore No. 0. Back in January 2017, Smith found himself in a whirlwind of trades in one day, going from the Braves to the Mariners — for all of 77 minutes (“Some of the best 77 minutes of my life,” […]

Attorney says O.J. Simpson cremated; no public memorial planned

LAS VEGAS — Former football star and celebrity criminal defendant O.J. Simpson was cremated Wednesday, the lawyer handling his estate said Wednesday. Simpson died April 10 at his Las Vegas home at age 76. He had been diagnosed last year with prostate cancer. Attorney Malcolm LaVergne told The Associated Press that he was present, along […]

Spurs’ win has Thunder, Wolves, Nuggets in 3-way tie atop West

With the Denver Nuggets’ 121-120 loss to the San Antonio Spurs, coupled with wins by the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves, there is now a three-way tie atop the Western Conference heading into the final day of the NBA regular season. On Wednesday, the Nuggets defeated the Timberwolves and took a one-game lead on […]

NBA playoffs 2024: Everything to know about the 20 teams still vying for the title

In the Eastern Conference bracket, the Boston Celtics ran away with the top overall seed, but that didn’t mean this race lacked drama down the stretch. The New York Knicks needed overtime on the regular season’s final day to secure the No. 2 seed to complete a final month of reshuffling below the Celtics in […]