Madness indeed NCAA men’s tournament has been wonderfully chaotic, with more in store This isn’t madness, it’s insanity. A watch-the-clocks-spin-backward, howl-at-the-moon kind of bedlam that’s as spectacular as it is inexplicable. The chaos of the men’s NCAA tournament is why we watch, not really caring if our brackets get ripped […]
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Kings back in playoff position with 3-0 win over Canucks Kings coach John Stevens decided to put “That 70’s Line” on hiatus for a night. Instead, having forwards Tyler Toffoli and Tanner Pearson play with center Adrian Kempe gave Los Angeles’ chances of making the postseason a much-needed reboot. Toffoli […]
Ducks stay hot, beat Blue Jackets 4-2 Andrew Cogliano and Josh Manson scored 1:28 apart in the second period and the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 on Friday night. John Gibson made 34 saves after missing three games with a lower-body injury. Rickard Rakell and Cam Fowler […]
David Wise defends title, US gets third gold halfpipe gold At least the Americans have the Phoenix Snow Park halfpipe. Freestyle skier David Wise successfully defended his gold medal Thursday, breaking through on his final run to give the U.S. its third gold medal in the halfpipe at the Pyeongchang […]
Etheridge and Philippines dreaming of English Premier League Cardiff City goalkeeper Neil Etheridge could become the first southeast Asian to play in the English Premier League later this year, and also help develop soccer in his native Philippines. Etheridge has missed just one game in Cardiff’s push to be promoted […]
Canadian goalie Scrivens day-to-day with injury The Latest on the Pyeongchang Olympics (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Canada goaltender Ben Scrivens is day-to-day with a shoulder and collarbone injury, though the general manager is optimistic the veteran is not out of the men’s hockey tournament at the Pyeongchang Olympics. Scrivens […]
American Brita Sigourney wins bronze in women’s halfpipe skiing at 2018 Winter Olympics After season-ending injuries the two seasons going into Sochi, freeskier Brita Sigourney was just happy to be there. Her sport made its debut, and the halfpipe skier was glad to get to compete. But Pyeongchang was different. […]
Ice Hockey: USA down Finland to head to gold medal game The U.S. cruised into third straight gold medal game appearance in the Olympic women’s ice hockey tournament on Monday, shutting down Finland 5-0 in semi-finals with help from a pair of goals by Dani Cameranesi and a shutout from […]
Team World routs Team USA in Rising Stars Challenge One-hundred and eight international players — from a record 42 countries and territories — were on opening-night rosters for the 2017-18 NBA season. Ten of those players lit up Staples Center on Friday night for Team World in the league’s annual […]
Golf: Inconsistent Woods six behind first-round leaders at Riviera Tiger Woods “fought hard” in an inconsistent performance to trail first round leaders Tony Finau and Patrick Cantlay by six strokes at the Genesis Open on Thursday. Woods, in his second start of the PGA Tour season after a year-long absence […]
