Wayne Ellington

CLEVELAND -- Evan Turner returned to the state where he played his college ball and helped dispose of the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday in the Philadelphia 76ers' 97-87 victory at Quicken Loans Arena. The former Ohio State standout finished with a game-...

   The Los Angeles Lakers may yet impact the NBA championship race.    Although perhaps not the way Jerry Buss, Jim Buss, Jeanie Buss or busloads of fans in the Southland anticipated.   With every Lakers loss making it clearer that the mix is not...

    Sometimes it's not about coaches, even as the Los Angeles Lakers have made it almost solely about that at the start of this season.     Sometimes championship legacy is about the players, those who bridge eras, maintain continuity.     That's...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Arron Afflalo insists his left hamstring no longer worries him. But his lungs are a different story. Afflalo made his preseason debut Wednesday night -- a 115-100 Orlando Magic loss to the Memphis Grizzlies at FedEx Forum -- but...

TODAY LEGION BASEBALL Aberdeen Smittys vs. Mandan, N.D., Fossum Field, 5 p.m. doubleheader AMATEUR BASEBALL District 2B at Britton Redfield Dairy Queen vs. Mobridge Cardinals, 6:30 p.m. Britton Lumberjacks vs. Northville Merchants, 8:30 p.m....

Finally, times two. The Lakers won a road game and ended a team-record 13-game streak of games under 100 points, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves, 106-101, Sunday at Target Center. Kobe Bryant had 35 points and Pau Gasol scored 28 for the Lakers (12-9),...

Dahntay Jones scored all 19 of his points in the fourth quarter as the host Indiana Pacers rallied for a 116-105 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. Danny Granger also scored 19 points as Indiana (23-28) improved to 6-1 under interim coach...

TV SPORTS Tennis-Wimbledon Championships, women's semifinals, 6 a.m. (ESPN2), 11 a.m. (NBC) Soccer-FIFA Women's World Cup, Canada vs. France, 10:45 a.m. (ESPN); Germany vs. Nigeria, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN) Major League Baseball-San Francisco Giants at...