LeBron James returns in win, lauds Lakers' trade deadline pickups
LOS ANGELES — The Lakers' first impression of their revamped roster Wednesday was also the last look they would get as a team before the All-Star break. And it was a good one.
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Bendel Insurance maintain top spot as Plateau United bash El Kanemi 5-0
• Enyimba, Dakkada, Doma, Wikki also win Group A leaders, Bendel Insurance, yesterday, faced, perhaps, their toughest game of the 2022/23 Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL), so far, but at the end, they came out 1-0 winners against visiting Nasarawa United.
NBA Power Rankings: Bucks remain in first as top spots hold steady
Not a lot of change at the top of these NBC Sports NBA Power Rankings, with the Bucks holding down the top spot (although the Celtics, without four starters, were the more impressive team in that game). Denver at fifth remains the highest-seeded team out of the West, but watch out for the Suns.
LaMelo Ball's triple-double propels Hornets past Spurs in NBA
Charlotte Hornets defeated the visiting San Antonio Spurs 120-110 on Wednesday. Ball scored 28 points and ended up with a triple-double. The Hornets go into the All-Star break with back-to-back victories after a seven-game losing streak. The Spurs have lost 14 games in a row.Ball made only 10 of 26 shots from the field, but he also provided 12 rebounds and 10 assists.The Hornets were without guard Terry Rozier, who missed the game because of a hand injury. Dennis Smith Jr. moved into the starting lineup.
NBA: Pacers rally past Bulls with second-half surge
Indiana Pacers to a 117-113 win against the visiting Chicago Bulls on Wednesday in Indianapolis. Hield scored 27 points and Nesmith added 21 to lead six players in double figures.Indiana, which trailed by 24 points after one quarter, stopped a five-game losing streak while sending Chicago to its fifth loss in a row.Myles Turner had 17 points and nine rebounds for the Pacers, while Tyrese Haliburton (16 points), Bennedict Mathurin (14) and Chris Duarte (14) followed.A marked turnaround from 3-point land benefited the Bulls, who shot a mere 19.4 percent from distance in their four games entering Wednesday -- the first team in league history to shoot below 20 percent over a four-game stretch with 100 or more attempts.
Michigan State University gunman had two handguns and multiple loaded magazines: report
Fox 2 Detroit obtained surveillance video showing MSU gunman Anthony McRae walking on empty streets and in a back alley about one hour after he opened fire on campus.
Rory McIlroy says PGA Tour should be like NBA, build around stars
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — As the PGA Tour continues to rebuild itself during its ongoing battle with the LIV Golf League for the best players in the world, Rory McIlroy says he believes the tour should look at another professional sports league, the NBA, as a model for growth.
Hanna Oeberg fights back to claim individual biathlon world title ahead of compatriot Linn Persson
Hanna Oeberg mounted an incredible comeback to secure her second 15km individual biathlon World Championship title in Oberhof. The Swede was joined on the podium by compatriot Linn Persson with Lisa Vittozzi beating our her Italian teammate Samuela Comola for bronze. Ad Oeberg and Persson each jumped up a podium from the 7.5km sprint race earlier in the Championships, while Vittozzi added individual bronze mixed relay silver.