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Former NBA guard Delonte West seemed to appear in two distressing videos circulated on social media Monday as fans called on the league and other professional basketball players to get him some help. In one video, West appears to be in an altercation on a street in Washington, D.C. NBA VETERAN …

PORTLAND, Ore. — Damian Lillard set a franchise record with 61 points, including a career-best 11 3-pointers, and the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers outlasted the equally depleted Golden State Warriors 129-124 in overtime Monday night. Lillard’s previous career high was 60 points earlier this season against Brooklyn. His 11 3-pointers …

It was a grim trifecta and a familiar result for Santa Anita Park: Three horses died in three days this past weekend at California’s best known and most scrutinized racetrack. All three horses were euthanized, two after breaking their ankles in turf races and the third after colliding with another …

Maria Sharapova lost to Croatia’s 19th-seeded Donna Vekic in the first round of Australian Open. © AFP Maria Sharapova’s faltering career hit a fresh low Tuesday when the five-time Grand Slam champion was turfed out in the first round of the Australian Open in straight sets. The 32-year-old former world …

The Redskins declined to comment Monday on the specifics of Foster’s injury or the timeline for his recovery. Foster collapsed on the third play of the first workout of organized team activities May 20, screaming in pain after tearing his ACL, lateral collateral ligament and medial collateral ligament. He was …

BOSTON – Upon learning a young fan threw something at his son, Bronny James, at a high school basketball game in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Monday, LeBron James called the act disrespectful.  “I did not see it until I got here actually,” James said following Boston’s 139-107 victory over the Los …

(Reuters) – Second seed Karolina Pliskova got exactly what she needed in her 6-1 7-5 victory over a determined Kristina Mladenovic on Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday to advance to the second round of the Australian Open. Tennis – Australian Open – First Round – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – …

Atlanta Hawks forward Chandler Parsons suffered career-threatening injuries in a car crash last week, the player’s attorneys said Monday. Parsons suffered a traumatic brain injury, disk herniation and a torn labrum in Wednesday’s crash, attorneys John Morgan and Nick Panagakis of the firm Morgan & Morgan said. EX-NBA GUARD DELONTE …

Maria Sharapova hasn’t won a tournament since 2017, and her ranking slipped to 136th by the end of last year By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer January 21, 2020, 3:56 AM 4 min read MELBOURNE, Australia — Maria Sharapova hasn’t won a tournament since 2017, and her ranking slipped to …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The inside of a typical N.F.L. stadium is inundated with pennants and banners celebrating landmark championships of all kinds. But at Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Kansas City Chiefs, there is only one such decoration visible. Fluttering from a flagpole at the west end of the …