NBA Finals: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads Thunder to Game 2 win
OKLAHOMA CITY — This has been Oklahoma City’s formula all season: Lose one game, respond in the next.That’s exactly what the Thunder did in Game 2 of…
Clayton Kershaw earns his first win of 2025 as Dodgers beat Cardinals
ST. LOUIS — The Dodgers have sent Clayton Kershaw to the mound to give a slumping team a lift countless times during his 18-year career. And they’ve…
Carlos Alcaraz wins epic French Open final against Jannik Sinner
PARIS — Carlos Alcaraz rallied from two sets down and saved three match points to beat Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (10-2) on…
How to watch the 2025 Tony Awards hosted by Cynthia Erivo
Burning questions abound ahead of Sunday’s 78th Tony Awards, hosted for the first time by Cynthia Erivo and broadcast live from New York’s Radio City…
Paris Saint-Germain wins the Champions League for the first time
MUNICH — Paris Saint-Germain, Champions League winner.At long last the club that was transformed by Qatari billions and bought and sold a succession of the world’s greatest…
Angels star Mike Trout will bat in No. 5 spot in return from injury
CLEVELAND — Mike Trout originally expected to return to the Angels’ lineup on Monday in Boston.It turns out the timeline was moved up one series and three…
Hoda Kotb shares one real reason that she left ‘Today’
Will Hoda Kotb replace Kelly Clarkson as a talk-show host, giving rise to “Hoda in the Afternoon”? The retired morning-show anchor quickly shut down that…
‘Saturday Night Live’ Season 50 is done. We’re ranking all 20 hosts
In its landmark 50th season, “Saturday Night Live” had a lot going for it: a huge cast of performers with a diverse toolbox of styles…
Cannes 2025: Ari Aster on ‘Eddington,’ democracy and what scares him now
CANNES, France — “The sun is my mortal enemy,” Ari Aster says, squinting as he sits on the sixth-floor rooftop terrace of Cannes’ Palais des Festivals, where…
Galaxy fall to Philadelphia, remain winless through 13 games
CHESTER, Pa. — Tai Baribo scored two second-half goals, including the winner in stoppage time, and the Philadelphia Union rallied to beat the Galaxy for the first…
‘Selena y Los Dinos’ documentary lands at Netflix
“Selena y Los Dinos,” the latest documentary film about the life of Tejano music icon Selena Quintanilla, has been acquired by Netflix. The film is…
ESPN standalone streaming service will cost $29.99 a month
For the first time, sports fans will be able to subscribe to ESPN without signing up for satellite or cable TV. It will cost $29.99…
Walton Goggins hosts ‘SNL’ for the first time, brings his oddball energy
The worst thing “Saturday Night Live” could have done on an episode featuring rising character actor Walton Goggins, who was hosting for the first time,…
‘SNL’ host Quinta Brunson once again teaches a comedy master class
When she appeared for the first time on “Saturday Night Live” a year ago, “Abbott Elementary” creator and star Quinta Brunson gave one of last…
Todd Pletcher-trained Grande scratched from Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Derby dropped to 19 horses on Friday when Grande was scratched from the race with a foot bruise. Grande is trained by…
Nolan Schanuel leaves with injury in Angels’ loss to Twins
MINNEAPOLIS — Ty France doubled, singled and drove in a run as the Minnesota Twins matched their season high with 13 hits and beat the Angels 5-1…
Paul Skenes beats Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers extend losing streak
Billed as a matchup between the National League’s best arms, Friday night’s pitchers duel lived up to expectations.Enter 22-year-old flamethrower Paul Skenes. He grew up…
How UC Irvine’s Colin Yeaman became a pro baseball prospect
It was the spring of 2022 when Colin Yeaman finished as the leading hitter with a .385 batting average on a 13-16 Saugus High baseball…
Plaschke: Invincible Dodgers look very beatable, and that’s a problem
Admit it, there is worry.Fess up, negative thoughts are swirling.Could it be possible that the greatest team in baseball history isn’t even the best team…
Rory McIlroy leads Masters after third round, eyes career Slam
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy is closing in.He’s a green jacket away from becoming the sixth player to win a career Grand Slam and is one storybook…