American tennis legend and ESPN commentator John McEnroe predicted Monday that Rafael Nadal could step away from the sport if another injury issue befalls him at the French Open in May.  McEnroe made his comments a day after Nadal withdrew from the Australian Open due to a small tear in a hip muscle.  “I think…

The Rams are in the playoffs for the fifth time in seven seasons under coach Sean McVay, who has led them to two Super Bowl appearances and one Super Bowl title. But the Rams have never played their first playoff game on the road before a hostile, borderline maniacal crowd. That will change Sunday night…

A half-dozen media members converged around the locker of Ivica Zubac late Monday night when one exceptionally tall person joined the scrum, too, pointing his phone’s camera at the Clippers center. It was Zubac’s backup, Daniel Theis, who smiled before quickly leaving. The joke disguised the truth that the spotlight has never found Zubac more…

Sports 05 January 2022, 7:06 pm 1 minute Reuters was first to report that Novak Djokovic, the No. 1 tennis star in the world, was denied entry into Australia on Thursday after initially being granted a medical exemption for the country’s COVID-19 vaccination requirements so that he could play in the Australian Open. The tennis star, left…

This was supposed to be a marquee matchup, a competitive affair between two teams that have amounted to more than the sum of their parts through the first two-plus months of the season. The Canucks sure played like the No. 1 team in the Pacific Division. The same can’t be said for the No. 1…

The Lakers had a tenuous one-point lead over the Clippers late in the fourth quarter when Anthony Davis switched on defense to guard the dangerous Paul George on the perimeter. The 6-10 Davis crouched low on defense, moving his feet, keeping George in front of him, making it difficult for the wing player as he…