NBA roundup: Rockets win Westbrook’s first game vs. Thunder
James Harden scored a game-high 40 points, and Russell Westbrook, playing against his former team for the first time, finished an assist shy of his...
Chargers fire offensive coordinator Whisenhunt
One day removed from a victory at Chicago, the Los Angeles Chargers fired offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt on Monday....
Shoulder injury ends Benn’s comeback bid
Former world boxing champion Nigel Benn has called off his bid to make a comeback to the ring 23 years after his last professional fight...
NFL notebook: Trubisky retains job as Bears’ QB
Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy is not making a quarterback change following Mitchell Trubisky’s two costly fourth-quarter turnovers on Sunday in a loss to the...
Celebrities flee, multimillion-dollar homes burn in Los Angeles wildfire
A fast-moving wildfire on Monday destroyed at least five multimillion-dollar homes in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Los Angeles and forced celebrities to flee...
Aiming at Olympic boom, Japan builds ‘Ethnic Harmony’ tribute to indigenous Ainu
On a wooded lake shore in northern Japan, the government is building a modernist shrine that has divided the indigenous Ainu community whose vanishing culture...
Doping: Russia answers WADA but non-compliance threat remains
Russian authorities have responded to questions about “inconsistencies” found in data retrieved from a Moscow laboratory, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Monday, as...
U.S. women’s national team appoints Andonovski as head coach
Vlatko Andonovski was vaulted into one of the most coveted positions in women’s soccer on Monday, taking the helm of the United States women’s national...
NBA fines Pistons’ Morris $35K for verbal abuse
The NBA fined Detroit Pistons forward Markieff Morris $35,000 on Monday for “directing inappropriate and offensive language toward a game official” on Saturday....
Astros’ Verlander eager to snap World Series winless streak
Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander has fallen short of his lofty standards on baseball’s biggest stage but can change that narrative when he pitches in...