The NBA Cup ramifications at stake for Knicks-Hornets clash

A look at The Times’ top 25 boys basketball rankings for the Southland after Week 1. Rk.; School (Rec.); Comment; last week 1.; ST. JOHN BOSCO (1-0); 14 points and 16 rebounds in debut for Christian Collins; 1 2.; HARVARD-WESTLAKE (3-0); Big men Dominique Bentho, Barron Linnekens are key to development; 2 3.; EASTVALE ROOSEVELT…

With both teams fighting for playoff position, the Chargers’ Week 16 game against their AFC West rival Denver Broncos was moved into a prime-time TV slot, the NFL announced Friday, shifting a game to “Thursday Night Football” for the first time. The Chargers (7-3) will host the Broncos (6-5) at SoFi Stadium on Dec. 19…

The Deion Sanders-coached Colorado Buffaloes defeated Utah on Saturday to improve to 8-2 on the season. Colorado finished with just four wins during Sanders’ first season at the helm, which was a considerable improvement over the football program’s one-win season in 2022. Sanders faced his fair share of doubters when he made th leap from…

Wayne Gretzky is about as revered as professional athletes get. Nobody’s posted more goals, assists or points than him — in a career or a single season. He owns the NHL’s longest point streak, has the most 100-point seasons, claimed the most scoring titles, scored the most shorthanded goals, was the quickest to 50 goals,…

San Jose State’s volleyball team is currently guaranteed to face a team in the upcoming Mountain West Tournament that has already forfeited to it during the regular season.  San Jose State has had six of its conference wins this season awarded via forfeit amid a national controversy over a trans athlete on the team. With…

The Las Vegas Raiders are big underdogs against the Kansas City Chiefs, and understandably so. The Chiefs have not looked like the traditional NFL power they’ve been in recent years, but they are 10-1 as the back-to-back reigning Super Bowl champions. The Raiders, meanwhile, are going with Aidan O’Connell at quarterback and are in the…