TROON, Scotland >> The smile spoke louder than anything Dustin Johnson had to say Wednesday at the British Open. His game has never been better. Just one month ago, Johnson was known as golf’s best athlete who had won every year he has been on the PGA Tour — the longest streak since Tiger Woods — bu...

Unless Jerry Dipoto finds a way to run all 30 clubs, one of them is getting ready to pay Mark Trumbo. Trumbo will pass “go” and will be paid $200, plus untold millions for untold years. He is leading the American League with 28 home runs and 202 total bases, and his Baltimore Orioles bomb squad is l...

TROON, Scotland — A brief look at the 145th British Open golf championship, which starts Thursday (all times EDT): Site: Royal Troon Golf Club Length: 7,190 yards Par: 36-35—71 Field: 156 players (154 professionals, 2 amateurs). Prize money: $8.6 million Wi er’s share: $1.56 million Defending champi...

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Nneka Ogwumike had 20 points and 11 rebounds, Candace Parker added 11 points, seven rebounds and nine assists, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Chicago Sky 77-67 on Wednesday. Ogwumike was 10 of 11 from the field for her fifth consecutive game with at least 20 points. She also ha...

NEW YORK — At the start of the most crucial week of the fantasy sports industry’s past eight tempestuous months, the fourth-floor lobby of the Crowne Plaza Times Square is full of nervous tension. In a frenetic loop of handshakes and business-card collecting, lanyard-ogling entrepreneurs in fantasy ...

NEW YORK — At the start of the most crucial week of the fantasy sports industry’s past eight tempestuous months, the fourth-floor lobby of the Crowne Plaza Times Square is full of nervous tension. In a frenetic loop of handshakes and business-card collecting, lanyard-ogling entrepreneurs in fantasy ...

Ogwumike, Sparks too much for Sky 77-67 AP Photo ILNH111, ILNH110, ILNH109, ILNH108, ILNH107, ILNH106 ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike had 20 points and 11 rebounds, Candace Parker added 11 points, seven rebounds and nine assists, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Chicago Sky 77-67 on Wednesda...

Pac-12 football coaches and players will get under the bright lights and in front of flashing cameras this week for their Hollywood moment at Pac-12 Media Days. The two-day event hosted at Hollywood & Highland welcomes players and coaches from all Pac-12 teams as the season approaches. Nearly every ...

TROON, Scotland — The smile spoke louder than anything Dustin Johnson had to say Wednesday at the British Open. His game has never been better. Just one month ago, Johnson was known as golf’s best athlete who had won every year he has been on the PGA Tour — the longest streak since Tiger Woods — but...

TROON, Scotland — A brief look at the 145th British Open golf championship, which starts Thursday (all times EDT): Site: Royal Troon Golf Club Length: 7,190 yards Par: 36-35—71 Field: 156 players (154 professionals, 2 amateurs). Prize money: $8.6 million Wi er’s share: $1.56 million Defending champi...

Lorenz Larkin was in Las Vegas this past weekend to support some of his Mille ia MMA teammates. It looks like he’ll be going back there next month. The Riverside welterweight has agreed to step in for an injured Dong Hyun Kim and take on No. 7 Neil Magny on Aug. 20 at UFC 202. Larkin (17-5, 1 NC) is...

LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant will be keeping busy with daddy duties in retirement. The former Lakers superstar has a ounced on Instagram that he and his wife, Vanessa, are expecting their third child, another daughter. Bryant, also known by his self-given nickname “Black Mamba,” posted a picture Tuesda...

MONTPELLIER, France — World champion Peter Sagan won the windy 11th stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday after getting in a late four-man breakaway that also included overall leader Chris Froome. With 7.5 miles remaining in the 101-mile leg from the medieval city of Carcasso e to Montpellier nea...

LOS ANGELES >> Orlando Salido is the Tony Be ett of boxing, newly fashionable in his dotage. He won respect when he went shoelace-to-shoelace with Rocky Martinez twice in 2015. Then he became a cult figure when he went 12 rapid-fire rounds with Francisco Vargas in June. Salido was so nakedly fearles...

LAS VEGAS >> The nearly three-hour drive left Tarik Black with plenty of time both to count his blessings and future riches. Unlike the countless tourists that trek from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, Black did not need to spend that time envisioning a hefty pay-day at the casino. Black already took care...

NEW YORK — Quarterback Tom Brady’s last best chance to avoid serving a four-game “Deflategate” suspension to start the new season was flatly rejected Wednesday by an appeals court. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan issued a one-sentence rejection of requests by the National Football...

LAS VEGAS >> The nearly three-hour drive left Tarik Black with plenty of time both to count his blessings and future riches. Unlike the countless tourists that trek from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, Black did not need to spend that time envisioning a hefty pay-day at the casino. Black already took care...

SAN DIEGO >> Mike Trout did not win a car, but maybe he sold some shoes. His streak of two consecutive All-Star Game MVP awards, each ea ing him a new car as his reward, came to an end in Tuesday’s game at Petco Park. He was, however, the man behind 36 pairs of interesting shoes. That’s how many All...

SAN DIEGO >> Does it really have to count? Major League Baseball’s a ual midsummer exhibition is already the best and most compelling of professional sports’ all-star games. And it has sports’ best opening act, the Home Run Derby the day before. So is it really necessary to still have the All-Star G...

As the Rams prepare to begin their first season in Los Angeles in more than two decades, two NFL teams with L.A. ties are rapidly moving forward on stadium pursuits. The outcome will determine whether the Rams end up with Los Angeles all to themselves or if they will soon make accommodations for a n...