Kawhi Leonard Begins Second Act With Raptors as Season Nears
TORONTO — Kawhi Leonard is about to start an NBA season in a Toronto Raptors uniform again, seven years after he delivered the franchise its only championship and then left for his hometown Los Angeles Clippers. The Raptors made the reunion official in mid-September, sending forward Brandon Ingram, guard-forward Gradey Dick, a pair of unprotected
Ben Simmons Tears Achilles Days Before Kings Comeback
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ben Simmons' long road back to the NBA hit another wall Sunday, when the Sacramento Kings guard ruptured the Achilles tendon in his right leg while going through a live practice drill, three days before he was set to play his first regular-season game in well over a year. The Kings said
Bills Safety Gardner-Johnson Ejected for Spitting in Win
LAS VEGAS — Officials threw Buffalo safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson out late in the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the Raiders after he spit toward Las Vegas tight end Brock Bowers, though the Bills went on to win 33-30. The two had been jawing between plays when an official threw a flag and announced the
Unbeaten Nebraska Tops NCAA Volleyball Committee Top 16
INDIANAPOLIS — Undefeated Nebraska sits at No. 1 in the first in-season top 16 released Sunday by the NCAA Division I women’s volleyball committee, an early look at how tournament seeds could shake out. The Cornhuskers, 19-0, are followed by Pitt at 17-1, Kentucky at 15-3, Wisconsin at 13-5 and Florida at 14-2. SMU, Louisville,
Timberwolves Pair LaMelo Ball With Edwards in Title Push
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves enter the new NBA season still chasing the first championship in franchise history, and this time they are betting on a new backcourt to get them there. Minnesota landed point guard LaMelo Ball in a multi-team summer trade that sent Naz Reid and Julius Randle out. Ball, the third pick
Browns Edge Ravens 13-10 on Walk-Off Szmyt Field Goal
CLEVELAND — Andre Szmyt made a 37-yard field goal on the last play Sunday, and the Cleveland Browns came back from a 10-point hole to beat the Baltimore Ravens 13-10. The win lifted Cleveland to 4-2 and into a three-way tie with Baltimore and Pittsburgh for first in the AFC North. All four Browns wins
Titans Rally From 13 Down to Beat Colts 26-20 for First Win
INDIANAPOLIS — The Tennessee Titans arrived at Lucas Oil Stadium without a win and left with one, scoring 26 unanswered points after halftime to beat the Indianapolis Colts 26-20 on Sunday. Indianapolis controlled the first half, outgaining Tennessee 232 yards to 64, but led only 13-0 at the break after twice settling for field goals
Earhart Search Team Finds Driftwood, Not Plane
NIKUMARORO, Kiribati — The shape in a remote Pacific lagoon that raised hopes of finally locating Amelia Earhart’s lost airplane turned out to be a heap of driftwood, the team that sailed out to examine it announced on Monday, local time. The search, organized by Purdue University, the Purdue Research Foundation and the nonprofit Archaeological
Firefighters Shield Godfather Church as Warehouse Burns
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A four-alarm fire that gutted an empty warehouse on the Mount Loretto grounds Saturday evening came close to a church made famous by The Godfather, but firefighters held the flames back and the landmark came through untouched. The fire broke out shortly before 6 p.m. in the warehouse, which had been
Zelenskyy Says Kyiv Got No U.S. Warning
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia pounded Kyiv and the surrounding region with waves of ballistic missiles overnight into Monday, cutting electricity to roughly 550,000 households, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country once more received no advance alert from its partners before the first strikes landed. Zelenskyy said Russia fired 16 ballistic missiles aimed at energy