A few days ago came the astonishing news that the world record in the half-marathon was obliterated by a 5-foot-5 humanoid robot named Lightning in Beijing. Now a robot named Ace has achieved another milestone for AI and robotics by defeating expert-level humans at table tennis in Tokyo, according to a study published Wednesday in…
Xander Schauffele made par on the eighth hole Thursday at Augusta National. What was noteworthy about that accomplishment is he did it after his tee shot landed in a most unusual spot: A fan’s merchandise bag. During the opening round of the 2026 Masters tournament, Schauffele’s shot on the par-5 hole sailed just left of…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — After the career grand slam, a grand entrance. Rory McIlroy, who last year became the sixth man to win all four major championships, got off to a spectacular start at the Masters on Thursday to claim a share of the lead with a five-under-par 67. In one sense, the pressure is off. No more…
The MLS started play seven weeks ago but apparently someone forgot to tell the Galaxy, who continue to sleepwalk through a season that is rapidly slipping away from them. On Saturday, a pair of defensive mistakes led to two Minnesota United goals and a 2-1 loss that extended the Galaxy’s winless streak to four games…
OKLAHOMA CITY — The score wasn’t the only thing that made this the Lakers’ worst loss of the season. Even more concerning than the Lakers’ 139-96 blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday was watching superstar guard Luka Doncic hobble off the court with a left hamstring injury in the third quarter. Doncic went straight…
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> UCLA forward Angela Dugalic looks to pass around Minnesota guard Mara Braun during a Sweet 16 game on Friday in Sacramento. (Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times) UCLA has now survived two games when it didn’t shoot well from long range. The Bruins can get away with that when Lauren Betts and Angela Dugalic are…
You used to root for Bronny James to come into games ironically. Or because you just wanted to see history. But now I bet you want to see Bronny come into the game to hoop. That’s a pretty cool plot twist. Especially because LeBron James’ son has had to develop his game with the weight…
Andy Pages hasn’t forgotten about last postseason, though he’d like to. And he’d surely like you to forget about it, too — or, well, most of it. Feel free to retain the mental image of his epic smash-and-grab catch over teammate Kiké Hernández. That stunning play in the bottom of the ninth inning didn’t just…
ORLANDO, Fla. — Luka Doncic picked up his 16th technical foul of the season in Saturday’s dramatic 105-104 win over the Orlando Magic, putting the Lakers superstar in line for a one-game suspension as the Lakers take their nine-game winning streak to Detroit on Monday. Doncic and Magic forward Goga Bitadze were jawing back and forth in…
SACRAMENTO — Heartbreaking loss. That’s the only way to describe what San Juan Hills players, coaches and fans were feeling on Saturday at Golden 1 Center when Alex Osterloh made two of three free throws with 0.3 seconds left to give Atherton Sacred Heart Prep a 47-45 victory in the Division IV state boys’ basketball championship game….
