Ricky Rubio

8 a.m.    Tennis: Women’s Dubai semifinals.--Tennis Ch. 9 a.m.    Golf: LPGA Thailand.--Golf 11 a.m.    Motorsports: NASCAR Sprint Cup practice (at Daytona).--Speed 11:30 a.m.    Football: Oct. 1991: Bethel vs. Kecoughtan.--LSC 48 Noon    Tennis:...

MINNEAPOLIS — Here’s your guide to the Orlando Magic’s game tonight against the Minnesota Timberwolves. When: Tipoff is scheduled for 8:10 p.m. Where: Target Center, Minneapolis. TV: Fox Sports Florida. Radio: FM 96.5. Spanish-...

TWINS-RED SOX Florimon's 3 RBIs key Twins' 15-8 win over Red Sox BOSTON (AP) — Pedro Florimon had a solo homer and a two-run double in Minnesota's season-high, seven-run second inning that carried the Twins to a 15-8 rout over the Boston Red Sox...

Goodbye, David Kahn. Hello, Flip Saunders. Again. The Minnesota Timberwolves announced Thursday that owner Glen Taylor will not pick up the option for next season on Kahn's contract as president of basketball operations. Three people with knowledge of...

  A look at Heat single-game bests (through April 17):                       POINTS     2012-13 Heat:  40, Chris Bosh, Nov. 3 vs. Nuggets; LeBron James, Feb. 26 vs. Kings.     Heat record:  56, Glen Rice, April 15, 1995 vs. Magic.     2012-13...

SEE YOU IN THE FINALS 1. MIAMI (63-16) Playoffs really begin for Heat on June 6: That’s start date for the Finals. (1) 2. OKLAHOMA CITY (59-21)  Thunder may not miss James Harden in first round; it may see him every day. (2) HOPING TO MAKE...

addCustomPlayer('1189yw62t2l8f1q7dcyl28cduy', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1189yw62t2l8f1q7dcyl28cduy', 'eplayer15'); The Lakers hadn't played in days but gained some ground on Utah. If only the rest of their season had been this easy. Their playoff lives,...

The Lakers (38-36) won two and lost two in Week 22, slipping behind the Utah Jazz in the standings. With eight games to go, the playoffs are no longer a "certainty" -- if they ever were. After falling behind to the Golden State Warriors by 25 points,...

MILWAUKEE — The NBA doesn't retroactively change calls on a daily basis. It just seems like it to the Lakers. The latest day-after fix involving them was announced by the league Thursday. Turns out a foul should have been called on Kobe Bryant...

With time running out and the Lakers up by three, Kobe Bryant blocked Ricky Rubio's three-point attempt at the buzzer — or so it seemed. The Lakers left Minnesota on Wednesday with a 120-117 victory over the Wolves, but Bryant got away with a...

Lakers 120, Timberwolves 117 (final) The Lakers escaped Minneapolis with a 117-120 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday  night. Minnesota shaved a double-digit Lakers lead by intentionally fouling Dwight Howard, who struggled from the line. ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Nate Robinson showcased the full effect of his mercurial nature, goading J.J. Barea into a technical foul, stuffing the box score with 22 points and 10 assists and making sure the postgame locker room sounded like detention hall with...