​The Los Angeles Lakers may not contend for the NBA championship this coming season, but they have assembled an intriguing squad that should be competitive nonetheless and could serve as the beginnings of a championship team down the road.After trading for Walker Kessler, the type

   ​Roanoke, VA — We are officially in the middle of the college football talking season, and it is a massive week for the Virginia Tech football program. On Thursday morning in Charlotte, the team will participate in the ACC Kickoff to preview the upcoming season.The

   ​The winner gets to host NCAA Tournament games?Unfortunately for Lobo fans, it’s too late for that, but UNM did announce on Monday it has signed a home-and-home contract with Wichita State for men’s basketball — one game this season on Nov. 21 in Kansas and

   ​The Colorado Rockies over the weekend stocked the cupboard in the MLB Draft. How well they stocked it is a game of wait and see.Considering they locked up three highly touted college players in the first 40 picks of the first day of the draft,

   ​There are four matches remaining in the World Cup:*France and Spain play a semifinal match at 1 p.m. Tuesday*England and Argentina play a semifinal match at 1 p.m. Wednesday*The losers of those games will play in the third-place match at 3 p.m. SaturdayAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement*The winners of

   ​In the span of a minute, Conrad Sanders experienced the full range of emotions an Ironman race can provide.Crossing the finish line? The 32-year-old clutched and pumped the banner he broke through, the face of pure determination and ultimate accomplishment.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementA few seconds later? Sanders was

   ​The New Mexico Goatheads announced their first roster move Friday. On Monday, the Colorado Avalanche’s ECHL affiliate revealed its first addition to coach Zack Storini’s staff.Former longtime minor-league defenseman Matt Register was named assistant coach ahead of the Goatheads’ inaugural season. New Mexico begins its

   ​The Golden State Warriors are essentially done with their offseason at this point, having mostly brought back the same lineup as last season, with one major hope left remaining: That LeBron James decides to come play for the Warriors to close out his career after

   ​We want your predictions for UFC Oklahoma City. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Friday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).Those

   ​PHILADELPHIA — The young upstart beat the veteran hometown hero in MLB’s Home Run Derby.Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker upset Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber in the league’s home run contest before a raucous crowd at Citizens Bank Park, prevailing by a 12-11 score in the final.