Five of the six children of late Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss said Tuesday they remain committed to selling the family trust’s remaining 17.8% stake in the NBA team despite opposition from their sister, Lakers governor Jeanie Buss.
Alex Eala has less than a week to make adjustments after her Cincinnati Masters exit as she shifts her focus to the US Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of the season.
The six children of late Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss have agreed to sell their family’s remaining 17.8% stake in the NBA franchise to new majority owners Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, ending the family’s 47-year ownership role with the team.
Tommy John, the four-time All-Star pitcher who won 288 games during a 26-year Major League Baseball career and became the first pitcher to successfully return from the elbow surgery that now bears his name, died Saturday at his home in Bradenton, Florida. He was 83.
Coach Rald Ricafort said the team used both matches to prepare for the PVL Invitational Conference, which starts Aug. 31.
NBA stars Amar’e Stoudemire and longtime coach Glenn “Doc” Rivers joined seven other basketball figures and teams inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday.
Alex Eala advanced to the third round of the Cincinnati Open on Sunday after Romania’s Elena-Gabriela Ruse retired with an injury while trailing the Filipina, 6-1, 3-0, in their second-round match in Mason, Ohio.
Alas Pilipinas standout Xyz Rayco believes the Philippines’ historic campaign in the FIVB Girls U17 World Championship can lay the foundation for a stronger future for the country’s volleyball program.
Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone will lead separate preparations for the Fiba World Cup Asian Qualifiers and the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games as the national team faces a busy stretch over the next month.
Filipino flyweight Miel Fajardo is preparing for his first world title opportunity after the International Boxing Federation ordered champion Masamichi Yabuki of Japan to make a mandatory defense of his 112-pound belt.