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After Monday’s practice, Ball made it clear he plans to play in the team’s season-opener on Thursday (10:30 ET, TNT) against the LA Clippers. And when the lights come up on Thursday night, Lonzo Ball will be on the court, poised to make his debut in the Lakers’ season opener. …

But the holder of 23 Grand Slam titles swiftly declared her clear intention to return to the tennis court as a mother. Williams to defend Australian title three months after giving birth She would not be the first athlete nor even the first tennis player to return to elite competition …

The Golden Knights have functioned as more than simply a hockey club in their inaugural NHL season. The new Pacific Division team is off to a strong 3-1 start to the season, and the enjoyment around the club has helped lift Las Vegas’ spirits following the terrible shooting on Oct. …

Winfield junior Kenna Biddle will be where those who know her golfing ability expected her to be on Monday morning playing in the Class 4A girls tournament at Topeka’s Lake Shawnee. It’s a logical progression for the 17-year-old Biddle, who helped the Vikings win the 4A title as a freshman …

Women’s national team and Seattle Reign FC midfielder Megan Rapinoe opened up about protesting and kneeling during the national anthem in an interview with BBC’s World Football show. Rapinoe became the first white American athlete to take a knee during the national anthem in order to show solidarity with former …

The Astros scored two runs in the fourth inning Friday and that was enough for a 2-1 victory over the Yankees in Game 1 of the AL Championship Series in Houston. Needing just four games to dispatch the Red Sox, Houston earned a bit of a break while the Yankees …

Watford go back to get begin in Philly Posted by Darren Urban on October 8, 2017– 8:29 am With no Alex Boone today (he’s unable to play since of his pectoral injury) the Cardinals will rely on Earl Watford to start at left guard, after Watford made his homecoming this …

A federal appeals court overturned a district court’s decision in the Ezekiel Elliott case Thursday, meaning the Dallas Cowboys running back’s six-game suspension has been reinstated. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 in favor of the NFL that the district court did not have subject matter jurisdiction in Elliott case …

Fans in China still are buzzing about the latest NBA Global Games days after the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves wrapped up the second of two preseason games in Shanghai. “Every year I am so moved from the bottom of my heart by how enthusiastic the fans are; this …

1 Rafael Nadal crushed Nick Kyrgios in the final of Beijing, but says that the Aussie is very good it’s just a question of whether he can achieve his potential. “The feeling is if he really wants to play and wants to work, is one of the players that have …