Author: Shekari Philemon

Jeanie Buss filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday challenging the legality of her five siblings’ vote to sell the family’s remaining shares in the Los Angeles Lakers, escalating a family dispute that has played out publicly since the announcement of the $12.5 billion Lakers sale to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner. The filing argues that it is in the best interest of the family trust to retain a stake sufficient to maintain control and to benefit from what was described as the continuously increasing value of the franchise. It also seeks the removal of siblings Janie…

Forward Jonathan Kuminga agreed to a two-year, $12.4 million deal with Minnesota on Wednesday, choosing a shorter prove-it contract over a larger long-term offer from the Los Angeles Lakers in a move that gives the 23-year-old wing a starting role alongside Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball. The deal includes a player option on the second season, which preserves his ability to return to free agency next summer if he plays his way into a more lucrative market. Minnesota used its taxpayer midlevel exception to sign Kuminga, who was recruited persistently over the past month. Anthony Edwards was an active participant…

Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz brought the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium to its feet in their mixed doubles debut Tuesday, then fell in the quarterfinals when Alcaraz and Williams lost to Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli 5-4 (4), 4-1, ending what had been one of the more electric two-match runs in recent US Open memory. The pair won their first-round match against Erin Routliffe and Lloyd Glasspool 5-3, 4-1 in front of a crowd that was loudly and visibly on their side. Williams said afterward she never expected to be back on that court at Flushing Meadows and never…

Formula 1 four-time world champion Max Verstappen will take on 100 drivers in what is billed as the biggest go-kart race ever staged, with the event set for Sept. 16 on a purpose-built circuit at Silverstone and broadcast live on Disney+. The format puts Verstappen at the back of a 101-driver field. He will then attempt to work his way through every challenger. The circuit at Silverstone, home of the British Grand Prix, was designed specifically to accommodate an unusually large field by former racing driver and karting world champion David Terrien. He said the event appeals to him because…

The Golden State Warriors have completed their 15-man roster by signing veteran power forward Georges Niang to a one-year, $3.9 million contract, league sources, filling out a frontcourt that already includes Draymond Green, Kristaps Porzingis, Al Horford and rookie Yaxel Lendeborg. The Warriors also agreed to a one-year minimum contract with reserve guard Brandon Williams earlier Tuesday. The two signings are the team’s first external free agent additions of the summer, with Golden State otherwise choosing continuity over roster change in its offseason approach. Niang brings a specific and valuable set of skills, particularly floor spacing from the power forward…

Klay Thompson described feeling immediately at home in Miami at his introductory news conference Tuesday, and the reasons he gave made clear the connection to the city goes beyond basketball. His father Mychal Thompson played for a team that won a Florida high school state championship at Miami Jackson High in 1974. His brother Mychel Thompson attended the same high school in Oregon that Heat coach Erik Spoelstra went to. Thompson has relatives in the Bahamas, just a short flight from Miami, and said this is the closest he has ever lived to that part of his family. The news…

Roger Federer returned to Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night for what he billed as one last match for fun, facing longtime rival and friend Andy Roddick in a prime time exhibition in front of a packed house wearing the distinctive RF logo that became synonymous with his 15 years of dominance in men’s tennis. The event was presented as An Icon Returns to New York. The two, Federer at 45 and Roddick approaching 44, played one set of singles in front of fans who came not for the competitive result but for the chance to see both men one…

Deshaun Watson was officially named the Cleveland Browns’ starting quarterback Monday, and he opened his first news conference as QB1 by walking back the comments he made Saturday when he called fans “disrespectful” for booing him during the team’s second preseason game. He said his emotions got the best of him after the game and that his words were not intended to go at fans, many of whom he credited with supporting him throughout a difficult period. He said he understands the frustration, acknowledging that the organization made a significant investment to bring him back in 2022 and that things…

Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz learned their first-round opponent in US Open mixed doubles Monday night. It is Erin Routliffe and Lloyd Glasspool, a team that includes the reigning women’s doubles champion, who qualified through a grueling two-match day that required match tiebreakers in both wins. The first round and quarterfinals take place Tuesday, with the semifinals and final Wednesday. The winning pair shares $1 million. Routliffe and Glasspool qualified for the main draw through Monday’s eight-team qualifying tournament, winning two matches, each decided in a match tiebreaker. Routliffe previously won the US Open women’s doubles title in 2023 and…

Roger Federer admitted Monday that he is nervous about his tennis. Five years removed from his last match, Federer, who won five consecutive US Open titles, is returning to Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night, and he does not know how his game will look. Federer, 45, said at a news conference that his last singles set came against Hubert Hurkacz at Wimbledon in 2021, his final Grand Slam match. He said he does not know how things will go, but described a combination of uncertainty and happiness at returning to a place where he accumulated so many beautiful moments.…