VATICAN CITY — As pilgrims and world leaders alike prepare to say goodbye to Pope Francis at his funeral Saturday, Rome is racing to get ready. The city is blocking…

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies 131-80 in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series on Sunday, the fifth-biggest margin of victory in…

The Boston Celtics found themselves trailing the Orlando Magic by one point at the halftime break of Game 1 of their best-of-seven series, but there was no doubt who the…

Michigan cornerback Will Johnson waited longer than he expected or wanted. Adam Schefter of ESPN reported that Johnson has a knee injury that was a concern to some teams, an…

Kawhi Leonard finishes with a 21-point double-double and LA secures a 2-1 series lead over Denver. LOS ANGELES — The first two games of this first-round series were suspenseful and…

The NFL draft slide for Michigan cornerback Will Johnson stopped midway through the second round. After being widely viewed as a top-10 pick early in the draft process, Johnson fell…

Jimmy Butler’s availability looms large as the Rockets-Warriors series shifts to Chase Center for Game 3. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Warriors forward Jimmy Butler is listed as questionable for Game…

Sophie Nyweide‘s friend and former partner, Eden Herlihy, is remembering the good times she had with the late actress. “She had hope … I’ve lost a lot of people to…

The Cardinals worked hard to build up their defensive line this offseason. They signed Dalvin Tomlinson and Calais Campbell. They re-signed L.J. Collier. They were getting veterans Justin Jones and…