IN THE MOMENTS after LeBron James^[1] topped Stephen Curry^[2]'s 37 points with an ageless 42-point, 17-rebound effort to lift the Los Angeles Lakers^[3] to a 120-112 win^[4] in their latest duel, the Golden State Warriors^[5] star had to hear "I Love L.A."...

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Your work is far from complete at the end of draft day.

While it's true that the majority of...

MONTREAL -- Keith Tkachuk^[1] would never play favorites with his kids, or the NHL teams for which they now play.

But thanks to the 4 Nations Face-Off -- where his sons Matthew^[2] and Brady^[3] are united for the first time on Team USA instead of...