The coveted NBA championship, the one LeBron James needs to validate everything, was vanishing.
Spurs rally to beat Clippers, win series- 4 hours agoThe San Antonio Spurs mowed down another opponent, using their guile under pressure to close out another perfect playoff series.
Coyotes beat LA Kings 2-0, avoid West final sweep- 12 hours agoThe Clarence Campbell Bowl was in Staples Center for the first time, waiting to be presented by Commissioner Gary Bettman to the NHL's Western Conference champions. The Los Angeles Kings' long...
I'll Have Another set to go for another at Belmont- 12 hours agoI'll Have Another poked his head out of his stall, started nibbling on his nameplate tacked to a wall and looked up at all the people watching his every move.
I'll Have Another could face strong Belmont field- 13 hours agoI'll Have Another will face several familiar foes in his attempt to win the Belmont Stakes and become the first Triple Crown champion in 34 years.
Late Bee Gee Robin Gibb hailed in Britain- 1 hour agoOne day after he succumbed to cancer, Bee Gee Robin Gibb was hailed in his native Britain Monday as a master musician whose interests went far beyond the recording studio.
Chinese company to buy US movie theater chain AMC- 52 minutes agoA Chinese conglomerate announced Monday it will buy a major U.S. cinema chain, AMC Entertainment Holdings, for $2.6 billion in China's biggest corporate takeover in the United States to date.
'Avengers' sinks 'Battleship" to remain No. 1- 14 hours ago"The Avengers" continues to muscle out everything else Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking naval rival "Battleship" and other new releases.
Family of Hamas figure seeks to block Israel movie- 20 hours agoRelatives of a slain Hamas operative seek to block the release of a movie being made in Israel about his 2010 assassination in a Dubai luxury hotel, a family member said Sunday.
Kristen Wiig gets an emotional sendoff from 'SNL'- 1 day agoKristen Wiig got a musical sendoff on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live" as the popular and versatile cast member made her exit after seven years.
Struggling Internet company Yahoo Inc. has secured a lifeline after agreeing to sell half of its prized stake in Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba for about $7.1 billion, with most of the cash going to...
Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious tweets- 7 hours agoPakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter for several hours because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country's top telecommunications officia...
The next digital image revolution?- 1 week agoDespite the explosive innovation around digital picture-taking, the end result has actually changed very little. A photo is still a photo. And a poorly focused photo is still as bad as ever. Ren Ng ai...
A 112-megapixel consumer camera concept needs your social love- 2 days agoSpectral Instruments may be a small company, but it has already designed several impressive cameras, including one called 1110 series that can capture the stars and the sun even in the middle of the d...
What the Friday: Watch this man open a bottle of beer… with a chainsaw- 2 days agoIt's Friday again — hooray! Time to make plans for the weekend over a few bottles of beer like the man in the video above. But while you probably use a bottle opener to get to your fizzy liquor, ...
Special eclipse viewing planned at Lassen Volcanic National Park- 3 days agoThe rim of an ancient volcano will frame an unusual celestial event Sunday, when Lassen Volcanic National Park celebrates the first solar eclipse visible in the United States since 1994.
Obituary: Judge Robert Coyle pushed for 2 federal courthouses- 3 days agoRobert E. Coyle, who served more than two decades as a federal judge and was the prime mover behind federal courthouses in Sacramento and Fresno, died Monday from complications of Alzheimer's dise...
