The judge on Friday also barred testimony about Sterling’s mental competency and rejected a bid to strike the testimony and reports of two doctors who found Sterling lacked the capacity to conduct his own business affairs. The judge said the results of Sterling’s examinations have been in the newspapers and in public and can no longer be considered secret. A lawyer for the team’s potential buyer, Steve Ballmer, said outside court that he fears Sterling is stalling the sale despite the incredible value he’d get for the team....

The 24-year-old forward was last with the Portland Timbers, playing a season with the Western Conference side before being waived prior to the 2017 season. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Jack is a young and experienced player in MLS who has shown that he can score goals in this league,” Galaxy general manager Pete Vagenas said in a press release. “He will give our team valuable depth at the forward position throughout the season....

While Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash are making progress in their injury rehabs, Pau Gasol could be headed for the sideline. Gasol told reporters (per the Los Angeles Times) on Sunday that he is scheduled to undergo an MRI exam on his sprained right ankle Monday. Gasol played just 25 minutes in Sunday's loss to the Portland Trail Blazers and shot 3-for-15 from the field. Gasol's announcement came hours after coach Mike D'Antoni told reporters (per ESPNLosAngeles....

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Tuesday that professional athletes, including footballers, may return to a limited form of training as soon as May 4. The return to training is the first of what Sanchez sees as four phases, with the second being a step up in training at performances centers. At the third step, outdoor activities with fewer than 400 attendees can begin before the final phase: a return to “the new standard....

Lionel Messi and Barcelona are on track to win a third-straight Spanish title, leading Real Madrid by two points. But there’s plenty of time left with 11 matches remaining for both teams, and Brazillian youngster Vinicius Junior will look to bring Los Blancos back to La Liga glory. As for Matchday 28, there will be four-straight days of fixtures to kick off 15-straight days of league action as teams try to cram in the remainder of season to maintain a regular schedule for next season....

Teams hoping to see Barcelona trip up during Robert Lewandowski’s three-match suspension were sorely disappointed, since they continued to rack up the points with Lewandowski now returning in midweek. Real Madrid will need to bring their best to keep pace given they host third-place Real Sociedad on Sunday. And the Basque side has a point to prove of their own that they belong among the contenders. At the bottom of the table, Sevilla have earned back-to-back wins to give them some breathing room, while Cadiz secured three more important points as they continue to recover from those five straight losses to start the season....

It features the foundations of all the body’s organs, including neural and gut tubes that protect the developing spine and intestines. The “world first” could solve the donor shortage crisis and prevent miscarriages. It will also reduce animal experimentation. Cambridge University researchers used a combination of stem cells from mice - without fertilized eggs or sperm. Lead author Professor Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz said: “Our mouse embryo model not only develops a brain, but also a beating heart, all the components that go on to make up the body....

When blood pressure on the arteries is consistently high, is it diagnosed as hypertension. Labile hypertension is a condition in which sudden, significant rises in blood pressure occur. At times the blood pressure can be normal, and at other times it is significantly elevated. This article discusses labile hypertension, as well as its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. What Is Labile Hypertension? Hypertension is a common condition that affects half of all adults in the United States....

The reason would be that Labissiere does not fit the mold of a Brandon Jennings or Mudiay. While a five-star project, he sounds further from being a productive professional than those two. He is also discussing European options in July before his senior year of high school, not after already signing with a school and graduating like Jennings and Mudiay. That would either mean Labissiere is so far behind the ball on his eligibility that he cannot catch up or he is considering Europe without regard to his NCAA eligibility....

Bob Funk experienced hard times early on. “My mother had a nervous breakdown when I was two years and my sister took care of me until my mom got well,” Funk recalled. What he didn’t know until his mother passed away was the cause of her nervous breakdown. “I looked at the family farm checkbook and we were going broke,” he said. It would take nearly five years before his mom was back to her old self....

A hilarious video on TikTok showing a dog seemingly not recognizing his own paws has delighted viewers with over 1.5 million views, while the caption reads “Mass confusion”. In the video, the yellow Labrador can be seen lying on the bed, lifting his left paw up and looking at it in a confused way. He then does the same with his other paw before giving it a small chew....

Despite President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates applying to military personnel, including the National Guard, Stitt sent the Oklahoma National Guard a memo telling troops they are not required to get the shot. According to an Associated Press report, the memo said “no negative administrative or legal action” would be taken against anyone who refuses the vaccine. Stitt asked Austin to suspend the mandate in Oklahoma, but Austin has yet to formally respond....

On the first pitch of the at-bat, the Rays' third baseman tapped a ground ball to his opposite number, Will Middlebrooks. A couple of steps to the bag and a throw across the diamond later, Lackey was out of trouble, and by the time he returned to the mound, he had a two-run lead. "Lack made a great pitch," Middlebrooks said. "He had a feeling that he was gonna be swinging, and he threw a little cutter, got him out in front....

The initial incident occurred on October 1 at about 8:30 p.m. local time, when pilot Chad Rodgers conducted an emergency landing in his single-engine Cessna 182C, which had suffered an engine failure, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Rodgers and his lone passenger, Charles Wood, were able to exit the craft uninjured after it was put down in Lake Mead, and they swam to shore. The two had been bound for North Las Vegas Airport from Arizona’s Grand Canyon Airport, according to a Federal Aviation Administration report....

It didn't exactly go according to plan, though, as Bryant's attempt to end the second quarter was blocked by Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan. Bryant set up on the elbow, gave DeRozan a little misdirection shake and went up for a fadeaway. The only problem was that DeRozan didn't bite on the fake and was there to contest Bryant's shot. So Bryant's first half of five points, four rebounds and three assists wasn't a miraculous start, but it was a realistic output for his first basketball game since April....

Nash, now in the second year of his deal, has played only 10 games this season, and he's only suited up in 60 total over the past two years. Still, the Lakers do not feel that they made a mistake in signing Nash, who they expected to work in concert with Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard to bring another title. MORE: DraftStreet: Play All-Star fantasy | Harden will replace Bryant...

The 7-2 center has played his entire career in Indiana, where he has been a two-time All-Star, most recently during the 2013-14 season. In seven seasons, Hibbert has averaged 11.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game for the Pacers. MORE: NBA free agency moves | Kobe to blame for Lakers missing LaMarcus Aldridge The trade, which will reportedly involve cash and future draft picks, will be finalized after July 9....

MORE: SN’s NBA Mock Draft | NBA Draft prospect rankings ESPN’s Chad Ford said the Lakers are open to trading guard D’Angelo Russell after just one season. In a Saturday appearance on SportsCenter, Ford also said Duke forward Brandon Ingram is not “a foregone conclusion” with the No. 2 pick as Washington forward Marquese Chriss is also in the mix. “They’ve brought in Dragan Bender, Jaylen Brown, and while I still believe that it will be Ingram at No....

Through nearly 30 games of the 2021-22 regular season, Los Angeles’ play has been rather uninspiring, leading to speculation that general manager Rob Pelinka could seek to shake things up before the trade deadline. The Lakers are just above .500 (15-13) and sit in sixth place in the Western Conference standings entering Wednesday night’s game against the Mavericks. Here’s the good news for the purple and gold: The Lakers have won five of their last seven games, and LeBron James has been terrific since returning from an early-season injury....