Local Sports Briefs
HIGH SCHOOLGIRLS BASKETBALLBellbrook sets school wins recordLEBANON — A physically strong Dayton Stivers team managed to stay within striking distance for one half, but...
A private dinner among Kobe’s All-Star highlights
Tim ReynoldsAP Basketball WriterTORONTO — The moment Kobe Bryant will savor most from his final All-Star weekend was one the world never saw.There were...
The ‘second half’ of NBA season awaits with playoff intrigue
Tim ReynoldsAP Basketball WriterTORONTO — The All-Star Game is over, a few more days off await before play resumes and what’s commonly called the...
Fantasy sports companies defend embattled industry
Philip MarceloAssociated PressBOSTON — Daily fantasy sports companies say their industry remains viable despite a rocky start to 2016.The industry’s top companies, DraftKings and...
Defending champ Virginia not taking CWS trips for granted
Eric OlsonAP Sports WriterOMAHA, Neb. — Virginia has reached the College World Series four of the last seven years, finished as the runner-up in...
Unbeaten Nyquist begins Kentucky Derby quest
Richard RosenblattAP Racing WriterReady, set, here comes Nyquist.The unbeaten colt makes his much-anticipated 3-year-old debut in the San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita on...
Kansas hopes to defend hot-shooting Oklahoma
Cliff BruntAP Sports WriterOKLAHOMA CITY — Kansas coach Bill Self expects his Jayhawks to have their hands full Saturday dealing with Buddy Hield and...
Recovered and ready to race, Vickers set for Daytona return
Dan GelstonAP Sports WriterDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Brian Vickers might have been more easily found on TV this week pitching a blood-thinning drug instead...
Kang flirts with 59 and doesn’t even know it
Doug FergusonAP Golf WriterPEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Sung Kang didn’t know anything about his amateur partner until he went on the Internet and looked...
NBA All-Star weekend highlights Canada’s hoops love
Jon KrawczynskiAP Basketball WriterTORONTO — When Greg Anthony arrived in Vancouver to join the inaugural Grizzlies team in 1995, the cash in his pocket...