Lakers again without LeBron as they face playoff elimination | NBA

PHOENIX (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers will once again be without star LeBron James as they try to avoid being eliminated from the playoffs. James was ruled out for Tuesday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns with a left ankle sprain. He also sat out Sunday night after scoring 38 points on Friday. Another … Read more

Celtics’ Williams out 4-6 weeks after knee surgery | NBA

AP BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics say center Robert Williams III is expected to miss four to six weeks after undergoing surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee. The team said Williams underwent a partial meniscus removal on his knee at a Boston hospital on Wednesday morning. He was injured against Minnesota … Read more

Ravens sign Harbaugh for 3-year extension through 2025 | football

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have signed coach John Harbaugh to a three-year contract extension through 2025. The Ravens announced this on Tuesday. Harbaugh is entering his 15th season at the helm. Baltimore went 8-9 in 2021 – only the second losing record of his tenure – as injuries derailed a promising … Read more

EU regulator begins review of Spanish COVID vaccine booster | Health

MADRID (AP) – The European Union medicines agency announced on Tuesday that it has initiated an accelerated review process for an experimental coronavirus vaccine booster being manufactured by Spanish company Hipra. The European Medicines Agency said in a statement that its assessment was based on preliminary data from laboratory studies and studies in adults comparing … Read more

Southwest Agrees Pay Increases for Customer Service Representatives | local business

AP DALLAS — Southwest Airlines on Monday reached an interim agreement with a union representing its customer service workers that would grant pay increases totaling more than 16% over the next three years for about 7,000 employees. The machinists’ union said its bargaining committee unanimously recommended that members approve the treaty in an upcoming ratification … Read more

Bills to keep OL Ryan Bates by adjusting Bears bid sheet | football

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills will keep Ryan Bates by matching the four-year qualifying offer the offensive lineman signed with the Chicago Bears, general manager Brandon Beane said Monday. Beane made the announcement while attending NFL owners’ meetings in Florida, four days after Bates signed the Bears’ bid sheet. The Bills had … Read more

Much of Shanghai in lockdown as mass testing of COVID-19 begins | Health

AP BEIJING (AP) — China began lockdown on most of its largest city, Shanghai, on Monday as part of its tough COVID-19 strategy, amid questions about the country’s economic strain from politics. Shanghai’s Pudong financial district and nearby areas will go into lockdown Monday through Friday as citywide mass testing begins, the local government said. … Read more

Jordan, Meronk share the lead in Qatar, Samooja 1 shoots back | golf

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Matthew Jordan and Adrian Meronk share the lead en route to the finals of the Qatar Masters, with Kalle Samooja a shot behind after shooting 6-under 66 on Saturday. Jordan (70) and Meronk (72) have 54-hole aggregates of 8-under-208 at Doha Golf Club as both seek their first European Tour wins. … Read more

Webb to captain Australia golf team at 2024 Olympics | Olympia

AP MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Seven-time LPGA Major winner Karrie Webb has been nominated to captain Australia’s golfers at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Golf Australia said on Friday that Webb would replace 1991 British Open winner Ian-Baker Finch, who led Australia at the sport’s inaugural event in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and again in … Read more

Live updates: Spieth survives opener at Match Play | golf

AP AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Dell Match Play update (all times local): Jordan Spieth made just one birdie putt to win a hole. He missed the green twice with a wedge. He never led to the 16th hole. All that mattered was that he won his opening match against Keegan Bradley in the Dell … Read more