Reserve center Dwight Howard had a critical impact in the Lakers' series-opening win over Denver. Coach Frank Vogel said the veteran might start Game 2.

At 21, Matthew Wolff is looking to win his first major after skillfully navigating treacherous Winged Foot to take a two-stroke lead heading into Sunday.

Jared Dudley's son Juju is having a one-of-a-kind Lakers bubble experience. The 8-year-old is soaking up instruction from LeBron James, other players and coaches.

Clayton Kershaw puts in another fine performance as the Dodgers defeat the Colorado Rockies 6-1 to lower their NL West-clinching magic number to two.

Mike Trout drives in the go-ahead run in the Angels' 4-3 victory over the Rangers as he continues to pursue to what could be a fourth AL MVP award.

Jaylen Brown finishes with 26 points and Jayson Tatum, Kemba Walker and Marcus Smart all score at least 20 each in the Celtics' 117-106 win over the Heat.

The Galaxy and Rapids appeared to be heading in opposite directions before Colorado snapped L.A.'s unbeaten streak with a 2-0 win Saturday.

Andrew Heaney ran into some trouble early against the heat-seeking Texas Rangers on Saturday before switching to off-speed throws in the 4-3 win.

Running back-by-committee worked well for the Rams against the Dallas Cowboys, but it could run into complications against the Philadelphia Eagles.