Even as Stefanos Tsitsipas was performing a reprise of his infamous seven-minute bathroom break at the US Open last night, the tennis authorities were reluctantly admitting that they need to address the whole awkward issue.

Scottie Pippen and Charles Barkley spent one miserable season together with the Rockets in 1999.

When Rajon Rondo saw the opportunity to add his youth and energy to a championship-contending team, the 35-year-old point guard jumped at the chance to return to the Los Angeles Lakers. The extremely experienced Lakers announced their latest deal with a 30-something veteran Tuesday, bringing back Rondo on a one-year contract. Less than a year after Rondo played an important role as a reserve and a team leader on Los Angeles’ 17th NBA championship team, the veteran point guard is back in purple and gold to provide the same leadership in another title chase.

Former Colts quarterback Art Schlichter, a bust as the fourth overall pick in the 1982 NFL draft and a man who has been convicted of several crimes, has been released from his latest stint in prison. Schlichter was paroled over the objection of Ohio prosecutors. “My advice to anyone coming upon Mr. Schlichter is that [more]

Chris Sale followed up a clutch season-saving start Wednesday in Tampa with an even better performance in his postgame presser. As John Tomase writes, with Sale going every five days, the Sox are still live.

Los Angeles Times college sports reporter J. Brady McCollough picks the week’s eight best games, including No. 5 Georgia at No. 3 Clemson, plus the USC and UCLA games.