Trial that could lead to the breakup of Ticketmaster's parent company gets underway

A high-stakes antitrust trial that could lead to the possible breakup of Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, got underway Tuesday in a case over whether the entertainment giant's dominance of the concert industry amounts to an illegal monopoly.
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Banchero matches season high with 37 points as Magic ease past Wizards

Paolo Banchero equaled a season high with 37 points, Desmond Bane scored 25 and the Orlando Magic eased to a 126-109 victory over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.
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American rivals set for early Candidates' clash

The battle to pick the challengers for the open and women's world championship title moves into high gear this month as top chess players gather in Paphos, Cyprus, at the end of the month for the FIDE Candidates and FIDE Women's Candidates Tournaments.
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Young to make Wizards debut Thursday against Jazz

Guard Trae Young is expected to make his Washington Wizards debut on Thursday at home against the Utah Jazz.
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Justin Timberlake sues to block release of police video of drunken driving arrest

Justin Timberlake is suing to block the release of police body camera footage from his drunken driving arrest in New York's Hamptons in 2024.
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Savannah Guthrie returns to her mother's home in first sighting there since disappearance

"Today" show host Savannah Guthrie and her sister returned to their mother's home outside Tucson on Monday in their first sighting at the house since Nancy Guthrie went missing a month ago.
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UConn remains unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25 heading into postseason; followed by UCLA, South Carolina

UConn heads into the postseason undefeated and still the unanimous No. 1 choice in The Associated Press women's basketball Top 25.
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'Scream 7' opens with a franchise-best $64.1 million in box-office win for Paramount

"Scream" is still making a killing.
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Poor performance that ends Spurs' 11-game winning streak leaves Wembanyama surprised

Victor Wembanyama was surprised. His San Antonio Spurs, who were untouchable in February, were unsteady to start March. San Antonio didn't respond well to the New York Knicks' defensive pressure Sunday and had its 11-game winning streak snapped with a 114-89 loss.
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Cher's son charged with simple assault and trespassing at New Hampshire private school

Police say Cher's son was arrested on Friday after acting belligerently at a New Hampshire private high school, of which he has no association.
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Olson's 28 points help power Michigan to a win over Maryland

Olivia Olson scored 21 of her game-high 28 points in the first half, and No. 8 Michigan snapped No. 14 Maryland's six-game winning streak with an 87-69 victory in the teams' regular-season finale on Saturday.
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Neil Sedaka, the singer-songwriter behind dozens of hits of the 1960s and '70s, dies at age 86

Neil Sedaka, the hit-making singer-songwriter whose boyish soprano and bright melodies made him a top act in the early years of rock 'n' roll and led to a second run of success in the 1970s, has died.
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Heat's leading scorer Norman Powell sidelined at least a week with a strained right groin

All-Star guard Norman Powell has a strained right groin and will be out for at least a week, the Miami Heat said Friday.
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Reunion game: Costas, Collins, Fratello and more NBC voices reunite for 76ers-Spurs game Tuesday

Bob Costas, Doug Collins and Mike Fratello never all called a game together when they were teammates at NBC a quarter-century ago.
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Frager scores 21 points to lead Nebraska past Maryland

Braden Frager scored 21 points off the bench to lead four Nebraska players in double figures and the 12th-ranked Cornhuskers beat Maryland 74-61 on Wednesday night.
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Singer D4vd is 'target' in investigation of killing of girl whose body was found in car in Hollywood

Singer D4vd is the target of a Los Angeles County grand jury investigation of the killing of a 14-year-old girl whose decomposed body was found last year in a Tesla that was towed from the Hollywood Hills, court documents showed.
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The surprising complexity behind the squeak of basketball shoes on hardwood floors

As he watched the Boston Celtics play from the stands of TD Garden, one noise kept catching Adel Djellouli's ear.
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Rob Reiner's son pleads not guilty to murder in the slaying of his parents

Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
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Geno Auriemma's 655th AP Top 25 appearance moves him past Tara VanDerveer

Geno Auriemma broke a tie with Tara VanDerveer for most appearances by a coach in The Associated Press women's basketball Top 25 on Monday when UConn was again a unanimous No. 1.
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Carrie Underwood says she gets booed during 'American Idol' Hollywood Week, sparks political debate

Carrie Underwood is giving fans a preview of the drama ahead in "American Idol" Season 23 -- and it's not just from the contestants.
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Hornets guard LaMelo Ball is expected to play against the Rockets a day after being in a car crash

Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball is not listed on the team's injury report and is expected to play Thursday night against the Houston Rockets, one day after being involved in a two-car crash in Charlotte.
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Hugh Hefner's widow alleges his foundation has nude photos of potentially underage women

The widow of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner has filed legal complaints to stop the spread of images in alleged private scrapbooks once owned by Hefner.
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Bizjack's 19 help Butler knock off Georgetown, snap six-game skid

Finley Bizjack had 19 points and six assists in Butler's 93-89 victory against Georgetown on Wednesday night to snap a six-game losing streak.
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A movie that takes liberties with 'Wuthering Heights'? Scholars are OK with that

If you're looking for someone to debate the new "Wuthering Heights" movie with, you might want to start with Lucasta Miller. She's a British author, editor and critic who has published an acclaimed study of the Bronte sisters and wrote the preface for the Penguin Classics edition of "Wuthering Heights."
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Kyrie Irving won't play this season for the Mavericks as he continues recovery from knee injury

Kyrie Irving won't play this season as the star guard for the Dallas Mavericks continues his recovery from a knee injury sustained almost a year ago.
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Cuban says NBA should embrace tanking, criticizes recent punishments for teams

Mark Cuban wrote in a pair of lengthy posts on social media that the NBA should embrace tanking, and the minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks criticized the league for punishing teams that appear to be losing on purpose to improve their chances of landing a high pick in the draft.
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Warren Buffett's company invests in the New York Times six years after he sold all his newspapers

Five years after Warren Buffett sold off all of Berkshire Hathaway's newspapers and predicted unending declines for most of the industry, Berkshire disclosed a new $350 million investment in the New York Times on Tuesday.
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Mark Cuban says the NBA should embrace tanking and criticizes recent punishments for teams

Mark Cuban wrote in a pair of lengthy posts on social media that the NBA should embrace tanking, and the minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks criticized the league for punishing teams that appear to be losing on purpose to improve their chances of landing a high pick in the draft.
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Stephen A. Smith teases 2028 presidential run

Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith said he is not ruling out a 2028 presidential campaign.
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Jazz owner claps back at NBA's $500,000 tanking fine with eye roll emoji

The NBA fined the Utah Jazz $500,000 and the Indiana Pacers $100,000 for keeping players off the court, a move the league called "overt" tanking to land a better draft position.
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Investigators searching a location in Arizona in disappearance of Nancy Guthrie

A person was detained for questioning Tuesday in the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, hours after the FBI released surveillance videos of a masked person wearing a handgun holster outside Guthrie's front door the night she vanished from her Arizona home.
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Maryland's Williams 'completely aware' of how disappointing this season has been

Maryland coach Buzz Williams took some time to address the big picture of a season gone wrong.
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3 Doors Down frontman Brad Arnold dies at 47 after cancer battle

Brad Arnold, the founding member and lead singer of the rock band 3 Doors Down, died Saturday following a monthslong battle with kidney cancer. He was 47.
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Ozzy-Momodu's 16 points help Maryland women cruise past Nebraska

Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu scored 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting, and No. 22 Maryland pulled away down the stretch for a 78-60 win over Nebraska on Saturday.
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California Post brings brash New York-style tabloid news to the West Coast

Aiming to shake up the Golden State's media landscape, the California Post launched on Monday with a new tabloid newspaper and news site that brings a brash, cheeky and conservative-friendly fixture of the Big Apple to the West Coast.
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Longtime festivalgoers say the final Sundance in Utah may also be their last

Attendees at this year's Sundance Film Festival could not stand in line, step onto a shuttle bus or walk into a lounge without hearing one common question: "Will you go to the festival when it moves to Boulder?"
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Winter storm grounds Mavericks' flights as NBA postpones games in Memphis, Milwaukee

The NBA postponed games in Memphis and Milwaukee on Sunday because of a massive winter storm that is creating dangerous travel conditions across much of the U.S.
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No. 18 Clemson Tigers are road warriors with 12 straight ACC victories away from home

Clemson feels right at home on the road.
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Robert Redford remembered for his mentorship of new filmmakers at Sundance gala

Filmmakers and actors whose careers were shaped by Robert Redford and the Sundance Institute he founded reflected on his legacy as the godfather of independent cinema at a star-studded gala Friday night during the first Sundance Film Festival since his death.
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In operatic dispute, Metropolitan Opera director and designers order names stripped from 'Carmen'

In a dispute of operatic proportions, the production team of Bizet's "Carmen" at the Metropolitan Opera ordered their names stripped from programs over a restaging decision, and the company intends to bring back sets of a retired 2009 version.
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Missouri considers a ban on college athlete prop bets after NCAA basketball betting scandal

Sports bettors in Missouri could face new restrictions on college athlete wagers under rules being considered Thursday in response to an NCAA request to states following the latest betting scandal to rock college athletics.
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'Dior is back:' Menswear turns a corner in Paris as Jonathan Anderson hones his vision

Dior's menswear show arrived with a stripped-back set and a loud signal of confidence: neon-yellow wigs that read like a flag of authority planted in the Paris runway, after a couple of runway wobbles from their new designer.
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UNC's 'Carolina North' campus expansion is going forward amid question on future of basketball arena

North Carolina is going forward with long-discussed plans to develop an off-campus expansion for academic, research, residential and mixed-use retail projects. It's too soon to say whether that will also include a new arena for the university's tradition-rich men's basketball program.
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4K home theater audiences get a study in obsession with 'Bugonia' and 'Catch Me If You Can'

From extraterrestrial paranoia to elegant fraud, "Bugonia" and "Catch Me If You Can," respectively, in 4K examine manipulation through radically different cinematic styles.
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No. 3 UConn survives Georgetown 64-62 for 14th consecutive victory

Tarris Reed Jr. had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and third-ranked UConn held off Georgetown 64-62 on Saturday for its 14th consecutive victory.
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