Author: Newsday

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Lakers big man Christian Wood had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Tuesday in the latest injury setback for Los Angeles’ depth players. The Lakers provided no time frame for Wood’s recovery from the procedure, which was performed at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. But the injury seems highly likely to…

Former NHL enforcer Chris Simon has died. He was 52. Simon died Monday night in his hometown of Wawa, Ontario, a spokesperson for the NHL Players’ Association, who has been in touch with the late forward’s agent, said Tuesday. Paul Theofanous, who represented Simon, did not respond to a message seeking further details and Ontario…

The first sign something was wrong came on a snowy morning in January, when Connetquot High School senior Quintin Folkes fell while dressing for school. The second was when he forgot his phone, and didn’t seem to care he’d left it behind.  As it turns out, Folkes — a 17-year-old student athlete with no prior health issues —…

CLEVELAND — Cavaliers All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell could miss at least another week after breaking his nose in Cleveland’s loss at Houston last weekend. Mitchell, who has also been dealing with a bruised left knee, got hurt in Saturday’s game against the Rockets when teammate Tristan Thompson accidentally bashed him while going after a loose…

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration this week is expected to announce new automobile emissions standards that relax proposed limits for three years but eventually reach the same strict standards proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency. The changes come as sales of zero-tailpipe emissions electric vehicles, needed to meet the standards, have begun to slow. The…

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Mane has ordered a ban on musical horns, after videos posted on social media showed people dancing on roads and roadsides as passing trucks blasted rhythmic little tunes. Hun Manet, who last year took over the wheel of government from his father, Hun Sen — who led…

DUBLIN — Rugby might be headed toward having 20-minute red cards. The sport’s global governing body will set up a working group to explore whether a player who has been sent off can be replaced by another player after 20 minutes has elapsed. The red-carded player would not be able to return for the rest…

GENEVA — Two national soccer teams whose countries are involved in wars. A two-time FIFA world player of the year aiming for possibly his last tournament. A team that went 31 years failing to win a European Championship qualifying game. The plotlines are vivid for those hoping to earn one of three places in the…

MELBOURNE, Australia — Cricket Australia has postponed a three-match men’s Twenty20 international series against Afghanistan scheduled for August due to concerns over deteriorating human rights for women and girls in the Taliban-controlled country. The matches were scheduled to be hosted by Afghanistan but played in the United Arab Emirates. It marks the third time Cricket…

SAN FRANCISCO — When OG Anunoby flew back to New York for an MRI Monday morning, a member of the organization joked that Jalen Brunson might need to score 50 for the Knicks to get the win. If that was what it would have taken, maybe Brunson would have done it, but he didn’t have…