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End of an era: Staples Center signs removed to make way for new Crypto.com Arena

Crews remove a Staples Center sign at the soon-to-be Crypto.com Arena on Dec. 6, 2021. (OnScene.TV)

LeBron James clears COVID-19 protocols after negative tests

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, right, grimaces after making a basket against the Detroit Pistons, with guard Russell Westbrook, left, looking up at a video replay during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

Dodgers bring back Chris Taylor on 4 year deal for $60M

Los Angeles Dodgers' Chris Taylor celebrates as he runs the bases after hitting a home run during the ninth inning to give the Dodgers the win in a National League Wild Card playoff baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Oct. 6, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

MLB owners lock out players after they are unable to come to agreement

MLB nears bargaining deadline as 9th work stoppage looms

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, left, and Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Tony Clark speak before Game 1 in baseball's World Series between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves, Oct. 26, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ron Blum, File)

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LeBron James misses Tuesday’s Lakers game after entering COVID health and safety protocols

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James dribbles against the Sacramento Kings during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, on Nov. 26, 2021. (Ringo H.W. Chiu/Associated Press)

Max Scherzer, Corey Seager get big-money deals to leave Dodgers ahead of CBA expiration

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Max Scherzer walks off the field after being relieved in the fifth inning in Game 2 of baseball's National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

‘Is this real?’ Lincoln Riley eager to return USC Trojans to winning ways

Lincoln Riley, the new head football coach of the University of Southern California, speaks during a ceremony in Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Tiger Woods expects to play golf again, but says return to top is not ‘realistic expectation’

Tiger Woods watches his tee shot on the fourth hole during the final round of the PNC Championship golf tournament Dec. 20, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Corey Seager to leave Dodgers, join Rangers after reaching $325-million deal: Source

Corey Seager of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning against the Houston Astros in game two of the 2017 World Series at Dodger Stadium on October 25, 2017 in Los Angeles. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Lee Elder, 1st Black golfer to play Masters, dies at 87

Lee Elder poses for a picture on the first tee at the Masters golf tournament Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

USC hires Oklahoma’s Lincoln Riley, one of college football’s top coaches

Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley talks with his players during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, in Stillwater, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

LeBron James fined $15,000 for obscene gesture during game

Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James reacts after hitting a shot during overtime of in the team's NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers on Nov. 24, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Former Brazil Olympics boss sentenced to more than 30 years in jail for corruption

Then President of the Rio 2016 Olympic Organizing Committee Carlos Arthur Nuzman, right, and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, second right, applaud during the opening ceremony of the 129th International Olympic Committee session, in Rio de Janeiro on August 1, 2016, ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. (Fabrice Coffrini/Pool Photo via AP, File)

2022 World Cup host Qatar used ex-CIA officer to spy on FIFA

Mohamed bin Hamad Al-Thani, left, Chairman of the 2022 bid committee, and Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of Qatar, hold the World Cup trophy in front of FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke after the announcement that Qatar will host the 2022 soccer World Cup, on Dec. 2, 2010, in Zurich, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)