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A federal judge on Monday dismissed the defamation lawsuit that Stormy Daniels filed against President Trump, saying his tweet attacking the porn star’s credibility was free speech protected by the Constitution.

“If this court were to prevent Mr. Trump from engaging in this type of ‘rhetorical...

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NCIS Gibbs (Mark Harmon) is enjoying a quiet vacation at his remote cabin when he gets a call from his team asking for help locating a criminal hiding nearby in the woods in this new episode. David McCallum also stars. 8 p.m. CBS

The Flash Barry (Grant Gustin) and his team hunt for a meta...

Drew Doughty sat down at his locker in a heap, like a sack of potatoes dropped from the top of the refrigerator.

Frustration has set in for the Kings, if it isn’t obvious.

They played with the puck frequently Monday, and there was a window for them to get back in the game with power plays late...

Now a handful of years into retirement from more than a decade of junior and pro hockey, former enforcer Riley Cote is a proponent of cannabis and its oils as an alternative to more addictive drugs commonly used by athletes to play through pain. Marijuana can be detected in a person's system for...

Police say a former West Virginia football player has been charged in Georgia with aggravated child molestation. Authorities say Justin Crawford was arrested after a 12-year-old girl told her mother Crawford had sex with her Saturday morning in his Columbus home.

Police say Crawford first denied...

LeBron James has rubbed elbows with entertainers for years — Jay-Z saw him play when James was in high school.

Last month James shared a stage with comedian Dave Chappelle. Last weekend he shared a stage with rapper Drake, who performed in front of a sellout crowd at Staples Center.

Drake was also...

Mike Smith is out as defensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, replaced by linebackers coach Mark Duffner.

Riding a three-game losing streak and not showing any signs of being able to fix a porous unit that keeps undermining the team’s chances of winning, the Buccaneers dismissed the former...

Left-handed ace Chris Sale will be with the Boston Red Sox for Game 3 of the American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros after an overnight stay in a hospital because of a stomach illness.

The Red Sox said they planned to wait until Sale rejoined the team in Houston on Tuesday...

Mason Crosby kicked a 27-yard field goal as time expired to cap an 81-yard drive set up by Kevin King’s interception with 1:07 left, and the Green Bay Packers outlasted the San Francisco 49ers for a 33-30 win on Monday night.

The final drive was extended after 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman was...

The fans jeered the catcher and begged for his backup. The starting pitcher stared in disbelief as a home run disappeared from sight. The hitters spiked bats in the grass and slammed equipment in the dugout. The discontent overflowed at Dodger Stadium as the Milwaukee Brewers collected a 4-0 victory...

Dodger Stadium is loud in October, and not because the public address system is set to release sound at unreasonably high volumes. Whatever outsiders say about the spectators here showing up late and departing early, these fans can unleash thunderous howls that can be heard on the concrete banks...

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said Monday that President Trump gave him a vote of confidence after Trump earlier suggested that Mattis might soon leave the Pentagon.

“He said, ‘I’m with you 100%,’” Mattis said Trump told him in a phone call from a U.S. Air Force plane carrying the Pentagon...

The guttural roar heard throughout Dodger Stadium early Monday afternoon was a current of air whipping down from the Elysian Hills, bending palms, toppling trash cans.

By nightfall, though, the whoosh wasn’t the wind, it was the wipeout.

It was the sound of Dodgers flailing at Milwaukee Brewer...