A.J. POLLOCK and Will Smith hit home runs to jump-start the offense, and Clayton Kershaw moved past Sandy Koufax on the Dodgers’ all-time win list as Los Angeles earned a 16-3 interleague victory over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday.

DEMARCUS COUSINS likely will miss the 2019-20 season with a torn ACL, leaving the Los Angeles Lakers with a big hole to fill alongside Anthony Davis and LeBron James.

REIGNING GIRLS PGA champion Yuka Saso heads the cast of awardees when the Phoenix Petroleum Siklab Sports Youth Awards 2019 honors the future heroes of Philippine sports on Sept. 2 at the Market! Market! Activity Area in BGC, Taguig City.

THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL women’s basketball team sees action at the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2019 next month in India with an eye on doing well and keeping its Division A status.

Last July Maxime Vachier-Lagrave surpassed Magnus Carlsen in the blitz ratings list after defeating him three times in that format during the first semester of the year.

There can be no downplaying the significance of Tyrone Lue signing with the Clippers as an assistant on the bench. The news, coming via a tweet from The Athletic’s Shams Charania yesterday, caps a week-long negotiation that solidifies head coach Doc Rivers’ staff and further underscores the franchise’s intent to go all in through the coming season. He joins Sam Cassell, Casey Hill, Armond Hill, Rex Kalamian, Brendan O’Connor, and John Welch in the sidelines. And while he may be the last on board, he figures to be an integral component of their projected march to the top.

THE DEFENDING champions and league-leaders San Beda Red Lions kept their unblemished record intact after besting the Lyceum Pirates, 88-73, in National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 95 action on Tuesday at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City.

ST. LOUIS -- Dakota Hudson held the visiting Milwaukee Brewers hitless for 6 2/3 innings Monday night, propelling the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-0 victory.

PHILIPPINE Basketball Association teams will pit their skills at the Terrific 12 East Asia Super League (EASL) in Macau, China, next month.

WHILE saying he is not yet retired, World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Sheamus said he is enjoying his time away from the ring, taking stock of his options moving forward.

CINCINNATI -- Russian Daniil Medvedev survived cramps and tantrum where he cracked a racquet to clinch his first Masters 1000 title on Sunday with a 7-6(3) 6-4 win over David Goffin in the final of the Cincinnati Masters.

LOS ANGELES -- Presidents Cup captain Tiger Woods said on Monday he may select himself to play for the team in December but he would need to see how sharp his game is before making the call.