Oracle Corp. co-founder and billionaire Larry Ellison is buying the Cal Neva Resort & Casino, an iconic-but-faded Lake Tahoe gem once owned by Frank Sinatra, out of bankruptcy for $38.5 million. He ...

2012 — Kobe Bryant scores 29 points, making him the fifth player in NBA history to score 30,000, and the Los Angeles Lakers snap a two-game skid with a 103-87 victory over the New Orleans Hornets. The ...

Dec. 8 1940 — The Chicago Bears beat the Washington Redskins 73-0 for the most one-sided victory in NFL Championship play. 1942 — Georgia’s Frank Sinkwich wins the Heisman Trophy. Sinkwich ends his ...