The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts. This week, for the upcoming Billboard Hot 100 dated Feb.

The game was the end-of-the-year Pro-Points tournament for the Bidwell Women’s Golf Club last week on a somewhat chilly morning. Tracie Cvitkovich came in with the low gross round in the first flight ...

Dave McMenamin: Luka Doncic dropped 60 points, LeBron James (19 pts, 15 reb, 10 ast) had a triple-double and Austin Reaves scored 18 as the Lakers beat the Heat, 134-126, for their eighth win in a row ...