LOS ANGELES -- It wasn't Anthony Davis' idea to score 50 points Sunday in the Los Angeles Lakers' 142-125 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Avery Bradley first suggested it to him at halftime, when Davis was already up to 27 points. DeMarcus ...
Going into the season, the common thought surrounding the Big Ten was that Michigan State was the heavy favorite, and the only questions were who was second-best and whether there were more than three legitimately good teams in the league. The first ...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The Baltimore Ravens became the second team in the NFL to clinch a 2019 playoff berth, although you could barely tell in the locker room after Sunday's 24-17 victory over the Buffalo Bills. "I tried to make a big deal about it in the ...
Watch Press Conference: therams.com. Opening Remarks: "Great team win, really pleased with our guys today. Definitely some things that we can clean up, but I thought our defense was outstanding from the start against a great offense that has been putting ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rashaad Penny badly sprained a ligament in his left knee on the Seahawks' opening drive, and a miserable night at the Coliseum never got much better for Seattle. Long after their valuable running back went to the locker room, ...
SCOREBOARD. Monday, Dec. 9. New York Giants at Philadelphia, 8:15 p.m. Eli Manning makes his first start since Week 2 for the reeling Giants, who have lost eight in a row. Despite entering with a 5-7 record, the Philadelphia Eagles are still in the race for ...
Denver Broncos strong safety Kareem Jackson spent the previous nine NFL seasons as a starting cornerback for the Houston Texans. On Sunday, Jackson returned to Houston as an opposing player for the first time. The former Alabama standout said he was ...
Week 13 was the first time NFL teams could earn a spot in the playoffs. Only the Saints followed through, but several others could punch their tickets into the postseason in Week 14. The 49ers and Patriots had a shot for the second week in a row. They were ...
The Detroit Pistons (9-14) visit the struggling New Orleans Pelicans (6-17) Monday at 8 p.m. ET at Smoothie King Center. We analyze Pistons-Pelicans odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup. The Pistons beat the visiting Pacers ...
HOUSTON (AP) — Denver coach Vic Fangio expected to see some improvement from rookie quarterback Drew Lock on Sunday in his second career start. He didn't dream he'd see this big of a jump. Lock threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns, Kareem ...
Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett grades the Detroit Lions following their 20-7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday: Quarterback. David Blough's second career start went much rougher than his first. Blough completed 24 of 40 passes for 205 yards, but ...
Ohio State beat Penn State 106-74 this weekend -- which means the Buckeyes now have three wins by at least 25 points over top-30 KenPom teams. That's crazy. And what's even crazier is that last week they became just the fourth team in Associated Press ...
SAN DIEGO — Baseball's winter meetings are back in this seaside Southern California city for the first time in five years. The San Diego meetings of 2014 were watershed times for the Phillies as the club traded its iconic shortstop and all-time hits leader, ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers receiver Mike Williams celebrated his first touchdown of the season by trying to slam the ball over the crossbar. He came up short and then got penalized — and yelled at by coach Anthony Lynn. "They said ...
Marvin Bagley is almost back. What that means for Nemanja Bjelica is a decision head coach Luke Walton will have to make over the next few games. The veteran forward might have made life a little more difficult for his coach in the team's 110-106 win over ...
With the conference championships over, it's time to hand out bowl bids across college football. A total of 40 bowls populate this year's bowl season, which runs from Dec. 20 through Jan. 13. With Utah falling to Oregon in the Pac-12 championship, Oklahoma ...
Beasley tallied four tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble during Sunday's 40-20 win against the Panthers. The 2016 sack champion was able to generate pressure on Kyle Allen's blind side in Week 14, delivering a punishing blow that forced the ball into the ...
AMES, Iowa -- No. 16 Seton Hall lost much more than a game in Ames, as starter Sandro Mamukelashvili broke his right wrist in the first half of a 76-66 loss at Iowa State on Sunday night. Mamukelashvili, a 6-foot-11 forward and a facilitator who averaged 12.3 ...
Koo went 4-for-4 on field-goal tries and 4-for-4 on extra points during Sunday's 40-20 win against Carolina. Koo regained hold of the Falcons' starting kicker job with a strong Week 14 performance, after enduring a shaky stretch between Weeks 11 and 13 in ...
That was Ficken close. The Jets barely eked out a victory over the Dolphins, 22-21, on a 44-yard field goal from Sam Ficken as time expired at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. The field goal was set up by a controversial pass interference call against the Dolphins ...
CLEVELAND — The Browns can't even win without some kind of theatrics,. And, once again, Odell Beckham is in the middle of the latest drama. Nick Chubb ran for 106 yards — 99 after halftime — and Baker Mayfield and Kareem Hunt had rushing ...
When Cheez-It Bowl public relations director Scott Leightman introduced the teams participating in the Phoenix showcase this year during a teleconference Sunday, he teased an "offensive explosion" between Washington State and No. 24 Air Force, who ...
SAN DIEGO — Ted Simmons can thank WAR, on-base percentage and other modern measures of baseball players for helping him reach the Hall of Fame 31 years after he retired. The eight-time All-Star catcher was elected to the Hall by a veterans ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Bo Scarbrough's had a nice run as Detroit Lions starting running back, and he's not ready for it to end. Scarbrough left Sunday's 20-7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings with a rib injury but said after the game that he'll "be fine for next week.".
Michigan's trio of Mid-America Conference Schools are going bowling, including one in Detroit. Eastern Michigan football (6-6) will face Pittsburgh in the Quick Lane Bowl at Ford Field in Detroit on Dec. 26 (8 p.m., ESPN), marking the second consecutive year ...
NEW YORK — Spencer Dinwiddie saved the Brooklyn Nets — again. Dinwiddie scored 24 points and the Nets held off the Denver Nuggets 105-102 on Sunday for their third straight victory. "As long as it's working, you're all going to love me," Dinwiddie said.
About the time Knox Kiffin was celebrating the news his dad was headed to the SEC in a video that went viral early Saturday, Lane Kiffin walked into FAU Stadium for the final time as the Owls coach, entering through the northeast tunnel and heading straight ...
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas hired Georgia assistant Sam Pittman as its head coach Sunday, giving the longtime offensive line coach his first chance to lead a college program. Pittman, an Oklahoma native, has been coaching at the FBS level since 1994 ...
Saed Hindash | For lehighvalleylive.com. Penn State's Aaron Brooks won his first two matches of his career over the weekend, after having his redshirt pulled and placed into the Nittany Lion lineup. (Photo: Saed Hindash/Lehighvalleylive.com). Comment.
The Hawkeyes found out their bowl fate on Sunday afternoon when it was announced that they'll be traveling to California to take on the USC Trojans in the 2019 Holiday Bowl. This is the first time that Iowa and USC have squared off since the 2003 Orange ...
Doncic had 27 points (10-24 FG, 3-12 3PT, 4-5 FT), eight assists, seven rebounds and six turnovers in 35 minutes during Sunday's 110-106 loss against the Kings. Despite the defeat, Doncic extended his streak of at least 20 points, five rebounds and five ...
By LARRY VAUGHT. For several weeks various sources had told me that Tennessee's strong finish made the Volunteers the team the Taxslayer Gator Bowl in Jacksonville wanted the most unless the Vols got invited to the Outback Bowl. However, the Music ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Aaron Jones rushed for a season-high 134 yards and a touchdown to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 20-15 victory over Washington on Sunday. "Man, I was born in December. I'm a Sagittarius. I've got a lot juice left," said Jones while ...
What Bowl is Navy going to this season? Navy will be playing in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl on Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, TN. Game Time is 2:45 CST, and will be televised on ESPN. Navy will be playing ...
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