INDIANAPOLIS -- — The Indiana Pacers needed Malcolm Brogdon to play a bigger role when T.J. Warren injured his foot. Brogdon has thrived in it. He scored 35 points, his second career high in three games, and made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:22 left to ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Kawhi Leonard scored the tying basket with 6:40 to play, then put his team ahead with a jumper the following possession on the way to 21 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Golden State Warriors 108-101 on Wednesday ...
Lamar Jackson has an NFL MVP Trophy, two 1,000-yard rushing seasons and a 30-7 regular-season record as the Baltimore Ravens starting quarterback. What he doesn't have is a playoff victory, a bothersome shortcoming Jackson intends to rectify Sunday ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — During the first four games of Ohio State's pandemic-shortened season, transfer running back Trey Sermon was easy to overlook on a team full of big names and future NFL draft picks. Nobody is overlooking him now. Astonishing ...
During the Washington Football Team's practice Wednesday, Taylor Heinicke was the top quarterback and Alex Smith was a limited participant. Heinicke took all the first-team reps in the limited portion of practice open to media and Steven Montez, the ...
MILWAUKEE -- — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 points and Khris Middleton added 23 as the Milwaukee Bucks rolled past the Detroit Pistons 130-115 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory. The Bucks and Pistons faced off in Milwaukee for the ...
The N.F.L. got through all 256 games, no matter how tenuous, completing the regular season. Now, an expanded field of 14 teams enters the playoffs with a chance at qualifying for Super Bowl LV, which is scheduled to be held on Feb. 7 in Tampa, Fla.
PhilB: How are you feeling about the AFC playoff game with the Colts (11-5) at the Buffalo Bills (13-3) on Saturday? David: I'm excited about the playoff game. Obviously, getting to 11 wins in this league any year is definitely a feat. I'm stoked about that. We're ...
Perry: Caserio facing Texas-sized challenge in Houston originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston. It was time for Nick Caserio. He'd been with the Patriots for two decades. He'd served as a scout, director of pro personnel, receivers coach, director of player ...
One name change years in the making, two months of cancer treatments for the beloved new coach, three starting quarterbacks, four combined wins over rivals Dallas and Philadelphia, five months and counting of an investigation into workplace misconduct ...
On a night when Steph Curry could not find his rhythm against a hounding defense, the Warriors' shortcomings were put on display. In the Warriors' 108-101 loss to the Clippers Wednesday night at Chase Center, Curry was the target of Patrick Beverley's ...
In comparison to most of the Knicks' other games this season, Julius Randle seemed to be having an off night on Wednesday. Through the first quarter, Randle was just 3-of-10 from the field, as the Utah Jazz seemed to have the right game plan in place to ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 21 points, George Hill hit the go-ahead free throws with 12 seconds left, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 111-110 on Wednesday night. "It was a fun win. Guys were ...
Players and coaches across the NFL will say it ad nauseum: Every season is different. Somehow, though, the Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens continue to run into each other in the postseason. Tennessee (11-5) hosts Baltimore (11-5) in a wild card ...
Preparing for a playoff game and a shot at the Super Bowl didn't prevent some Seahawks from noticing the events Wednesday in Washington, D.C., where a mob of Donald Trump supporters rushed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the presidential ...
Loeffler, who co-owns the Atlanta Dream, lost her Senate race on Tuesday, renewing questions about whether she has a place in a league where many players want her gone.
Just as soon as Mike Hopkins solves one of the many problems that's plaguing the Washington men's basketball team, another complication becomes painfully obvious and needs to be addressed. At the start of the season, the Huskies' rebounding issues ...
Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book officially announced that he will be departing Notre Dame, meaning his next steps are pursuing a career in the National Football League. The 2020 season was expected to be his final season, but a rule by the NCAA that ...
On Tuesday, prosecutors in Kenosha, Wisconsin, announced that there would be no criminal charges filed against the officers who shot and killed Jacob Blake seven times in the back. Blake's death reverberated around the world as yet another example of ...
The Vikings didn't win as many games as they would have liked in 2020, but it was a victory in itself that they played and completed the season. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the NFL season was in doubt before it was able to start on time. And there were ...
There's a consistency to Billy Donovan that his Bulls players are embracing. Even in the 128-124 loss to Sacramento on Wednesday, there's no feelings of doubt in a game plan like there has been in the past. Most NBA coaches like to preach how they're ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bradley Beal sank his free throw in the final seconds to reach a milestone, a Washington record-tying 60 points. Dominant again, Joel Embiid had already made it a moot point. Embiid scored 38 points and the NBA-leading ...
One day after Baylor hired former Troy offensive coordinator Ryan Pugh to coach its offensive line, head coach Dave Aranda announced that Pugh would not join the staff. The reason for the decision is unclear. "Since the recent announcement of Ryan Pugh ...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Despite an impressive performance from behind the arc, the Wake Forest men's basketball team fell at No. 22 Virginia, 70-61, on Wednesday night. Wake Forest got off to a hot start on the road behind its shooting from distance.
LUBBOCK, Texas — If this isn't rock bottom, the Lobos can probably see it from here. Five hours from home in Albuquerque and a million miles from getting things right, the University of New Mexico men's basketball team maintained its disturbing string of ...
It's hard to go back to the way things were. The Raptors have been winners for the better part of a decade and, seemingly in the blink of an eye, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel in the Eastern Conference with the Washington Wizards. This is not how ...
Word again was circulating on social media Wednesday that Abilene Christian University will be one of seven Football Championship Subdivision schools in the Western Athletic Conference. ACU and longtime Division II rival Tarleton State would join current ...
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed forward Oliver Bjorkstrand to a five-year contract extension worth $27 million. The deal announced Wednesday will keep one of the team's best young players in Columbus through the 2025-26 season. He had one ...
The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat released a joint statement before Wednesday's game, voicing their displeasure with Tuesday's decision in Kenosha, Wis., and the different police reaction to Wednesday's violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. On Tuesday ...
Contreras would be a huge upgrade as an elite offensive catcher who has continued to find his way defensively. He earned 2 runs from extra strikes in 2020 while averaging the second fastest poptime among all catchers. His arm also profiles as above-average, ...
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