The AFC divisional postseason round is set for the 2019 NFL playoffs. And for the first time since 2009, it won't include the New England Patriots. The Tennessee Titans, having knocked off the Patriots at Gillette Stadium, now have a more difficult task: ...
Reacting and overreacting to everything that happened during Wild-Card Weekend... Things That Made Me Giddy. This Is Why You Love Deshaun Watson: He's not a perfect quarterback, and this offense's shortcomings were on display for the first 40 minutes ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- As speculation regarding his future abounds, Pistons big man Andre Drummond reiterated that he wants to spend the rest of his career in Detroit. Drummond, who has spent his entire eight-year career with the organization, did not ...
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Top-ranked Gonzaga went undefeated through the West Coast Conference last season, but the road looks a little tougher this year. For the second league game in a row, Gonzaga needed to come back to beat a WCC rival nestled ...
The Patriots fell to the Titans in a disappointing end to their 2019 season, bowing out in the Wild Card round of the playoffs for the first time since 2009. Derrick Henry ran for 182 yards, but the defense gave the offense multiple opportunities to take the game ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Chiefs will meet a familiar opponent in the Divisional Round of the playoffs next weekend with the Houston Texans returning to Arrowhead Stadium for the second time this season. The game kicks off at 2:05 p.m. on Sunday, Jan, 12.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Kihei Clark's primary job as Virginia's point guard is to set up teammates for opportunities to score. For one game, at least, the sophomore served as the primary scorer for the No. 19 Cavaliers.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — The backboard was still shaking when Vernon Carey Jr. reached the other end of the court after his thunderous dunk in garbage time punctuated Duke's latest rout. Carey rocked his hometown Saturday night, scoring 24 points in ...
The New York Knicks really want you to know that free agents didn't reject them this summer. Immediately after Kevin Durant announced his decision to join the Brooklyn Nets, Ramona Shelburne of ESPN reported that the Knicks were not willing to offer him a ...
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- A three-game skid didn't damage the Arizona Coyotes' spirits, and the team has responded with three straight wins. Now they'll try to stay upbeat with goalie Antti Raanta perhaps headed to the shelf. Clayton Keller scored twice, ...
CHICAGO — As the final quarter of the Patriots' season glowed on a large flat-screen television on a wall in the visitor's locker room at the United Center, the Celtics mostly just moved forward and focused on their own surging campaign that suddenly has the ...
After a thrilling Saturday of wild card football, the Ravens were dealt the Tennessee Titans as their next opponent. Baltimore will host the Titans in an AFC divisional round game Jan. 11 (8:15 p.m.) at M&T Bank Stadium. The sixth-seeded Titans earned their ...
STARKVILLE, Miss. — No. 8 Auburn kicked off its Southeastern Conference slate with another impressive performance. J'Von McCormick led the way. McCormick scored a career-high 28 points, and the Tigers beat Mississippi State 80-68 on Saturday.
Alec Martinez could feel his heart beating. He could practically see it happening too. With every pump, blood was sent rushing through his veins. From his right wrist, it came gushing out through a gash severed open by the edge of a skate. Beat by beat, a little ...
Back when Magic Johnson was in charge, and he offered the Lakers' farm to the Pelicans in exchange for Anthony Davis, there was certainly a group of people out there who thought the Lakers were giving up too much. Then Rob Pelinka went and traded ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rocco Grimaldi and Craig Smith each had a goal and an assist to help the Nashville Predators beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 Saturday night to end a three-game losing streak. Roman Josi had two assists to extend his point streak to ...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chandler Stephenson scored in overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights rallied from an early three-goal deficit to beat the St. Louis Blues 5-4 Saturday. Stephenson streaked in on a breakaway and beat goalie Jake Allen with a backhand ...
On Sunday night, center Hassan Whiteside will make his first return trip to American Airlines Arena since the Miami Heat traded him to the Portland Trail Blazers in July. "It's going to feel weird playing against guys who were once my teammates," Whiteside ...
LAS VEGAS — Amauri Hardy had 21 points as UNLV topped Air Force 71-59 on Saturday night. Bryce Hamilton had 15 points for UNLV (8-8, 3-0 Mountain West Conference), which won its fourth consecutive game. Cheikh Mbacke Diong added 12 points and ...
Behind standout performances from Trae Young and Kevin Huerter, the Hawks (8-28) held on to beat the Pacers 116-111 Saturday at State Farm Arena. Below are some takeaways from the win: 1. Young was on fire in the first half, setting a career-high in ...
Both teams were shooting well and contesting hard on defense. There had been ebbs and flows, but with 6 minutes 57 seconds left in the third quarter, the Milwaukee Bucks and San Antonio Spurs found themselves locked in a tie at 79 points apiece.
MONTREAL – Over the past seven weeks that Sidney Crosby was sidelined with a sports hernia, the Penguins somehow posted the NHL's best record in December and found a way to gain ground in the playoff standings. Solid goaltending. Disciplined play ...
Matt Rhule said last week he plans to remain in Waco as Baylor's head coach, but plans change. Rhule turned down an interview opportunity with the Browns. He will meet with the Panthers and the Giants. Ian Rapoport of the NFL reports that the Panthers will ...
The short-handed Washington Wizards took down one of the NBA's top teams thanks to their reserves for the second time in a week. Ish Smith scored a career-high 32 points and Troy Brown added 25 and a career-high 14 rebounds in the Wizards' 128-114 ...
TORONTO -- Michael Hutchinson made 33 saves, and the Toronto Maple Leafs extended their point streak to 10 games with a 3-0 win against the New York Islanders at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday. "I felt really relaxed out there," said Hutchinson, who has ...
A 17-5 run to begin the fourth quarter was all the Utah Jazz needed to distance themselves from the Orlando Magic Saturday night. Orlando dropped their second game of a home back-to-back to Utah 109-96 after convincingly defeating the Miami Heat just ...
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Kalu Ezikpe recorded 12 points and 14 rebounds to lift Old Dominion to a 58-52 win over UAB on Saturday night. A.J. Oliver II had 12 points for Old Dominion (6-9, 2-0 Conference USA). Xavier Green added 11 points. Joe Reece had ...
J.J. Redick spun inside for a layup with 1.1 seconds remaining to help the New Orleans Pelicans escape with a 117-115 victory over the Kings on Saturday night at Golden 1 Center. The Kings rallied from a 14-point deficit over the final four minutes to tie the ...
GREELEY, Colo. — Bodie Hume had 22 points as Northern Colorado beat Montana 74-66 on Saturday night. Jonah Radebaugh had 18 points and seven assists for Northern Colorado (9-5, 2-1 Big Sky Conference), which earned its sixth consecutive home ...
Eddie Jackson spent the first few months of 2017 rehabbing a broken leg that prematurely ended his career at Alabama. It was an injury that would ultimately cause him to slip into the fourth round of the NFL Draft. Just three short years later, the Bears made ...
Georgiev made 25 saves on 27 shots in a 2-1 loss to the Canucks on Saturday. The Rangers put 37 shots on goal against Canucks goal Jacob Markstrom, but only one rippled the twine, giving Georgiev no margin for error. A Tyler Myers tally late in the third ...
Mike Mayock barely has a year under his belt of general manager experience with the Raiders and he's proven in his short time that he's a fast learner. He played a large role in helping the team go from 4-12 to 7-9 in one season. Thanks to that, one would ...
Poole is expected to be made available for Saturday's game against Detroit, Anthony Slater of The Athletic reports. Though Poole's transfer from Santa Cruz to Golden State hasn't been made official, it seems likely that the rookie guard will rejoin his parent ...
EditorsNote: Deletes unneeded "the" before Cole's name in graf 6; other minor edits. Jan 4, 2020; Newark, New Jersey, USA; Colorado Avalanche right wing Mikko Rantanen (96) looks for the puck after a save by New Jersey Devils goaltender Mackenzie ...
NEW YORK -- Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has been sidelined since Nov. 14 with a right shoulder impingement, and it remains unclear when he will return to the court. Irving said Saturday that he chose to get a cortisone shot on Dec. 24 instead of having ...
Werenski scored two goals on five shots while adding two hits and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Sharks. Both goals were scored in similar fashion, as Werenski swooped down from the point to corral a loose puck and fire it behind Aaron Dell, but ...
One theory on how some of Mike Stoops' most horrendous defenses would occasionally come up with winning plays at the ends of games was there's no motivator like losing. Those units could play cautiously, fearful, without communication or confidence for ...
Nuno Espirito Santo and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said they would have been happy for Wolves' FA Cup tie with Manchester United to go straight to a penalty shootout instead of adding another game to an already crowded fixture schedule. The third-round ...
Unless you've been living under a rock, you're fully aware that the Atlanta Falcons did not make the playoffs this season after finishing 7-9. Wild Card Weekend is here however, and Falcons or not, the staff have made their picks. Entering this weekend, Kevin ...
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