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Kirk Cousins fails to elevate Vikings against 49ers, putting emphasis on Minnesota's passing limitations SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The cruel and unfair nature of the NFL playoffs is that one or two throws tend to define a quarterback regardless of what happened from September through December. Make the throws in the moments demanding perfection, and wind ...
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Richard Sherman takes victory lap on Twitter after 49ers' playoff win Richard Sherman was named Pro Football Focus' cornerback of the decade. He also was selected a second-team All-Pro after putting together a brilliant season for the 49ers. But if we learned anything from #HandshakeGate, it's that Sherman is going to find ...
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Deshaun Watson, Texans Offense Squares Off vs. Surging Chiefs Defense The Texans offense centers around star quarterback, Deshaun Watson. His mobility helps him extend plays and pick up yardage when everything around him breaks down. His accuracy allows him to pick apart a defense as well. Watson's most important traits ...
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Gilbert Arenas sets Kendrick Perkins straight on bad Kevin Durant take Gilbert Arenas wouldn't be able to guard a prime Kevin Durant on the court, but off the court, the former Warriors second-round draft pick is defending the Nets forward. A day after Durant and former Thunder teammate Kendrick Perkins got into an epic Twitter ...
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Perron, Oshie, Marner, Hughes named Last Men In winners David Perron will join St. Louis Blues teammates Ryan O'Reilly, Alex Pietrangelo and Jordan Binnington at the 2020 Honda NHL All-Star Game at Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Jan. 25. Perron was among the four players who won the 2020 NHL All-Star ...
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Hot-shooting Missouri routs Florida 91-75 COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Dru Smith scored 22 points and dished six assists to lead Missouri to a 91-75 victory over Florida on Saturday. The Tigers (9-6, 1-2 Southeastern Conference), who entered the game ranked next-to-last in the league in scoring offense, ...
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Chip off old block: Nolan Turner follows in dad's footsteps NEW ORLEANS — The resemblance is remarkable, even for father and son. The thick, wavy hair. That firm jawline. The chiseled chin. Those dark, piercing eyes. Sitting among his Clemson teammates during media day for the national championship game, ...
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Lightning beat Flyers, tie club mark with 10th straight win PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pat Maroon scored the game's only goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning tied a club record with their 10th straight win, 1-0 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night. The Lightning haven't lost ...
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Frank Lampard Says Callum Hudson-Odoi Can Be a 'Serious Player' for Chelsea Chelsea manager Frank Lampard said Callum Hudson-Odoi can be a "serious player" for the Blues after the 19-year-old scored his first Premier League goal in Saturday's 3-0 win over Burnley. Lampard told reporters after the match: "For Callum to score in ...
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Rockets' James Harden becomes 45th player to reach 20000 points; how many could he finish his career with? James Harden is one of the most prolific scorers the NBA has ever seen, and on Saturday evening he reached another major milestone in his career during the Houston Rockets' matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Mid-way through the second quarter ...
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LSU, Clemson 'antsy to play' after long College Football Playoff layoff after semifinals NEW ORLEANS – The long wait for the national championship game here Monday is starting to test some people's patience. It's not just the longest layoff in the six-year history of the College Football Playoff – 16 days after the semifinal games on Dec. 28.
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Jayson Tatum breaks himself and Celtics out of slump with career-high 41 points in just three quarters Late in the third quarter of the Boston Celtics' 140-115 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, Jayson Tatum posted up Lonzo Ball on the elbow and took an entry pass from Kemba Walker. Facing up the Pelicans guard, Tatum quickly jab-stepped, and blew by ...
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Hischer scores twice, Devils rout Capitals 5-1 to end skid WASHINGTON (AP) — On a night that looked primed for Alex Ovechkin to fill the net, another first overall pick took over instead. Nico Hischier scored twice and was part of a strong defensive effort to end the last-place New Jersey Devils' three-game skid with ...
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Buddy Boeheim lifts Syracuse past No. 18 Virginia in OT CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Buddy Boeheim scored nine of his 14 points in overtime and Syracuse outlasted No. 18 Virginia 63-55 on Saturday. The Orange scored 20 points in the extra period after netting just 19 in the second half.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Tells Manchester United to 'Stick Together' Amid Fan Chants Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made a call for unity after Manchester United fans aimed negative chants toward executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward and owners the Glazers on Saturday. Solskjaer was asked about the heckling from the stands at Old Trafford, ...
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State college basketball roundup: Notre Dame's upset bid falls short against Louisville; Indiana State, Valpo win Louisville 67, Notre Dame 64. Louisville's Dwayne Sutton, hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final 4:05 as the Cardinals closed with a 10-5 run to hold off the Fighting Irish upset bid in an Atlantic Coast Conference victory on Saturday. ACC leading scorer Jordan ...
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Denzel Valentine frustrated that he has fallen out of Bulls' rotation DETROIT — Throughout December, Denzel Valentine was living his dream. His surgically repaired ankle felt great. After beginning the season out of Jim Boylen's rotation, he was contributing. And the Bulls were winning, going 7-7 on the month. "Basketball is ...
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Joe Sparks Late Arkansas Rally to Beat Mississippi, 76-72 OXFORD, Miss. — Isaiah Joe put on a clinic about finishing strong and Arkansas coach Eric Musselman loved the results Saturday as the Razorbacks rallied late to defeat Mississippi 76-72,. "Isaiah put on a show shooting wise," Musselman said. "But around ...
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Mays' Buzzer-Beater Lifts LSU Over Mississippi State 60-59 BATON ROUGE, La. — Skylar Mays hit a jumper from just inside the 3-point line at the buzzer to give LSU a 60-59 victory against Mississippi State in a Southeastern Conference game Saturday. The Tigers (11-4, 3-0) trailed 53-44 with five minutes remaining ...
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Kovalchuk's OT goal gives Canadiens 2-1 win over Senators OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Ilya Kovalchuk's winner with 52 seconds left in overtime helped the Montreal Canadiens snap an eight-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night. Coming into the game, neither team had won ...
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Perron scores 20th goal in Blues 5-2 win over Rangers ST. LOUIS (AP) — David Perron celebrated his selection to the NHL All-Star Game by scoring in his fourth straight contest, helping the St. Louis Blues to a 5-2 win over the New York Rangers on Saturday night. Robert Bortuzzo, Vince Dunn, Zach Sanford and ...
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Oskar Lindblom receives standing ovation during Flyers-Lightning game at Wells Fargo Center Oskar Lindblom brought joy to his team Friday at Flyers Skate Zone. He had a full house at the Wells Fargo Center standing and smiling Saturday night. The 23-year-old forward who has begun treatment for Ewing's sarcoma was shown on the Jumbotron ...
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Observations from Bruins' overtime win over Islanders NEW YORK — In a game with more defensive breakdowns and mistakes than these two teams typically allow, the Bruins came back once, and again. Patrice Bergeron's overtime winner gave the visitors a 3-2 win at Barclays Center on Saturday night, the ...
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Wright leads Georgia Tech's inside force in win over BC BOSTON (AP) — Georgia Tech's big men heard the pregame message and took care of things in the paint against Boston College. Moses Wright scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Georgia Tech to a 71-52 victory over BC on Saturday night.
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Bolton, Haliburton lead Iowa State romp past Oklahoma, 81-68 AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State coach Steve Prohm planned to change his starting lineup and give his bench more playing time in Saturday night's 81-68 win over Oklahoma. Both moves proved to be productive. "I wanted to give the bench a chance to play, ...
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Coleman's 14 points lead Texas over Kansas State 64-50 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Matt Coleman III scored 14 points and Texas used suffocating second-half defense as the Longhorns earned their first Big 12 win of the season, 64-50 over Kansas State on Saturday night. Texas led 31-27 at halftime, then held the ...
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Everything You Need to Know: Ravens vs. Titans Basics. Kickoff: Saturday, 8:15 p.m., M&T Bank Stadium. TV: WJZ Channel 13 (Baltimore), WUSA Channel 9 (Washington, DC), CBS crew (Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts, Evan Washburn). Radio: WBAL (1090AM/101.5FM) and 98Rock (97.9FM) Ravens crew (Gerry ...
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Why Detroit Lions hired 33-year-old Brayden Coombs to run special teams After parting ways with two long-time NFL coaches in a staff makeover the week after the regular season, Matt Patricia is going young with one of their replacements. The Detroit Lions hired 33-year-old Brayden Coombs to be their new special teams ...
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Kings get shut out by Hurricanes 2-0 James Reimer made 41 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes posted a shutout for the second consecutive game with a 2-0 win over the Kings on Saturday night. Nino Niederreiter scored the opening goal 4:52 into the first period and Reimer took care of the rest ...
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Hamilton Rescues UNLV in 78-69 OT Win Over Wyoming LARAMIE, Wyo. — Bryce Hamilton came off the bench to score 19 points to lead UNLV to a 78-69 overtime win over Wyoming on Saturday. Jonah Antonio had 15 points for UNLV (9-9, 4-1 Mountain West Conference). Marvin Coleman added 14 points.
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College Football Playoff: Everything LSU's Ed Orgeron said ahead of the 2020 championship game Ed Orgeron spoke Saturday, Jan. 11 as LSU prepares for Clemson in the FBS Championship game on Monday, January 13 from New Orleans. Here's everything he said. PREVIEW: Clemson battles LSU in CFP championship game. Q. When Dabo was here ...
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Ten changes (likely) coming to Washington State with the departure of Mike Leach Even without knowing who'll lead Washington State in the wake of Mike Leach's departure to Mississippi State, it's fairly easy to draw a few conclusions about the future of the Cougars' football program without Leach. In so many ways, the former WSU coach ...
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Brown Carries New Mexico St. Past Kansas City 74-71 LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Terrell Brown scored 18 points, Ivan Aurrecoechea added nine, including a go-ahead layup, and New Mexico State beat UMKC 74-71 on Saturday night to win its sixth straight. Aurrecoechea's layup made it 56-54 with 6:39 left and ...
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Lutete leads UMass Lowell past Binghamton 85-66 LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Christian Lutete had 28 points as UMass Lowell topped Binghamton 85-66 on Saturday. Obadiah Noel added 25 points for the River Hawks. Noel also had eight assists for the River Hawks. Ron Mitchell had 16 points for UMass Lowell ...
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Column: Machado's words, Tingler's hamstring, show Manny positioned for bigger impact in 2020 No matter the numbers and games played, Manny Machado incurs the wrath of baseball and even pockets of his own fan base for failing to run out a ground ball now and again. So when Machado said he's taken his offseason training to the "next level," ...
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Duke picks up win No. 900 at Cameron Indoor in blowout of Wake Forest The Duke Basketball team ran the Wake Forest Demon Deacons off the floor on Saturday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium to pick up win No. 900 in the historic venue. Sporting its new alternate uniforms, the Duke Blue Devils put on a show in front of its home ...
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Kent State extends home streak, tops Central Michigan 79-73 KENT, Ohio (AP) — Antonio Williams had a career-high 23 points as Kent State extended its home winning streak to nine games, defeating Central Michigan 79-73 on Saturday. Troy Simons had 13 points for Kent State (13-3, 3-0 Mid-American Conference).
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Utah State basketball snaps three-game losing streak with win over Nevada Logan • The Utah State men's basketball team came out like a team that couldn't afford to lose four in a row. Not only did the Aggies (14-6, 3-3 Mountain West) beat the Nevada Wolf Pack (10-7, 3-2 MW) on Saturday, they did so in convincing fashion with a ...
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McGregor: I'd beat Cerrone even if I had the flu Conor McGregor believes Donald Cerrone looks better at 170 pounds but claimed he could beat his UFC 246 opponent at any weight, even if he had the flu. Former featherweight and lightweight champion McGregor will make his return to the octagon next ...
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Kansas City welcomes Canadian fans ahead of Chiefs playoff game KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City weather won't keep fans from Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. Crews were out in full force working Friday and Saturday preparing the stadium for the AFC Divisional Round of the playoffs. As of Saturday evening, the ...
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Michigan cornerback Ambry Thomas announces he's returning for final season Michigan cornerback Ambry Thomas, who dealt with a serious medical issue before last season but turned in a productive performance on the field, is returning for his final season. Thomas never seemed to be seriously considering leaving early for the NFL ...
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Champions League finalists Liverpool and Tottenham now worlds apart Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur shared European football's greatest stage on a balmy Madrid night last June - but on a cold January night in north London they looked worlds apart. Jurgen Klopp's side claimed the Champions League trophy at The Wanda ...
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Arsenal boss forced to apologise after captain's red for horror challenge Mikel Arteta apologised for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's red card tackle on Max Meyer, calling it "nasty" but insisted it was an out of character challenge. Arsenal were reduced to 10 men in the second half of their 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace when VAR ...
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Inter go clear at the top despite being held by Atalanta A late penalty save by Inter Milan's Samir Handanovic secured a point for the Serie A leaders against Atalanta in a 1-1 draw at San Siro on Saturday as they moved one point clear of Juventus. Serie A - Inter Milan v Atalanta Soccer Football - Serie A - Inter ...
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Flames' Cam Talbot: Draws start Saturday Talbot will patrol the crease for Saturday's tilt against Edmonton, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports. Talbot will start his third straight game for the Flames and fourth in the last five contests. He's turned aside a whopping 73 of 75 shots combined ...
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