With 9.4 seconds remaining in Monday’s game and his Clippers up by nine, coach Doc Rivers called timeout, picked up the PA announcer’s microphone, and gave an impromptu tribute to Mavs legend Dirk Nowitzki, who called the moment “really humbling.”
Asked if the pressure of the Lakers’ playoff push was becoming a distraction to his team, LeBron James replied, “At this point if you are still allowing distractions to affect how the way you play, then this is the wrong franchise to be a part of.”
Supercars great Russell Ingall has tipped a fired up Jamie Whincup to make defending series champion Scott McLauglin sweat in the season opener at Adelaide.
Kansas kept its conference title hopes alive Monday night by beating first-place Kansas State, but the Jayhawks will need help from others if they’re to capture a 15th straight Big 12 championship.
The Clippers broke up their roster for the second season in a row, but they’re still right in the middle of the playoff chase.
After a poor performance at last year’s NFL combine, Ravens offensive lineman Orlando Brown tweeted Monday that critics need to judge players by more than just the numbers they post at the combine. Brown started 10 games as a rookie in 2018.
Gary Payton thinks Michael Jordan could drag this young Lakers team into the playoffs.
Duke isn’t exactly starved for success, but the Blue Devils haven’t won an ACC regular-season title since 2010. Can they get off the schneid this season?
Rami Malek won an Oscar on Sunday night for portraying Freddie Mercury. While Malek would need to gain plenty of weight (and grow more than a few inches) to play an NFL player, pro football has provided plenty of compelling stories over the years that would make for great biographical moves. On Monday
DeMarcus Cousins was frustrated following the Warriors’ 121-110 win over the Hornets on Monday night, after receiving a technical foul for tossing a shoe off the floor. “Next time I’ll just step on the shoe and roll my ankle,” Cousins said after the game.
