The Montreal Canadiens carried all the confidence in the world into the Christmas break, only to see the bottom fall out in the games that followed the holiday. The Canadiens aim to snap a seven-game skid (0-6-1) and avert a season sweep by the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday when the clubs meet in Montreal
Carmelo Anthony was on the outside looking in until the Portland Trail Blazers reached out. Anthony scored a season-best 28 points and played the role of hero in Portland’s win over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday. The Trail Blazers rallied from a 12-point, fourth-quarter deficit against Toronto
The LA Clippers are 26-12 despite a series of injuries, but Lou Williams and Montrezl Harrell agree that the team isn’t great because it hasn’t won a championship and needs to recapture the grinding mentality it had last season.
Jerry Jones said Mike McCarthy checked all the boxes when it came to what the Cowboys owner was looking for in a new coach. “The bottom line is,” Jones said, “I heard bells.”
Of all the evidence from the past two decades that Minnesota has been mostly a middle-of-the-pack program, the lack of a presence in the NBA has been one of the biggest knocks against the Gophers. Daniel Oturu could be the next one to turn pro and start that process of catching up. Oturu, the sophomore
The gusts approached 40 mph at Kapalua last week for the Sentry Tournament of Champions. It was blowing just as hard Wednesday at Waialae on the eve of the Sony Open. ”I’ve never seen the wind blow like this, and it’s supposed to blow like this every day,” said Justin Thomas
Apparently, the Lakers great’s Slovenian accent is quite good.
NEW YORK (AP) — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Wednesday for verbally abusing a game official and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following an ejection.
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Knicks forward-center Bobby Portis was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Wednesday for recklessly making contact above the shoulders of an airborne shooter.
