ATLANTA — What do you get when a pair of teams enter at 2-8 in their previous 10? The desperation of Friday night at State Farm Arena. Miami Heat vs. Atlanta Hawks wasn’t about making a statement. It was about coming up for air. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement To that end, the Heat can breathe a […]
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All the Knicks wanted for Christmas was a bench and they got one
The Knicks’ bench just won them a game — and they did it with two key players out of the rotation. Call it a Christmas Day unwrapping of the biggest gift given to these Knicks for the 2025-26 NBA season. Yes, hiring Mike Brown has changed the way this team operates on both ends of […]
Read MoreCan the Bulls keep outscoring their opponents — or is their defense on the hot seat again?
CHICAGO — Winning is a contradictory thing for the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls allowed opponents to score at least 120 points in four of their last six games. They also won all four of those games. This dichotomy is powering a four-game winning streak for the Bulls, who at 14-15 after winning five of six […]
Read MoreBears DE Austin Booker says NFL fined him $5K apiece for 2 roughing-the-passer penalties on Jordan Love
CHICAGO — Chicago Bears defensive end Austin Booker said he has been fined $5,000 apiece for two roughing-the-passer penalties he was issued during Saturday’s 22-16 overtime win over the Green Bay Packers. “I did get a fine, but we’ll see what they say on the appeal,” Booker told the Chicago Tribune on Wednesday. Advertisement Advertisement […]
Read MoreTimberwolves player net ratings through 30 games: Bones Hyland tops the chart
We all know about points, rebounds, assists, etc. The counting stats get much of the glory in basketball. But how does your team perform when you’re on the floor? That’s what net rating measures — the points per 100 possessions for your team versus your opponents. The more positive your number, the better your team […]
Read MoreMoWest offers statement in response to Chiefs planned relocation to Kansas
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — In the wake of the Kansas City Chiefs announcing plans to leave Arrowhead Stadium for a new domed stadium in Kansas in 2031, the home of Chiefs training camp in St. Joseph has provided a statement. We are beyond proud to have served as the Summer Training Camp home […]
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Ira Winderman: The time has come for Heat to force NBA’s hand on Rozier
NEW YORK — Having already experienced both sizzle and stumble, it has become clear that this could well be a season determined in the margins for the Miami Heat. As in the margin between yet another trip to the play-in round — a fourth in a row — or something more substantive. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement […]
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Inside the Caleb Williams-to-DJ Moore OT touchdown for a Chicago Bears win that ‘blew up’ Soldier Field
Caleb Williams launched the ball from the far side of the 50-yard line. For the players on the field, and for the 60,152 fans in the stands Saturday night at Soldier Field, the ball floated seemingly forever. “I feel like it hung in the air for maybe 10 or 15 seconds,” center Drew Dalman said. […]
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Chris Perkins: Dolphins QB room serves as metaphor for franchise disarray
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — It was a strange scene at Miami Dolphins practice Thursday. Starting rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers was throwing passes as veteran backups Tua Tagovailoa and Zach Wilson stood in the background and looked on. It served as a stark reminder that the Dolphins’ quarterback room is an on-the-nose metaphor for the entire […]
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Heat snap five-game skid with 106-95 victory vs. Nets behind Powell, Ware
NEW YORK — Little has been easy for the Miami Heat lately and little will be easy for the remaining two games of this trip, on Friday night against the Boston Celtics and Sunday night against the New York Knicks. So if there was a moment for Erik Spoelstra’s team to make things right, to […]
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Paul Sullivan: Can the Bears' owners find true happiness in an enclosed stadium off the Skyway?
CHICAGO — You have to give credit to the Chicago Bears. They don’t take no for an answer. For the last four years Illinois residents and politicians have been telling the Bears they would not help them build a new stadium with taxpayer assistance. The Bears would not listen. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Renderings were released. […]
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Del Duduit: Bengals eliminated from playoffs
CINCINNATI — No more teasing. No more unrealistic hoping. No more praying to the Who Dey gods for that glimmer of playoff hope. The Bengals were officially eliminated from the NFL playoffs following Sunday’s embarrassing 24-0 shutout loss to Baltimore at a frigid Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement For the past few weeks, […]
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Magic guard Jalen Suggs suffers hip injury: ‘He laid it all on the line for us’
LAS VEGAS — Jalen Suggs didn’t have much of an answer when he was asked to describe the injury that kept him out of most of the fourth quarter during Saturday’s NBA Cup semifinal against the Knicks. “I don’t even know,” the Magic guard said in the locker room when asked what happened after Orlando […]
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How a season at Northwestern helped propel Pat Spencer from NCAA lacrosse star to Golden State Warriors starter
CHICAGO — Pat Spencer still sticks out on the basketball court. That was true six years ago when he put on a Northwestern jersey for the first time as a graduate transfer. And it was true again Sunday night, when the former Wildcat stepped onto the United Center court for the Golden State Warriors and […]
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3 takeaways as the Chicago Bulls drop a lifeless loss — on their longest skid since February 2020
The white flag came out early for the Chicago Bulls in their seventh consecutive loss. Coach Billy Donovan sent in the end-of-bench players with four minutes and 21 seconds remaining in Sunday’s 123-91 loss to the Golden State Warriors at the United Center. It was a rare surrender formation for the Bulls, who have prided […]
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Shaq Thompson challenging defense to be Dogo mindset a week after the Bills answered his urgent call
ORCHARD PARK — Scattered above lockers is a picture of a white dog. Its teeth are showing and foam is flying from its mouth as if it’s about to pounce. There are three types of dogs. The first is docile and fits into a purse. The second is muzzled and can never be let off […]
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SNAP! — CSUB Athletics Inaugural Hall of Fame induction
Cal State Bakersfield Athletics held its inaugural Hall of Fame induction dinner and ceremony for five of its athletic pioneers and standouts on Oct. 25 in the on-campus Icardo Center. The Class of 2025 consisted of: Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement • Three-time NCAA Division II swimmer of the year and 12-time individual national champion Loni (Burton) […]
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Cut from North Dakota cloth, Beavers' Maxon Vig eager to return to the Ralph as an opponent
Nov. 26—In the basement of a secluded lake cabin in North Dakota, Maxon Vig sat on the edge of the couch as the 2025 NHL Draft wound down. It was mid-afternoon on Saturday, June 28. Maxon was with a gaggle of friends he made growing up through Bismarck Century High School. His younger brother, Charlie, […]
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NFL picks: A football feast on Thanksgiving Day
In a week that I expected to be difficult, it proved to be just that for me in Week 12. I finished with a 9-5 record, the mark I predicted myself, Audie Dennis and Charlie Schmidt would finish with. But Audie and Charlie proved to be a step ahead. Two steps ahead, in Audie’s case. […]
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Lions fall just short of Tigers in B semi
Nov. 15—MANHATTAN — The Lions put a scare in the Tigers Saturday, Eureka taking unbeaten Manhattan down to the final seconds of a 14-12 loss in the Class B football semifinals. The game ended with a missed 47-yard field goal, made that long by a holding penalty. Eureka, which trailed 14-0 entering the fourth quarter, […]
Read MoreHeat unable to keep pace with Knicks in 140-132 NBA Cup loss, despite 38 from Powell
MIAMI – The running has been relentless. For that, the Miami Heat have been rewarded in the scoring column. The rebounding and the defense haven’t been. Because of that, now consecutive losses for Erik Spoelstra’s team and a middling 7-6 record. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Defenseless as they were in Wednesday night’s home loss to an […]
Read MorePitcher Emmanuel Clase’s agent jumps out of MLB meeting to secure his $600K bond in sports betting scheme
NEW YORK — The agent for star Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase stepped out of an MLB players union meeting to make sure his high-profile client was free on bond in his sports betting conspiracy case Thursday. “I’m walking outside the room right now,” pro agent Kelvin Nova said over the phone during Clase’s arraignment […]
Read MoreNewton football takes record-setting offense into matchup with No. 1 Saints
The Newton football team has a proud history. The Cardinals won state championships in 1952 and 1980 and finished second in 1977, 1988 and 1990. Chad Guthrie owns around 10 individual records as maybe the best running back in the history of the school. Dan Malone and Ryan Maki also set multiple records in the […]
Read MoreBeede’s Breakdown: Magic split pair of home games with visiting Celtics
After handing the Celtics a 13-point loss Friday night at Kia Center, the Magic hoped to carry their momentum into Sunday’s rematch against Boston. Orlando, however, couldn’t put away the franchise that eliminated the Magic in last year’s postseason, and the Celtics escaped Central Florida with a 111-106 win, thanks to a team-high 27 points […]
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Ira Winderman: Culture again allowing Heat to keep the winning within
MIAMI — There was a time when Culture wasn’t a jersey, wasn’t a court design, wasn’t more marketing than meaning. There was a time when Culture held such touchstone value that it practically stood as corporate secret at 601 Biscayne Boulevard. It was about the aura, about sacred regard. It made Culture special. It made […]
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What we learned from the Bears, including Rome Odunze responding to his dad’s social media posts
Rome Odunze’s father caused a stir this week when he shared social media posts suggesting the Chicago Bears should trade his son. Here’s what the receiver had to say about it. Offer valid for non-subscribers only
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Julia Poe: Can the Bulls sustain this hot start? An aggressive, hustling defense suggests they can.
The Chicago Bulls want to be real. Their 6-1 record, best in the Eastern Conference, should be convincing enough on its own. Only the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder (8-0) have won more games. Yet the Bulls can’t escape the specter of uncertainty cast by the last three years of mediocre, myopic and ultimately […]
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Dolphins could be in for sloppy conditions, heavy rain and wind in Cleveland
MIAMI GARDENS — The one previous time Miami Dolphins tight end Darren Waller played in Cleveland, he confused a pizza box flapping high in the sky among extreme wind gusts for a large soaring bird. The Dolphins started Friday by practicing in their indoor facility and then trotted out to a pleasant 82-degree sunny day […]
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Caleb Williams says his response to Troy Aikman’s ‘MNF’ slights of Chicago Bears was just ‘fun trolls’
“Monday Night Football” analyst Troy Aikman’s critiques during the Chicago Bears win at Washington were relegated to “outside noise” within Halas Hall. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To log in, click here.
Read MorePaul Sullivan: 6 options for President Jed Hoyer as he tries to build on Cubs’ 2025 success
The Chicago Cubs should have some extra motivation for 2026 after Milwaukee Brewers reliever Trevor Megill brought an “L” flag to his team’s postgame picture following Saturday’s National League Division Series-clinching win at American Family Field. It was one last way to taunt the Cubs — the Brewers’ archrivals in the NL Central and Megill’s […]
Read MoreGonzaga, USF to play at Golden State Warriors' Chase Center for third consecutive year
Gonzaga enters its final West Coast Conference season with a 33-game win streak against San Francisco, so it would be hard to make an argument that home-court advantage has played a big role – if one at all – in the all-time series between the Bulldogs and Dons. Still, Mark Few and his coaching staff […]
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