Look away, Knicks fans. LeBron James hinted he could have been playing for the Knicks, and the reason it didn't happen might be Phil Jackson, according to...
LeBron James helped usher Dwyane Wade into the sunset by locking him down in the waning seconds of their final NBA matchup and forcing him into a 3-point ...
Heartbroken by the Steelers disappointing loss to the Oakland Raiders on Sunday, Pittsburgh legend Rocky Bleier took to social media on Monday to call out his ...
The Steelers suffered a terrible loss that could cost them the playoffs unless they win two out of their last three games. The Steelers have made next week a ...
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman downplayed Monday any chatter involving his team and Bryce Harper, the hard-swinging right fielder who has been ...
Gabe Kapler is ready for the Winter Meetings to start, and he got to share his excitement on MLB Network to the delight of Gabe Kapler opinion-seekers ...
If Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen is serious about signing former Yankees reliever David Robertson, he may find himself in a bidding war with the World Series ...
The offseason to date has been peppered with rumors that the New York Mets, despite clear designs on contending in 2019, are open to trading right-hander ...
An industry source confirmed Monday that the Mets, Yankees and Marlins have discussed a three-way trade that would bring Realmuto to Queens and send ...
11:04pm: The Yankees are “pushing hard” to swing a deal with the Mets, and are interested in Mets pitchers other than only Syndergaard, according to Andy ...
Each week, national NFL writer Mark Maske ranks the league's 32 teams. This week, there's a shakeup after a topsy-turvy weekend. The two top teams in last ...
After a weekend of dramatic comebacks in the NFL (or collapses, depending on which team you root for), I took a little different approach to the power rankings ...
Subscribe to the Mercury News and East Bay Times for $40 a year and receive a free Warriors championship coffee table book. OAKLAND — The Warriors' ...
Draymond Green returned to the Golden State Warriors' starting lineup for Monday night's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves after sitting out the ...
Horrible losses, firings, and bad roster decisions: The Chicago Bulls and Phoenix Suns are at the top of the list when talking about dysfunctional teams in the ...
Chicago Bulls players contacted the National Basketball Players Association on Sunday because of what they felt were extreme tactics by new head coach Jim ...
For at least one more game, the Bulls had Bobby Portis and Kris Dunn back in the lineup after extended layoffs due to injury. They were still bad, again booed ...
CHICAGO -- The Bulls' coaches and players agree on at least one thing: The team meetings held instead of a scheduled practice on Sunday were needed for ...
It was an odd weekend for the Bulls, who picked up a rare win on Friday, suffered the worst loss in team history on Saturday, then held a pair of meetings on ...
Despite taking wildly different paths, the Seahawks and Vikings found themselves in strikingly similar situations on Monday night. After missing the playoffs for ...
An apparent good call by game officials in the Seahawks' 21-7 win over the Vikings on a Seattle block of a field goal in the fourth quarter was reversed -- with no ...
It wasn't looking great, but the Minnesota Vikings were still in the game when a key call by the referees turned the tide heavily in favor of the Seattle Seahawks.
When it gets this late in the season, Monday Night Football games can be hit-or-miss. Monday's matchup of the Minnesota Vikings (6-5-1) and Seattle Seahawks ...
No one was going to rain on Atlanta United's parade. Two days after the team won its first MLS championship, the city's downtown was awash in red, black and ...
The morning before Atlanta United beat the Portland Timbers in the 2018 MLS Cup, I was invited to play in a pick-up game with some members of Timbers ...
Hi y'all,. You want championship merch? We are here to help. Click this link to get a super cool shirt (meaning no lame licensed marks) commemorating Atlanta ...
Patriots coach Bill Belichick said the Patriots' failure to stop the Dolphins' miracle touchdown Sunday "starts with me" and explained that Rob Gronkowski was on ...
The Miami Miracle was, like any even-half-decent football play, lovingly swiped. In this case, from one of the greatest college football game ever played: Boise ...
Adam Gase called it last week. "He's one of those guys," the Miami Dolphins coach said, "when all of the sudden, you think he's being quiet, and then the next ...
The Bears got quarterback Mitchell Trubisky back in the lineup against the Rams last Sunday, but his play was not up to the level he expects from himself.
5 observations from rewatching the Bears' 15-6 win over the Rams include the Bears' wall of run defense, how they disrupted quarterback Jared Goff, Mitch ...
Jared Goff had maybe the worst game of his career on Sunday night against the Bears, putting up just 180 passing yards on 44 attempts and tossing three ...
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Bears' defense so thoroughly dominated the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night in their 15-6 win that quarterback Mitchell Trubisky's ...
The one thing the Bears were not going to do was allow Aaron Donald to wreck their game plan and they accomplished that with plenty of help and a standout ...
With the Dallas Cowboys winning five straight, owner Jerry Jones is feeling pretty good and vindicated from critics who ripped the Amari Cooper trade and said ...
For about a half-hour Sunday afternoon, it looked like the Cowboys were going to be playing three huge games to close out the 2018 regular season. Less than ...
The Philadelphia Eagles wasted the best defensive effort of the season, a three-turnover performance from a beat up group that made plays on the Cowboys all ...
The Seahawks went into halftime of their Monday Night Football clash against the Vikings* holding a 3–0 lead. It wasn't a real pretty half of football. Kirk Cousins ...
Russell Wilson met his nemesis right before halftime against the Minnesota Vikings: the 1-yard line. The Seahawks, with no timeouts, were forced to throw on the ...
On Monday Night Football the Seattle Seahawks hosted the Minnesota Vikings, with the winner of the game set to take over the top Wild Card spot in the NFC ...
Kansas, Duke and Tennessee are, rightfully so, the top three teams in this week's AP Top 25 poll. But the Jayhawks, Blue Devils and Volunteers did not appear ...
Kansas is back where it started the season. The preseason No. 1, the Jayhawks are again the top-ranked college basketball team in the Associated Press Top ...
Admiral Schofield has gotten virtually all of the headlines, but Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said Jordan Bowden was the unsung hero is Sunday's win over No.
Through 14 weeks of the NFL schedule, three teams are currently at the bottom — or the top when it comes to the NFL Draft. The San Francisco 49ers, Oakland ...
The 49ers had some outstanding individual performances on offense in their Week 14 win over the Broncos. They managed to produce just enough in the ...
George Kittle needed just 5 yards to break the NFL record for single-game receiving by a tight end. And he had 30 minutes to get it done. Well, he and the 49ers ...
Do the math, crunch the numbers, fiddle with the scenarios. Do it as many ways and for as long as you wish. But know this: The 2018 Denver Broncos are toast.
He's been known to take long-distance shots, but this one might be the farthest out there. NBA superstar Stephen Curry said he does not believe the U.S. landed ...
The NBA loves a good conspiracy theory. There was Kyrie Irving 's flat-earth theory (though he later retracted it), and now Golden State Warriors superstar Steph ...
After being relatively healthy in terms of injury in Week 14, the Kansas City Chiefs have several injuries ahead of its Week 15 matchup against the Los Angeles ...
The huge showdown between the Chiefs and Chargers on Thursday night is clouded by injury concerns on both sides. Those concerns carry over to the fantasy ...
At 7-2-1, the Pittsburgh Steelers looked like a candidate for the AFC's No. 1 seed. With three weeks left, it's far from guaranteed the Steelers will be one of the ...
Running back Le'Veon Bell, whose franchise tag dispute with the Steelers led to his sitting out the season, "liked" an Instagram post from the team's official ...
I'd like to say I'm shocked by the Steelers 24-21 loss to a Raiders team that entered Sunday's contest at Oakland Alameda County Coliseum with a 2-10 record.
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin acknowledged his team's spotty track record in Oakland before the AFC North leaders headed west last week but added ...
Every game involving the AFC North this week came down to a fourth quarter or overtime score. The Bengals kept pace with the rest of the division and hung ...
With the news of Chris Klieman being hired at Kansas State Monday, Valley News Live takes a look at several names that could come up in the search for his ...
Kansas State hired North Dakota State head coach Chris Klieman to replace the legendary Bill Snyder, who retired after leading the wildest turnaround in ...
The Chicago Bears are *fresh* off their biggest win in recent franchise history after dismantling the Los Angeles Rams, 15-6, in front of a national audience on ...
The Bears' impressive victory over the Rams, thanks to a suffocating defensive effort, is helping build the national buzz around the team, with “Super Bowl ...
For Matt Nagy, there's a legitimate process and reasoning behind the wacky plays he's called this year like "Santa's Sleigh" and "Freezer Left" and "Willy Wonka."
Tua Tagovailoa will be the odds-on favorite to win the Heisman Trophy next season after the Alabama quarterback had to settle for second to Oklahoma's Kyler ...
NORMAN, Okla. — Newly minted Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray is apologizing for anti-gay tweets posted to his Twitter account several years ago, when ...
Kyler Murray, the star quarterback of the Oklahoma Sooners, won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night in what was undoubtedly one of the biggest moments ...
Despite Kyler Murray and his agent Scott Boras stating throughout the year that the Oklahoma Sooners quarterback and 2018 Heisman Trophy winner would ...
The Oakland Raiders fired general manager Reggie McKenzie on Monday, the latest step in the overhaul of the franchise under Gruden. He's accumulated ...
With the news that general manager Reggie McKenzie is out in Oakland now, it seems like the perfect time to revisit Jon Gruden's big trades this season.
More than a few Redskins fans, not to mention at least one Washington Post columnist, reacted to Sunday's execrable loss to the Giants by proclaiming that it ...
Fans in the sellout TD Garden crowd weren't shy about expressing their feelings toward rumored trade target Anthony Davis Monday night. The announcer's flat ...
BOSTON -- It's a tradition as old as time: Boston Celtics fans giving a rowdy ovation to a player they'd like to see in green. Whenever a player that has been ...
Robert Williams heard the calls from the Celtics sidelines to beware of Anthony Davis' spin move. Williams probably didn't need the advice. Knowing he would ...
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) can't make a catch as Detroit Lions defensive back Tracy Walker defends during the second half of NFL ...
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes gained support to be the NFL's MVP winner this season in the wake of Sunday's overtime victory against the ...
Matthew Judon rising to the occasion as key cog in Ravens' defense - Austin Gayle Adding a stellar performance against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, ...
Sean McDermott, Leslie Frazier and Brian Daboll all addressed the media on Monday, taking time to speak with the media about the Buffalo Bills loss to the New ...
Bent, theJetsBlog.com Follow on Twitter. Until the final drive, Sam Darnold's performance in his return to the starting lineup would be defined by his best and ...
For the first time since the middle of October, the Jets got a win yesterday. New York rallied late to beat the Buffalo Bills on the road 27-23. It was a stark contrast ...
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Baines, center, with LaMarr Hoyt, left, and Tony La Russa in 2013 before a White Sox game in Chicago.Charles Cherney/Associated Press
Baines was elected by a committee designed to take another look at modern players. His election could be good for other former stars on the outside looking in.
The baseball world is very bored right now, and so is in high dudgeon over the election to the Hall of Fame of Lee Smith (fine, whatever) and Harold Baines.
New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram scores a fourth-quarter touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that tied him with Deuce McAllister as the ...
Taysom Hill plays more than you'd expect from a backup to Drew Brees's backup. Saints head coach Sean Payton uses Hill as a change-of-pace QB, usually to ...
New Orleans Saints cornerback Eli Apple has been a high-variance player since joining the team in a trade with the New York Giants, but he looked like a first ...
Rick Stroud and Times sports columnist Tom Jones break down the Bucs' 28-14 loss to the Saints. Tampa Bay held an 11-point lead at the half but was shut out ...
Which pick in the 2019 NFL Draft does your team hold, and what are the top needs for all 32 clubs? Have a look at where things stand for your squad coming out ...
The Falcons' season went to the toilet in 2018 because of poor line play. That should be addressed in the 2019 NFL draft with the majority of their nine picks ...
The updated order for the 2019 NFL Draft -- after Week 14 of the 2018 NFL regular season -- including the Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, Arizona ...
The revisionist history from the Giants is that they were never in a win-now mode, even though almost every move they made in the offseason seemed to indicate ...
Coming off his best game running the ball, Saquon Barkley unveiled a few goals for the final three weeks of the regular season for the New York Giants. Leading ...
Eli Manning summed up the New York Giants second half of the 2018 regular season resurgence best when he talked about the change in offensive philosophy ...
WASHINGTON — The Redskins have gone from a 6-3 team with a solid lead in the NFC East to a 6-7 third-place afterthought free falling out of playoff contention ...
Miguel Almiron has been widely linked with a move to the Premier League in January, but Atlanta United president Darren Eales says the club has not yet ...
The father of West Ham target Miguel Almiron has confirmed that Newcastle United are in pole position to sign his son, The Chronicle reports. His father believes ...
Atlanta United's roster in 2019 will include a few major alterations from the MLS Cup champions that left the field Saturday, and that likely includes the loss of star ...
Miguel Almiron's father has claimed that Newcastle United are in the box seat to sign his son in January. United's head of recruitment Steve Nickson flew out to ...
The 2018 Winter Meetings in Las Vegas opened without any major moves getting done, but the rumor mill was in full effect with significant developments for a ...
Ravens defenders and football fans alike were stunned by the latest sleight of hand from Patrick Mahomes. But his coaches, his teammates and those who were ...
I don't blame anyone whose confidence was waning as the Chiefs surrendered a touchdown with 4:04 left on the clock in the fourth quarter to trail the Baltimore ...
The latest round of the NFL power rankings were released following the KC Chiefs' 27-24 comeback win against the Baltimore Ravens. The Chiefs moved up in ...
The Kansas City Chiefs won an absolute thriller on Sunday afternoon, rallying to defeat the Baltimore Ravens in overtime by a score of 27-24. Here are 10 ...
The Dolphins pull off a ridiculous last-second win (with some help from Gronk and company), the Bears show 2018 what a defense looks like, Patrick Mahomes ...
