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The New England Patriots are keeping one of their defensive players who has been on the rise on the roster for the foreseeable future. Linebacker Jahlani Tavai agreed to a two-year, $4.4 million extension that will keep him with the Patriots through the end of the 2024 season, ESPN’s Field Yates first reported Tuesday. Bill Belichick […]

Murphy’s law goes as such: “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible time.” The namesake of the timeless adage (Edward A. Murphy) was talking about aerospace engineering, but it could very well apply to the Los Angeles Lakers’ brutal loss to the Indian Pacers on Monday at Crypto.com Arena. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers took a major step back on Monday night, dropping to 7-12 the moment rookie Andrew Nembhard hit a miraculous buzzer-beating three-pointer to cap a 17-point fourth-quarter comeback and deliver the Indiana Pacers an improbable 116-115 win at Crypto.com Arena. The loss hurts in the standings and in the morale department, but […]

Mac Jones has the full support of his New England Patriots teammates even if his second season in the league hasn’t gone the way he’d like so far. Jones struggled out of the gate, throwing seven interceptions in his first three games before suffering an ankle injury that cost him the next three outings and […]

New England Patriots safety Devin McCourty has pretty much seen it all over the course of his 13-year NFL career. He got a look at something new on Monday, though. McCourty is set to play in his 200th NFL game when the Patriots take on the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night. During his press conference […]

Kevin Durant is no stranger to putting the Brooklyn Nets on his back. With his team marred by internal dysfunction and injuries over the last season-plus, Durant’s brilliance has remained the one constant in Brooklyn’s hopes of contending. Monday was another one of those nights for Durant. The former MVP dropped 45 points on 19-of-24 […]

PHILADELPHIA – Joel Embiid’s return to action after missing four games came down to the wire. The Philadelphia 76ers and Atlanta Hawks entered the fourth quarter tied and kept it close throughout the way. The Sixers held onto the win thanks to Embiid’s dominance. With 30 points, eight boards, seven assists, two steals and two […]

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia 76ers continue to roll as Joel Embiid returns to the lineup. They defeated the Atlanta Hawks 104-101 in a close contest. Winners of seven of their last nine games, the Sixers are starting to find a groove as one of their three stars gets back in action. Embiid understandably got off […]

James Wiseman is averaging 15.0 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 26.1 minutes per game since being sent down to the G League two weeks ago. The Santa Cruz Warriors are 3-2 with him in the lineup after going 2-3 in the first five games of the regular season. Wiseman, clearly, isn’t dominating G […]

Nets forward Yuta Watanabe will remain out for Wednesday’s game against Washington with hamstring tightness, according to head coach Jacque Vaughn. “He’s still having some awareness in that hamstring,” Vaughn said Monday of Watanabe’s injury. The forward has missed Brooklyn’s last four games with the injury. Vaughn said Watanabe underwent further imaging on the hamstring […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are rolling despite their star players suffering from injuries. The team’s top three scores were out ahead of Ben Simmons’ highly anticipated return and a short road trip, yet they held their ground and played well despite tough circumstances. As the Sixers prepare to face the Hawks for the third time this […]

Robert Saleh is not about to anoint Mike White the No. 1 quarterback of the New York Jets. Even after a dynamic season debut by White in Week 12, the Jets coach left the door ajar for Zach Wilson to reclaim the top spot at some point this season. “This is Mike White’s opportunity, that […]

Anthony Davis missed the Los Angeles Lakers’ previous game — a win over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday — after being listed as questionable on the injury report with a left calf contusion he suffered the night before (also a win over the Spurs at the AT&T Center). AD was initially listed as questionable […]

Garrett Wilson knew there was something different in how the New York Jets’ offense operated Sunday with Mike White at quarterback. He saw it play out right from the first drive of their 31-10 win against the Chicago Bears. White was efficient, decisive and on the mark, leading the Jets to a nine-play, 75-yard touchdown […]

LOS ANGELES — When Ivica Zubac awoke Sunday morning, he was hoping to kick off his day with a World Cup win for his Croatian National Team followed by a win for his Los Angeles Clippers. Croatia had yet to win a match in group play and the Clippers were coming off a two-game losing […]

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers are hitting the road for a post-Thanksgiving back-to-back set against the Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz. Unfortunately, they’ll be doing so without the services of both Paul George and Luke Kennard, as well as potentially Kawhi Leonard. The Clippers announced Sunday that both George and Kennard will […]

FOXBOROUGH – A couple weeks ago, Rhamondre Stevenson made a bit of a stunning admission – at least for a player that plays in New England. The Patriots running back, who grew up on the West Coast, said that he hates playing in the cold. Stevenson not only backtracked that statement on Sunday, but he […]

FOXBOROUGH – The last time the New England Patriots’ defense shared the field with the Buffalo Bills’ offense, it didn’t go well. Check that, the last two times New England faced Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs and Co. it went really bad. The Patriots have failed to force the Bills to punt in their last two […]

The New York Jets bounced back in a big way Sunday. Their 31-10 win against the Chicago Bears was the perfect tonic after a tumultuous week that included a last-second loss to the New England Patriots and the benching of quarterback Zach Wilson. There was no angst Sunday at MetLife Stadium. Mike White led the […]

FOXBOROUGH – New England Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson’s improvement from Year 1 to Year 2 has been nothing short of outstanding, and it sounded like he got as heavy of a compliment as possible from his head coach the other. During NBC’s broadcast of Thursday’s Patriots-Minnesota Vikings game, analyst Jason Garrett said that Bill […]

Shake Milton is the hero the Philadelphia 76ers need. With Joel Embiid, James Harden and Tyrese Maxey all out due to injury, Milton is leading the Sixers offense as both a scorer and playmaker. The team is winning despite being heavily undermanned and Milton is the key reason why. Philadelphia’s 133-103 win against the Orlando […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn was fired up prior to his team’s matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers Sunday. “Can I lace them up today! I’m ready to pick up full court!” Vaughn yelled on his way to Brooklyn’s locker room. The energy was a stark contrast to his team’s apathetic defensive effort in […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have gone two games above .500 for the first time this season after obliterating the Orlando Magic on their home floor. With a final score of 133-103, the undermanned Sixers came through with a dominant win that numerous players had big parts in. Shake Milton’s 29 points and Tobias Harris’ 25 points […]

It’s no secret what’s driven the Golden State Warriors’ recent turnaround. That dynamic was on full display from the opening tip of Sunday’s 137-124 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, a wire-to-wire road victory that counts as their most encouraging performance of 2022-23. How’d they do it? By avoiding the self-inflicted mistakes that marred the first […]

The New England Patriots’ 2022 season was always going to be defined by how well they faced the league’s elite teams, with the Buffalo Bills being the biggest measuring stick of them all. Buffalo dominated New England in its final two meetings last season, including a 47-17 playoff rout in which the Patriots were embarrassed […]

Mike White had the MetLife Stadium crowd chanting his name during the New York Jets’ 31-10 win against the Chicago Bears on Sunday. But the quarterback and Jets coach Robert Saleh were low key about the new starter’s monster game. “It’s awesome,” White said postgame. “Just going out there playing football with your friends and […]

The Golden State Warriors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 137-114 on Sunday, ending the home team’s five-game winning streak. Here are three key reaction from the Warriors’ impressive win over Minnesota, just their second road victory of the season. 3 key reactions to Warriors’ impressive road win over Timberwolves Peak first-quarter Warriors Minnesota entered this game […]

FOXBOROUGH — The New England Patriots were without a key player in their first practice back since losing to the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night. Running back Damien Harris wasn’t spotted at practice on Sunday. He departed the Thanksgiving Day game early due to a thigh injury he suffered during the second half. Harris was […]

Brooklyn Nets forward T.J. Warren plans to make his season debut on Dec. 2 against the Toronto Raptors, according to Shams Charania. Warren signed with Brooklyn on a minimum contract this summer. The 29-year-old played just four games over the last two seasons while undergoing several surgeries to repair a navicular stress fracture in his left […]

There are likely many reasons that led the New York Jets to bench Zach Wilson this week. But Jets coach Robert Saleh made it clear there’s one issue that stands out above all others. “There’s an accuracy issue,” Saleh told NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garofolo. “He’s overthrowing wide-open guys. It’s not about […]

LeBron James and Russell Westbrook’s relationship has been a source of speculation since midway through last season — particularly during NBA Summer League. On Saturday, however, during the Los Angeles Lakers’ fourth win in five games — a defenseless 143-138 victory over the San Antonio Spurs (L.A.’s third win this week over S.A.) — the […]

The Golden State Warriors reportedly have interest in acquiring stranded Phoenix Suns forward Jae Crowder. Just because their prospective partnership would placate wants and needs of parties, though, hardly means Crowder will soon be bound for the Bay. Here are four obstacles that complicate Golden State’s pursuit of the veteran forward. 3. Salary-matching hurdles Crowder’s […]

The Brooklyn Nets blew a 12-point lead Friday in Indiana to drop to 9-11 on the season. After an offensive explosion that allowed the Nets to gain control early, Brooklyn’s defense faltered down the stretch, allowing 71 points on 21 of 40 (52.5 percent) shooting in the second half. The Nets now rank 20th in […]

It wasn’t perfect, but the Dallas Cowboys outlasted the New York Giants for a 28-20 win on Thanksgiving. After an ugly first half, things came together late for Dak Prescott and the Cowboys. Here’s how key players from America’s Team graded out on Turkey Day. Dak Prescott If Dak Prescott got a grade for his […]

Lonnie Walker IV received a tribute video from the San Antonio Spurs before his former team’s matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers at AT&T Center on Friday. The 23-year-old—whom the Spurs selected no. 18 overall in the 2018 NBA Draft—averaged 9.4 points on 41.4 percent shooting across four seasons under Gregg Popovich. Must be nice, […]

The New England Patriots fell to 6-5 on the season with their 33-26 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Thanksgiving night. While there were some good takeaways for the Patriots in that game, they committed just enough errors in a game that it felt like they should’ve won. Here are the four things most to […]

Jonathan Kuminga went scoreless during the Golden State Warriors’ 129-118 win over the Utah Jazz. The sophomore forward, in fact, didn’t even take a shot in 13 minutes off the bench as the defending champions’ ninth man. It’s also not like Kuminga stuffed the stat sheet otherwise. His only accrued traditional box score statistics were […]

The Golden State Warriors beat the West-leading Utah Jazz 129-118 on Friday, moving to .500 for the first time since late October. Here are three key reactions from the defending champions’ eighth straight home win. 3 key reactions to Warriors’ double-digit win over Jazz Run, Warriors, run Maybe no team in basketball is more intentional […]

LeBron James, in his 20th NBA season, is not likely to play both legs of too many back-to-backs. However, after missing two weeks — five games — with a left adductor strain, the Los Angeles Lakers star may make an exception. Following the Lakers’ 105-94 defeat of the San Antonio Spurs on Friday, LeBron — […]