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Brooklyn Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn provided injury updates on TJ Warren and Yuta Watanabe ahead of Tuesday’s matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers. The Nets ruled out Watanabe with hamstring tightness Tuesday. The 28-year-old, who signed a non-guaranteed contract with Brooklyn this summer, has been one of the feel-good storylines of the NBA over the […]

FOXBOROUGH — The New England Patriots have been a wide receiver-needy team for years, but they nearly had one of the top receivers in the game fall into their lap in the 2020 NFL Draft. LSU Tigers star Justin Jefferson was one of that draft night’s biggest sliders. As the Patriots were just about to […]

The Golden State Warriors certainly aren’t off to the start they wanted in 2022-23. Just over a month into the regular season, though, a team meeting led by Draymond Green has sparked some much-needed optimism in San Francisco—not to mention revealed that his longtime status as the Dubs’ emotional leader remains intact. Bob Myers addressed […]

It’s never been more obvious that Stephen Curry is a long way from calling his legendary career quits. Coming off his long-awaited first Finals MVP, the Golden State Warriors superstar has played perhaps his best basketball ever over the first five weeks of the regular season, clearly still at the top of his game at […]

FOXBOROUGH — The New England Patriots earned a thrilling 10-3 win over the New York Jets on Sunday in a Week 11 game that could be described as one of the worst displays of offense in NFL history. The Patriots won in the final seconds on a last-second punt return for a touchdown by Marcus […]

The Los Angeles Clippers were excited to get Kawhi Leonard back from his knee injury, but they’ll have to play against the Utah Jazz without Paul George. The team has officially announced that George will miss Monday night’s game against Lauri Markkanen and the Jazz with a right hamstring tendon strain. Paul George is OUT […]

Few players in league history know the NBA Finals quite like Stephen Curry. The Golden State Warriors superstar has played for the Larry O’Brien Trophy a whopping six times in his career, including all but two of the last eight seasons. Still, fighting the Boston Celtics for a championship at TD Garden last season proved […]

The injury bug has rarely been kind to the Boston Celtics, and it has reared its ugly head again. Before Boston’s third matchup of the season against the Chicago Bulls, point guard Marcus Smart revealed more information about his injured right ankle, via Adam Himmelsbach. This ankle inflammation has bothered Smart for a while, as […]

It’s hard to imagine two more different performances a team could put up in back-to-back weeks than what the Dallas Cowboys did in Weeks 10 and 11. Dak Prescott and the Cowboys limped out of Lambeau Field having blown a 14-point fourth-quarter lead to the floundering Green Bay Packers, then posted the largest road victory […]

The Philadelphia 76ers just cannot catch a break, as their four most notable starters are all injured. Joel Embiid is out for what could be the biggest game of the regular season for the Sixers and potentially a few more. Tyrese Maxey and James Harden are expected to be out for at least the next […]

The Golden State Warriors finally earned their first road win of the season on Sunday night. Don’t anticipate them getting another 24 hours later. Golden State is resting Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson for Monday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans, the second leg of a back-to-back. The Warriors may be missing more […]

Tyrese Maxey is one of the Philadelphia 76ers’ three stars out with a foot injury and one of two that will miss a prolonged stretch of the Sixers season. He suffered a left foot injury that will sideline him for multiple weeks. James Harden is a few weeks into his month-long recovery and Joel Embiid […]

Within a span of 21 seconds, the New York Jets went from fighting for first place in the AFC East to landing with a thud in the division cellar. Their 10-3 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday was as brutal a gut punch as a team can take. We’ll break it down and […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are injured up and down the roster. As if injuries to James Harden and Tyrese Maxey weren’t enough for the Sixers, now Joel Embiid is dealing with a left mid-foot sprain that will sideline him for Ben Simmons’ highly anticipated return to Philadelphia. According to an update from a Philadelphia team official, […]

The New York Jets may have a full-on Zach Wilson problem. And it may go beyond his erratic play on the field. Connor Hughes of SNY.TV and ESPN’s Rich Cimini each reported Monday that Wilson’s lack of accountability has irked his teammates. Hearing this morning there’s a lot of raw feelings among #Jets defensive players. […]

FOXBOROUGH – Marcus Jones had the play of the season for the New England Patriots on Sunday. As both the Patriots and New York Jets failed to get the ball into the endzone, Sunday’s matchup appeared bound for overtime as New York punted the ball with 26 seconds in a 3-3 game. For whatever reason, […]

FOXBOROUGH – In the New England Patriots first game after the bye week, several people wondered what they would do – if anything – to help fix their offensive woes. They answered that question shortly before kickoff. Left tackle Trent Brown wasn’t working with the starting unit in warmups less than 30 minutes before kickoff […]

Attacking the rim, pushing the pace, grabbing rebounds, creating for teammates, defending – this is the Ben Simmons the Brooklyn Nets envisioned for the 2022-23 season. What was labeled as the Kyrie Irving return game turned into the Simmons show Sunday night. The first-year Net continued his breakout in a 127-115 win over Memphis, posting […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook will have his right thumb evaluated on Monday after suffering a potential injury during his team’s 123-92 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night at Crypto.com Arena, Lakers head coach Darvin Ham said in his postgame remarks. It’s unclear precisely at what point during the game Westbrook […]

The Golden State Warriors got their first road win of 2022-23 on Sunday, clawing back to beat the Houston Rockets 127-120. Even better? The floodgates finally opened for Klay Thompson, who followed up his most efficient game of the season by erupting for 41 points and 10 made three-pointers. The floodgates opened for a scorching Klay […]

FOXBOROUGH – After undergoing a “full audit” of himself during his team’s bye week, New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones felt like he improved in some areas but left some room to be desired in other areas in Sunday’s 10-3 win over the New York Jets. Jones was efficient in the game, completing 23-of-27 passes […]

The Golden State Warriors beat the Houston Rockets 127-120 on Sunday, clawing back after blowing an early 18-point lead. Here are three things to know from Golden State’s first road win of 2022-23. 3 Warriors takeaways from tough win over Rockets Klay Thompson’s floodgates finally opened Here’s what Thompson posted on Instagram following the Warriors’ […]

New England Patriots center David Andrews left Sunday’s win over the New York Jets early, and while the team didn’t provide an immediate update, the initial reporting doesn’t sound good. Andrews suffered a thigh injury that is feared to be serious enough that it could end his season, the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported following […]

Zach Wilson did not win over his teammates either during or after the New York Jets’ 10-3 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday. Wilson struggled mightily and the Jets produced only 103 total yards and six first downs on offense. Coach Robert Saleh was even critical of the team and said New York’s […]

Marcus Jones had one goal in mind before he went out to return a punt that resulted in the game-winning touchdown for the New England Patriots against the New York Jets on Sunday: Don’t fumble it. “My first thing was ball security, so making sure I tracked the ball and everything because the wind was […]

Kyrie Irving will return to the Brooklyn Nets’ starting lineup Sunday after an eight-game suspension. The Nets posted a 5-3 record without Irving, who has been at the center of a month-long media circus following his posts of an antisemitic film. Irving issued a lengthy public apology before Brooklyn listed the guard as available for […]

Quite simply, the New York Jets’ offense stunk Sunday. So much so that head coach Robert Saleh did not pull punches with his evaluation after a 10-3 loss to the New England Patriots. “Dog s***,” Saleh answered when asked how New York’s offense performed. Robert Saleh on the Jets' second-half offense: "It was dogs—." pic.twitter.com/I16QvZ6nWt […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ offense is in peril as James Harden, Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris battle injuries. The last two healthy starters, Joel Embiid and P.J. Tucker, have a lot of slack to pick up for the Sixers. Embiid is unquestionably up for the challenge. Tucker…not so much. Tucker has gone three straight games without […]

Kyrie Irving will officially return to the Brooklyn Nets from his eight-game suspension Sunday vs. the Memphis Grizzlies. The team suspended the seven-time All-Star on Nov. 3 for his posts linking to an antisemitic film, deeming the guard “unfit to be associated with the Brooklyn Nets.” Irving addressed the media Sunday for the first time since […]

LOS ANGELES — Before joining the Los Angeles Clippers in free agency, Kawhi Leonard was on a path toward become a legend under Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs. Things obviously fell apart, but their relationship hasn’t soured. The Clippers and Spurs played in Los Angeles on Saturday night, and with Leonard back in […]

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia 76ers’ winning streak was ended at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves by a score of 112-109. Minnesota came super close to blowing a 20-point lead but the Sixers couldn’t finish the job. The Sixers are not ones to seek out or enjoy moral victories, especially after a performance where they […]

PHILADELPHIA – Despite a strong effort to make it a close game, the Philadelphia 76ers couldn’t overcome injuries to key players to snatch a win against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Joel Embiid stuffed the stat sheet and the Sixers got huge games from the emergency starting backcourt of Shake Milton and De’Anthony Melton, but it wasn’t […]

The Los Angeles Clippers just got Kawhi Leonard back from injury, but they’ll have to play the remainder of Saturday night’s game against the San Antonio Spurs. The team ruled George out of the Spurs game at halftime with right knee soreness. George played the first half and didn’t show any signs of being limited, […]

So much for Draymond Green losing his clout in the Golden State Warriors’ locker room after his preseason punch to Jordan Poole. The Warriors put together perhaps their finest performance of the season on Friday at Chase Center, beating the New York Knicks 111-101 in a wire-to-wire victory. The biggest story from a true team […]

The Golden State Warriors have only just begun digging themselves out of an early-season hole. Friday’s feel-good win over the New York Knicks was a positive step in the right direction, but still no surefire indicator of the Warriors’ ability to repeat as champions come spring and summer. Here's what to know from the Warriors' […]

It was all smiles for the Los Angeles Lakers (4-10) after they pulled away from the Detroit Pistons (3-13) for a much-needed 128-121 victory at Crypto.com Arena on Friday. Perhaps, even, an appropriate opportunity to kick back and pour an earned, chilled glass of Lobos to cap off a successful evening at the office. Well, […]

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia 76ers are on a roll right now and Joel Embiid is the one generating the bulk of the momentum. The Sixers’ superstar center is absolutely dominating right now. Yes, the insane, high-volume scoring is obviously there and he is starting to turn it on defensively but what’s really making his last […]

The floodgates ultimately didn’t open the way Klay Thompson promises they will. Still, after his encouraging performance in the Golden State Warriors’ 111-101 win over the New York Knicks on Friday, there’s reason to believe Thompson’s early-season struggles will soon subside for good. Thompson scored 20 points in his team’s wire-to-wire victory, going 8-of-16 from […]

Joel Embiid is on a total heater right now. The Philadelphia 76ers’ big man is not only leading the team to wins but is putting up some absurd stat lines. In the Sixers’ 110-102 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, Embiid went for a hat trick of superb games and made some history in the process. […]