Written by Mike Vorkunov, Eric Koren, and Tobias Bass A tale of halftime and excellent play off the bench earned the Philadelphia 76ers a No. 7 seed as they beat the Miami Heat 105-104 in play-in action on Wednesday, setting themselves up to face the New York Knicks on Saturday. With this loss, the Heat […]
Crosby gets his 1,000th assist, leading the Penguins to a playoff berth
Not long ago, the Penguins looked like they would miss the playoffs for the second straight season. They were 10 points away from the playoffs during the March 4 games. They traded forward Jake Guentzel to the Carolina Hurricanes on March 7, one day before the 2024 NHL trade deadline. But they are now on […]
Johnston: Coyotes players face ‘mental warfare’ and uncertainty as potential transfer approaches
What was already a long and tough season for the Arizona Coyotes turned downright tough on Wednesday when the floodgates opened on news of the NHL’s ongoing discussions to potentially move the team to Salt Lake City. The news broke hours before the 79th game of what has been an incredibly trying campaign for Coyotes […]
The Browns are reworking the contract to keep star RB Nick Chubb in Cleveland for the 2024 season
Chubb racked up 6,511 yards and 48 rushing touchdowns over six seasons, playing in 12 or more games in every year except his last. Without Chubb, Cleveland was forced to put together a proper backfield in 2023, relying on second-year linebacker Jerome Ford, returning veteran Kareem Hunt, sprinkling speedy linebacker Pierre Strong, and falling out […]
Celebrating Kaitlyn Clark, the Iowa State women’s basketball team fills the arena
“I would like to say that you all inspired me as much as I inspired you.” That’s how star guard Kaitlin Clark opened her remarks to more than 7,000 Hawkeye fans who packed Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday night to celebrate the team’s second straight appearance in the NCAA Finals. The crowd — made up of […]
Longtime Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer is retiring after 38 seasons with the Cardinal
Tara VanDerveer is calling it a career. The longtime Stanford head coach announced Tuesday night that she is retiring. The Cardinals will promote assistant coach Kate Bye, who played for VanDerveer, to replace her next season. VanDerveer will remain with the Stanford Athletic Department in an advisory capacity. VanDerveer spent 45 seasons coaching college basketball, […]
Masters 2024 start times: Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy lead duo; Tiger Woods was set to open Thursday afternoon
Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy will headline one of the Masters’ signature lineups. (Ben Jared/PGA Tour via Getty Images) Play times for this year’s Thursday and Friday 2024 Masters have been released, and there will be several attractive matches for this year’s opening rounds. Past champions and potential future champions will be present together in […]
National Team player Josiah Gray hits the injured list with a right elbow/forearm flexor strain
SAN FRANCISCO — Washington Nationals right fielder Josiah Gray landed on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a strained right flexor muscle near his forearm. This move is retroactive to Saturday. The Nationals recalled right-hander Joan Adon from Class AAA Rochester. Adon started in place of Gray against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night. […]
Kansas City mayor says Chiefs aren’t going anywhere
The Chiefs have threatened that the team could leave Kansas City if a sales tax extension for the renovated Arrowhead Stadium is not passed earlier this month. But that did not happen, creating uncertainty about the team’s future in the city. Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson He jumped everywhere Kansas City’s dilemma, as he uses it […]
Giants News, 4/9: Adam Schefter, Drake Maye, mock drafts, more
Good morning, New York Giants fans! Schefter: There is no QB at No. 6 for the Giants The Giants will not take the quarterback with the No. 6 overall pick. At least that’s the way ESPN Senior NFL From the inside Adam Shifter Less than three weeks away from 2024 NFL draft. “To me, ultimately, […]