MIAMI — Jimmy Butler didn’t bother to take one look back in the direction of his old bench, his old mates, or that old floor that he set afire for many a spring night. The emotion of Tuesday night, his return to Miami after an electric and combustible five-and-a-half-year run, was more muted than overwhelming. … Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Fiala scored twice, Darcy Kuemper stopped 22 shots, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the New York Rangers 3-1 on Tuesday night. Phillip Danault also scored as the Kings extended their home point streak to 15 games (12-0-3). Los Angeles is the second team in the NHL to have a … Read more
There’s a lot of pre-draft chatter about the San Francisco 49ers potentially trading wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, and it doesn’t quite make sense. Perhaps the 49ers front office still isn’t thrilled with how Aiyuk’s contract negotiations went last offseason. It would makes sense considering he admitted to intentionally dragging the contract talks out longer than … Read more
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Darius Garland had 27 points and eight assists to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 122-111 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. Ty Jerome scored 25 points off the bench and Evan Mobley had 21 points and 12 rebounds in the win. Portland’s Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe … Read more
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to their seventh straight win and 60th of the season with a 121-105 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. Chet Holmgren added 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Alex Caruso scored 15 to give the NBA-leading Thunder their … Read more
Players usually see their reputations grow when they’re injured – that’s certainly been the case with Nicolas Jackson, whose absence has seen Chelsea lack any cutting edge at all. While he’s away, his reputation has gone from “talented and misfiring” to “the second coming of Gerd Muller” if you just follow how keen fans are … Read more
A look at what positions and players users are selecting for the Cardinals in mock draft simulations. It is mock draft season and one of the more popular things to do is to do mock draft simulations. Fans and analysts use them. Cards Wire’s weekly mock drafts have been run with Pro Football Network’s simulator. … Read more
There will be more than one Pitino in the Big East next season. Xavier hired Richard Pitino, the son of St. John’s coach Rick Pitino, as its basketball coach on Tuesday night. The school had an opening after Sean Miller left to accept the Texas job on Monday. Richard Pitino arrives at Xavier after four … Read more
How do you respond to a disappointing conference series loss to Texas? LSU baseball responded by putting a 17-piece on Louisiana-Lafayette. LSU fans view Louisiana at “Little Brother.” That looked to be the case on Tuesday night. Jaden Noot got the start on the mound and the Cajuns were able to score a run on … Read more
Richard Pitino is taking the head coaching position at Xavier, leaving New Mexico after four seasons. An agreement was finalized and officially announced on Tuesday night. Pitino, 42, will replace Sean Miller, who left the Musketeers to become the head coach at Texas. Miller went 65-40 in his second stint at Xavier with two NCAA … Read more