Charles McDonald: Putting Travis Hunter anywhere but the top spot feels like overthinking, even if he doesn’t end up living up to the lofty hype he set for himself after a once-in-a-lifetime college career. Hunter won the Bednarik Award for the best defensive player in college football and the Biletnikoff Award, which goes to the … Read more
The Yahoo Fantasy Basketball trade deadline is nearly here — it’s your last opportunity to fine-tune your roster for that final playoff push. Decisions made now could define your season. Whether you’re trading for players with favorable playoff setups or selling high on risky names, it’s time to get strategic. Before we jump in, prayers … Read more
Warriors convert Spencer to standard NBA contract, sign Key to two-way originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Warriors point guard Pat Spencer has played his way to a permanent role with Golden State for the remainder of the 2024-25 NBA season. The team announced Tuesday it has converted Spencer to a standard NBA contract … Read more
Warriors’ path to favorable playoff seed wide open over last 20 games originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area By winning six of their first seven games coming out of the All-Star break, the Warriors are rolling into the NBA homestretch in fine position to reach their regular-season goal stated a few weeks ago. The … Read more
The NFL franchise tag deadline passed Tuesday with just two teams using the official tag designation, but the deadline spurred a series of team business dealings nonetheless. Here are five winners and five losers from all the activity around the deadline — and what they mean with the legal tampering window of free agency mere … Read more
The New York Jets weren’t able to find a deal for Davante Adams, and now he’ll be able to pick his next team. The Jets, who started fielding trade calls for Adams in recent days, opted to release the wide receiver on Tuesday. It’s unclear what offers the Jets actually received for Adams, or how … Read more
Shaq demands NBA fans include Steph in GOAT conversation originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Since winning his fourth NBA championship in 2022, Steph Curry’s status among basketball’s all-time greats has been a hot topic. After the Warriors’ comeback victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden, TNT studio analyst and Naismith … Read more
The Knicks took four more shots than the Warriors on Tuesday. They hit 45 percent of their field goals. Golden State made 49 percent of their shots. Not a huge discrepancy. So how did the Warriors end up with a 12-point win? The three-point line. Golden State made 13 threes. The Knicks made eight. Obviously, … Read more
LeBron James reacts after his three-point shot put him over the 50,000-point mark. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) Seven times. Since the Lakers listlessly began their post-All-Star break stretch with a disappointing loss against Charlotte, they’ve played seven times. Seven times in 13 days. They won in Portland, they dominated in Denver. They beat … Read more
LeBron James was right when he intimated how toxic the discourse is around the game, and how it feels unlikely someone will step forward to become the face of the NBA when he finally walks away. Well, if he walks away. There will be a vacuum of sorts, but at some point we will have … Read more