On several occasions during the Knicks’ 124-119 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Monday night, Karl-Anthony Towns was seen grimacing and doubled over in apparent pain. The source of discomfort was the center’s right thumb which got banged at least twice. “Haven’t gotten word from medical yet,” head coach Tom Thibodeau said about the center … Read more
A.J. Brown was asked on Dec. 8 what needed to improve in the Philadelphia Eagles’ offense. He said the passing game, an honest answer that got lot of attention and was blown out of proportion. But Brown wasn’t wrong. And in the wild-card round, we saw what he was talking about. And why he had … Read more
Emma Raducanu is into the second round after beating Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova – Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Emma Raducanu battled a misfiring second serve and visible nerves to come through her first-round match against 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova. Rather like Jack Draper’s win on the same Court Three the previous day, this was far from being a … Read more
Verlander recalls ‘refreshing’ experience being recruited by Posey originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO — Buster Posey and Justin Verlander one day will be together in Cooperstown, but because Posey spent his whole career with the Giants and Verlander has spent just about his entire career in the American League, the two … Read more
Subscribe to The Cooligans Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros react to a busy weekend in European soccer including Barcelona’s destruction of Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final. They also break down what’s wrong with Arsenal after their FA Cup loss to Manchester United and whether or not Mikel Arteta is now on the … Read more
Auburn star Johni Broome is out indefinitely with a sprained ankle. (AP/ Butch Dill) We have a new top-ranked team in college basketball this week, but that change came at a cost. Here’s everything you missed in Week 10 of the college basketball season, and the latest Associated Press men’s basketball poll. Auburn loses star … Read more
Anthony Edwards is racking up fines at a rapid and expensive pace. (Brett Davis-Imagn Images) Anthony Edwards has drawn yet another fine from the NBA, this time for flipping off an official. The NBA announced Monday that it had fined the Minnesota Timberwolves guard $50,000 for the gesture during Saturday’s 127-125 loss to the Memphis … Read more
Though he successfully led the Denver Broncos to the playoffs, quarterback Bo Nix revealed Monday that he had to play through a number of small back fractures in order to pull that off. Nix, fresh off the team’s 31-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the playoffs on Sunday, said that … Read more
Verlander unsure about wearing No. 35 despite Crawford’s blessing originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO — There are very few, if any, current MLB players with a greater understanding of legacy than Justin Verlander. The right-hander will go into the Hall of Fame as soon as he is eligible and you can … Read more
Pelicans star was impressed with Garden atmosphere in game vs. Celtics originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Sunday night’s game between the Boston Celtics and New Orleans Pelicans at TD Garden didn’t have any special significance outside of being a mid-January matchup between two fun-to-watch NBA teams. But if you judged purely by the crowd … Read more