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When Ryan Reaves wanted to fight Arber Xhekaj in the first period of Saturday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens, Xhekaj just pointed to the scoreboard. The Canadiens defenseman was referring to the score, which, at the time, was 3-0 for Montreal. As the game went on, the score shifted with the final being 7-3 Maple Leafs. … Read more

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama meets a young audience as he dedicates a basketball court Tuesday in Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, south of Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla) PARIS — If you are an American-born NBA fan, you’ll be forgiven for thinking it’s a waste of time for teams to play games on European soil, while altering … Read more

(Amy Monks/Yahoo Sports Illustration) What do you get when you cross the internet’s most accurate NBA power rankings with the world’s best midseason report card? A completely inarguable NBA Midseason Power Rankings Report Card, of course. A team’s ranking is a representation of its current standing within the league, and its grade is an account … Read more

The unique Paul Skenes Topps card could bring a giant prize haul to one collector in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) A unique Paul Skenes autographed patch card has been found by an 11-year-old collector in Los Angeles, Topps announced on Tuesday. The 1/1 rookie debut patch card of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher and … Read more

Pitcher Kirby Yates, right, and catcher Jonah Heim celebrate after a win over the Angels last season. (Ryan Sun / Associated Press) Another day, another impact player potentially joining the Dodgers. After adding star Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki on Friday, then agreeing to a four-year contract with top free-agent reliever Tanner Scott on Sunday, the … Read more

If you are relatively new to fantasy football — let’s say you began playing within the past decade — then you may not realize there was actually a time when rookies weren’t expected to be immediately great. Today, of course, it’s basically a given that one or more first-year quarterbacks will reinvent the game in … Read more

Jake Paul and Mike Tyson have made it clear that they are “best friends” despite having fans believe otherwise last year when they faced off in the ring for the first time. On Monday night (January 20), the two boxers attended President Donald Trump’s Starlight Ball — one of the three inaugural presidential balls typically … Read more

Ohio State coach Ryan Day was not taking any chances following his team’s loss to Michigan at the end of the regular season. According to the Athletic, security personnel were stationed at Day’s house in the days after the Buckeyes’ loss. Ohio State lost 13-10 at home to the Wolverines to miss out on a … Read more

Ohio State had to sweat a little bit on Monday night. The Buckeyes became the first two-loss national champion in 18 years with a 34-23 win over Notre Dame. Ohio State was far better than the Fighting Irish for the first 40 minutes of the game, but needed to stave off a late push from … Read more

Unrivaled’s an instant hit, but can the new women’s basketball 3×3 league sustain? MEDLEY, Fla. — Outside a custom-built arena on the outskirts of Miami, a line of fans waited to sit on a throne composed largely of basketballs. They wrote personal answers on a sign asking, “What does Unrivaled mean to you?” Empowerment. Leadership. … Read more