The Washington Commanders celebrated after getting the upset win over the Detroit Lions. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images) The Washington Commanders are moving on to the NFC Championship, and they’ve got one powerful NBA name in their corner — and their locker room. On Saturday, as Commanders celebrated their 45-31 upset over the Detroit Lions, … Read more
Injuries were a constant for the Lions defense during the 2024 season and they kept adding to the list in Saturday’s loss to the Commanders. Cornerback Amik Robertson went to the locker room early in the first half and would not return to the season-ending 45-31 home defeat. Head coach Dan Campbell said after the … Read more
After a season in which the Lions were the NFL’s best team for most of the year, they were bounced out of the playoffs by an underdog Commanders team. And Lions coach Dan Campbell said the team that deserved to win won. “They earned that win and we didn’t,” Campbell said. The Lions went 15-2 … Read more
It’s starting to sound like a broken record for the 2024-25 St. Louis Blues. Consistency. Making a run. Staying relevant in the Western Conference wild card race. They said all the right things – again – after stringing together consecutive wins against the Calgary Flames this past week. But once again, the chance at stringing … Read more
Novak Djokovic reached the quarter-finals with a straight-sets victory over Jiri Lehecka – AFP/Vince Caligiuri Novak Djokovic has put himself at loggerheads with the Australian Open’s host broadcaster by refusing to give any more on-court interviews until he receives an apology from anchorman Tony Jones. The move was prompted by Djokovic’s disgust at a bizarre, … Read more
KA’UPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii — Ernie Els won the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship on Saturday for his seventh PGA Tour Champions victory, closing with a 6-under 66 to beat Bernard Langer, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Alex Cejka by two strokes. The 67-year-old Langer missed a chance to win for the 19th straight season on the 50-and-over tour. … Read more
Sam LaPorta’s one-handed catch for a touchdown was a highlight of a high-scoring first half. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images) If you had the under for the Washington Commanders-Detroit Lions game, all you could do was laugh. That ticket was drawing dead before halftime. The Commanders and Lions had the highest-scoring quarter in NFL playoff … Read more
Senior Brayden Miner of Redondo Union is the son of former USC and NBA player Harold Miner. (Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times) In a family of sports standouts, Brayden Miner of Redondo Union High is finally getting his due. His sister, Kami, was a star girls’ volleyball player at Redondo Union and is an … Read more
Creighton guard Jamiya Neal (5) led both teams with 24 points. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) Just after climbing back into the Top 25, No. 14 UConn suffered another upset on Saturday, falling to unranked Creighton after a failed comeback attempt. The Huskies, who were down 35-28 at the half, scraped through the second half to retake … Read more
William Mouw wears a bracelet on his right wrist that says, NEVER EVER GIVE UP. Talk about practicing what you preach. Mouw, a 24-year-old PGA Tour rookie out of Pepperdine, went viral on Friday following his disastrous octuple-bogey 13 at the par-5 16th hole at PGA West’s Stadium Course. Mouw yanked his second shot down … Read more