Former Pittsburgh Penguins captain Jaromir Jagr, who is 52 years old, is still playing professional hockey in Czechia with Rytíři Kladno. While skating behind the net in a recent game against Mountfield HK, Jagr got caught by an errant high stick and lost most of his upper front teeth. He proudly showed off his future dental … Read more
Former Princeton football player Tiger Bech was among those killed in a terrorist attack in New Orleans on Wednesday, both his brother and former high school athletic director confirmed. He was 28. Bech, whose younger brother played at TCU this past season, was injured after a man allegedly rammed a pickup truck into a crowd … Read more
49ers overreactions: Is Purdy really worth top-dollar contract? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area One more game. That’s it. And the end cannot come soon enough for the 49ers and their frustrated fanbase. This has been a 2024 NFL season in which seemingly everything that could go wrong has gone wrong. The 49ers’ 40-34 … Read more
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished second in MVP voting a season ago. This season, Anthony Edwards thinks that would be one spot too low. Here is what Edwards told Tim MacMahon of ESPN. “The MVP of the NBA,” Edwards told ESPN… “I don’t know if they could give it to [Jokic] again,” said Edwards, who had 20 … Read more
Bryce James will be playing his college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats beginning next season. He is currently a three-star shooting guard at Sierra Canyon High School in California. (Photo by Jonathan Jones/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Another son of NBA superstar LeBron James will be playing Division I college basketball after Bryce James announced … Read more
Warriors report card: Team grades for slumping roster to open 2025 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area When we first brought out our red pen and delivered the initial Warriors report card of the 2024-25 season, it came after a frustrating loss to the San Antonio Spurs where a 17-point lead was squandered. That … Read more
Deebo predicts current NFL playoff bracket, Super Bowl 59 winner originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The NFL playoffs are right around the corner, and Deebo Samuel’s 49ers will watch the action unfold from home for the first time in four seasons. After officially being eliminated from postseason contention in Week 16, San Francisco … Read more
KAPALUA, Hawaii — Americans are getting paid to play in the Ryder Cup for the first time, and Xander Schauffele said Tuesday the plan is for them not to get a dime. “I just see it as a whole lot of money going to charity and we’re going to take a lot of crap,” Schauffele … Read more
Happy New Year! We’re ringing in 2025 with a full day of College Football Playoff action. We have three games Wednesday after Penn State got the quarterfinals started with a 31-14 win over Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Eve. The expanded playoff didn’t exactly deliver in the first round, but we … Read more
Waters details brief Luka altercation in Warriors-Mavericks game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Warriors forward Lindy Waters III is a competitor. And his fiery, deliberate spirit was on full display in Golden State’s 143-133 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Dec. 15 at Chase Center. There was a brief altercation between Waters and … Read more