Each week during the 2024-25 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward. [Last week: LeBron James’ Lakers are stuck in the middle] Fact or Fiction: SGA is the best player left … Read more
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has been ruled out for Friday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. James, who turns 40 later this month, did not travel with the team to Minnesota and missed last Sunday’s win over the Portland Trail Blazers with a sore foot. Lakers head coach JJ Redick said this week that … Read more
The following is an excerpt from the latest edition of Yahoo’s fantasy football newsletter, Get to the Points! If you like what you see, you can subscribe for free here..Start-sit questions can be anxious for even the best fantasy managers, especially in the playoff weeks. Here’s a traffic-light report to help get you ready for … Read more
Set your Week 15 lineups with Dalton Del Don’s key start/sit advice for every game on the slate. Dallas Cowboys @ Carolina Panthers Start: Rico Dowdle Dowdle has completely taken over as Dallas’ workhorse, seeing 66-of-76 RB touches over the last three games. He gets a Panthers’ defense allowing 5.0 YPC and the most average … Read more
HOUSTON, TX – Texans wide receiver Nico Collins saw a fan in the stands and tossed him a football following a Nov. 24 touchdown against the Titans. The move earned him a fine by the NFL. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins says he was fined by the NFL for … Read more
Dodgers players, from left, Mookie Betts, Chris Taylor, Jack Flaherty, Brusdar Graterol and Freddie Freeman are honored before a Lakers game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Crypto.com Arena on Nov. 8. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) The face of the franchise, Landon Knack is not — that distinction belongs to Dodgers stars Shohei Ohtani, … Read more
The NBA world has been enraptured all week by the idea of Miami Heat SF/SG Jimmy Butler being available in trade rumors. Kevin O'Connor is joined as always on Fridays by Yahoo Sports NBA contributor Tom Haberstroh to discuss a handful of landing spots, which ones seem likely, which don't and which teams have surprisingly … Read more
With the College Football Playoff approaching, and with eyes already turning to next season, Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork still has full confidence in head coach Ryan Day. Bjork went on local station 97.1 The Fan on Thursday to express his support for Day during the “Morning Juice” show. Day has been in a … Read more
Bill Belichick made sure to win over North Carolina fans early in his first news conference. The former New England Patriots coach was introduced as the Tar Heels’ head coach on Thursday. The start of the news conference leaned heavily into the time that Belichick’s father, Steve, spent at North Carolina as an assistant. Belichick … Read more
There’s a month left in the season, so it’s time for a rookie check-in! And I’m not going to spill 3,000-plus words of digital ink (sorry, editor Al) on the pretty boys at quarterback. No, for this three-quarter point check-in, I’m going to focus on all of the other non-quarterback positions. Running backs, wide receivers, … Read more