EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. – The South Bay Lakers defeated the Memphis Hustle, 121-125, at the UCLA Health Training Center on January 3, 2026 and The Sporting Tribune’s Amber Rodriguez was there to capture the following images. South Bay Lakers guard Tevian Jones (5), drives to the basket during an NBA G League basketball game against … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Round one of the Battle of Los Angeles goes to the Bruins in a dominant 80-46 display. A hard fought first quarter that was defined by a nearly immaculate three point performance by No. 17 USC (10-4, 2-1) ended in a 16-16 tie. Beyond that, It was all No. 4 UCLA (14-1, … Read more
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lani White scored 25 points to lead Utah past No. 8 TCU 87-77 in overtime Saturday night. Reese Ross added 15 points and Maty Wilke had 12 for the Utes. Evelina Otto finished with 10 points and eight rebounds. Utah (11-4, 2-1 Big 12) made 13 3-pointers and shot 56.5% … Read more
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The game started with the San Francisco 49ers unable to generate a single first down in the first quarter. It ended with Brock Purdy on his back after taking a crushing hit on a fourth-down incompletion. It wasn’t much better in between for the 49ers. An offense that was nearly … Read more
Once again, congratulations to Braden Smith. With 12 assists tonighy officially he now stands at 893 for his career. That broke the previous Big Ten record of 890 held by Michigan State’s Cassius Winston and he is now tied for 17th on the all-time Division I list with former Arkansas State guard Chico Fletcher. Of … Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Miles Bridges had 26 points and 14 rebounds, helping the Charlotte Hornets beat the Chicago Bulls 112-99 on Saturday night. Brandon Miller scored 22 points for Charlotte, and Kon Knueppel finished with 18. LaMelo Ball added 17 points and seven assists. Advertisement The Hornets had lost three straight and five of seven. … Read more
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Ottawa defenseman Thomas Chabot scored twice and the Senators beat Winnipeg 4-2 on Saturday night, handing the Jets their ninth straight loss. Late in the second period after his second goal, Chabot took a puck to the face on Tanner Pearson’s clearing attempt. Chabot immediately sprinted off the ice, then returned … Read more
PHILADELPHIA — Keaton Wagler is indispensable to Illinois. Against the best of the best, they can’t survive without him. He’s the type of player who can melt into a game. The kind that provides a 10-0 spark with his elegant movement on the court, high basketball IQ, elite shooting ability, and an ideal positional length … Read more
CHICAGO — Kevin Byard III remembers how badly the Chicago Bears lost to the Detroit Lions in Week 2, but also how, in the aftermath, Ben Johnson didn’t lose it. Johnson, the former Lions offensive coordinator, was humbled by his ex-team 52-21 at Ford Field, stumbling to an 0-2 start as a first-time head coach. … Read more
The New York Jets will play their regular-season finale versus the Buffalo Bills in Week 18. Head coach Aaron Glenn named rookie quarterback Brady Cook as the starter for Sunday. The Jets will enter the weekend slated to own the No. 3 overall selection in the 2026 NFL draft. Tanner Engstrand’s offense will undergo major … Read more