SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jalen Johnson had 31 points, 18 rebounds, 14 assists and seven steals, leading the Atlanta Hawks to a 132-122 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. Johnson reached career highs in points and assists in his third career triple-double. Advertisement Playing without Trae Young, the Hawks (8-5) have won … Read more
TUSCALOOSA, AL — Purdue men’s basketball expected a physical game for its third meeting in as many seasons against Alabama. Boilermaker senior guard Fletcher Loyer left Coleman Coliseum with an 87-80 victory and a physical manifestation of that physical play. Loyer broke a tooth sometime during the second half of a rugged game in which … Read more
Colorado athletic director Rick George is stepping down at the end of the 2025-26 school year. The school announced that George would “transition to a role as Special Advisor to the Chancellor and Director of Athletics Emeritus” on Thursday night. George is in his 13th year at Colorado and hired Deion Sanders from Jackson State … Read more
Nov. 13—BEMIDJI — Park Rapids’ Avery Schueller is in a league of her own. She’s the only person who’s finished ahead of Finley Zothman in the 50-yard freestyle. The Bemidji High School girls swimmer is only a freshman, but she’s been swimming like a seasoned senior. Out of the six 50-yard freestyles Zothman has competed … Read more
OCEANSIDE — In the depths of Frontwave Arena, the San Diego Clippers could be seen hard at practice ahead of their home opener against the Salt Lake City Stars on November 14. The inner workings of the NBA G League allow for a bit more down time in-between games, which the Clippers’ coaching staff takes … Read more
The Cowboys practiced for the first time without Marshawn Kneeland on Thursday. The defensive end died last week from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound following a police chase and a wreck with another vehicle, according to authorities. The Cowboys, who had their bye last week, returned to The Star as a team on Monday. They … Read more
Nov. 13 (UPI) — For the first time in Major League Baseball history, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ two-way star Shohei Ohtani and New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge have won back-to-back Most Valuable Player awards. Ohtani, a large reason the Dodgers reached and won the World Series, took the National League award for the third … Read more
The Brooklyn Nets have 52 jersey numbers worn by over 600 different players over the course of their history since the franchise was founded in 1967 as a charter member of the American Basketball Association (ABA), when the team was known as the “New Jersey Americans”. Since then, that league has been absorbed by the NBA with … Read more
The Jets won the toss in New England on Thursday night and opted to receive the opening kickoff. It turned out to be the right call. The Jets ate up more than eight minutes while driving 74 yards for a game-opening touchdown. The extra point gave the road team a 7-0 lead. Advertisement Quarterback Justin … Read more
While dropping jaws as a two-way star, Los Angeles Dodgers phenom Shohei Ohtani has been described as supernatural, alien-like and nonhuman. He is a human to his dog Decoy, though. And Ohtani showed the Dutch kooikerhondje some love Thursday night after becoming the second player in MLB history to win more than three MVP awards. … Read more