Suns’ Frank Kaminsky out indefinitely with knee injury
The team said the 7-foot Kaminsky will be re-evaluated in four weeks. He has not played for the Suns since Dec. 28, missing three games. The 26-year-old is averaging 11.0 points and 4.9 rebounds this season, his first with Phoenix after signing a two-year, $10 million contract during the offseason. He has started 13 of […]
Continue readingNets’ Kyrie Irving holding off on shoulder surgery but will reevaluate
NEW YORK — As a shoulder injury threatens to spoil his debut season with the Brooklyn Nets, Kyrie Irving said Saturday that surgery is not off the table, though he is hoping to avoid it. Speaking with reporters for the first time since initially injuring his right shoulder in mid-November, Irving, who was diagnosed with […]
Continue readingClippers hear boos amid Grizzlies blowout: ‘We’re not a great team’
LOS ANGELES — Down 24 at the end of the third quarter to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday, the LA Clippers heard their first boos of the game, before walking off their home floor at the end to more jeers. “We’re not a great team,” forward Montrezl Harrell said when asked how a great team […]
Continue readingCaris LeVert scores 13 in return, but Nets drop 5th straight
On Saturday, the Nets were competitive through most of the game but crumbled in the fourth quarter, giving up 38 points in the final period. “These things happen,” Joe Harris said of the slump. “You stick with the process, you stay level-headed and you trust in the process that we are going to figure it […]
Continue readingSource: Nationals to bring back infielder Asdrubal Cabrera
Cabrera joins a Nationals free-agency haul that includes Stephen Strasburg, Howie Kendrick, Starlin Castro and Will Harris. The switch-hitting Cabrera batted .260 in 131 games last season with the Texas Rangers and Nationals. The 13-year veteran returned for his second stint with Washington in early August, less than two days after being released by the […]
Continue readingSaints bring high-powered offense against Vikings in NFC wild-card game
Sunday, 1:05 p.m. ET | Fox Matchup rating: 88.2 | Spread: NO -8 (50) What to watch for: Saints quarterback Drew Brees is playing some of the best football of his career at age 40. He threw 15 touchdown passes and zero interceptions in December and finished the season with a career-best passer rating of […]
Continue readingTom Brady guides Patriots against Titans in AFC wild-card game
Saturday, 8:15 p.m. ET | CBS Matchup rating: 74.8 | Spread: NE -5 (44) What to watch for: The Patriots were plus-21 in turnover differential during the regular season, which led the NFL and is a point that Titans head coach Mike Vrabel has been stressing this week to his team. New England’s defense and […]
Continue readingBills look for first playoff win since 1995 vs. Texans in AFC wild-card game
What to watch for: Which quarterback will have success running the ball? The Bills’ Josh Allen (third) and Texans’ Deshaun Watson (fourth) were among the top QBs in rushing yards this season. But according to ESPN Stats & Information, the Texans have allowed the second-most yards per rush to opposing quarterbacks this season (5.6), while […]
Continue readingInside the ‘Minneapolis Miracle’ — the play that saved the Vikings’ season
MINNEAPOLIS — The “Minnesota Miracle” happened on a play called “Seven Heaven.” Why do the Minnesota Vikings use that name? Because if the quarterback hits the seven route, a deep corner in this case, well, something heavenly happens. The Eagles upset the Patriots to secure their first Super Bowl victory. • Eagles take crown » […]
Continue readingTexans WR Will Fuller inactive vs. Bills
Starting cornerback Johnathan Joseph is also inactive after being listed as questionable with a hamstring injury suffered last week. Fuller had 49 receptions for 670 yards and three touchdowns in 11 games this season, although 217 yards and all three scores came in Week 5. Fuller also missed four games earlier in the season with […]
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