Celtics guard Kemba Walker out vs. Hawks with flu
Walker is averaging 22.5 points and 5.2 assists and finished third among Eastern Conference guards in the first round of All-Star voting released Thursday. Jaylen Brown, who missed Tuesday’s game in Charlotte with an illness, is expected to play Friday, with Marcus Smart likely to step into Walker’s place in the starting lineup. Hawks star […]
Continue readingPistons, Hawks have talked Andre Drummond trade, sources say
The Detroit Pistons are escalating discussions with several teams about a trade involving All-Star center Andre Drummond, including serious recent talks with the Atlanta Hawks, league sources told ESPN. The Hawks have discussed sending a package that includes a 2020 first-round pick via the Brooklyn Nets and the salary-cap relief of expiring contracts for Detroit, […]
Continue readingNets waive David Nwaba, who had season-ending Achilles injury
The move Friday frees up a roster spot for a Nets team that has lost a season-high four straight games while playing without injured starters Kyrie Irving and Caris LeVert. LeVert is expected to return to the team’s lineup for Saturday’s game against the Raptors, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Nwaba was injured Dec. 19 […]
Continue readingBrandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart welcomed back in 1st game vs. Lakers at Staples
Ingram and Ball received a warm round of applause from the Staples Center crowd when the Pelicans’ starting lineup was introduced. “Brought back some memories,” Ingram told reporters during the Pelicans’ morning shootaround of seeing purple and gold at Staples Center again. “That’s the team that drafted me, made my dreams come true.” The Lakers […]
Continue readingWizards’ Isaiah Thomas ejected less than 2 minutes into game for making contact with ref
Thomas was given a technical foul and ejected. The call was reviewed and upheld. The Wizards went on to lose 122-103. “He made physical contact with the referee,” crew chief Mark Ayotte said in a pool report. “It was definitely just a push during the dead ball contact with the referee.” Wizards coach Scott Brooks […]
Continue readingNFL wild-card betting trends to know: Road teams on a roll against the spread
NFL: Early wild-card betting look Stanford Steve/Bear: Bowl picks CFB: Best bets for every bowl game Best bets of 2010s: Pats lead the way PickCenter: NFL | CFB As we look forward to wild-card weekend, recent trends support road teams. The past two seasons, road teams covered all eight wild-card games while going 5-3 outright, […]
Continue readingVikings down cornerbacks Mackensie Alexander, Mike Hughes vs. Saints
The Minnesota Vikings were dealt a major blow to their secondary two days ahead of their wild-card matchup in New Orleans. Hughes was a full participant in practice Wednesday but was downgraded to limited on Thursday. Coach Mike Zimmer said “no” when asked whether the second-year cornerback suffered an injury in practice and said Hughes […]
Continue readingPanthers star Christian McCaffrey named All-Pro at 2 positions
NEW YORK — Christian McCaffrey‘s versatility and superb statistics helped him to a rare double: The Carolina Panthers running back has made The Associated Press NFL All-Pro Team at two positions. McCaffrey rushed for 1,387 yards and 15 touchdowns and caught 116 passes for 1,005 yards and four TDs this season. He became the third […]
Continue readingEagles RB Miles Sanders to play, TE Zach Ertz awaits tests
Ertz suffered a broken rib and a lacerated kidney during a Week 16 win over the Dallas Cowboys, a source confirmed to ESPN last week. He missed the regular-season finale against the Giants but returned to practice this week as a limited participant. Ertz wore protective padding around the rib area as he ran onto […]
Continue readingRavens QB Lamar Jackson still motivated by 2019 wild-card loss
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — For Lamar Jackson, the playoffs can’t start soon enough. Jackson led the Baltimore Ravens to the top seed in the AFC, which gives them a first-round bye. But Jackson can’t wait to begin the postseason so he can erase the bitter memory of last year’s playoff debut. In last season’s 23-17 […]
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