Lions agree to sign 3-time Pro Bowl tight end Zach Ertz, AP source says

Lions agree to sign 3-time Pro Bowl tight end Zach Ertz, AP source says

FILE – Arizona Cardinals tight end Zach Ertz warms up before an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sept. 17, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. The Detroit Lions have agreed to a deal with three-time Pro Bowl tight end Ertz, a person familiar with the decision the told The Associated Press on Monday, Jan….

Dodgers nearing a deal to sign left-handed starter James Paxton

Dodgers nearing a deal to sign left-handed starter James Paxton

Even after a winter spending spree that netted two high-priced starting pitchers, the Dodgers aren’t yet done adding to their new-look rotation. The team is nearing a deal with free-agent left-hander James Paxton, according to multiple people with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak publicly since the agreement was not yet complete. Though…

What separates the Bills from the Chiefs (it’s not just Patrick Mahomes): Sando’s Pick Six

What separates the Bills from the Chiefs (it’s not just Patrick Mahomes): Sando’s Pick Six

The final four teams in the NFL playoffs are set, and the Buffalo Bills are not among them — another “wide right” inflicting heartache upon a franchise that has gotten so much right but keeps adding emotional scar tissue in the biggest moments. No one outside Bills Mafia should complain about the Kansas City Chiefs…

Joel Embiid scores 70 and Karl-Anthony Towns tops 60. It was a night like few others in the NBA

Joel Embiid scores 70 and Karl-Anthony Towns tops 60. It was a night like few others in the NBA

Joel Embiid scored 70 in Philadelphia. Karl-Anthony Towns had 62 around the midpoint of the fourth quarter in Minnesota. Mark it down: Jan. 22, 2024, was a day unlike almost any other in NBA history. On the 18th anniversary of Kobe Bryant’s 81-point game for the Los Angeles Lakers — the second-best scoring game in…

LeBron James to miss game against Clippers with injured left ankle

LeBron James to miss game against Clippers with injured left ankle

LeBron James will not be available to play in the Lakers’ game Tuesday night against the Clippers because of soreness in his left ankle. The team listed James as out on the injury report, while listing forwards Anthony Davis (Achilles tendon) and Jarred Vanderbilt (heel) as probable. It will be the fifth game of the…

Joel Embiid sets franchise record with 70 points in 76ers’ win over Wembanyama, Spurs

Joel Embiid sets franchise record with 70 points in 76ers’ win over Wembanyama, Spurs

PHILADELPHIA – Joel Embiid scored a franchise-record 70 points, the most in the NBA this season, to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 133-123 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night. Embiid also set a career high with 18 rebounds. He was 24 of 41 from the field, including 1 of 2 from…

Karl-Anthony Towns scores 44 points in the first half to set Timberwolves franchise record

Karl-Anthony Towns scores 44 points in the first half to set Timberwolves franchise record

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) shoots over Charlotte Hornets center Nathan Mensah during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) MINNEAPOLIS – Karl-Anthony Towns scored 44 points in the first half Monday night, a franchise record for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Towns was 14 for…

Are NHL goalie unicorns gone forever? The changing nature of a once-premier position

Are NHL goalie unicorns gone forever? The changing nature of a once-premier position

Once upon a time, NHL goaltenders were among the singular stars of the game, and you could tell who they were with just a glance. Ken Dryden, at 6-feet-4, towered above his contemporaries, a statue when the puck was in the opposite end of the rink, cool and collected when the action was right at…

Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer’s historic milestone deserves historic honor

Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer’s historic milestone deserves historic honor

PALO ALTO, Calif. — The packed house at Maples Pavilion didn’t wait for the final horn to begin the serenade of Tara VanDerveer. As freshman forward Nunu Agara dribbled into the frontcourt, and Oregon State coach Scott Rueck gestured to his Beavers not to foul, what was inevitable was becoming official. The crowd rose to…

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