Tag: Sports

LeBron Hits 38K, but Embiid Leads 76ers Past Lakers 113–112

LOS ANGELES—LeBron James became the second player in NBA history to score 38,000 career points, but Joel Embiid had 35 points and 11 rebounds while the Philadelphia 76ers held off the Los Angeles Lakers 113–112 Sunday night for their seventh win in nine games. Russell Westbrook failed to get off a clean shot or a…


Kyrgios out of Australian Open

Nick Kyrgios’s Australian Open title dream is over before it even began after the big home hope was forced to withdraw due to a knee injury. Kyrgios’s long-time physio Will Maher says the 2022 Wimbledon runner-up has a cyst growing on his meniscus. While it’s not a career-threatening injury, Kyrgios is not sufficiently fit to contest…


Jones to Face Gane for Heavyweight Title as Ngannou Exits UFC

Jon Jones will face France’s Cyril Gane for the UFC heavyweight title at the T-Mobile Arena on March 8 after champion Francis Ngannou vacated the belt to enter free agency, UFC president Dana White told a news conference. Speaking after an event at the UFC’s Apex venue, White said on Saturday that despite two years…


Rams to Pick Up QB Matthew Stafford’s 2023 Option

The Los Angeles Rams are expected to pick up the 2023 option bonus and 2024 salary for Matthew Stafford in March, giving the quarterback $62 million in guaranteed cash, ESPN reported Saturday, Jan. 14. The move would come by March 19, the day the guarantees kick in. Before the 2022 season, the Rams signed him…


Nevada Teen Dies After Suffering Cardiac Arrest After Gym Class

A Las Vegas teenager was found unresponsive in his school’s restroom after suffering cardiac arrest for unexplained reasons, according to his family. Jordan Brister, 18, who attended Amplus Academy in Las Vegas, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 8. The teenager was found unconscious in the school bathroom on Jan. 3 after attending a sports class….


Herbert, Staley Ponder What Went Wrong in Collapse at Jags

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Justin Herbert sat in silence at his locker for roughly 15 minutes, staring into the distance. He had taken off his cleats but was still wearing most of his grass-stained uniform. It was a defining scene for a team devastated by a collapse no one could have seen coming. And it made this much…


Mann, Leonard Lead Clippers Over Last-Place Rockets 121–100

LOS ANGELES—Terance Mann scored a career-high 31 points, Kawhi Leonard added 30, and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated Houston 121–100 on Sunday, extending the Rockets’ season-worst skid to 10 straight games. Both teams were shorthanded. Houston starters Jalen Green and Jae’Sean Tate served one-game suspensions for leaving the bench area during an on-court altercation in…


Hamlin Cheers on Bills-Dolphins Playoff From Home: ‘My Heart Is With My Guys’

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field earlier this month, on Sunday took to Twitter to cheer his team’s wild-card playoff game against the Miami Dolphins. “My heart is with my guys as they compete today!” Hamlin wrote on Twitter on Sunday afternoon before the kickoff, alongside a…


Kentucky Halts No. 5 Tennessee’s 25-Game Home Win Streak

Antonio Reeves scored a team-high 18 points off the bench and Oscar Tshiebwe recorded his 50th career double-double as visiting Kentucky stunned No. 5 Tennessee 63–56 Saturday afternoon in Knoxville, Tenn. Tshiebwe scored 15 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the unranked Wildcats (11–6, 2–4 Southeastern Conference), who came into the game as significant underdogs…


NBA Roundup: Joel Embiid, Sixers Sink Jazz in Final Seconds

Joel Embiid hit a game-winning shot with five seconds left and James Harden fired in 18 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 118–117 win over the Utah Jazz on Saturday in Salt Lake City. Embiid finished with 30 points and seven rebounds, Tyrese Maxey scored 21…