Getty Images The Chargers will not have receiver Mike Williams for Saturday’s playoff matchup against the Jaguars. Los Angeles has downgraded Williams to out after initially listing him as questionable on Thursday’s injury report. Williams did not practice all week after suffering a back injury late in the second quarter of last … Read more
Getty Images Aaron Rodgers did not exactly look or sound like a player intending to suit up again for another season when he held his postgame press conference following last Sunday’s loss to the Lions. But the Packers don’t seem like they’ll be pushing him out the door. In his Friday press conference, Green Bay … Read more
Getty Images Chargers head coach Brandon Staley has taken some significant criticism this week over the playing time he gave starters and key players in Los Angeles’ loss to Denver in the regular-season finale. With Cincinnati up big on Baltimore at halftime and the Ravens playing rookie quarterback Anthony Brown, it was pretty clear the … Read more
Gerrie Coetzee (L), fighting Michael Dokes in 1983 for the WBA heavyweight title, died Thursday in South Africa at 67. (Photo by Getty Images) Gerrie Coetzee, a hard-punching South African who won a share of the heavyweight champion in 1983 when he knocked out Michael “Dynamite” Dokes, died Thursday following a short battle with cancer. … Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic hit tying 3-pointers in the final seconds of regulation and the first overtime, finishing with 35 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists in the Dallas Mavericks’ 119-115 double-overtime victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. Doncic highlighted his 56th career triple-double with that pair of clutch 3-pointers, … Read more
Raptors sophomore Scottie Barnes (#4) is starting to show his star potential again. (John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports) It’s nights like Thursday’s 124-114 Toronto Raptors win over the Charlotte Hornets where we’re reminded about Scottie Barnes’ star potential. Over the course of the Raptors’ losing stretch in December and January, head coach Nick Nurse repeatedly … Read more
Warriors midseason report: Roster out of step with current NBA originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea SAN FRANCISCO – The superpowers of Stephen Curry and Draymond Green were for years enough for the Warriors to bully the NBA. With Curry demolishing defenses and Green wrecking offenses, the league was at their mercy. Precisely halfway through … Read more
Getty Images Colts owner Jim Irsay announced Thursday night that the team has completed an interview with Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy. It is the first known interest in Bieniemy this hiring cycle. Bieniemy has been a popular candidate the past four hiring cycles. According to USA Today research, Bieniemy went into … Read more
Maple Leafs forward Bobby McMann (#74) thought he had his first NHL goal, but it wasn’t meant to be. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) Bobby McMann’s dreams came true, then they were quickly taken away from him. During the first period of Thursday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings, the Toronto Maple Leafs rookie, who … Read more
Getty Images When the Seahawks and 49ers get together for the third time this season, weather could be an issue. On Thursday, San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan was asked whether the conditions can be an equalizer. “I always think bad weather slows the game down and equalizes stuff, but when it’s one game, three and … Read more