7:25 PM ET The New York Knicks fired head coach David Fizdale Friday, continuing the revolving door of coaches for the franchise in recent years. While assistant Mike Miller (not that one) will take over in the interim, one former Knicks player has already begun his campaign to get the full-time job: Metta World Peace.
Month: December 2019
7:00 AM ET MILAN, Ind. — Chrissy Lanham stood next to a cardboard cutout of her husband as the final seconds ticked off the clock inside Cincinnati’s Paul Brown Stadium. The flesh-and-bone version of Jeff Lanham was watching roughly 45 miles west in the makeshift tent atop the couple’s restaurant and bar in Milan, Indiana.
6:00 AM ET Alshon Jeffery turned back the clock last week with his best fantasy performance in four years … while being started in fewer than 25% of ESPN leagues. More than 80% of ESPN fantasy owners also missed out on recent surges from James Washington, Anthony Miller, Cole Beasley and Dede Westbrook — all
3:34 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — Nearly two decades after they met at a USA Basketball camp, LeBron James, playing for his third NBA team, and Carmelo Anthony, playing for his fifth, matched up once again in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 136-113 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday. James got the better of
2:41 AM ET MILWAUKEE – On any given night, Giannis Antetokounmpo succeeds at suspending fans’ disbelief and completing the unthinkable. Antetokounmpo has levitated on blocks. He has spiked balls into the Fiserv Forum stands with superman strength. On Friday night, Antetokounmpo came as close to flying as a human can get – soaring over LA
2:39 AM ET PORTLAND — After a game that saw Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts ejected for the first time in his NBA coaching career, Blazers guard CJ McCollum called the officiating in Friday’s 136-113 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers “very inconsistent all night.” “We appreciate him supporting us,” McCollum said. “We’re
8:00 AM GMT Brisbane Heat 6 for 166 (Green 46, G Harris 43, Jonassen 38, Strano 4-28) beat Melbourne Renegades 4 for 163 (Dooley 50*, Duffin 44) by four wickets Defending champions Brisbane Heat surged into the WBBL final, where they will face Adelaide Strikers on home soil, with a powerful batting performance as they
2:09 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — For the fourth time in six years, the Pac-12 will not send a team to the College Football Playoff. The continued absence has limited the conference’s national visibility and damaged its perception, but Oregon coach Mario Cristobal said his program would not make any scheduling concessions in order
1:49 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Matt Jones coped best with difficult afternoon conditions Saturday at the Australian Open for a 3-under 68 to take a three-stroke lead into the final round. Jones, who led by one stroke after the second round, had a three-round total of 13-under 200 at The Australian Golf Club.
1:26 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — In a chaotic, controversial final 1.1 seconds of regulation, a delay of game, a Hail Mary and a buzzer beater all combined to force an overtime that led to the Oklahoma City Thunder shocking the Minnesota Timberwolves 139-127 on Friday. With 1.1 seconds remaining and the Thunder down two