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The Jets were called for 16 penalties in Sunday’s 40-14 loss to the Bills and they now lead the NFL with 131 accepted penalties. But Jets linebacker Jamien Sherwood said the Jets are not getting the benefit of the doubt and that is leading to bad calls from the officials. “That’s just one of the … Read more

WASHINGTON — The evidence was overwhelming on the one-year anniversary of the trade for OG Anunoby. The Knicks are a better team with him. After Monday’s victory over the Wizards, New York’s record with Anunoby in the lineup is a remarkable 43-13 in the regular season. Without Anunoby — specifically when he underwent elbow surgery … Read more

SUNRISE, Fla. — Filip Chytil was a standout in the Rangers’ 5-3 loss to the Panthers on Monday night at Amerank Bank Arena, scoring the team’s first goal on the way to briefly tying the game up in the second period. Flying up the ice and carrying the puck into the offensive zone, the Czech … Read more

If there was one positive takeaway from the Nets’ disappointing loss to the Magic on Sunday afternoon, it was the return and sustained health of top scorer Cam Thomas. Thomas, who had been out since Nov. 25 with a hamstring strain, “felt great” in his first game back in which he scored a game-high 25 … Read more

The Giants just snapped a 10-game losing streak and could next see their odds of ending a different 11-game skid increase. Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said Monday that he is still undecided on whether or not to play starters against the Giants. Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (r.) shakes Giants head coach Brian Daboll’s … Read more

Texans’ linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair revealed that he met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and two of his top executives, in his first comments since being suspended for his hit on Trevor Lawrence. Al-Shaair, in a lengthy social media statement Monday, said he met with Goodell, executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent and vice … Read more

TORONTO — It had been nearly four years on the calendar since Marcus Hogberg led an NHL team out of the tunnel for warmups. He had gone back home to Sweden in the interim, all but falling off the NHL’s radar. For all intents and purposes, it looked as though his career on this side … Read more

OMAHA, Neb. — St. John’s is thinking big. How big? Big East championship big. “The only motivation is we’re trying to win the whole league,” junior wing RJ Luis said on Monday. “We’re trying to win big, we’re trying to go dancing in March.” 3RJ Luis, pictured during a game on Dec. 28, said that … Read more

Clippers guard James Harden controls the ball in front of New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray in the first half of the Clippers’ 116-113 win Monday night. (Peter Forest / Associated Press) Norman Powell scored 35 points, James Harden hit go-ahead free throws with 17.9 seconds left and the Clippers held on to defeat the … Read more

Wizards rookie guard Carlton “Bub” Carrington was pushed off the court in a wheelchair Monday after hitting his head on the floor during the third quarter of Washington’s game against the Knicks. Carrington was defending Knicks wing OG Anunoby as he drove to the basket, and at one point during the sequence, Carrington fell backward … Read more