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All of the buffering complaints didn’t prevent Netflix users from tuning into Jake Paul’s victory by unanimous decision against Mike Tyson on Friday. The platform announced that 60 million users watched the final fight live, while 50 million watched the first co-main fight between Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor — which will likely make it … Read more

When Karl-Anthony Towns wasn’t able to go Friday night against the Nets due to the knee injury he suffered in Wednesday’s loss to Chicago, Jericho Sims was inserted into the starting lineup. But Sims only played 17 minutes in a tight win over the Nets at Madison Square Garden, as a new piece to the … Read more

SEATTLE — Islanders coach Patrick Roy was left infuriated and incredulous by a failed challenge for goaltender interference on Jamie Oleksiak’s game-winning goal for the Kraken on Saturday afternoon. Brandon Tanev was battling with Isaiah George in the crease and appeared to have contact with Isles netminder Ilya Sorokin when Oleksiak shot the puck. The … Read more

Jayden Maiava shines and struggles as USC edges Nebraska to revive bowl hopes In the last gasps of an otherwise lost season, USC’s new quarterback trotted onto the field Saturday afternoon as a towering 6-foot-5 symbol of hope. Any last chance of the Trojans salvaging their season — or at least securing a bowl bid … Read more

The clouds of uncertainty that have consistently hovered over Filip Chytil are now grayer than the Seattle sky the Rangers flew through on Saturday.  And no, the Czech center was not aboard as he went through further evaluation in New York for the upper-body injury he sustained last game in a collision with K’Andre Miller … Read more

SEATTLE — File this one under wins the Islanders let slip through their fingers. After playing their best game of the season in Vancouver on Thursday, the Islanders came out on Saturday afternoon looking confident and playing crisp hockey. But this time, it didn’t translate to a blowout win — or any other kind of … Read more

Mike Tyson revealed that he had eight blood transfusions, lost 25 pounds in the hospital and “almost died” in June, one month before his Netflix bout with Jake Paul was originally scheduled to happen and around five months before it actually unfolded Saturday night. “This is one of those situations when you lost but still … Read more

Will the Habs win at home on Shea Weber night? Canadiens’ Josh Anderson looks for an opening against Blue Jackets goalie Dmitri Tarasov during a game at the Bell Centre on March 12, 2024. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette Justin Barron will see the ice for the first time since Oct. 31 when the … Read more

When wearable technology replaces escrow as a hot-button topic in the NHLPA’s fall tour, you know this is not Bob Goodenow’s union anymore. And when Ninth Avenue appears amenable to extending the current CBA in principle well ahead of its September 2026 expiration date rather than demanding givebacks, you know this is not 1994, 2004, … Read more

Welcome back, Kadarius Toney. The two-time Super Bowl-winning wide receiver, who had been waiting as a member of the Browns’ practice squad since September. He was elevated off the practice squad Saturday and is expected to make his season debut when Cleveland travels to New Orleans on Sunday. Toney, 25, most recently played for the … Read more