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Things got heated at Ford Field on Thursday night. And that was before the game even started. Before “Thursday Night Football” between the Packers and Lions, Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur got into a heated exchange with a fan on the field. While people on the field were unfurling an American flag, one fan with … Read more

The Knicks’ starting unit mostly has remained healthy all season, with only Karl-Anthony Towns missing a single game due to injury. But All-Star point guard Jalen Brunson notably left the bench and headed for the locker room with 2:39 left in the third quarter, and he did not return to Thursday’s 125-101 win over the … Read more

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder drives to the basket as teammate Isaiah Hartenstein sets a pick on RJ Barrett of the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena on Dec. 5, 2024 in Toronto.Photo by Andrew Lahodynskyj /Getty Images Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the born in Toronto, raised in Hamilton, all Canadian who is unlike any who … Read more

Employees watch a live broadcast of Game 5 of the NBA finals at an NBA store in Beijing, Oct. 10, 2020.Photo by Mark Schiefelbein, File /AP Photo The NBA is returning to China next season, striking a deal to play preseason games there more than five years after the league was effectively banned over Commissioner … Read more

Michigan and Ohio State players fight following the Wolverines’ upset win over their rival. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con We’ve nearly arrived. Next stop: Rock Bottom.  For my two cents and fully repaid college loan, last week beat the previous week for continued social destruction of our sports. And with no cure pursued, it’s … Read more

Tyrod Taylor hasn’t thought about it yet. About the opportunity to open next season as the Jets’ starting quarterback, depending on the new general manager’s decisions with Aaron Rodgers and in the coming NFL Draft. About everything — at least as of now — starting to align for Taylor, who will be 36 in August, … Read more

Nic Claxton is coming off his highest-scoring game of the season, his best performance since coming back from injury. But with Claxton, “back” is the operative word. Brooklyn’s starting center is admittedly fighting through pain from a back injury he suffered in the summer — one not initially listed by the Nets. Though he’s slowly … Read more

One former football coach is trying to get back on a sideline, but another big name is not. Urban Meyer made it clear Thursday that he has no intention of trying to return to coach Ohio State football, despite some floating his name as a possible replacement for current head coach Ryan Day.  This comes … Read more

The Oakland Athletics and their design teams released renderings Tuesday, March 5, 2024 of the club’s planned $1.5 billion stadium in Las Vegas that show five overlapping layers with a similar look to the famous Sydney Opera House. Photo by Negativ via AP, File LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Stadium Authority approved lease, non-relocation … Read more

Chargers receiver Ladd McConkey (15), who seems to have been suffering bruises all season, catches a touchdown pass behind the Chiefs’ Bryan Cook (6) in Week 4. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Ladd McConkey has not made a decision whether he will be available Sunday night against the Kansas City Chiefs as he manages … Read more