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LaMelo Ball’s career year will be put on pause. The Hornets star will be out for at least two weeks with a left calf strain, the team announced on Saturday. LaMelo Ball is out for at least the next two weeks. Getty Images The injury occurred during the team’s loss to the Heat on Wednesday … Read more

Perry Nelson-Imagn Images The question arose in the wake of Chris Kreider’s third-period, series clinching hat trick in Carolina whether his No. 20 would one day be raised to the Garden’s pinwheel ceiling, and my response was, yes — but only if the winger goes wire-to-wire as a Blueshirt. That prospect is in jeopardy. And … Read more

James Conner will be a Cardinal for a little while longer.  The veteran running back signed a two-year, $19 million extension with Arizona on Saturday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.  Conner had been set to become a free agent after the 2024 NFL season.  Arizona Cardinals running back James Conner (6) runs in for a … Read more

Iowa had the last laugh, but they found nothing funny about Nebraska’s actions — and made sure they knew it. Following Iowa’s 13-10 win over rival Nebraska on Friday, Hawkeyes linebackers Jay Higgins and Nick Jackson called out Cornhuskers head coach Matt Rhule and the team’s captains for their pregame antics. They claimed Rhule walked … Read more

Fox/NFL Ready! Fire! Aim! In the early 1960s, when a network could purchase NBA rights for even less than Bronny James futures, Bob Cousy, the Celtics’ dynamic point guard who played as if Earl Monroe would soon share his basketball DNA, had just retired. Cousy also was ABC Sports’ exec Roone Arledge’s favorite player. Both … Read more

Will Juraj Slafkovsky be able to build on his two-point performance against Columbus on Thursday? Montreal Canadiens defenseman Arber Xhekaj (72) successfully tips the puck away from New York Rangers centre Filip Chytil (72) during NHL action in Montreal, on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.Photo by Allen McInnis /Montreal Gazette It’s Thanksgiving weekend down south, so … Read more

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) walks off the field after the after the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium. Sam Greene/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images Around these parts, we’ve had a front-row seat witnessing the NFL’s most stunning fall from a season of massive expectation. The demise of the Jets … Read more

Matt Eberflus was classy in his first comments since being fired by the Bears. “I would like to thank the McCaskey family and [GM] Ryan Poles for the opportunity to be the head coach of the Bears,” Eberflus said on Saturday in a statement. “I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to the players for … Read more

UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers and the Bruins are pushing to end the 2024 season with a win over Fresno State Saturday. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press)

USC quarterback Jayden Maiava is set to lead the Trojans against Notre Dame at the Coliseum Saturday afternoon. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press)