Isaiah Hartenstein doesn’t get it. He blocked Rudy Gobert three times on New Year’s Day. He blocked Devin Booker’s jam attempt. He blocked Kelly Oubre at the rim in Philly. He stopped Haywood Highsmith’s breakaway during the In-Season Tournament. Yet the opposition still doesn’t seem very deterred. “I don’t know why people keep trying to … Read more
The Nets have desperately needed a spark, from anyone, as their season spirals away from them. Lonnie Walker IV delivered one and — with so many struggling around him — is making a case to see more minutes. In his third game back from a hamstring injury, Walker scored 20 points on 8-for-12 shooting, including … Read more
The Deuce got loose. But a chance for an encore on Martin Luther King Jr. Day hinges on Jalen Brunson’s “questionable” availability. There haven’t been many opportunities for Miles “Deuce” McBride playing behind Brunson, and that was especially true when Immanuel Quickley was also on the roster. But with Quickley gone via trade and Brunson … Read more
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Underneath the blow of a shattering last-gasp goal that delivered the Islanders a regulation loss in Nashville on Saturday night came a return to the sort of game the Isles must start playing more often in the second half of the season. The operative stat in the 3-1 loss to the … Read more
DETROIT — Jared Goff threw for a touchdown and completed a game-sealing first down against the team that cast him away, and the Detroit Lions won a playoff game for the first time in 32 years, beating Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams 24-23 on Sunday night. The Lions (13-5) ended a nine-game postseason … Read more
The Yankees did not go to the top of the free-agent market to fill out their rotation. But it’s possible that for the annual price of one of those top starters, they could add both Marcus Stroman and an arm for the bullpen. With their lineup and rotation seemingly set, at least for now with … Read more
Jerry Jones wasn’t offering up any comments about what comes next for the Cowboys after being knocked out in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, but Robert Griffin III believes that he has a solution. Fire Mike McCarthy and hire Deion Sanders. The former NFL quarterback and ESPN analyst made the bold proclamation shortly … Read more
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Noah Dobson, Bo Horvat and Brock Nelson all had strong cases to go to All-Star weekend in Toronto. But none of the three will be joining Mathew Barzal, who was confirmed as the only All-Star representative from the Islanders when the results of fan voting were released on Saturday night. The … Read more
Firefighters work at the scene of a fatal hit-and-run in Pacoima. (OnScene.TV) Police are searching for the drivers of three vehicles who failed to stop after striking — one after another — a pedestrian in Pacoima late Friday night. At around 11:45 p.m., a man was crossing mid-block on San Fernando Road south of Montague … Read more
Heads are sure to roll after another early playoff exit by the Cowboys. Following the 48-32 loss to the Packers on Sunday, Dallas’ season came to a thud of an ending in a showing that surely won’t make team owner Jerry Jones very pleased. The Cowboys’ 28-year Super Bowl drought will continue and the team’s … Read more