Trae Young’s 3-pointer with eight seconds remaining in overtime pushed the Atlanta Hawks to a 134-132 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. It spoiled an outstanding night by LeBron James on the other side. Young led the Hawks with 31 points and 20 assists, followed by 26 points from De’Andre Hunter (with … Read more
The Mets introduced their biggest acquisition this offseason — so far — in Frankie Montas on Friday afternoon. Montas, 31, is a bit of a reclamation project for the Mets after an injury-plagued tenure with the Yankees and an up-and-down 2024 season with the Reds and Brewers. With the free agent market heating up, and … Read more
Why LeSean McCoy is rooting for Saquon Barkley to break his record originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia If Saquon Barkley can manage to pick up 109 yards on the ground on Sunday afternoon, he would break LeSean McCoy’s franchise record for rushing yards in a season. No one is rooting for him harder than … Read more
Report: Warriors in ‘real hunt’ to trade for star before deadline originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It’s only a matter of time before the Warriors make a big splash. With the NBA’s Feb. 6 trade deadline quickly approaching, general manager Mike Dunleavy and Co. are contemplating a move for a star, ESPN’s Shams … Read more
Three questions Giants must answer by end of MLB Winter Meetings originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO — The first week of December started with a pair of stories that couldn’t have gone over all that well at Oracle Park. Minutes after former Giant Blake Snell was introduced at Dodger Stadium and put … Read more
Three questions Giants must answer by end of MLB Winter Meetings originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO — The first week of December started with a pair of stories that couldn’t have gone over all that well at Oracle Park. Minutes after former Giant Blake Snell was introduced at Dodger Stadium and put … Read more
Eagles running back Saquon Barkley is on pace to break the NFL’s single-season rushing record. And he will benefit from facing a soft schedule of run defenses the rest of the way. Barkley has 1,499 rushing yards through 12 games this season. That puts him on pace to gain 2,124 yards in a 17-game season. … Read more
Giants add two newcomers to front office, make Evans hire official originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO — Buster Posey went with an internal choice for general manager and picked a familiar face as his VP of player development. The latest round of front office additions included two more people that Posey … Read more
Three playoff spots are claimed. Eleven remain up for grabs. In the AFC, the field is looking more and more set. In the NFC, two divisions are up for grabs. In both conferences, the chase for the top seed might last all the way until Week 18. Here’s a look at the Sunday and Monday … Read more
What we learned as Steph scores 23 in blowout loss to Timberwolves originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Stephen Curry scored 23 points in his return to Golden State’s lineup but the Warriors failed to find a reliable second scoring option and lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-90 on Friday night … Read more