Jaylen’s latest growth area: How Celtics star has evolved as a playmaker originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston On a team chock full of playmakers, Jaylen Brown will forever be more of a finisher than a distributor. But with both Jayson Tatum and Jrue Holiday sitting out Wednesday’s visit from the Detroit Pistons, Brown showed … Read more
Athletics, Severino agree to reported franchise record-setting deal originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Athletics aren’t just making moves with their team relocation, they’re taking action with their roster ahead of the 2025 MLB season. The team agreed to a three-year contract with right-handed pitcher Luis Severino, as it officially announced in a … Read more
Why 49ers GM Lynch finds Shanahan criticism, firing rumors ‘comical’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area John Lynch hears the noise, and all he can do is laugh. The 49ers enter Week 14 of the 2024 NFL season fighting to keep their playoff hopes alive with an underwhelming 5-7 record, two games back in … Read more
INGLEWOOD — For the past three games, the Minnesota Timberwolves have looked like the team they aspired to be. The defense has been better with perimeter defenders flying around and all of it anchored by Rudy Gobert. The team has used that to play faster with more transition opportunities for guys like Anthony Edwards, and … Read more
Freddie Freeman LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman had surgery on his right ankle. The team said the procedure involved debridement and removal of loose bodies by Dr. Kenneth Jung in Los Angeles. Freeman is expected to be ready by spring training. The 35-year-old Freeman hurt his ankle on Sept. … Read more
Finding protection for Drake Maye: Top tackles set to hit free agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots have a busy offseason ahead. Eliot Wolf and the rest of the front office will be expected to address several areas of need, none more crucial than the offensive tackle position. Protecting their … Read more
The NBA announced Friday that Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown has been fined $25,000 for an “inappropriate gesture” made during Wednesday’s win over the Detroit Pistons. Brown made a throat-slash gesture toward Pistons center Isaiah Stewart following a dunk late in the first quarter. “Just caught up in the moment, I guess,” Brown said afterward. … Read more
Major League Baseball’s two murky stadium situations got a little more clarity on Thursday night. In Florida, the St. Petersburg city council agreed to uphold its commitment toward the construction of the Historic Gas Plant District, which includes a new $1.3 billion domed stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays. The 4-3 vote in favor approved … Read more
Jaylen fined for making ‘inappropriate gesture’ in Celtics-Pistons originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jaylen Brown said he expected to hear from the league after he made a throat-slash gesture following a poster dunk on Detroit Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart on Wednesday night. He was right. The NBA has fined the Boston Celtics star … Read more
NEW YORK — Deciding whether Juan Soto tops Shohei Ohtani for baseball’s largest contract could be in the eye of the beholder because of all the deferred money in Ohtani’s deal. Ohtani agreed last December to a 10-year, $700 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, easily exceeding the previous high set when Mike Trout … Read more