The NHL trade market has been a busy place over the past few weeks, and the rumor mill is churning. Once we get through the holiday roster freeze (Dec. 20-27), names of possible trade targets will begin swirling around teams with increased speed leading to the March 7 deadline — whether those names emerge from […]

All of the people involved in this Jimmy Butler business are prideful, and justifiably so. Pat Riley has been on — either as a player, assistant coach, head coach or top executive — nine NBA championship teams. And teams of which he has been a part have made 19 NBA finals. There have been only […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — And in the end, after another postseason heartbreak, after an emotionally exhausting offseason, after the drama-filled holdouts and the gnarly wave of injuries and the personal tragedies, after a star player’s lash-out and, with a team’s hopes hanging in the balance, an infuriating and surreal tap-out, the San Francisco 49ers’ 2024 […]

By Chandler Rome, Ken Rosenthal, Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney DALLAS — The Houston Astros traded outfielder Kyle Tucker to the Chicago Cubs on Friday afternoon, completing a frenzied 72 hours for two clubs confronting a crossroads. The Astros will receive a package that includes infielder Isaac Paredes, right-hander Hayden Wesneski and infield prospect Cam […]

A day after refusing to enter San Francisco’s 12-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, the 49ers gave every indiction that they are planning to part ways with linebacker De’Vondre Campbell Sr. When asked on a conference call Friday if he anticipated Campbell would be on the team in Week 16 and beyond, coach Kyle […]

Bill Belichick’s foray into college football drew plenty of double takes across the industry, but the logic behind his decision might have been as simple as it was surprising. “He’s a football coach,” a source close to Belichick said. “He’s going to coach somewhere.” After 49 seasons in the NFL, Belichick made a stark career […]

Ime Udoka saved the best highlights for last. After nearly 45 minutes of in-depth Houston Rockets analysis on his pre-training-camp PowerPoint presentation, with players soaking in their coach’s messages like students in a basketball classroom inside the team’s practice facility, the montage of mayhem began. First, it was the clip of Udoka telling LeBron James […]

There’s a long history of Buffalo and Detroit sharing their inspirational figures. Joyce Carol Oates and Rick James, Bob Lanier and Pat LaFontaine. They’ve easily crisscrossed the path around Lake Erie, whether by Interstate 90 or Ontario’s Highway 401, to find a familiar setting on the other end — another vibrant Rust Belt city that’s […]

Dean Henderson is using his head in helping Crystal Palace return to form. The England goalkeeper has been showcasing an unusual kind of save in recent months, stopping three goal-bound efforts with his face after rushing out to close down an attacker. The first was against Pablo Sarabia during the 2-2 draw with Wolves on […]