After an exciting wild-card weekend, just eight teams still have a chance to win Super Bowl 60. The landscape across the NFL shifted considerably during the wild-card round. Notably, the Philadelphia Eagles – the reigning Super Bowl champions who entered the playoffs with the fourth-shortest Super Bowl odds – were upset by the San Francisco […]

PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks tried to trade All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte, flirted with free agent third baseman Alex Bregman, and wound up Tuesday acquiring Nolan Arenado. This outcome wasn’t on the D-backs’ winter bingo card, but for a team trying to stay competitive in the National League West while still reducing payroll, they’ll […]

The San Antonio Spurs, simply, couldn’t make up for their wretched third quarter. After being outscored in the period by 16, San Antonio tried to battle back — eventually closing the gap to 12 points midway through the fourth quarter — but fell to the Thunder, 119-98, Tuesday, Jan. 13. And with that, Oklahoma City […]

Some NHL draft-eligible players have established themselves as top-flight prospects.  Others have some work to do if they want to be drafted as highly as they expect.  The second half of the season will be incredibly important for the latter group of players.  Some youngsters hoping to hear their names called early in June’s NHL […]

Phoenix Suns guard Dillon Brooks picked up his league-leading 14th technical foul of the season on Tuesday, Jan. 13, and two more will lead to an automatic one-game suspension. That seems inevitable, but making history will take work. Brooks leads Draymond Green and Luka Doncic, each who have nine technical fouls apiece this season. Yet […]

Another day, another wild spin of the NFL coaching carousel. Not even 24 hours after his team suffered its latest playoff disappointment, getting trounced at home in the wild-card round by the Houston Texans, Mike Tomlin is stepping down as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers after 19 seasons − none of the sub-.500 variety. […]