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Grayson Allen reached 3,000 career points in the second quarter of tonight’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers. Allen, who entered tonight’s game sixth in the NBA in three-point percentage at 46.2%, cashed home a corner three with 7:49 left in the first half on an assist by Kevin Durant to give the Suns (20-18) a 44-43 lead to reach the feat. This is Allen’s sixth NBA season and 298th career game. In his first season with Phoenix after being acquired in the Deandre Ayton trade, the Duke product has thrived, averaging 13.2 points and 4.2 rebounds in 33…
he reported firing of a long-time Bears front-office employee is evoking an angry response from at least one former member of their peronnel department. According to a report by Brad Biggs of the Tribune, the Bears have fired Cliff Stein, who was their chief contract negotiator over most of a 22-year stint with the team. Stein came to the Bears under Jerry Angelo in 2002 after team president Ted Phillips had been negotiating contracts. Stein did this for 13 years until Ryan Pace became general manager. Then Joey Laine took over the duty but Stein remained on staff…
Ezoic The Dallas Cowboys entered Sunday as more than a touchdown favorite at home against the Green Bay Packers during Super Wild Card Weekend but will head into the half down 27-7. The NFC East Champions trailed by as many as 27 points, failing to score until the last play of the first half, a one-year pass from quarterback Dak Prescott to offensive playmaker Jake Ferguson. Prescott entered the game as one of the more prolific passers in the NFL but had a nightmarish first half, including two interceptions. The Mississippi State product threw a pick in the first…
GET ACCESS SKIP TO CONTENT LOG IN SUBSCRIBE NOW Part of the McClatchy Media Network Local News Business Triangle Now Politics Sports Living Jobs/Recruiting Personal Finance Obituaries Shopping BASKETBALL Jaylen Brown Uncertain for Monday’s Celtics-Raptors Game BY BOBBY KRIVITSKY SPORTS ILLUSTRATED BOSTON CELTICS NEWS, ANALYSIS AND MORE JANUARY 14, 2024 4:53 PM Boston Celtics’ Joe Mazulla after Thursday’s victory against the Milwaukee Bucks Maven – Miami Heat Saturday night, the Boston Celtics earned a 145-113 victory vs. the Houston Rockets in Ime Udoka’s return to TD Garden. Already atop the NBA standings, the win improves their record to 30-9. They’re…
The Chicago Bulls needed a strong endgame kick to escape the San Antonio Spurs, 129-118, on Saturday night. Nikola Vucevic finished with 24 points and 16 rebounds and hit a crucial three-pointer in the dying seconds that sealed the Bulls’ fourth win in five Chicago improved to 19-22 in the season as it bounced back from a 131-140 home loss to the Golden State Warriors on Friday night. Strong first-half showing The Spurs played without Victor Wembanyama (rest), and the Bulls pounced on the top rookie’s absence by posting leads of as many as 18 points in the first half. Chicago closed the…
DETROIT — The day is finally here. After a week full of Matthew Stafford, Jared Goff and Sean McVay questions, it’s finally time for the Detroit Lions to host the Los Angeles Rams in prime-time wild-card action. We’ll answer three burning questions ahead of Sunday night’s kickoff in this post. What are Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff saying ahead of this game? Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford didn’t lean into the storylines of the week too much, as widely expected. Goff noted the personal connections and some the “differences” he and McVay had at the end of their time…
Before his first game coaching against the Celtics since exiting the franchise, Ime Udoka shared why he kept Joe Mazzulla when forming his staff in Boston. In 2021, Ime Udoka was hired to be head coach of the Boston Celtics. Udoka previously had experience as an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs, Philadelphia 76ers, and Brooklyn Nets, and he is the current bench boss of the Houston Rockets. During his lone season coaching in Boston, Udoka made the decision to retain Joe Mazzulla as an assistant coach. Per Inside The Celtics, the 46-year-old credits the front office and players for this decision. “I kept…
The Toronto Raptors’ long-term outlook changed in a major way almost immediately after the OG Anunoby trade with the New York Knicks, as two new starters came to town in the form of starting point guard Immanuel Quickley and former top pick wing RJ Barrett. Masai Ujiri was thought to have been waiting for the motherload to fall into his lap, as getting a big haul of draft capital could have given Toronto a robust long-term outlook. Instead, Ujiri saw two players who could instantly help Toronto’s offense take flight, and he didn’t hesitate to pull the trigger. Knowing…
Kevin Garnett said on his “KG Certified” podcast (explicit language warning) that the Phoenix Suns need a traditional point guard to start which would allow Devin Booker and Bradley Beal to play more consistently off-the-ball. “They need a point guard, bro,” Garnett said. “That’s why that (expletive) looked like that, bro. They need a real point guard. Bradley Beal, let’s keep this real. Bradley Beal is a two. Booker is a two. Guess what they want to do? They want to score the ball, bro. I don’t want Booker coming down consolidating, I need that (expletive) cooking!” Garnett suggested…
The Michigan Wolverines celebrated their National Championship this afternoon, first with a parade through Ann Arbor, and then at Crisler Center in front of a sold-out crowd. At the event, J.J. McCarthy and Jim Harbaugh — among many others — spoke in front of thousands of fans, and both were met with “One More Year” chants. McCarthy wouldn’t give an answer on his future, saying, “No matter what decision comes of this, Michigan will forever be in my heart — and I will be proud to be known as a Michigan man.” Shortly after the festivities, reports came out…