Author: JamesMcGhee

DETROIT—If Sunday’s rout of the Seattle Kraken seemed a little too easy for the Red Wings, maybe that’s because it was. Coach Todd McLellan said as much immediately after that outing, saying his team’s effort was too “loose” for his liking. He warned that Detroit would need a practice, there was no need to fix the problem, and instead, on Tuesday night, the Red Wings allowed a cavalier effort to end their winning streak in a 6-3 loss to visiting San Francisco. Jose Sharks.The confidence that has defined this seven-game winning streak manifested as something different Tuesday. As McLellan said,…

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic added another record to his long list, breaking the tie with Roger Federer for the most Grand Slam matches played in tennis history by reaching 430 on Wednesday at Australian Open in what was a tougher than expected second round victory.Djokovic improved to 379-51 for his career at majors, a winning percentage of 0.881, by defeating 21-year-old Portuguese qualifier Jaime Faria 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-2 in a game briefly interrupted by light rain before Rod Laver Arena’s retractable roof closed.“The Grand Slams, of course, are the pillars of our sport. They mean everything…

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If there are moral victories, the New York Rangers have just one.Despite their 3-2 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night, the Rangers have reason to be happy.For the most part, the Rangers played 60 minutes of hockey, a new style this team has recently adopted.The fourth line duo of Sam Carrick and Adam Edström were once again fantastic as they both scored their own goals.New York led 2-1 for much of the night and contained an explosive offense from the Avalanche, especially with Shesterkin making big saves down the stretch.With just over a minute left, Artturi Lehkonen…

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Cam Johnson returned from a five-game absence with a sprained right ankle and scored 24 points in Brooklyn Nets“132-114 victory against the Portland Trail Blazers, Tuesday night.Keon Johnson And Noah Clowney each added 20 for the Nets, who ended a five-game losing streak.Scoot Henderson had a career-high 39 points, including eight 3-pointers, for the Blazers.Net guards Ben Simmons, whose status was uncertain due to a lower back injury and left knee soreness, started and finished with five points, 11 assists and nine rebounds. He will not participate in Wednesday’s game against the Clippers.Blazers rookie Donovan Clingan…

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Some Tar Heels also have bunny ears.North Carolina general manager Mike Lombardi has once again called a report regarding UNC head coach Bill Belichick’s potential future in the NFL as false.Last week, after NFL Network reported that several teams had reached out to see if Belichick would be interested in leaving Chapel Hill for professional football, Lombardi took it as a “complete lie” This week, after PFT reported that Belichick’s slowly forming coaching staff had made people from the university all the way to the ACC commissioner. nervous about Belichick’s plansLombardi echoed again, with a tweet.”We are not slow, we…

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There are two ways to see the NL East this winter.Technically, no division spent more money in free agency. In that light, the NL East is a monster, a juggernaut, a financial force of nature.However, much of that spending went to one man: Juan Soto. Take Soto out of the equation and the division’s spending of $972.75 million shrinks to $207.75 million, a lower figure than the AL East, AL West and NL West.This points to a bigger story. Besides Soto, this division, which has sent three teams to the playoffs in 2024, has been relatively inactive so far this…

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