Author: JamesMcGhee

Lakers coach JJ Redick listened to general manager Rob Pelinka speak to the media last week and became an internet sensation as a broadcaster and podcaster. Now he leaves this world behind. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)The place where JJ Redick wants to be, the basketball court, provides structure. The lines that demarcate the perimeter of the field distinguish between the inside and outside of the boundaries. The rules of the game ensure that crafting is rewarded.This place, the court, made Redick a star – the all-time leading scorer in Duke basketball history. It made him rich – almost $118 million…

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Naomi Osaka will next face Coco Gauff at the China Open (ADEK BERRY)Naomi Osaka is bracing for a “battle” after setting up a Monday clash with Coco Gauff in the China Open round of 16, while top seed Aryna Sabalenka also walked.Osaka beat 60th-ranked American Katie Volynets 6-3, 6-2 and will next face Gauff in a showdown between the former US Open champions in Beijing.World number two Sabalenka beat Ashlyn Krueger 6-2, 6-2 for her 14th straight victory and faces another American in 24th-ranked Madison Keys.Ahead of the Gauff meeting, Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam champion, said: “She’s obviously very…

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End of an era in Oakland: A’s lost season finale against the Mariners originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaThe Athletics lost the final game of the franchise’s Oakland era, falling to the Seattle Mariners 6-4 on Sunday at T-Mobile Park.Mitch Spence started the game strong until the wheels came off in the fourth, with the Mariners breaking through for two runs. Eventually, Seattle’s lead grew to six before Tyler Nevin’s double put Oakland on the board in the seventh.The A’s scored two runs in the top of the ninth, but Max Schuemann’s strikeout ended the game and concluded 57…

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With the Bills leading 21-10 in the third quarter Sunday night, offensive coordinator Joe Brady called a trap play that had quarterback Josh Allen lined up at wide receiver and wide receiver Curtis Samuel is lined up at quarterback. Samuel threw the ball to Allen, who was hit as he attempted to throw and fumbled. The Ravens recovered and the Bills were never really in the game after that.Bills head coach Sean McDermott acknowledged after the game that he and Brady needed to discuss the call.“I think it’s something that Joe and I are going to talk about and learn…

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What a night it was for Elliot Lake, for youth hockey and for the big guns in Pittsburgh.Evgeni Malkin scored a hat trick and Sidney Crosby added two goals, as the Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 in the annual Kraft “Hockeyville” preseason showdown in Sudbury, Ontario This year.See the original article to see the embedded media.The Senators were the better team early and took a 2-1 lead heading into the second period. But the Penguins took over in the second period, scoring four unanswered goals to close out the game.Goaltender Filip Larsson relieved Tristan Jarry midway through the second…

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Warriors set training camp roster ahead of 2024-25 NBA season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaWith the Warriors 2024-25 NBA season Just around the corner, Golden State announced the official roster for its training camp schedule that begins Tuesday in Hawaii.Warriors added Blake Hinson, Kevin Knox II And Jackson Rowe to their training camp roster, which currently includes 20 players but can accommodate up to 21 before reducing the number to 18 for the regular season.Here is the roster as it currently stands:

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