OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA – Head coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs watches the first half of an NBA In-Season Tournament game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Paycom Center on November 14, 2023 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo: Joshua Gateley/Getty Images) San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich remains one of basketball’s respectable figures and rarely holds back. The five-time NBA champion has established himself as someone who will say it straight to everyone, including fans watching a game. This was on full display when the Spurs faced the Los Angeles Clippers. A familiar name on the Clippers…
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One day, maybe next week, the Houston Texans will play a game that doesn’t come down to the final two minutes, or in the case of several recent games, the final seconds. For now, Sunday’s 24-21 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars was the epitome of who this team is. They make enough mistakes to allow their opponent to hang around or lead for most of the afternoon, as Jacksonville did, and then whether they win or lose often depends on CJ Stroud’s ability to thread his Superman cape and off. win a game. On Sunday, Superman was good, but when…
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Ahead of the start of the Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah on November 28 and as discussions continue over hosting WTA tournaments in Saudi Arabia, Adam Addicott examines the implications for the sport of seizing expansion opportunities in a country where LGBT+ people are criminalized. … By Adam Addicotteditor-in-chief of Ubitennis.net UNITED KINGDOM Guido Pella wears a Pride rainbow headband at the US Open in 2021 (Manuela Davies/USTA) “I’ve never seen change without commitment.” These are the words of one of the world’s first openly gay athletes on the complex subject of hosting sporting events in Saudi Arabia. Billie…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 24 points, Karl-Anthony Towns and Mike Conley each had 18 and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Memphis Grizzlies 119-97 on Sunday.Rudy Gobert added 13 points to help the Timberwolves win for the fourth time in the last five games. Conley added a game-high 10 assists and finished 6 of 9 from 3-point range.Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis with 18 points, while Santi Aldama finished with 14. Desmond Bane scored 13 points, but was 5 of 16 from the field as Memphis lost its fourth straight, falling to 0-8 home.The Timberwolves sit atop the…
Adam Bettcher/Getty ImagesRight-handed starting pitcher Kenta Maeda agreed to a two-year contract with the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, according to the The New York Post Jon Heyman.ESPN Jeff Passan reported that the deal was worth $24 million.Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press added that the deal is pending a physical exam, which will take place on Monday. He also added more information about the deal.Evan Petzold @EvanPetzoldKenta Maeda and the #Tigers were building momentum toward a deal before Thanksgiving and reached an agreement. agreement earlier today.Lots of information in this story, including Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shōta Imanaga, Maeda’s presence in…
During a recent interview with Heavy On Sport’s Steve Bulpett, Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce shared his thoughts on the era of player empowerment in the league. Pierce noted that he’s not sure the move is good for the NBA, but he understands why players have sought to control their own destiny as best they can. Over the past decade, player empowerment has been a topic that has swept the NBA. Players began to take control of their own narrative. They force themselves out of situations that do not satisfy them. They control their own image via social networks. And…
ESPN Fantasy AnalystsNovember 26, 2023, 5:15 p.m. ET1 minute readingBijan Robinson had one of his best days as a pro on Sunday.David J. Griffin/Icon SportswireWeek 12 of the 2023 fantasy football season has some big surprises in store. Who were the big winners and the big losers? Which players received “A” and “F” grades?Matt Bowen and Tristan H. Cockcroft provide their analysis and Seth Walder provides his notes. We also asked NFL Nation reporters to answer our questions about what happened in Thursday and Sunday’s games.Go to a topic:Leaderboard winners | Ranking losersWho got an A | Who got an…
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The 2023 ATP Next Gen Finals in Jeddah are approaching, and we now know which players will compete in the group stage thanks to the draw. The format of the Next Gen ATP Finals mimics that of the ATP Finals. There are two groups of four players, after which we have the semi-finals and then the final. In this year’s finals, the groups were named Red Group and Green Group. In the red group, there is Luca Van Ascche, Alex Michelsen, Hamad Medjedovic and wild card Abedllah Shelbayh. In the green group, Arthur, Son, Dominic Stricker, Flavio Cobolli and Luca…