It’s been a very turbulent couple of years for Ja Morant, who has been at the center of a number of off-the-court incidents that have overshadowed his performance on it. That includes an altercation that led to the Grizzlies star ending up on the receiving end of a lawsuit, although he got some good news […]
— Payton Pritchard had 21 points, including five 3-pointers and the Boston Celtics held off a late charge to beat the Sacramento Kings 101-100 on Friday night.
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Payton Pritchard had 21 points, including five 3-pointers and the Boston Celtics held off a late charge to beat the Sacramento Kings 101-100 on Friday night. Kristaps Porzingis added 20 points and 11 rebounds – his second straight double-double – to help the NBA’s top team
Racing with the No. 80 in honor of his late friend Kellen Seavy, Shelden Cooper led all 80-laps for a thrilling triumph in the Madera Pro Late Model Series presented by Mission Foods on Saturday at Madera Speedway. The MAVTV-televised feature saw Cooper outlast multi-time champion Matt Erickson and 2023 champion Tyler Herzog for the round two victory of 2024.Cooper set the quick-time, then drew the pole position after the redraw. Erickson and 2023 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model champion Vito Cancilla...
On one end, you had the Lakers fumbling their way through the game like someone waking up in a strange, dark room with no idea how to flip on the lights. And on the other end, you had the team the Lakers battled in the first round of the playoffs — all in their street clothes watching a collection of young players, others on 10-day contracts and G Leaguers threaten any shot the Lakers have to move up from 10th place in the Western Conference standings. In all the combinations and permutations...
LeBron James has six of his 37 points late while Anthony Davis finishes with 36 points and 14 rebounds to help the Lakers keep pace in play-in chase.
Charlie Blackmon homered and tripled, Ryan McMahon had three hits and the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-5 in Denver on Monday night. Ezequiel Tovar and Brendan Rodgers added two hits each and Peter Lambert (2-0) tossed two scoreless relief innings for Colorado. Nick Mears gave up a run and loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth before Jake Bird entered and retired Eugenio Suarez on a fly ball to right field for his first career save. The Rockies had lost their previous...
Jamal Murray scored 21 points, Nikola Jokic had 15 points and 15 rebounds and the visiting Denver Nuggets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 126-111 on Sunday to secure the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference. Denver (57-25) moved past Minnesota, which lost at home to Phoenix on Sunday, and will begin the first round of the playoffs against the winner of Tuesday night's play-in game between the No. 7 New Orleans Pelicans and No. 8 Los Angeles Lakers. The Nuggets bounced back from a disappointing loss...
There is never a dull moment for Borussia Dortmund fans. The opening minutes of today’s match between Dortmund and Mönchengladbach had the makings of a stunner, or so I thought. By the time Sabitzer netted his second goal, I was beginning to develop delusions of grandeur in thinking this match might be a blowout. Then Gladbach pulled a goal back and I knew it was game on. The second half was where things went awry, but Dortmund didn't let this one slip away. Here are some of my immediate...
LeBron James poured in 37 points and Anthony Davis added 36 as the visiting Los Angeles Lakers held off the pesky Memphis Grizzlies for a 123-120 win on Friday night. With the victory, Los Angeles (46-35) jumped into the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference for the time being. The Lakers, Warriors and Kings all entered the day at 45-35. Golden State and Sacramento were both scheduled to play later Friday, and both teams own tiebreakers against Los Angeles. Memphis (27-54) gave the Lakers a...
Kyle Larson holds off a hard-charging Bubba Wallace to keep the lead and
Trey Jemison collected 17 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks, helping lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 108-90 win over the visiting Detroit Pistons on Friday. Maozinha Pereira also scored 17 points for the Grizzlies (27-50), while Scotty Pippen Jr. chipped in 16 points. GG Jackson and Lamar Stevens scored 15 apiece for Memphis, which won its third straight game. Jake LaRavia added 12 points. Jaden Ivey scored 31 points to lead the Pistons (13-64), who have dropped three games in a row and 11...