Mar 6, 2025 · But in 61 outings so far this campaign, Wilson is currently on pace for his first-ever NHL season averaging under one penalty minute per game, even with the five for fighting seen above. His improvement feels symbolic of the Capitals' overall leap forward in a year where they were expected to be running on the fumes of a historic goal chase.

Mar 4, 2025 · Ten minutes into the first quarter of the Dallas Mavericks' Monday night blowout loss to the Sacramento Kings, Kyrie Irving maneuvered around a Kai Jones screen and into the lane, where he split two help defenders, took a bump, and landed oddly on his left foot. His knee crumpled and he immediately went to the floor, calling for the Mavs' athletic training staff.

Mar 6, 2025 · Did you watch Kings–Nuggets last night? So did Nikola Jokic. The three-time MVP had one of his worst games of the season against the mediocre and shorthanded Kings, laboring to 22 points and 15 rebounds with seven turnovers and a relatively ghastly minus-seven. Jokic has been struggling a bit by his incredible standards since the […]

Feb 4, 2025 · Like many other American companies catering to bigots by abandoning their DEI programs, the NFL has decided to rearrange the furniture before President Donald Trump's planned appearance at Super Bowl 59 this Sunday.According to Michael Silver of The Athletic, the league is ending "End Racism":. According to two league sources, Sunday’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia ...

Mar 6, 2025 · America got its first unofficial glimpse at Adam Silver’s definition of institutional despair on Wednesday night. Cleveland and Oklahoma City, back to back on national television—five hours of the future, including ads. We needn’t tell you that your entertainment mileage may vary. The business considerations for a …

Mar 2, 2025 · As far as memorabilia auctions go, a Victor Wembanyama jersey selling for $73,200 is a modest, if unremarkable sum. Granted, it's better than, say, a Malachi Flynn in-season tournament jersey going for the cost of a nightstand at Crate & Barrel, but already in his career, Wembanyama's jerseys have cleared $700,000 in the sports trinket market. But the reason this is notable is because the ...

Mar 6, 2025 · Twenty-seven shots to two. Ten shots on target to one. A whopping 71 to 29 possession split. Hell, even on corners it was 14 to 2. Paris Saint-Germain hosted Liverpool in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 on Wednesday, and thoroughly demolished what has been the best team in Europe this season. The stats were solidly in PSG's favor, as was the flow of the game, the kind that ...

5 days ago · Expectations this season for the Los Angeles Lakers have skyrocketed, which tends to happen after acquiring a franchise player from a team that appears to be practicing self-sabotage.Since the trade for Luka Doncic, the Lakers have looked more formidable than they have since their conference finals run in 2023, compiling an eight-game win streak that included a convincing 23-point victory over ...

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5 days ago · In the final episode of Court of Gold, Netflix's docuseries about men's basketball at the 2024 Olympics, France assistant coach Kenny Atkinson is seen leading a video breakdown of Team USA's offense.In stilted French, he diagnoses the challenges of defending a set, insisting his team makes la rotation to ensure pas de layup before he …