Led by Lonzo Ball going 7-for-10 from three-point range, the Bulls shot the Mavericks out of the United Center 117-107. A three-pointer by Luka Doncic with 4:28 left in the third, cut the Bulls’ lead to four. …Read the full story
Clyde Emrich, who became the NFL’s first strength and conditioning coach in 1971 and spent the rest of his life working for the Bears, died Wednesday at age 90. “He was a wonderful mentor to me and many others and was well-respected by everyone in the Bears family as well as around the league,” Bears […]
Kmet, the 2020 second-round pick from Notre Dame, has become more and more of a go-to target for Fields. Modest numbers for most big-offense tight ends, but a big sign of progress for the Bears’ offense. “He’s at a point where I think you’re starting to see some more targets go his way. …Read the […]
And after Fields struggled early, significant progress in back-to-back games — a small step against the 49ers and a much larger step against the Steelers on Monday night — has provided the strongest evidence yet that playing Fields now was the best move. At times, it appears he’s rising above the muck of a stodgy […]
Outside linebacker Cassius Marsh, signed just last week, had sacked Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on third down Monday night at Heinz Field. Marsh was annoyed that Corrente “hip-checked” him as he was running off the field after the sack. Rather than punting on what would have been fourth-and-15 from their own 46, the Steelers had […]
CARLSBAD, Calif. Hernandez will sign elsewhere and Rodon probably will, too, although general manager Rick Hahn said he is keeping the door open while Rodon and agent Scott Boras see what multiyear deals are to be had on the open market. As Hahn gets together with his peers at the general managers meetings at the […]
CARLSBAD, Calif. Keuchel says the performance has left him motivated. The Sox hope he does. “Each one of us, whoever’s in the rotation, or however it shakes out, has had success at the big league level,” Keuchel said of Lance Lynn, Lucas Giolito, Dylan Cease and himself, as well as Kopech and Reynaldo Lopez. It’s […]
Certainly, accept input and be flexible and take the information as it comes in, and then adapt. “Since I got here, the goal hasn’t really changed: We want to be an elite team, year in and year out,” he said. It helped him replace legendary coach Joel Quenneville mid-season in 2018 and handle the ceaseless […]
During an injury timeout before the kick, Santos tried to tamp down the sand on the field next to the hash mark. “Each kick, it can be different out there,” Santos said, “because the field really gets torn up. On Monday night, he’ll play at Heinz Field, which is notoriously different to kick in, particularly […]
Sox general manager Rick Hahn on Friday said he hoped there would be a way for the Sox and Rodon, who posted a 2.37 ERA and no-hit the Cleveland Indians in the best season of his career but faded in the second half due to shoulder fatigue, to get together on deal that would bring […]
His five Gold Gloves are second-most among active pitchers behind Zack Greinke, who has six. Keuchel, 33, was credited with a career-high 12 defensive runs saved, the most by a pitcher since Mark Buehrle’s 12 with Miami in 2012. The Cardinals became the first team with five Gold Glove winners — first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, […]
Sox general manager Rick Hahn on Friday said he hoped there would be a way for the Sox and Rodon, who posted a 2.37 ERA and no-hit the Cleveland Indians in the best season of his career but faded in the second half due to shoulder fatigue, to get together on deal that would bring […]
While technically only the Hawks’ interim general manager, Davidson re-emphasized that CEO Danny Wirtz has handed him “full autonomy” and authority to act as he sees fit. Former GM Stan Bowman too often cared too much about the style points, about making his decisions look smart and prescient as well as beneficial to the team. […]
Safety Eddie Jackson — who, like Mack, hasn’t practiced this week — doesn’t figure to play, either. Mack hasn’t practiced regularly in about six weeks. …Read the full story
All but 14 of his career-high 103 rushing yards were improvised on scrambles, including his 22-yard highlight-reel touchdown run that, per NFL Next Gen Stats, had a 2.3 percent chance of scoring. The stakes couldn’t be higher: the only thing worse than a 3-5 season is having to play the rest of it with a […]
Hawks assistants Sheldon Brookbank and Tomas Mitell — both Colliton devotees — also were fired, but veteran assistant Marc Crawford, longtime goalie coach Jimmy Waite and others remain on board. But he makes sense as a fill-in option until the Hawks decide on a permanent GM, who can then choose a coach. For Colliton, the […]
With just over 40 seconds left until halftime, Embiid dribbled the ball off his leg and was so angry with himself that he decided to throw a hook at the air. It’s a really close group, and all this stuff has kind of made them hunker in with each other, and it’s been good so […]
From the day he arrived at Halas Hall, he has rarely wavered from his low-key baseline. Within that steadiness, though, coach Matt Nagy discerned increasing assertiveness as Fields fully took hold of his role as the Bears’ starter. He has seen Fields’ confidence rising since he took over for Andy Dalton in Week 3, and […]
General manager Ryan Pace and coach Matt Nagy knew they had made iffy moves in the secondary and hoped to negate those concerns with an overwhelming trio of outside linebackers Khalil Mack and Robert Quinn and defensive lineman Akiem Hicks up front. The Bears didn’t have a sack or even a quarterback hit in the […]
When he does, he’ll be the Bears’ lead running back, despite the standout play of rookie Khalil Herbert, who took over when Montgomery sprained his left knee against the Lions on Oct. “But it’s good timing if we are able to get him back and get him going because also, too, he’s grown into such […]