Former Rams coach explains why Super Bowl LIII loss was “devastating” originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com The Los Angeles Rams were the NFL’s second-highest scoring team in the 2018 regular season, making it almost unthinkable they could score just three points in a single playoff game, let alone the Super Bowl. TheRead More →
Winning a Super Bowl comes with quite a few benefits. A parade. A shiny ring. Fans memorizing your name. Visiting the White House, sometimes. That extra little piece of serenity in retirement. However, the lone on-field perk the NFL gives its Super Bowl champion is the privilege of hosting theRead More →
There are certain times in life when you have absolutely no clue what you’re doing but find a way to fake your way through it anyways. This was not one of those times for Marc Gasol. With all eyes on Big Spain ahead of his first home game in aRead More →
Bill Belichick already renamed his boat after latest Patriots Super Bowl win originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com Bill Belichick needed to put some work into his boat last week, but it certainly was money well spent. The New England Patriots head coach changed the name of his boat to “VIII Rings”Read More →
Markieff Morris has been sidelined since Dec. 26 after suffering a potentially serious neck injury. That hasn’t kept him out of the news: First the Wizards traded him to New Orleans in the Wesley Johnson deal, and then the Pelicans waived him, making Morris a free agent who would beRead More →
Workout dates for the three former Washington State standouts invited to the 2019 NFL Draft Combine in Indianapolis have been announced. Offensive lineman Andre Dillard, projected by many draft analysts as a first-round draft pick, and running back James Williams are both scheduled to work out in front of NFLRead More →
NBA says Kevin Durant got away with double-dribble in final seconds originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com Programming note: Watch the pregame edition of Warriors Outsiders Tuesday night at 6 p.m. PT, streaming live on the MyTeams app. The Warriors beat the Heat on Sunday night, but the outcome easily could have been different. On Monday afternoon,Read More →
Giants show frustration with MLB’s slow free agency as offseason ends originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com SAN FRANCISCO – As Giants executives and the team’s stars talked about Bryce Harper on Friday morning, a veteran stood in one corner of the sprawling room on the suite level at Oracle Park andRead More →
Nik Stauskas finds new NBA home in Cleveland originally appeared on nbcsportsnorthwest.com Nik Stauskas will play in The Land after all. The former Trail Blazers guard, who was traded three times and released last week, has found a new NBA home with the Cavaliers. Stauskas will wear the No. 1Read More →
The Lakers do not want another Magic Johnson related tampering fine, but there is a history there. The latest issue came up over the weekend when Magic Johnson said in Philadelphia that Ben Simmons had wanted to sit down with him and pick his brain as the best big guard ever to playRead More →
A new favorite has emerged to sign Bryce Harper, per oddsmakers originally appeared on nbcsportswashington.com In the most bizarre Major League Baseball free agency in recent memory, stars Bryce Harper and Manny Machado remain without a team with less than two weeks until Spring Training starts. Harper, who turned downRead More →
The Alliance of American Football has made data analysis a top priority, and part of that is putting chips in every football to track the speed and trajectory of balls that are thrown and kicked. Unfortunately, that means no giving footballs to fans as souvenirs. Trent Richardson found that outRead More →
Nothing Roger Goodell could ever say will make New Orleans Saints feel better. Yet, the issue won’t die either. The Saints feel they were robbed of a spot in Super Bowl LIII due to a non-call on an obvious pass interference by the Los Angeles Rams. If the call wasRead More →
The Sixers jump into the top-five, bumping the Nuggets down to No. 6, while the Warriors retain the top spot in this week’s updated NBA Power Rankings. 1. Golden State WarriorsRecord: 40-15The Warriors are so talented, you get the sense they could spot their opponents 20 points at the startRead More →
What’s most surprising about Bill Belichick? Patriots players give different takes originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick portrays himself to the media as a very serious, laser-focused football guy, but behind-the-scenes with his players he’s known to show a bit more personality. Patriots linebacker BrandonRead More →
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Even Zack Britton gets confused about the proper spelling of his first name. Known throughout his baseball career as Zach, the 31-year-old New York Yankees reliever said last week that going forward his name should be spelled Zack. ”I was born with a ‘ch’, sorry, excuseRead More →
Cowboys‘ Dak Prescott explains why he won’t sign Tom Brady-like contract originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has been the best, or one of the best, players in the NFL for nearly two decades, but he hasn’t been paid like one. The 41-year-old veteran just wonRead More →
Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college basketball (Jordan Bohannon (1) bobbleheads sold separately in Iowa City) [More Minutes: 3 rivalries to decide conference titles, NCAA seeding] LIVING WELL IS THE BEST REVENGE Look at the standings in the sport and you’ll see an interesting thing: ARead More →
Manny Machado riles up Internet with now-deleted Instagram post with White Sox baby shoes originally appeared on nbcsportswashington.com The waiting game continues for the two biggest names on MLB’s free agent market. And just like Bryce Harper trying to foreshadow his future team, Manny Machado sent the internet into aRead More →
Kevin Durant explains why he got combative with the media last week originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com Programming note: Watch the pregame edition of Warriors Outsiders Tuesday night at 6 p.m. PT, streaming live on the MyTeams app. The Warriors beat the Pacers in Indiana on Jan. 28. Earlier that day, Kevin Durant spoke to reportersRead More →