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Troy Renck: Difference between Bad Bo and The Bo Show is real. Broncos QB must learn how to have short memory in NFL.
DENVER — Don’t take the wag out of the puppy’s tail.
Nobody wants Sean Payton to become too conservative with Bo Nix. He needs enough leash to make plays.
However, there remains a middle ground where the coach ...Read more
Aaron Rodgers says he's open to mentoring future quarterback if he stays with Jets in 2025
NEW YORK — When the Green Bay Packers drafted Jordan Love in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, Aaron Rodgers was exasperated, as detailed in his docuseries “Enigma,” which premiered Tuesday on Netflix.
“I ...Read more
Yankees believe new ace Max Fried can get even better: 'He's added to his repertoire, mastered that repertoire'
NEW YORK — Shortly after Max Fried agreed to the largest contract ever for a left-handed pitcher, the Yankees’ new ace did not consider splurging on a fancy car or a lavish home.
“The first thing that kind of popped...Read more
Karl-Anthony Towns set to return to Minnesota for first time since blockbuster trade to Knicks
NEW YORK — The day has arrived.
Karl-Anthony Towns is set to return to the place he once called home — to the franchise that drafted him No. 1 overall in 2015 and molded him into a perennial All-Star center.
On ...Read more
Falcons' first-team defensive backs give Michael Penix Jr. high marks
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — For the first 15 weeks of the season, the Falcons’ first-string defensive backs went against quarterback Michael Penix Jr. every day in practice.
As the backup quarterback, Penix ran the scout ...Read more
What the Nets are getting in two-way guard Reece Beekman: 'He'll have every opportunity'
NEW YORK — Brooklyn acquired a pair of point guards in the Dennis Schröder deal, the first being De’Anthony Melton, who in all likelihood, will never suit up for the team given the season-ending ACL tear he suffered ...Read more
Lions in 'holding pattern' as David Montgomery will get third opinion on knee injury
ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions are not yet ready to say David Montgomery's season is over.
Despite head coach Dan Campbell previously labeling Montgomery's knee issue (an MCL injury) one that would "require ...Read more
Joe Starkey: Steelers-Ravens endures as easily the NFL's top rivalry of the 21st century
PITTSBURGH — The NFL's best rivalries since 2000 are either dead or dormant.
Tom Brady-Peyton Manning — otherwise known as Patriots-Colts — was great theater but has long since faded.
Seahawks-49ers was a throwback...Read more
NHL fines Sharks coach $25,000 for 'inappropriate conduct'
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The NHL fined San Jose Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky $25,000 for what it termed “inappropriate conduct” during the team’s game Saturday against the Utah Hockey Club.
Money from the fine, ...Read more
Hawks guard Kobe Bufkin to miss remainder of 2024-25 season
ATLANTA — The Hawks shut down guard Kobe Bufkin for the remainder of the 2024-25 season.
The team announced Wednesday that it reached the decision after further evaluation and additional medical opinions. Bufkin will ...Read more
Against the Broncos, Chargers will face a problem (Bo Nix) that LA created
LOS ANGELES — Bo Nix isn't the same quarterback the Chargers prepared for in Week 6. Jesse Minter knows he's partially to blame.
"We kind of sparked his run on what we let him do to us in the fourth quarter of that game...Read more
Bulls' Josh Giddey avoids serious ankle injury but is doubtful for Thursday's game in Boston
BOSTON — Chicago Bulls guard Josh Giddey appears to have avoided a serious injury after exiting Monday’s win over the Toronto Raptors with an ankle sprain.
In the third quarter of the 122-121 victory, Giddey launched ...Read more
Bears QB Caleb Williams' 'confidence isn't shaken' despite challenges, interim coach Thomas Brown says
CHICAGO — The “Monday Night Football” broadcast played the clip twice, just to drive home the point.
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams had just taken a huge hit from Minnesota Vikings outside linebacker Jihad...Read more
White Sox ballpark gets a rebrand to Rate Field
CHICAGO — As the Chicago White Sox pursue a new home ballpark, their current stadium has a new name.
The Sox will spend the 2025 season at Rate Field, the team formally announced Wednesday. The Sox posted a video ...Read more
Mark Bradley: The stunning fall of Kirk Cousins, franchise quarterback
ATLANTA — The Falcons needed a quarterback so badly they flouted NFL regulations to get one. They paid him $180 million. (Though only – only! – $100M is guaranteed.) He started 14 games. He might not start another, ...Read more
Greg Cote's Thursday night NFL pick
GREG COTE’S NFL WEEK 16 THURSDAY PICK
BRONCOS (9-5) at CHARGERS (8-6)
Line: LAC by 3.
Cote’s pick: DEN, 23-18.
TV: 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Prime Video.
[Playoff status: DEN reaches first postseason since 2015 ...Read more
'Aaron Rodgers: Enigma' details quarterback estrangement with family
NEW YORK — On Tuesday, “Aaron Rodgers: Enigma” debuted on Netflix.
The three-episode docuseries begins with the four-time NFL MVP receiving a tattoo of a dragon chasing its own tail.
It reflects on Rodgers’ last ...Read more
Paul Sullivan: It's been a hard year for some G.O.A.T.s, from Bill Belichick's career switch to Michael Jordan's real estate
CHICAGO — It ain’t easy being the G.O.A.T.
Over the course of a career, people start referring to you as the Greatest Of All Time, a sign that you’re living large and all your dreams have come true.
But soon you ...Read more
For Hawks guard Trae Young, shooting percentage not his top priority, winning is
ATLANTA — Hawks guard Trae Young knows he hasn’t had the best shooting percentages this season. But that’s not where his priorities are focused now.
This season, he’s made 38.9% of his overall field goals and 31.5...Read more
No reinforcements for Rams but the path to NFC West title and playoffs is clear
LOS ANGELES — The Rams are in first place in the NFC West and readying for a playoff push.
Will coach Sean McVay seek reinforcements?
The window closed after Week 12 for future Hall of Fame defensive lineman Aaron ...Read more
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