Anthony Edwards dropped 32 points and Jaden McDaniels stuffed the stat sheet to help lift the Minnesota Timberwolves over the Portland Trail Blazers on Coast 2 Coast Tuesday.
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Bears head coach Ben Johnson chats with Mike Florio about his team’s playoff loss to the Rams and his tension with Packers head coach Matt LaFleur.
Passing the “eye test” amid an impressive win streak, No. 15 St. John’s faces a critical test on the road vs. No. 6 UConn, where Dan Hurley will have “something up his sleeve.”
Detroit still is second. Oklahoma City, Boston and Cleveland round out the top five.
Robbie Mustoe and Robbie Earle heap praise on Manchester City after taking down Newcastle at the Etihad over the weekend.
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We’re into the thick of it now, with six Premier League teams still alive for the European Cup as the chase to unseat PSG and take a place in the throne room come May 31 in Budapest, Hungary.
Robbie Mustoe and Robbie Earle discuss Chelsea letting two points slip away against Burnley as Liam Rosenior adjusts to life in the Premier League.
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NFL
Arvell Reese is expected to be one of the top picks in this year’s draft and one of the reasons he is so highly rated is the versatility he showed while playing for Ohio State.
Aaron Glenn’s first season as the Jets’ head coach was a major disappointment and his second year will feature some significant differences to how the team conducts business.
49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said last month that he would be “very surprised” if Mac Jones is not with the team for the 2026 season, but the 49ers aren’t going to be rejecting calls from other teams about the quarterback.
The NFL’s Rooney Rule calls for teams that develop minority executives or coaches to receive a pair of third-round picks when they move on to other clubs as General Managers and head coaches, but the Bears are currently not expected to receive those compensatory selections after Ian Cunningham left the team to become the GM in Atlanta.
NBA
Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady sign off from Coast 2 Coast Tuesday in Portland with swagger.
Julius Randle joins NBA Showtime to discuss the grit the Timberwolves showed against the Trail Blazers, being a “Swiss Army Knife” for Minnesota, and the mindset approaching the postseason.
NBA Showtime analyzes the race at the top of the Eastern Conference and shares who they have the most faith in while raising the biggest question for each to separate themselves at the top.
Carmelo Anthony and NBA Showtime take a trip down memory lane to reflect on his New York Knicks debut 15 years later.
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Daytona International Speedway president Frank Kelleher announces that Jeremy McGrath’s Holeshot King Daytona will be held on the day before Supercross, Round 8 at the iconic venue.
Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Villopoto discuss the red warning light situations in Round 7 and whether the AMA needs to take a different approach to the aftermath.
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Patrick Daugherty and Denny Carter discuss reports that the Cowboys’ are expected to use a franchise tag on wide receiver George Pickens and break down what they expect from his upcoming year if he remains in Dallas.
Patrick Daugherty and Denny Carter discuss Kyle Pitts Sr.'s productivity for the Falcons during the 2025 season and his outlook for 2026 with Atlanta set to use a franchise tag on him.
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Filipowski is on the fantasy radar amid injuries with the Jazz.
Eric Froton is back with his second mock draft. Fernando Mendoza still is projected to go first overall. However, Froton’s mock draft takes a sharp turn shortly thereafter.
Patrick Daugherty and Kyle Dvorchak analyze Ty Simpson reportedly choosing to throw at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine, sharing how this will affect his draft stock and debating if he will be a first-round pick in April.
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Eric Froton is back with his second mock draft. Fernando Mendoza still is projected to go first overall. However, Froton’s mock draft takes a sharp turn shortly thereafter.
Golf
Not since Adam Scott in 2005 has a player competed at Riviera for the first time and left with the trophy. Bridgeman, a 26-year-old from Clemson, played well enough last year to reach the Tour Championship and has been steadily on the rise.
Now, Bridgeman will go after his first PGA Tour title, and considering the gorgeous weather on tap, he will have a chance to break the longest-standing 72-hole record on the PGA Tour.
Two-time major champion Jon Rahm has turned down a deal from the European tour that would have allowed him to compete on LIV Golf events without penalty provided he pay his previous fines, play in stipulated European tour events and drop his appeal.
Riviera’s fourth hole now has a scorecard yardage of 273 yards that makes it the longest par 3 among regular PGA Tour stops.
Tiger Woods did not rule out a return to the Masters just under two months away, even as his immediate future appears to include just about everything but golf.
Kim’s victory in LIV Golf Adelaide, before the largest crowd on the LIV circuit and in the early morning hours in most parts of America, was nothing short of astonishing because of how long he had been away
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Seahawks General Manager John Schneider is tasked with trying to keep a Super Bowl champion together this offseason and that difficult process comes with an added twist.
“I don’t have a timeline for that but our plans revolve around Baker in the future, so I don’t think anybody wants to see Baker leave the organization,” Licht said on PFT Live.
Murray appears to be on the way out in Arizona.
Real Madrid will try to finish the job against Benfica in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, with a 1-0 lead to protect at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
Pirates prospect Konnor Griffin goes deep twice, including a shot off Red Sox newcomer Ranger Suarez
The 19-year-old shortstop, considered the top prospect in baseball, hit a pair of homers in Pittsburgh’s 16-7 Grapefruit League win over the Red Sox.
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