Kansas City’s 5-5 start masks a startling pattern: the Chiefs are collapsing in clutch time. They are 0-5 in one-score games, and in final five-minute, one-score situations the offense has run 11 plays for just 13 net yards, with Patrick Mahomes 2-for-10 and a sack, an NFL-low 18 percent success...
Hours after a weary, delayed arrival in Washington, Mavs governor Patrick Dumont halted Anthony Davis’ planned return on medical advice, underscoring his eroding trust in GM Nico Harrison. Three days later, Dumont fired Harrison, capping months of infighting over the Luka Doncic trade and control of basketball operations. With the...
LeBron James returned from nearly seven months out to open his record 23rd NBA season, helping the Lakers beat the Jazz 140-126. The 40-year-old started and played 29 minutes, posting 11 points, 12 assists and three rebounds. Scoreless early, he hit two second quarter threes and piled up eight second...
Despite accounting for six touchdowns in the Bills’ 44-32 win over the Buccaneers, Josh Allen downplayed his effort at a Tuesday press conference. After going 8-of-17 with two first-half interceptions, he dissected missed throws, called them inexcusable, and emphasized trusting his teammates and executing better. He noted the offense “got...
Back from a 14-game absence with sciatica, a 40-year-old LeBron James handed out 12 assists and 11 points, slicing up Utah’s defense as the Lakers beat the Jazz 140-126 in Los Angeles. His passing drew raves from Deandre Ayton, and he set marks by becoming the first to play 23...
The article argues Lane Kiffin would damage a rebuilt reputation if he left 10-1 Ole Miss on the eve of a potential College Football Playoff run for Florida or LSU. With a potential home playoff opener Dec. 19 or 20 and quarterfinals on New Year’s, the timing forces a defining...
College football’s playoff picture tightened as debate rages over 8-2 Miami and Notre Dame, pitting head to head results against late season form. The columnist argues timing and venue should inform rankings while calling Notre Dame a potential swing team in an at large field that could deliver the SEC...
Warriors assistant coach Chris DeMarco has emerged as a serious contender for the Liberty head coaching job, multiple sources told The Post on Tuesday. He joins a pool of finalists that includes former Nets assistant Will Weaver, Raptors assistant Jama Mahlalela and Mercury associate head coach Kristi Toliver. DeMarco, 40,...
Curacao clinched a historic 2026 World Cup berth with a gritty 0-0 draw in Jamaica, becoming the smallest nation by population ever to qualify. The Netherlands-linked squad, strengthened by recent FIFA-approved switches and led by 78-year-old coach Dick Advocaat, topped a group with Trinidad and Tobago and Bermuda. Advocaat missed...
Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers won’t need surgery after the injury that knocked him out of Sunday’s game, according to NFL Network, though the team has yet to issue a definitive diagnosis. The Steelers first labeled it a left hand issue before coach Mike Tomlin said it was his left wrist....
