In a coast-to-coast preview, the piece unveils a new high-resolution map projecting the top Division I team in each of 49 states for the next five months, built from the author’s Top 100 And 1 rankings and advanced metrics. Picks span from Arizona, Kansas and Kentucky to Duke, UConn and...
Back in Miami, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson returns tonight after more than a month sidelined by a hamstring injury, set for his third NFL start at Hard Rock Stadium. His first Miami start, in 2019, produced a 59-10 rout of the Dolphins with five touchdown passes and a perfect rating;...
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Nikola Topic has begun chemotherapy for testicular cancer, general manager Sam Presti said Thursday. Doctors are "extremely positive" about his long-term outlook. Topic, the No. 12 pick in the 2024 draft who missed last season recovering from a torn ACL, had a biopsy at MD Anderson...
Toronto rookie Trey Yesavage, 22, balanced coursework with a breakout World Series, striking out 12 Dodgers in a 6-1 Game 5 win that left the Blue Jays one victory from a championship. The youngest pitcher with 10-plus strikeouts in Series history and the only rookie to reach 12, he worked...
With only four teams on bye this week, the column opens with a giveaway: FantasyLife is offering free yearlong Tier 2 subscriptions, a $100 value, for four more days until November 2 at midnight, thanks to Comet. The package includes start sit tools, waiver and Guillotine League tools, best ball...
In 28 minutes, Nikola Jokic posted 21 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, tying an NBA record with his fourth straight triple-double to start the season, as Denver routed the winless Pelicans 122-88. A 24-0 third-quarter run opened a 33-point lead; Jokic sat the fourth. Jamal Murray and Christian Braun...
The National Basketball Players Association condemned the NBA’s move to place Heat guard Terry Rozier on unpaid leave after his arrest in an alleged gambling scandal, vowing to challenge the decision as inconsistent with the CBA and the presumption of innocence. Rozier and Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups were indicted...
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said LSU athletic director Scott Woodward will not choose the Tigers’ next football coach, declaring a board-run search instead — a claim that surprised board chair Scott Ballard. Landry, who joked he’d let Donald Trump pick the coach before Woodward, blasted the cost of Brian Kelly’s...
MINNEAPOLIS — Austin Reaves floated in a 12-foot jumper at the buzzer, capping a 28-point, 16-assist night and sealing the Lakers’ 116-115 win after Minnesota’s late 14-2 surge. Los Angeles had led by 20 in the third and 112-101 with 4:01 left before Julius Randle’s finger roll put the Wolves...
After his record-setting Game 3, when Shohei Ohtani reached base in all nine plate appearances, he skipped interviews and was hustled past about 1 a.m. by Dodgers security after spending time in the trainer's room. He received IVs after midnight. The treatment followed his on-field remark, "I need to go...
