The Lakers (25-16) will their eight-game road in Denver where they will take on the Nuggets (29-14) on Tuesday. This will be Los Angeles’ longest road trip of the season, which is also known as the famous annual “Grammy trip.” Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets Advertisement When: 7 p.m. PT, Jan. 20 Where: Ball Arena Watch: …
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The New York Knicks have hit a rough patch. After they were blown out at home Monday, Jan. 19 by a middling Dallas Mavericks team – marking their fourth consecutive loss and ninth in 11 games – team captain Jalen Brunson called a players-only meeting to sort through their struggles, according to ESPN. Advertisement Per the report, Brunson challenged his …
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The Hornets come into this game with the fourth-best net rating over the past two weeks. That’s partially juiced by a 55-point win over the Utah Jazz. But it’s also a reflection of how good they’re playing right now. The offense has been good all season, but they’ve taken another step forward with LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, and Kon Kneuppel. …
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NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones, center fielders who excelled at the plate and with their gloves, were elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Beltrán, making his fourth appearance of the ballot, received 358 of 425 votes for 84.2% from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, 39 above the 319 needed for the 75% threshold. …
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Adding Jimmy Butler fundamentally changed who the Warriors were last season — the way they played, the heights they could aspire to, their chances of playing meaningful basketball deep into springtime once again. Losing Butler on Monday to a torn right ACL — a devastating blow that sapped every ounce of sweetness out of Golden State’s fourth consecutive double-digit win …
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Welcome back to the world’s most accurate power rankings, where this week, before the Feb. 5 trade deadline, we are adding a wrinkle, rating 25 “available” NBA players from worst to first. Just how “available” they are is in some question. Giannis Antetokounmpo, for example, may want out, but until he formally requests a trade, the Milwaukee Bucks will be hesitant …
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Subscribe to The Dunker Spot Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube We have a fun episode of The Dunker Spot coming your way! Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones discuss the unfortunate season-ending injury to Jimmy Butler, and the ramifications that may have on the Warriors and Jonathan Kuminga. Advertisement From there, the guys react to the All-Star starters for each …
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MADRID (AP) — Vinícius Júnior was booed again by some of the Real Madrid fans in the Champions League match against Monaco on Tuesday. Part of the crowd at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium jeered the Brazil forward nearly every time he touched the ball early on in the league-phase game in Madrid. Advertisement The boos were not nearly as loud …
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Who has been the MVP of the league at the season’s halfway point? Who’s winning the Rookie of the Year race? With every team hitting the 41-game mark, let’s hand out midseason awards. (Mallory Bielecki/Yahoo Sports Illustration) The Midseason MVP is … Dan Devine: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder, for many of the same reasons he won last year. Take your pick: …
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former NBA star Lamar Odom was arrested on suspicion of DUI in Las Vegas over the weekend, authorities said Tuesday. Odom, 46, was pulled over Saturday on Interstate 15 near Harry Reid International Airport, according to Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Shawn Haggstrom. Advertisement He could face charges including DUI, excessive speed and failure to properly maintain …
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The Golden State Warriors were dealt a devastating blow with Jimmy Butler tearing his ACL last night, ending his season. Meanwhile, it’s been a roller coaster season for the Toronto Raptors, so can they take advantage of this matchup while the Dubs try to find their bearings without Butler? Advertisement My Raptors vs. Warriors predictions and NBA picks break it …
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We’re officially at the halfway mark of the NBA season, and the league has released its top jersey sellers from the first half of the 2025-26 campaign. Warriors star Steph Curry leads the pack at midseason as he looks to dethrone Luka Dončić. Last season, the newly acquired Lakers cornerstone became the first player to lead the league in jersey …
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Indiana achieved one more first to end its magical season full of firsts: The national champion Hoosiers are No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 college football poll. After beating Miami in the College Football Playoff title game to cap a 16-0 season that was unprecedented in the modern era, the Hoosiers on Tuesday became the third straight …
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Catcher J.T. Realmuto and the Philadelphia Phillies finalized their $45 million, three-year contract on Tuesday. Realmuto gets salaries of $15 million in each of the next three seasons and can earn a maximum $5 million annually in award bonuses. Advertisement He would get $2 million for All-Star election and $1 million for selection, $1 million each for …
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MIAMI (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder should have been angry. It was Saturday night. They had just lost to the Miami Heat 122-120. It was a game that saw Shai Gilgeous-Alexander get called for a crucial offensive foul with 1:14 remaining (the NBA said a day later it wasn’t a foul), the Thunder waste a 12-point lead and referees …
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CLEVELAND — Last January, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ win over the Oklahoma City Thunder seemed to signal the arrival of a new era. It was an official announcement to the league that their team, powered by two undersized, dynamic guards and defensive-oriented bigs, wasn’t just a gimmick. They teased that they could win on the biggest stage and just needed to …
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The Golden State Warriors crushed the Miami Heat on Monday night, winning 135-112, and giving them their 12th win in their last 16 games. But it came at a serious, and heartbreaking cost. In the third quarter, star forward Jimmy Butler III left the game after falling to the floor in agony following a non-contact injury to his knee. Butler …
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Buffalo Bulls (2-15, 0-6 MAC) at Miami (OH) RedHawks (14-4, 6-0 MAC) Oxford, Ohio; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Miami (OH) comes into a matchup against Buffalo as winners of seven straight games. The RedHawks have gone 7-0 at home. Miami (OH) is 1-0 in one-possession games. Advertisement The Bulls are 0-6 against MAC opponents. Buffalo has a 0-1 …
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What a scene in Chase Center Monday night on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. There was Jimmy Butler, the Warriors’ prized acquisition who was supposed to solve their wing problem once and for all, crumpling to the Chase Center floor with 7:41 left in the third quarter against Miami. His right knee buckled and he couldn’t put weight on it. …
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TheRockets won their matchup against the Pelicans on Sunday pretty easily, with the return of Dr. Jaswishy, and Kevin Durant eclipsing Dirk Nowitzki’s career scoring mark. Dirk had recorded a nice congratulatory video for Kevin Durant, which was played in Toyota center upon points 31,362 being scored. That is, truly, a lot of basketball points. Tonight’s matchup is with the …
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Tobias Harris scored 25 points as NBA Eastern Conference leaders Detroit Pistons held on to beat the second-placed Boston Celtics 104-103 on Martin Luther King Jr Day. Jaylen Brown, who registered 32 points and 11 rebounds for the Celtics, almost snatched victory when his shot in the final seconds bounced off the rim at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Advertisement …
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Anthony Duclair scored twice and the New York Islanders beat Vancouver 4-3 on Monday night, handing the Canucks their 11th consecutive defeat. Tony DeAngelo had a goal and an assist for the Islanders (27-17-5). Ryan Pulock’s second goal of the season put New York ahead for good with 4:02 remaining in the second period. Advertisement …
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Alex Killorn broke a second-period tie, rugged newcomer Jeffrey Viel scored his first goal of the season and the Anaheim Ducks beat the New York Rangers 5-3 on Monday night. Cutter Gauthier scored twice on his 22nd birthday — the second into an empty net in the final minute — to push his season total to …
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SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler left Monday night’s game against the Miami Heat with an apparent right knee injury. The Warriors were leading 77-75 with 7:41 remaining in the third quarter at the time of the injury stoppage. Advertisement Butler jumped to receive a lob pass from guard Brandin Podziemski, which was met contact from Heat …
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MIAMI (AP) — A historic season for Fernando Mendoza ended with a national title. The Heisman Trophy winner didn’t have his best statistical game Monday night, but he came up big when it mattered. He completed 16 of 27 passes for 186 yards and ran the ball for six times, losing eight yards but plowing in for a touchdown. Advertisement …
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