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CLEVELAND (AP) — Jim Schwartz has resigned as the Cleveland Browns’ defensive coordinator after three seasons. The team announced Friday that Schwartz handed in his letter of resignation a day earlier. Schwartz has led one of the league’s top defenses over the past three seasons but was upset about being passed over for the head coach job, after many thought …

There’s finally NBA buzz in Charlotte again. That’s because the Hornets, amid the league’s longest active playoff drought, have won eight games in a row for the first time since the 1998-99 season. They extended that head-turning streak with a 109-99 road win over the Houston Rockets, despite Kevin Durant scoring at least 30 points for the fifth time in …

It was the worst-kept secret in the league around the trade deadline. Mike Conley is beloved by the Timberwolves organization and fans, and the feeling is mutual. The second he was traded from Minnesota to Chicago on Tuesday, as part of the three-team deal that brought Jaden Ivey to Chicago, the expectation was that the Bulls would trade him again, …

The West Coast Conference has fined the University of Portland $5,000 for a violation of the conference’s court storming policy. Following an 87-80 upset victory for the Pilots over the Bulldogs on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the Chiles Center in Portland, fans rushed the court to celebrate the biggest upset victory in program history. The win ended a 30-game losing …

With the trade deadline now behind us, we set our sights on the fantasy playoffs. While it was an eventful deadline, the fantasy implications were limited, with very little to talk about in terms of clear winners and losers. As we approach the pointy end of the season, the waiver wire is the place to be, providing managers with bargain …

I need to start with a confession: at the beginning of this season, I wasn’t a Baylor Scheierman believer. Not because he wasn’t good, but more that he was hard for me to place. He wasn’t jumping off the screen in any obvious way, and he didn’t dominate one skill the way some of the other young Celtics wings do. …

The 2026 NBA trade deadline didn’t have a superstar deal on the level of last year’s Luka Doncic-to-the-Lakers blockbuster, but there was still a major flurry of deals with some big names and fantastic role players on the move. Giannis Antetokounmpo remains with the Milwaukee Bucks for now, but Anthony Davis, James Harden, Darius Garland, and Ivica Zubac were just …

The Boston Celtics were down several key players on the second night of a back-to-back as they took on the Houston Rockets. Houston, who came into the game as the fourth seed in the West with a record of 31-18, was widely seen as the favorites given the absences of Jaylen Brown, Sam Hauser, and the recently traded Anfernee Simons, …

KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) — It just wouldn’t feel like the Super Bowl for them if they weren’t all there. And this might be the last time they all do it. That’s what three old friends were coming to grips with just before this year’s Super Bowl. The trio of octogenarians are the only fans left in the exclusive “never missed …

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn inspected the Olympic downhill course with other racers early Friday as she prepared to take part in the opening training session despite tearing the ACL in her left knee a week ago. The 41-year-old Vonn is planning to compete at the Milan Cortina Games with a large brace covering her injured knee. Advertisement …

Houston Rockets (31-19, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (40-12, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Houston hits the road against Oklahoma City looking to prolong its three-game road winning streak. Advertisement The Thunder are 30-8 against Western Conference opponents. Oklahoma City averages 120.2 points and has outscored opponents by …

New York Knicks (33-18, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (37-13, first in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Knicks -1.5; over/under is 224.5 Advertisement BOTTOM LINE: New York visits the Detroit Pistons after Jalen Brunson scored 42 points in the Knicks’ 134-127 overtime victory against the Denver Nuggets. The Pistons are 23-7 …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mark Stone had a goal and two assists and the Vegas Golden Knights took control early Thursday night by scoring four times on their first six shots for a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. Vegas heads into the Olympic break with back-to-back victories after losing seven of eight games. The Kings have lost four …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Austin Reaves scored 35 points in just 25 minutes, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame Luka Doncic’s departure with a left leg injury for a 119-115 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night. LeBron James had 17 points and 10 assists for the Lakers, who snapped Philadelphia’s five-game winning streak with a big second-half rally …

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Madison Booker scored 18 points, Aaliyah Crump added 16 and No. 4 Texas used a big run at the start of the fourth quarter to pull away from No. 5 LSU for a 77-64 victory Thursday night. Texas’ Kyla Oldacre scored four points in the 10-0 Texas run. Her layup with 5:01 left pushed the Texas …

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 33 shots to improve to 16-0-1 in his past 17 games, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 6-1 on Thursday night in the final game for both teams before the Olympic break. Brandon Hagel, Oliver Bjporkstrand, Jake Guentzel, Erik Cernak, Pontus Holmberg and Zemgus Girgensons — who will all participate …

ATLANTA (AP) — Nickeil Alexander-Walker broke a tie on a short jumper with 1.3 seconds left and had 23 points in the Atlanta Hawks’ 121-119 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. Newly acquired Jock Landale had a season-high 29 points and hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 45 seconds. He had a career-high five 3-pointers and set season highs …

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jalen Suggs had 15 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his first career triple-double, Desmond Bane scored 23 points and Paolo Banchero added 22 to lead the Orlando Magic to a 118-98 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night. Playing 29 minutes in his seventh game after missing eight games with a right knee …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Toby Fournier scored 15 points and came up with a huge block late for No. 17 Duke, which started hot and then rallied to beat sixth-ranked Louisville 59-58 on Thursday night. The lone regular-season matchup of the Atlantic Coast Conference co-leaders was a defensive battle as the Blue Devils (17-6, 12-0) shot just 42.6% (23 of …

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Zee Spearman scored 23 points, and Mia Pauldo added 21 for No. 19 Tennessee in an 82-77 overtime win over Georgia on Thursday night. Talaysia Cooper scored 16 points before fouling out in the extra period. Janiah Barker added nine points and 13 rebounds for the Volunteers (15-5, 7-1 Southeastern Conference). Advertisement Dani Carnegie was fouled …

CLEVELAND (AP) — Even though the Cleveland Cavaliers have been playing their best basketball over the past three weeks, Koby Altman and the front office had concluded that they could not stand pat with their roster. Altman, the team’s President of Basketball Operations, is hoping the addition of 11-time All-Star James Harden, along with Keon Ellis and Dennis Schroder, continues …

The Cleveland Cavaliers drastically shook up the core of what was a 64-win team last season. They sent out former All-Star Darius Garland for James Harden in hopes of raising their playoff floor and ceiling. There’s pressure to win now. That’s what happens when you have a group that has been so successful in the regular season but has failed …

The NBA trading deadline has come and gone, so now it’s all about sorting through the implications of what it all means. To be clear: this was a peculiar deadline, one that perhaps lacked the massive, where-were-you-when deal like last year’s Luka Dončić trade. But it was marked by the looming presence of the potential availability of Giannis Antetokounmpo, the …

Several former Indiana high school boys basketball players were on the move this week with the impending NBA trade deadline on Thursday afternoon. Few states do a better job of sending talent to the professional ranks than Indiana, so it’s not surprising that so many players found themselves on new teams. It became a bit of a running joke as …

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey released an affidavit backing the NCAA in its eligibility case against Alabama’s Charles Bediako, who is playing in the SEC for the Crimson Tide over two years after signing an NBA two-way contract. “I respectfully ask the Court to uphold the NCAA eligibility rules challenged in this case, which are essential …