Kerr acknowledges truth about Warriors future, coaching timeline originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaSteve Kerr is regarded as one of the greatest NBA coaches, leading the Warriors to four NBA championships during his 10-year tenure with Golden State.All good things must come to an end, though, and Kerr recently sat down with NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai to further detail when his final chapter as Warriors coach might be.”I think definitely in every job in sports, almost a shelf life,” Kerr said. “And for a coach, I think I will feel it when it comes and I did not…
It’s hard to build a good football team. At times, it isn’t.Here’s a pretty solid rule of thumb: Pay your key players.That’s apparently not as easy as it sounds. Plenty of teams draft or otherwise acquire a player who comes in and contributes at a high level. Then, when it’s…
Sweden’s Sebastian Soderberg, making only his third major start, aced the 173-yard par-3 eighth hole on Friday during the second round of the 106th PGA Championship at Valhalla.The 33-year-old Gothenberg resident delivered the 49th overall hole-in-one in PGA Championship history.Soderberg, who fired a two-over par 73 in his opening round Thursday,…
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Celtics’ path to another banner continues to break in their favor originally appeared on NBC Sports BostonUsually, the path to the Finals is littered with landmines, rock slides, and maybe Mad Max biker gangs, too. Let down your guard for even a second, and it’s over.Not this year. The Celtics are getting the Yellow Brick Road treatment, their path brightened by rainbows and daisies and butterflies and frolicking ponies. After winning 64 games and obliterating their first two undermanned and overmatched opponents of the playoffs, they’re ready to claim the first title of the Brown and Tatum era. That would…
With a chance to close out the series Thursday night in Minnesota, the Denver Nuggets were thrashed by the Timberwolves, 115-70, in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals.Now, the Nuggets and Timberwolves will meet Sunday with a trip to the Western Conference Finals up for grabs. Just how bad was…
Subscribe to Ball Don’t LieYahoo Sports NBA draft expert Krysten Peek is back for another season of On the Clock with Krysten Peek. Krysten just spent the week in Chicago at the NBA Draft Combine and kicks off draft season joined by CBS Sports’ Kyle Boone.Krysten & Kyle chat about…
This is part of a series of NBA Data Nuggets that will be published every week throughout the 2024 NBA Playoffs.Last month, we wrote about how making threes has never been more of a prerequisite for winning in the NBA than it was this regular season. Fourteen of the 16 playoff…
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Breaking down contract details for Eagles’ UDFA class of 2024 originally appeared on NBC Sports PhiladelphiaThe Eagles drafted nine players in the 2024 NFL Draft and then signed a handful more once Round 7 finished.General manager Howie Roseman said this is the smallest UDFA class in his time with the Eagles and they expected that. It’s why the Eagles went to work after the season, signing players from other teams’ practices squads.But the Eagles have found some UDFA gems in the past. Just last year, they added Eli Ricks, Ben VanSumeren and Mekhi Garner and all three played roles during…
The Steelers passed on picking up their 2025 option on running back Najee Harris’s contract earlier this month and that sets Harris up for contract year in 2024.Harris is planning on going into that year at a lighter weight. The back has looked slimmer in pictures from Steelers workouts and…
The 2024 season is going to start with a little deja vu for the Rams because they will be in Detroit to face the Lions in a rematch of the Wild Card game that ended their 2023 season.Their chances of getting a different result will be helped if wide receiver…
On our list of this offseason’s Top 100 free agents, only four of the Top 50 are still available. That includes safety Justin Simmons, who was cut by the Broncos in March.Simmons was a second-team All-Pro last season, but there’s been little indication that NFL teams are showing much interest…
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Listen, some of us aren’t gonna reach our quarterly quotas unless the add/drop activity picks up around here. We need everyone to please pitch in and play their part. Here are seven potential fantasy baseball pickups, approved for use in all leagues …Reese Olson, SP, Detroit Tigers (38% rostered)This man is single-handedly building the fantasy case to ditch wins in favor of quality starts in all leagues. Olson is an objectively excellent young pitcher who’s held opponents to two earned runs or fewer in seven of his eight starts this year — including three scoreless appearances — yet he’s still…
The Boston Red Sox entered their Thursday night matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park needing a win to split the series, but instead, they dropped the contest 7-5.Starter Cooper Criswell came back down to earth a bit after a solid start to the year, allowing five runs…
One of the unfortunate trends leading up to and running through the beginning of the 2024 MLB season was the rampant string of injuries to some of the game’s most prominent pitchers, arms their teams were counting on to carry them through this season. Each additional bit of bad news…
In the ninth inning of the Boston Red Sox’s 7-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park on Thursday, Boston’s manager, Alex Cora, took exception with the umpires of the contest.Rays manager Kevin Cash came out to speak to reliever Jason Adam with the intent of leaving him…
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After extending their season with a Game 5 victory, the Bruins face another must-win against the Panthers on Friday evening. Boston fell behind in the second round series, 3-1, but staved off elimination with a 2-1 victory Tuesday in Florida. Jeremy Swayman made 28 saves in net, while Charlie McAvoy netted the game-winning goal in the second period.Now, the series shifts back to Boston, with the Panthers hoping to put the Bruins to bed. Florida averaged five goals per game across Game 2, 3, and 4, but its attack fell silent against Swayman in Game 5. Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk…
The 2024 Memorial Cup field is now set and it’s as stacked as ever. Joining the host Saginaw Spirit from the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) are the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League (WHL), the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the…
After falling behind 3-0 to the top-seeded Rangers, the No. 4-seeded Hurricanes have clawed their way back into the second-round best-of-seven with the potential opportunity to make their own NHL history.Game 5 in New York on Monday night demonstrated the Hurricanes’ depth at their best. The 4-1 victory was largely…
The Stars will return to Dallas with all the momentum on their side after a dominant 5-1 win in Colorado Monday night.Just like in Game 3, the Stars didn’t let their foot off the gas pedal from the opening puck drop. They won 49 percent of the face-off opportunities and…
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Hockey players are just like other human beings. Everyone goes through struggles, and athletes are no different. In the NHL, the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program is available to all players and their families. The program aids those who are going through mental health, substance abuse or other issues. In the 2023-24 season, there have been a number of players to enter into the program, looking for assistance. Included in those names were Blue Jackets winger Patrik Laine, Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin and Colorado defenseman Samuel Girard. The program has been used more frequently in recent years. During the 2022-23 season, Red Wings forward Jakub…
The Panthers won their third straight to push Boston to the brink of elimination just over a year after they knocked out the Bruins in the first round. The 3-2 win was Florida’s second win in Boston, and now they are set to return home with a chance to seal…
The mission for the Avalanche when the playoffs began was to put the disappointment of 2023 behind the franchise and return to the mountaintop two years after winning the Stanley Cup. That mission just got much more difficult.Missing from Colorado’s brief 2023 playoff run was Valeri Nichushkin, who served as…
The NHL Department of Player Safety has handed out its first suspension of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, and it comes after an incident involving Oilers superstar Connor McDavid. Canucks defenseman Carson Soucy has been suspended one game for cross-checking McDavid at the conclusion of Game 3 between Edmonton and Vancouver. As the final buzzer rang, the two got into a scuffle, resulting in Soucy’s stick whacking McDavid near the mouth/neck. As a result, Soucy will miss Game 4 of the second-round series against the Oilers. The Canucks won the game on Sunday night 4-3, taking a 2-1 series lead in the second…
The Stars beat the Avalanche in Denver 4-1 in Game 3, pushing them in front of the series 2-1. Dallas was an NHL-best 26-10-5 on the road during the regular season and has won three of four playoff games away from American Airlines Center. Tyler Seguin and Logan Stankoven scored two goals each in the contest, sealing the win. Jake Oettinger saved 28 of 29 shots faced for a 96.6 save percentage, two of those saves made on crucial power plays. Mikko Rantanen scored the lone goal for Colorado in the second period, but the Avs offense wasn’t able to catch…
A power-play goal by Brady Skjei as time wound down extended the Hurricanes’ season with a 4-3 win on Saturday night. The series still rests in the Rangers’ favor 3-1 as it heads back to New York for Game 5.Skjei’s goal was the first power-play goal for Carolina in 17 tries throughout the series. Evgeny Kuznetsov, Stefan Noesen and Sebastian Aho also scored for the Canes, and Frederik Andersen finished with 22 saves. Will Cuylle, Barclay Goodrow and Alexis Lafreniere scored for New York in the contest, and Igor Shesterkin had 27 saves. Carolina will continue its attempt to become the…
Sam Bennett has been a lightning rod for controversy over the past few days. He did little to dispel such a reputation on Sunday and it very well could have helped the Panthers steal a decisive win in their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Bruins.With 16:20 left in the third period of Game 4 and the puck bouncing around Boston goaltender Jeremy Swayman’s crease, Bennett reacted first, corralling the unruly effort before firing a shot beyond a bewildered Swayman to level the score at 2.On closer examination, though, it appeared as if Bennett impeded Swayman’s ability to save his…
The Bruins are looking to bounce back after consecutive losses to the Panthers in their second-round Stanley Cup playoffs series, but they will have to do so without one of their best players.Forward Brad Marchand is set to miss Game 4 after suffering an apparent upper-body injury in Game 4. The injury occurred when the 36-year-old winger was hit hard by Florida forward Sam Bennett while heading to the bench.Marchand finished Game 3 despite the big hit, but he won’t be able to suit up in Game 4. It isn’t clear how much longer he will be sidelined beyond that.Here’s…
The Panthers look to take a commanding 2-1 series lead in Game 4 of their second-round matchup against the Bruins on Sunday night.Florida handled Boston in Game 3, notching an emphatic 6-2 victory at TD Garden. For the second consecutive game, the Panthers cracked Jeremy Swayman, who had previously been a stalwart in goal for the Bruins. Five different Panthers scored, including Evan Rodrigues, who started and finished the scoring on Friday evening. It is now soul-searching time for Boston, which will look to avoid the burden of a 3-1 series deficit heading back to Florida. After a rollicking 5-1…
The New York Rangers are closing in on a sweep against the Carolina Hurricanes after a 3-2 overtime win in Game 3 of their second-round series. With their second straight overtime win, the Rangers remained undefeated in this year’s NHL Playoffs, starting the postseason 7-0 for the first time since their 1994 Stanley Cup run.Only two minutes into overtime, Artemi Panarin scored on Pyotr Kochetkov with an incredible between-the-legs redirect. New York wouldn’t have had to endure the extra period had Carolina’s Andrei Svechnikov not scored with 1:36 left in regulation. Jake Guentzel scored the first goal of the contest,…
Miro Heiskanen scored two power-play goals in the Dallas Stars’ 5-3 Game 2 victory over the Avalanche, evening the series at one apiece heading to Colorado.Roope Hintz had a goal and three assists for Dallas in the win, and Tyler Seguin and Esa Lindell also scored late in the contest. Jake Oettinger also had 28 saves for the Stars against an NHL-best Avalanche offense. Three third-period goals from Joel Kiviranta, Brandon Duhaime and Valeri Nichushkin weren’t enough for Colorado to overcome the 4-0 hole in which it put itself. The Avs’ Alexander Georgiev had 26 saves despite the loss for…
So you’re telling me there’s a chance?Those aren’t just the famous words of Lloyd Christmas, Jim Carrey’s iconic character from “Dumb and Dumber.” That’s the sentence that should be muttered by any hockey fan watching their team fall down 3-0 in a playoff series.It’s hard to win a playoff series in hockey, with the NHL postseason long considered one of the tournaments carrying the most parity. It’s even harder to battle back once a team falls behind multiple games. For clubs that find themselves with 3-0 deficits, a comeback may seem like an impossible task, but it’s not. Just look to…
Canada is on a quest to defend its gold medal at the IIHF World Championship — and the nation is sending one of its most talented rosters in recent history.While the main focus in the hockey world may be on the Stanley Cup Playoffs, there is another international tournament kicking off over in Europe. The 2024 IIHF World Championship is taking place the next two weeks in Czechia, with 16 countries competing for the right to be named a world champion. The nation sporting the maple leaf enters this year’s competition as the reigning champions. Canada defeated Germany last year in…
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Scottie Scheffler had an eventful second day at the 2024 PGA Championship. And that’s before his morning tee time.The world No. 1 golfer was headed to the course early Friday morning. There was a heavy police presence and a major traffic backup, and Scheffler attempted to drive around the traffic to reach the Valhalla Golf Club. Police had been on the scene of a fatality in which a pedestrian had been struck and killed by a bus while attempting to cross the street around 5 a.m. ET.Scheffler attempted to drive around the police on a median, and after being instructed…
The Duke Blue Devils are one of college basketball’s premier programs, and part of the legacy in Durham is that you’re expected to reload rather than rebuild. Jon Scheyer took Duke to the Elite Eight in his second season after taking over for Mike Krzyzewski, but he’ll have to replace his top four scorers from last year’s squad. He has hit the Duke basketball recruiting trail hard and secured the No. 1 ranked recruiting class in 2024 according to the latest 247Sports rankings.However, with several role players leaving the program, Scheyer didn’t stop there. He managed to add a few…
LSU’s class was handed a big blow on Thursday evening when Dakorien Moore announced his decommitment from the Tigers. The five-star Duncanville (Texas) wide receiver was one of the longest-tenured commits in the class and a headliner in a class that ranks No. 3 in the country.At 5-foot-11, 175 pounds, Moore is ranked as the No. 1 receiver in the nation and No. 2 overall prospect in Texas, according to 247Sports.Moore originally committed to LSU in August 2023, opting to make his decision earlier than most of his class. As he moved into 2024, schools continued to pursue while a…
Asmongold slammed fellow Twitch streamer SeanDaBlack for “advocating for genocide” after his bloodthirsty reaction to Destiny’s use of a racial slur. SeanDaBlack angrily reacted to Destiny’s X comment, saying the racial slur is “what you get when you don’t murder every single slaveowner, every single Ku Klux Klan member.” SeanDaBlack’s tirade began after a Destiny used a racial slur on X in a post directed towards Hasanabi, continuing a long-standing feud between the two streamers. SeanDaBlack bleeped out a few words from his rant, but a post on Reddit claimed he said somebody should kill Destiny, before progressing to comments…
Bruins-Panthers Game 6: Three key to victory with B’s season at stake originally appeared on NBC Sports BostonThe Boston Bruins are still alive in the second round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, but to force a Game 7 on Sunday, they’ll need to protect home ice against the Florida Panthers in Game 6 on Friday night.That has proven to be quite a challenge for the B’s. They have lost five consecutive home playoff games versus the Panthers dating back to last season, including Games 3 and 4 of this series.The Bruins have a minus-8 goal differential (16 goals for,…
Golf world number one Scottie Scheffler was handcuffed and arrested by police early Friday after allegedly trying to drive around traffic controls outside the PGA Championship at Valhalla.Scheffler was detained by a Louisville Metro police officer when he drove on curbing to try and get around an accident to get into the golf course, where he was scheduled to compete in the second round of the major tournament Friday morning.Louisville’s WAVE-TV news and Golf Digest reported Scheffler was charged with assault of a police officer, criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from an officer directing traffic.SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio…
With the Cup Series hitting the halfway point of the 26-race regular season after last weekend’s race at Darlington, NASCAR on NBC analysts Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte examine what’s happened so far and what’s to come.The second half of the season begins with next weekend’s Coca-Cola 600 and goes through the Southern 500 on Sept. 1. NBC Sports and USA Network will broadcast the final 10 races of the regular season, beginning June 16 at Iowa Speedway, and all 10 playoffs races.This conversation has been edited and condensed.What has stood out to you in the first 13 races of…
Pep Guardiola has warned that Manchester City cannot take anything for granted as they seek to claim an unprecedented fourth consecutive Premier League title against West Ham on Sunday.City have the destiny of the title in their hands as they lead Arsenal by two points going into the final day of the season.However, Guardiola pointed to the dramatic final day two years ago, when City had to come from 2-0 down late on to beat Aston Villa 3-2 to deny Liverpool the title.The English champions were also made to sweat to beat Tottenham 2-0 on Tuesday despite many Spurs fans…
