CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers forward Kyle Korver has been excused from the team to be with family following the death of a younger brother. The team issued a statement late Tuesday night saying Korver’s brother, Kirk, died earlier in the day. READ MORE>… More
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Buffalo Bills receiver Zay Jones was arrested Monday night in Los Angeles after a naked, bloody argument with his brother, Vikings receiver Cayleb Jones. The player, whose legal name is Isaiah Avery Jones, was arrested after officers were called to a disturbance in downtown Los Angeles, said Officer Luis Garcia, a…… More
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma star Trae Young is leaving for the NBA after a standout freshman season that ended with him leading the nation in scoring and assists. The 6-foot-2 guard averaged 27.4 points and 8.7 assists this season, and many projections have him going early in the first round. He announced the move…… More
The NCAA tournament selection committee deserves praise this season. No team in the field drew an egregious seed or draw. John Calipari complained about his team’s path to the Final Four, but an opening slate of Davidson and Buffalo on Kentucky’s way to the Sweet 16 wasn’t exactly a murderers’ row. READ MORE>… More
The Atlanta Falcons, up against the salary cap, haven’t been too active in free agency and most likely will have to turn their attention to enhancing the roster via the draft. Sure, the Falcons did address one need by signing offensive guard Brandon Fusco to a three-year, $12.75 million contract ($5.5 million guaranteed). But that’s…… More
The Sweet 16 is set. There are names you expected to see and some, well, we’ll need proof if you said before the NCAA tournament started that these teams would still be playing on the second weekend. The tournament, though, does not stop here. There’s more to be done. It’s time to look at…… More
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two in-state foes being forced back together on the court by the NCAA Tournament thousands of miles from home became a one-sided celebration for West Virginia. Jevon Carter was the one leading the way. Carter scored 28 points, Lamont West added 18 off the bench and West Virginia overwhelmed its in-state…… More
One word succinctly describes what’s transpired so far in the NCAA Tournament: Madness. But even that’s probably underselling it. A comeback for the ages by Nevada. An entire region left without a Top 4 seed in the Sweet 16 for the first time in tourney history. The 16-seed winner UMBC, falling short in its…… More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ninth-seeded Florida State has lots of guys who can score, and the Seminoles used that depth to win their fourth straight NCAA Tournament opener. Or as coach Leonard Hamilton calls it, a team effort. Mfiondu Kabengele scored 14 points, and Florida State beat No. 8 seed Missouri 67-54 on Friday night…… More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Could the crackdown on tax loopholes clamp down on corporate schmoozing? The new tax law ends a benefit prized by business for impressing customers or courting new ones. And the impact could be felt in the pricey boxes at sports stadiums, or even at Double-A baseball games in small towns with loyal…… More
