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With in-season tournament resuming, Rockets’ defense appears to be unrelenting

November 17th, 2023

The Rockets finished the last three seasons ranked 27th, 30th and 29th in points allowed per possession. In a related story, nobody in the NBA lost more games over the past three seasons than Houston — a team left floating in space after James Harden’s departure, accruing high lottery picks and accumulating young talent but […]

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Standings, team groups, Las Vegas hosts semifinals, championship

November 17th, 2023

The first NBA in-season tournament continues with group play and concludes Dec. 9 with the championship game. All 30 teams will participate in the group stage in three groups of five teams within each conference. When is the NBA in-season tournament? Group play began Nov. 3. Group play games will be held only on Tuesdays […]

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Russell Westbrook reportedly to come off bench for Clippers vs. Rockets, per his request

November 17th, 2023

Russell Westbrook wasn’t part of the closing rotation during the Los Angeles Clippers‘ last contest. He reportedly won’t be in the starting lineup for the team’s NBA in-season tournament game Friday against the Houston Rockets, either. Terance Mann will get his first start of the season in Westbrook’s place, according to Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes. […]

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Eagles-Chiefs Super Bowl rematch stakes much higher for one team than other

November 17th, 2023

As the Philadelphia Eagles watch film this week, they can only suppress emotions so much. Sure, nine months have elapsed since their 38-35 Super Bowl LVII loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Time has calloused some scars. The determination to view film through the lens of this week’s game plan helps. And the Eagles’ 2023 […]

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Carlos Alcaraz beats Daniil Medvedev to set up semi-final with Novak Djokovic

November 17th, 2023

Carlos Alcaraz has a 3-2 record against Medvedev Carlos Alcaraz beat Daniil Medvedev to top his ATP Finals group and set up a semi-final meeting with Novak Djokovic. Wimbledon champion Alcaraz won 6-4 6-4 against the Russian, who had already qualified for the last four of the season-ending event in Turin. “Obviously Novak is Novak, […]

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Drew Carter shares most interesting thing he’s learned covering Celtics

November 17th, 2023

Drew Carter shares most interesting thing he’s learned covering Celtics originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Drew Carter has a front-row seat to one of the best shows in basketball this season. Carter is NBC Sports Boston’s new play-by-play announcer for Boston Celtics road games in 2023-24, and will take over the role full time […]

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Colorado visits Washington State with bowl eligibility on the line

November 17th, 2023

Colorado has lost six of its last seven games. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) The stakes are simple for Colorado and Washington State on Friday night. The winner is still eligible for a bowl game. The two Pac-12 teams enter their weeknight matchup (10:30 p.m. ET, FS1) on serious skids. Both are 4-6. Colorado has […]

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‘I was doing everything apart from driving the bus’

November 17th, 2023

Jonathan Trott had to take on unprecedented roles as head coach during Afghanistan’s World Cup campaign (Getty) This has hardly been a World Cup for the romantics. The presence of India and Australia – two of the three countries who effectively run the global game – in Sunday’s final, does little to warm the heart. […]

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Eagles release a former 1st-round pick … 29 years after he played his last game

November 17th, 2023

Eagles release a former 1st-round pick … 29 years after he played his last game originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles released one of their former first-round picks on Thursday. One who hadn’t played a snap in 29 years. In a bizarre roster transaction, the Eagles formally waived one-time first-round pick Bernard Williams, […]

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Jannik Sinner beats Holger Rune to help Novak Djokovic reach semi-finals

November 17th, 2023

Jannik Sinner is ranked fourth in the world Jannik Sinner beat Holger Rune to maintain his perfect start at the ATP Finals – and help send Novak Djokovic into the last four in Turin. World number one Djokovic, who beat Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (7-1) 4-6 6-1 earlier on Thursday, needed a Sinner victory to advance […]

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