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Ravens CB Jaire Alexander inactive vs. BrownsBaltimore Ravens cornerback Jaire Alexander was listed as inactive for Sunday's game against the visiting Cleveland Browns.,Alexander, who was dealing with a knee injury during training camp, struggled in the Ravens' 41-40 season-opening loss to the Buffalo Bills last Sunday. He was a limited partic...

Diamondbacks demote struggling CF Alek ThomasThe Arizona Diamondbacks optioned center fielder Alek Thomas to Triple-A Reno on Wednesday.,In a corresponding move, the team recalled rookie infielder Blaze Alexander.,Thomas, 24, is scuffling with a .191 average and three home runs in 37 games this season. He had been the team's primary center fie...

Are these Clippers Kenough?It’s Oscars Week, which feels like as good a time as any to draw up the NBA storylines and characters which could double as Oscar nominees. Next up are the L.A. Clippers and the 2024 season possibly being the culmination of their decade of prosperity....

Doc Rivers refuses to own up to his mistakes

Accountability is a word we hear often in sports. Whether someone owns up to their mistakes or passes the buck, accountability is the word we hear thrown about in the wake of whatever action was taken. Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers has been at the center of an accountability conversation sin...

Baker Mayfield has that mischievousness about him again

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ margin for error coming into the season was pretty high for a team that had low expectations and a quarterback the rest of the league passed on. They have a receiving corps that’s healthy, deep and full of playmakers to go with a defense that’s also healthy and rife with bi...

The Oklahoma City Thunder successfully extort its way to a new arena

The Oklahoma City Thunder are getting a new arena and the team’s ownership group is contributing $50 million of the $900 million tab. The reputation of owner Clay Bennett, who was responsible for killing the Seattle Supersonics, preceded him, and 71 percent of Oklahoma City voters didn’t want to cal...

Ranking the NBA's rookie class so far (And No. 1 is not who you think it is)

With all the hyperbole around Victor Wembanyama being the next generational talent, it’s fair no one expected competition against him winning Rookie of the Year Award. But after sitting all last season due to an early leg injury — Chet Holmgren has beaten the injury-prone allegations to emerge as th...

2023 NBA field goal percentage leaders

This article is based on data from Sportradar....