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Super Bowl LX: Patriots try to capture usual Friday feeling at practice
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The New England Patriots finished their on-field preparations for Super Bowl LX with a nearly 90-minute practice at Stanford Stadium. ,Head coach Mike Vrabel tried to keep many of the team's typical Friday practice traditions in place while also getting his team ready for the un...

Final Super Bowl injury report: Seahawks S Nick Emmanwori good to go
Seattle Seahawks standout rookie safety Nick Emmanwori returned to full practice participation and is expected to play in Super Bowl LX against the New England Patriots on Sunday in Santa Clara, Calif.,Emmanwori suffered a low ankle sprain at practice Wednesday and was held out Thursday. Seattle hea...

4-time All-Star Brionna Jones injures meniscus playing overseas
Four-time WNBA All-Star forward Brionna Jones sustained a torn meniscus last week while playing overseas but her agent told ESPN she is expected to return in time for the WNBA season.,Agent Boris Lelchitski also told the network that Jones will undergo surgery this weekend in the United States and m...
How the Patriots Can Upset the Seahawks in Super Bowl LX
The Patriots enter Super Bowl LX as underdogs against the Seahawks. Here’s what New England must do to pull off the upset....
Three NBA Trade Deadline Flops That Changed Nothing
The NBA trade deadline came and went with little impact. Here are three moves — involving the Celtics, Knicks, and Warriors — that fell flat....

Pat Spencer's big effort propels Warriors past Suns
Pat Spencer produced career highs of 20 points and six 3-pointers and the Golden State Warriors scored the final 10 points to take a 101-97 victory over the host Phoenix Suns on Thursday.,Gui Santos contributed 18 points, and his breakaway layup with 28.7 seconds remaining put the Warriors up 99-97....

Super Bowl LX: Patriots work on red-zone offense, 2-minute drill
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- As quarterback Drake Maye and the New England Patriots' first-team offense jogged onto the field for the first of nine plays focused on red-zone situations in practice at Stanford Stadium on Thursday, the team employee in control of the playlist had a song ready to go: "Be Legen...

Seahawks slide to bigger favorites ahead of Super Bowl LV
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Seattle Seahawks have been hit with the big injury concern days ahead of Super Bowl LX, but that didn't stop the NFC champions from cushioning their favorite status.,The consensus line moved to the Seahawks favored by 5.0 points to beat the New England Patriots across major spor...

Orioles get IF/OF Blaze Alexander from Diamondbacks for 4 players
The Baltimore Orioles acquired utility player Blaze Alexander from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday for right-hander Kade Strowd and a pair of minor leaguers, righty Wellington Aracena and infielder Jose Mejia.,Alexander, 26, batted .230 with seven home runs and 28 RBIs in 74 games last season f...

Patriots built Brady 2.0 with this Drake Maye moment in mind
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- There's more security than Patriots around the Santa Clara Marriott, one of the novel elements of Super Bowl week for New England players and staff making their maiden voyage on this eight-night sleepover. ,Every player and coach -- from the most identifiable in quarterback Dr...
These Three NFL Teams Could Have Patriots-Style Turnarounds
The New England Patriots’ historic Super Bowl run offers a blueprint for teams that could take a major leap next season....

Report: Warriors trade Jonathan Kuminga to Hawks for Kristaps Porzingis
Jonathan Kuminga reportedly is on his way out of Golden State, and the Warriors hope his departure brings them an inside presence he could never consistently provide.,The Warriors sent Kuminga and guard Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks for center Kristaps Porzingis, multiple media outlets reported W...

Super Bowl LX: QB Drake Maye shows no sign of shoulder injury
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye was a full participant in Wednesday's practice as on-field preparations for Super Bowl LX against Seattle shifted gears.,The second-year quarterback, who injured his right shoulder during the AFC championship game, took all of the team...

Hot-shooting Suns return home to face in-flux Warriors
The Phoenix Suns return home Thursday following a career performance from Collin Gillespie to face a Golden State Warriors team in a state of flux since the loss of All-Star Jimmy Butler.,How much flux will be determined by the NBA trade deadline at 3 p.m. ET Thursday.,The Warriors have the best off...

Super Bowl injury report: Pats QB Drake Maye practices in full
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- New England Patriots fans can breathe a sigh of relief.,Quarterback Drake Maye was a full participant in practice Wednesday as the Patriots prepare to face the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX on Sunday.,Maye was limited due a shoulder injury when New England practiced last w...

Patriots follow leader, return to routine in 'critical' Super Bowl LX prep
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Everything Mike Vrabel told players was possible in his first season as head coach of the New England Patriots happened, so even the elder statesmen on the roster are sticking with their plan to follow the leader as Super Bowl LX preparation shifts gears on Wednesday.,"He's do...

Lindsey Vonn's coach, Stefon Diggs confident she can ski with ACL injury
Lindsey Vonn's coach and New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs are confident that the American skiing great can compete at the Milano Cortina Olympics with a ruptured ACL in her left knee.,Vonn, 41, is set to try her luck in the women's downhill race on Sunday,"I'm pretty confident that sh...

76ers limit Warriors to 2 free throws in blowout win
VJ Edgecombe scored a game-high 25 points, Andre Drummond produced a double-double while subbing for Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers ran away from the Golden State Warriors for a 113-94 victory in San Francisco on Tuesday.,Six other Philadelphia players scored in double figures in a balanced ...
Three Blockbuster NBA Trades We’d Love to See Before the Deadline
Giannis Antetokounmpo may be the catalyst for a wild NBA trade deadline. Here are three blockbuster trades that could reshape the league....

Report: Patriots owner Robert Kraft not selected for Hall of Fame
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft did not receive enough votes for selection to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, ESPN reported Tuesday.,Last week, ESPN also reported that former head coach Bill Belichick, who led the Patriots to nine Super Bowls and six championships over 24 seasons, also is not...