The New Orleans Saints have yet to make the playoffs in the post-Drew Brees era, and that stretch will likely continue into a fourth year this season. After a recent loss to the Carolina Panthers, the Saints fell to 2-7 and fired Dennis Allen as their head coach. Brees knows what it takes to win. … Read more
The Giants and Blue Jays are among a half-dozen teams showing significant interest in star right-hander Corbin Burnes, and new Giants baseball president Buster Posey met late Tuesday with Burnes’ agent, Scott Boras. Both these teams put in outstanding efforts to sign big-time players, and while both have experienced some struggles in that area, it’s … Read more
It’s business as usual for the NFL when it comes to Jay-Z. Commissioner Roger Goodell told media members Wednesday that the league’s relationship with the rapper, accused of rape in an amended lawsuit this week, has not changed. “We’re aware of the civil allegations and Jay-Z’s really strong response to that,” Goodell said at the … Read more
BUFFALO — Lately, the Rangers have been finding ways to lose instead of finding ways to win. In a low-event game between two spiraling teams, however, Igor Shesterkin and the Blueshirts defended a one-goal lead for a majority of the 60-minute affair before surviving the Sabres’ third-period push to take a 3-2 victory on Wednesday … Read more
The Islanders left a list of milestones on the table with their loss on Tuesday night. Had they beaten the Kings, it would have been their first three-game winning streak of the season, their first time over NHL .500 since Oct. 25 and their first time with more standings points than the Rangers this late … Read more
Tom Thibodeau didn’t call out anybody by name, but there were certainly hints the coach felt referee Jacyn Goble was a problem in Wednesday’s 108-100 loss to the Hawks. “I just looked at who was refereeing and I knew what it was going to be like,” the Knicks coach said. Last season, the Knicks filed … Read more
BUFFALO — Head coach Peter Laviolette has reserved his power-play tweaks for the second unit lately. It is not the second power play, however, that hasn’t been able to get it done for the Rangers with the man advantage. They simply don’t get enough ice time to begin with. Mika Zibanejad celebrates after scoring a … Read more
STOCKHOLM – Swedish prosecutors on Thursday dropped a rape investigation that was launched in connection with soccer star Kylian Mbappé’s visit to Stockholm in October. In a statement, lead investigator Marina Chirakova said there was not enough evidence to continue the investigation, which centered on an incident at a hotel in the Swedish capital. “During … Read more
The Nets have been linked to Jimmy Butler in the past, and Miami has reportedly started to listen to trade offers for their aging All-Star. Just don’t expect one to be coming from Brooklyn. Butler has shown interest in coming to the Nets in the past, and a source close to the situation told The … Read more
Nets combo guard Keon Johnson has seen his playing time spike with the injury to starter Cam Thomas. But he knows he’s promised nothing upon Thomas’ return. “Nothing is guaranteed, and it’s not guaranteed for him or anybody else,” coach Jordi Fernandez said. “So the group’s been doing great. There’s going to be guys at … Read more