Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images The rest of the NBA is on notice because Luka Dončić is joining a red-hot Los Angeles Lakers team. Los Angeles improved to 29-19 overall and 7-1 in its last eight with a 122-97 victory over the L.A. Clippers on Tuesday at Intuit Dome. As for the Clippers, they are […]
Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images The Phoenix Suns have now won nine of their last 12 games after defeating the host Golden State Warriors 130-105 on Friday evening. Suns guard Devin Booker led all players with 31 points and 11 assists. Kevin Durant added 19 points, and center Nick Richards added a 14-point, 16-rebound double-double. […]
Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Sunday’s AFC Championship Game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills drew huge ratings for the NFL and CBS. According to Puck’s John Ourandthe game averaged 57.7 million viewers, making it the most-watched AFC Championship Game since at least 1988. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs outlasted quarterback Josh Allen and […]
Lance King/Getty Images For the second consecutive game, Duke avoided a major upset to stay perfect in conference play. After surviving a scare against Wake Forest on Saturday, the No. 2 Blue Devils beat NC State 74-64 behind a late rally led by star freshman Cooper Flagg’s 23 second-half points. The Wolfpack led for much […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Now we know why it’s taken this long. In an unexplored part of the American football universe we’re finding out in real time why it has been almost impossible to win three championships in a row. Almost everything has to go right. That’s for starters. The Kansas City Chiefs took that […]
Jake MichaelsJan 25, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer. He has been with ESPN since 2013, covering everything from AFL to Formula One, basketball to boxing, and tennis, both in Australia and around the world. MELBOURNE, Australia — Madison Keys sat in the Australian Open media room at 12:55 […]
Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images Josh Allen is undoubtedly in his MVP era after the Buffalo Bills’ 27-25 divisional playoff victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. With home-field advantage, Allen completed 16-of-22 passes for 127 yards and two rushing touchdowns, leading his team to the AFC Conference Championship, where they will face the Kansas City […]
Harry How/Getty Images A strong second half propelled the Los Angeles Lakers to a 117-108 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. With the victory, the Lakers improved to 21-17 and moved into sixth place in the Western Conference, a half-game ahead of the Dallas Mavericks. Los Angeles trailed by 12 points at the […]
Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby each scored 27 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 112-98 home win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. Towns returned from a one-game absence (right knee injury) to co-lead the team in scoring while adding 13 rebounds, three steals and two […]
Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Ohio State quarterback Will Howard has some unfinished business with Texas after suffering three defeats to the Longhorns in Big 12 play at Kansas State. “That was the only team I didn’t beat when I was in the Big 12,” he said, per ESPN’s Jake Trotter. “They’re always a good team. But […]
