Hockey
NHL Awards Watch: Players the voters are backing after the first month of 2024-25
Who are the leading candidates for the Hart, Norris, Vezina, Calder and more? We polled a selection of voters for a snapshot of the races.
Month: November 2024
Basketball
2024 NBA Cup odds: Knicks favored; Cavs, Warriors rise
The NBA in-season tournament — now known as the NBA Cup — has begun. Check out the latest odds after Night 1 of the festivities.
Basketball
How JJ Redick has changed the Lakers — with the same roster
Here are three ways the Lakers are dramatically different this year — and one way they are troublingly the same.
Hockey
Can a goaltender win the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year this season?
The last 15 winners have been forwards or defensemen. We asked execs, coaches, and former Calder winners if this year’s class can snap the streak.
Basketball
Captain’s hats, shimmy mark Klay’s ‘surreal’ return
Klay Thompson’s return to the Bay Area on Tuesday night included Warriors fans in boat captain’s hats, a tribute video and a swipe of former teammate Stephen Curry’s shoulder shimmy. Said Thompson: “It was surreal […]
Basketball
‘Raw emotion’ on display from Curry after late flurry
Stephen Curry took over the final four minutes of Tuesday’s back-and-forth clash with the Mavericks, deploying an almost premature “Night Night” celebration after a dagger 3, followed by what the Warriors superstar called “raw emotion.”
Local Sports
Champions Classic: Hunter Dickinson leads Kansas past MSU; Kentucky rallies past Duke
Hunter Dickson led No. 1 Kansas to an impressive win over Michigan State, while Mark Pope aced his first big test as Kentucky’s head coach.
Basketball
Spo takes blame for ‘horrendous’ TO gaffe in loss
Erik Spoelstra blamed himself for a “horrendous mistake” after calling a timeout the Heat didn’t have with 1.1 seconds left in overtime, costing Miami the game.
Basketball
Rusty Embiid can’t help Sixers (2-8) in return
Joel Embiid had a predictably up-and-down performance across 26 minutes in his season debut for the 76ers, who now stand at 2-8 after a loss Tuesday night to the Knicks.
Baseball