Marner out at least four weeks for Maple Leafs

When a 5-4 loss against the Chicago Blackhawks isn’t the worst news of the night, you know the Toronto Maple Leafs are in a bit of trouble.

In a statement released during Sunday’s game, Toronto said that Mitch Marner underwent an MRI Sunday after sustaining an ankle injury in Saturday’s game against Philadelphia and is expected to be out of the lineup for a minimum of four weeks, at which…

Only the Seahawks wanted Josh Gordon

Josh Gordon may be down to his last NFL chance.

After the Patriots put Gordon on waivers, every team had the opportunity to claim him on their rosters. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Seahawks were the only team to put in a claim.

So the Patriots don’t want Gordon anymore, and 30 other teams didn’t want him, either. That suggests that, for all of Gordon’s impressive…

Diamondbacks, Phillies name new pitching coaches

Two teams with openings at the pitching coach position closed them today: the Arizona Diamondbacks hired Matt Herges and the Philadelphia Phillies hired Bryan Price.

Herges, 49, replaces Mike Butcher, who was fired at the end of September after serving four years on the job. Herges, you will recalls, pitched for 11 seasons in the majors and most recently served as the Giants’ bullpen coach.

Award in Drew Brees jewelry decision swells to nearly $9 million

Award in Drew Brees jewelry decision swells to nearly $9 millionBy Curtis Crabtree | Oct 31, 2019 1:41 AM EDT 

A $6.1 million judgment in favor of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Breesagainst a San Diego jeweler has now increased in value.

According to Ramon Antonio Vargas of the NOLA.com, interest and prejudgment costs have increased the award for Brees to $8.9 million.

The jeweler,…

Report: Andre Iguodala to sign with Lakers if Grizzlies buy him out

If the Grizzlies buy out Andre Iguodala, the Lakers and Clippers are reportedly frontrunners to sign him.

But maybe his destination is even clearer than that.

Jackie MacMullan of ESPN:

We know where he’s going. Wait a minute. We know where he’s going. He’s going to the Lakers.

He’s going to the Lakers. He’s going to the Lakers. I’ve had four different players tell me. Every player…

Kirk Cousins: “We won the game and that’s all that matters

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins wasn’t dropping any exuberant “you like that!” shouts after beating his former team, the Washington Redskins, 19-9 on Thursday night.

It was the first time Cousins has faced his former team since signing a free agent deal with the Vikings prior to the 2018 season. Cousins has a strong night on Thursday, completing 23 of 26 passes for 285 yards…

Watch the Raptors unveil championship banner, receive huge rings

Kawhi Leonard wasn’t in Toronto when the Raptors received their championship rings on Tuesday to kick off the NBA season, but that didn’t make things any less special. Before the first game of the year got underway in Ontario between the Raptors and the New Orleans Pelicans, we were treated to an incredible ceremony that capped off the wild 2018-19 run by Toronto.

With Adam Silver in…

Knicks reportedly ‘stunned and depressed’ by Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving choosing Nets

The New York Knicks will be heading into the next summer looking for superstars. This is much in the vein of the summer of 2019, when New York struck out on several big-name free agents after clearly angling for Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving by trading Kristaps Porzingis in January.

Of course, both Durant and Irving chose the Brooklyn Nets, and so the Knicks will have to watch their…

Cleveland General Manager John Dorsey hinted this week that he’s been trying to trade for Washington’s holdout left tackle Trent Williams. Those attempts have apparently been ongoing all season.

Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports that Dorsey has been…

Andrew Bogut appears to take shot at LeBron on Twitter

The NBA wants it to, and it will eventually fade some (only to flare up again later), but the NBA/China relationship issue is not going away.

The latest spark comes from across the ocean, down in Australia, where former Warrior (and Buck and a couple other teams in the middle) Andrew Bogut takes what is a pretty clear a dig at LeBron James over the China issue.

Andrew Bogut✔@andrewb…

Coach of the Year predictions: Quin Snyder, Brad Stevens, or maybe Doc Rivers?

With the start of the NBA season just more than a week away — it’s predictions time. We’ll be covering most of the postseason awards between now and the opening tip of the NBA season.

As a disclaimer, we get it: making NBA preseason awards predictions is like nailing Jell-O to a tree. We’ll be wrong. But it’s fun, so the NBA staff here at NBC is making our picks. Today…

COACH OF THE YEAR

Devils, Hischier agree to seven-year, $50.75 million extension

While the Devils don’t know yet if Taylor Hall will sign an extension to remain in New Jersey or find a new home next summer in free agency, GM Ray Shero has young locked down one of the team’s core pieces.

On Friday, Nico Hischier agreed to a seven-year, $50.75 million extension that carries a $7.25 million cap hit through the 2026-27 NHL season. The deal buys three unrestricted free…

Dusty Baker has second interview with Phillies

NBC Sports Philadelphia reports that Dusty Baker and the Philadelphia Phillies met for a second time yesterday as the team searches for a new manager. It was a back-to-back thing, with him meeting with Phillies officials on both Wednesday and Thursday.

Here’s what Baker said to NBC Philly:

“They got a good team, great city, I’ve been coming here for years. The fans are great. So it’s a…

Patrick Mahomes: “Everything looking good so far!”

While there is still more to learn about the extent of Patrick Mahomes‘ knee injury, the Kansas City Chiefs and Mahomes himself seem about as optimistic as possible about his prognosis.

“Awesome team win! Love my brothers! Thank you for all the prayers! Everything looking good so far! #GodisGood #ChiefsKingdom,” Mahomes said on his Twitter account after the game.

Mahomes left Thursday…

Russell Wilson now the betting favorite to be NFL MVP

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is the new favorite to be named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player.

The latest odds at the Westgate Las Vegas have Wilson at 2/1, making him the favorite six weeks into the 2019 season.

For as good a career as Wilson has had, he’s never received even a single vote for league MVP, which is chosen each year by a panel of 50 members of the media. This…

Eagles trying to find their defence

The Eagles defense did a lot of the heavy lifting in a 31-6 win over the Jets in Week Five, but the unit couldn’t find the same kind of success against the Vikings on Sunday.

After 10 sacks and two touchdowns in the win, the Eagles spent Sunday giving up four touchdown passes in a 38-20 loss that dropped them to 3-3 on the season. Two of those scoring plays were on long passes from Kir…