Why Steph’s Warriors’ Burden, at 36, Is Heavier Than Ever originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors don’t want to be in this line with the regular folks of the NBA, who stand behind the velvet rope watching the league’s spark plug teams get waved through the VIP entrance. It’s… Read More »
Is rest the right decision for the Warriors regular-season finale? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – With each passing victory in the final week of the 2023-2024 NBA regular season, the door of opportunity went from cracking with light peeking through to swinging wide open for the Warriors. All to close… Read More »
It was early March 2023, and Giannis Antetokounmpo’s broad smile filled a box during a video call. The two-time MVP had joined us from Milwaukee’s practice facility, relaxed and contemplative as he rocked back and forth in a chair in the conference room, answering questions ranging from his secret pre-draft visit to Atlanta a decade… Read More »
49ers undergo D-line renovation in first week of free agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers rebuilt their defensive line during the first week of the new NFL league year. San Francisco released defensive tackle Arik Armstead. They then brought in four veteran players to fill holes in the defensive line rotation.… Read More »
NBA Power Rankings: Where Warriors, Kings sit with one month left originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area And just like that, the 2023-2024 NBA regular season ends in a month. Aside from the still-rising Boston Celtics, every team is vying for the best possible positioning, whether that’s for playoff seeding or draft purposes. The… Read More »
NBA Power Rankings 2023-24: Knicks, Nuggets in rhythm with month to go originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area And just like that, the 2023-2024 NBA regular season ends in a month. Aside from the still-rising Boston Celtics, every team is vying for the best possible positioning, whether that’s for playoff seeding or draft purposes.… Read More »
Four songs highlighting the success of Celtics Bench originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The top six players on the Boston Celtics roster get a lot of credit for the team’s success – and rightly so. But a trio of role-spanning reserves have done their part to get Boston to its best record in basketball,… Read More »
The trade deadline brought another change of scenery for Buddy Hield, the third midseason move of his career. And yet his move to Philadelphia offered a different twist than the first two blockbusters that uprooted the Bahamian gunslinger. Midway through his rookie campaign in New Orleans, Hield landed in Sacramento, remember, when the Kings parted… Read More »
NBA Power Rankings: Where Warriors, Kings Sit with 22 Games to Go originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Two things 28 other NBA teams don’t want to see: the Bucks and Nuggets finding rhythm late in the season. Milwaukee and Denver have each won six straight in early March, a possible sign of things… Read More »
North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye will pitch against Virginia in October. Maye is one of the players expected to be selected in the top 10 of the 2024 NFL draft. (Chris Seward/Associated Press) Many NFL teams are looking for quarterbacks, and there are plenty of attractive candidates this season. This inaugural mock draft considers quarterbacks… Read More »