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We beat the Pacers, Thunder, Rockets and Spurs, a bunch of losers.– Steve.. A: And how exactly do you think those teams with winning records have winning records? Downplay winning in Indiana, Oklahoma City, Houston and then over the Spurs in Mexico City all you want, but winning those games is what got the Heat above. 500.
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“Did you know that Santa Claus took up golf?” Cy the Cynic asked me in the club lounge. “I doubt there is a golf course near the North Pole,” I said mildly, “unless it’s the Snowdrift Country Club.” “I heard he made a birdie,” Cy said. “Really?” “It was a partridge on a par three,” […]
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The Ravens played their ugliest game of the season, piling up turnovers, special teams mishaps and unfinished drives as they managed just a field goal in a 13-3 loss to the thoroughly unremarkable Cleveland Browns. Not on Saturday in Cleveland. Their running game— 198 yards on 28 carries— was the only beacon shining through the Cleveland snow, but offensive...
She picked this way to express her dissatisfaction about our wedding plans.
My controlling son-in-law has driven everyone else out of my daughter's life.
The Miami Dolphins showed a lot of resiliency to compete for four quarters Saturday night against the Buffalo Bills. Through all of that, under fourth-quarter snowfall and persistent snowballs delivered from Buffalo fans throughout the night at Highmark Stadium, the Dolphins fell, 32-29, thanks to a last-second field goal on a night where Bills quarterback...
The Dolphins entered their game against Buffalo riding back-to-back losses while the Bills were on a four-game winning streak. It turns out both the Dolphins and Bills had homefield advantages in their home games against each other this season. No Dolphins players succumbed to the cold Saturday.— Chris Perkins.
The whole operation looked rushed— the hurried claps from quarterback Tyler Huntley; the slight pauses of uncertainty as he scrambled to his right; the pass to wide receiver James Proche II, who landed out of bounds without the ball, another flop of a drive ending with a thud. But with quarterback Lamar Jackson sidelined, the defense losing key players to injuries,...
James Reimer made 39 saves but the San Jose Sharks lost 3-2 to the Los Angeles Kings.
Maybe that’ s the way the Miami Dolphins will look at Saturday night’ s 32-29 loss at Buffalo. If they’ d played the previous two games in California at this level, they wouldn’ t be on a three-game losing streak and be fighting for a playoff spot. Player of the Game: Josh Allen.
If the Dolphins had played this way their previous two losses in California, this stretch would have a different feel to it. The Dolphins did their best under adverse conditions but came up a bit short. Hats off to the Dolphins for their fighting spirit but Buffalo was the better team on this day. It was a great effort by the Dolphins with so much against them between...
The Ravens had a great opportunity to enter Week 16 having won three straight games and seven of their last eight, but they turned in a dud in a 13-3 loss to the Cleveland Browns. If the Ravens had won, they could have kept some pressure on the Buffalo Bills or the Kansas Chiefs in the race for a top seed in the AFC playoffs. They’ ve been fortunate enough to play the...
Sunday Men’s College Basketball 9 a.m. Canisius at Penn State BTN 10 a.m. Stanford vs. Texas, in Dallas […]
A three-vehicle collision has caused the shutdown of State Route 1 in Pacifica and brought emergency vehicles to the accident site.
The Philadelphia Eagles will offer a good look at how far the Chicago Bears have to go to join the small mix of teams in position to compete for a Lombardi Trophy. The Bears hired assistant general manager Ian Cunningham from the Eagles in January, adding a bright mind with a background in two successful organizations— the Eagles and Baltimore Ravens.
Police are seeking the public's help in finding an 11-year-old boy who went missing in Oakland a few days ago.
The Chicago Cubs landed their new shortstop. Swanson’ s 21 Outs Above Average ranked second most in Major League Baseball while Hoerner’ s 13 OAA tied for 11th. During the 2022 season, only the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets had two infielders rate in the top 25 of OAA.
The Miami Heat were without two starters; there was nothing forgeign about that amid this injury-ravaged season. Through it all, a game that required an altitude adjustment and attitude adjustment while playing in the injury absences of Kyle Lowry and Caleb Martin ended as each of the previous three on the four-game trip completed Saturday.
Observations and other notes of interest from Saturday night’ s 111-101 victory over the San Antonio Spurs:. –Yes, Tyler Herro has had his moments the past week. –But Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo got the Heat to the 2020 NBA Finals.
The whole operation looked rushed— the hurried claps from quarterback Tyler Huntley, the pauses of uncertainty on offense as he scrambled to his right; the pass to wide receiver James Proche II, who landed out of bounds with the ball, another flop of a drive ending with a thud. The Ravens, who have scored just two touchdowns in 11 quarters since Jackson’ s injury, will...
Here’ s what the Baltimore Sun sports staff had to say immediately after the Ravens’ 13-3 loss to the Cleveland Browns in Saturday’ s Week 15 game at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland. Childs Walker, reporter: Sometimes, a game goes so poorly that you just have to forget it. When Browns cornerback Denzel Ward snatched a contested ball from wide receiver DeSean Jackson...
Ravens cornerback Marcus Peters suffered a calf injury in the third quarter of Saturday’ s game against the Cleveland Browns and was quickly ruled out, while defensive lineman Calais Campbell exited with a knee injury in the fourth quarter. The veteran was trying to bring down Browns running back Mike Woods when outside linebacker Jason Pierre-Paul ran into...
With this weekend’s historic opening of new 2.4-mile $65 million gondola, the ski areas of Palisades Tahoe and Alpine Meadows are now merged into a single megaresort.
Police have captured a suspect on Saturday after a fight, gunfire and foot chase in Berkeley a few blocks from UC Berkeley.
Highmark Stadium was covered in snow throughout Saturday ahead of the 8:15 p.m. kickoff between the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins. The Bills had to move one earlier home game, on Nov. 20 against the Cleveland Browns, to Detroit’ s Ford Field due to heavy snow blanketing western New York. Crews of both municipal and private workers worked all day on clearing...
Elon Musk's abrupt suspension of several journalists who cover Twitter widens a growing rift between the social media site and media organizations that have used the platform to build their audiences.
Highmark Stadium was covered in snow throughout Saturday ahead of the 8:15 p.m. kickoff between the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins. The Bills had to move one earlier home game, on Nov. 20 against the Cleveland Browns, to Detroit’ s Ford Field due to heavy snow blanketing western New York. Crews of both municipal and private workers worked on clearing roads and...
Ravens cornerback Marcus Peters suffered a calf injury in the third quarter of Saturday’ s game against the Cleveland Browns. After the Browns scored a touchdown go ahead 13-3 near the end of the third quarter, Peters appeared to be in pain on the sideline. Baltimore only has four cornerbacks active against the Browns, including Peters, Marlon Humphrey, Brandon...
Police responded to reports of anti-Semitic graffiti at a Maryland high school on Saturday, school officials and police say.
Utility crews raced Saturday to restore power to tens of thousands of customers across New England and New York after a powerful storm dumped 2 feet of snow in some places.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — P-22, the celebrated mountain lion that took up residence in the middle of Los Angeles and became a symbol of urban pressures on wildlife, was euthanized Saturday after dangerous changes in his behavior led to examinations that revealed worsening health and injuries likely caused by a car.
The Vikings surpassed the Bills who came back from a 35-3 deficit— which ironically was led by then QB Frank Reich who the Colts fired earlier this season— against the Houston Oilers in the 1992 playoffs. Three different Minnesota players compiled more than 120 total yards, Cook, Justin Jefferson and the leading receiver K.J. Osborn who racked up 157 yards and a...
Throughout Moe Wagner’ s career, with most of his playing time coming with the Orlando Magic over the last 2½ seasons, he’ s become synonymous with two things: energy and irritating opposing players. An example of this, from the Magic’ s 117-109 Friday win over the Celtics at TD Garden, was the bumping that led to Al Horford elbowing Wagner in the midsection early in the...
The comment was threatening toward a member of the public, the City Attorney's office said.
Check out the up-to-the-minute commentary from Dave Hyde, Chris Perkins and David Furones as the Dolphins play at Buffalo, hoping to hand Josh Allen his first loss in a game against Miami in Orchard Park and give themselves a chance of winning the AFC East.
The Chicago Cubs landed their new shortstop. David Kaplan was the first to report the agreement, while Russell Dorsey was first to report the terms of the deal. Swanson’ s contract is the largest the Cubs have given to a free agent since signing Jason Heyward for eight years and $184 million in December 2015.
The 3.6 magnitude quake was centered in the Hillside Natural Area, close to the Hayward Fault, but could be felt around the Bay Area.
David Robertson hasn’ t won a World Series championship since his second year as a big leaguer. The former Yankees reliever won his first and only ring in 2009 when the Yankees defeated the Mets’ NL East foes, the Philadelphia Phillies, as a 24- year-old. And I want to win,” Robertson said Wednesday morning on a Zoom call with reporters.“ I’ m not getting any younger and I...
It’ s a great time to be a free agent. Money is being thrown around this offseason at a staggering pace. The 30- year-old inked a nine-year, $360 million contract with the Yankees this offseason after he broke the American League single-season home run record with 62.
That has been the message for Miami Heat rookie big man Nikola Jovic when it comes to his seasoning in the G League. And it is an essential message when it comes to maintaining perspective, considering that in his five G League appearances so far, the 6- foot-10 first-round pick out of Serbia is shooting. 255 from the field and. 143 on 3- pointers.
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Negotiators at a United Nations biodiversity conference Saturday have still not resolved most of the key issues around protecting the world's nature by 2030 and providing tens of billions of dollars to developing countries to fund those efforts.
The second-round draft pick, sidelined since March by his recovery from a torn Achilles tendon, was activated for Saturday’ s game against the Cleveland Browns. Running back Kenyan Drake, tight end Charlie Kolar, guard Ben Cleveland, inside linebacker Josh Bynes and cornerback Damarion“ Pepe” Williams are healthy scratches. Quarterback Kellen Mond, wide...
NHL: Matt Nieto, on receiving end of Rasmus Dahlin's hit, is optimistic he’ll play Sunday when the San Jose Sharks host the Calgary Flames
Judith Silver's grandmother Hedwig Stern fled the Nazis, who forced the sale of van Gogh's "Olive Picking" and kept the proceeds, new federal lawsuit claims.
In boys soccer, Mitty edges No. 1 De La Salle, Mountain View coach wins 350th game. In boys basketball, Campolindo loses second in a row.
CHICAGO– All winning streaks are multi-pronged, and there are several keys to the Knicks becoming the hottest team in the Eastern Conference. At a time NBA players are sitting because the wind blows due East, New York’ s three top players– Julius Randle, Jalen Brunson and RJ Barrett– have appeared in every game this season. Adam Silver wouldn’ t have a load management...
The Season of Hope concert series isn't happening this year after a 25-year run.