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NBA Finals Notebook: Knicks monitor Mitchell Robinson, brace for Spurs’ Game 2 counterpunch

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The Knicks already did the hardest thing a road team can do to start an NBA Finals series. They took Game 1. Now comes the harder part for any team riding the high of a road win, convincing itself nothing has been taken yet. The Knicks lead the Finals after a 105-95 win over the San Antonio Spurs in the opener, but their public message entering Game 2 has been almost stubbornly plain. They haven’t talked like a team carrying a 12-game postseason winning streak. They haven’t acted like one win in San Antonio gave them anything beyond the right to prepare again. Karl-Anthony Towns didn’t dress up the point. “For me, I don’t think of anything like that, the 1-1, 2-0,” Towns said Thursday. “I just think it’s 0-0. The next game is the most important game of the year, so just continue to stay in the present, not worry about what the future may look like, not worry about what we’ve done in the past. Just cancel all that out and just worry about the present. Tomorrow when we step on the court...
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Countdown to Kickoff – Best of the Last 20 Years: #93 Jaylen Pickle

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Sep 24, 2022; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Kansas State Wildcats defensive end Jaylen Pickle (93) reacts during the second half against the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Jaylen Pickle Bio Career:  2018 – 2022 Position:  Defensive Tackle / Defensive End Height:  6’5” Weight:  310 Hometown:  Cimarron, Kansas High School:  Cimmaron High School Career Stats Games Played:  36 Games Started:  7 Tackles:  42 Tackles For Loss:  3.5 Sacks:  1.5 Interceptions:  1 Passes Defended:  5 Notes High School Honorable Mention All-State as a Junior and Senior Four-Year Letter Winner – Football Four-Year All League – Football Four-Year Letter Winner – Basketball All League and All State – Basketball Three-Year Letter winner – Track and Field Golf Letter Winner Kansas State 2018: Redshirt 2019: Played in 1 game 2020 Played in 8 games with 2 starts 4 Tackles, 1 Interceptio...
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49ers new DL addition has ‘completely impressed’ staff and become one of best leaders on the team

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 17: Osa Odighizuwa #97 of the Dallas Cowboys looks on after a sack against the Las Vegas Raiders in the fourth quarter of a game at Allegiant Stadium on November 17, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images) | Getty Images The San Francisco 49ers looked to upgrade several positions on the roster this season, with the defensive line being a key priority for the team. The 49ers ranked dead last in the NFL in sacks last year, as injuries and talent issues derailed the team’s pass rush. Against the run, the 49ers were 20th in yards per carry, so there needed to be some improvements there as well. Part of that would come from development. The 49ers drafted three defensive linemen last season, and we saw growth from them throughout the year. Mykel Williams, taken in the first round, was seen as more of a developmental player with a high ceiling, and we saw him grow until he tore his ACL midway through the year. Alfred Collins was brought in ...
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Everything Mike Vrabel said about A.J. Brown after blockbuster trade

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass — New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel spoke with the media on Tuesday morning ahead of OTAs, but of course, all the focus was on their newly acquired wide receiver. The day prior, the Patriots traded for star receiver A.J. Brown, giving the Philadelphia Eagles a 2028 first and a 2027 fifth-round pick in return. Here's everything Mike Vrabel was asked about and had to say about Brown and the trade: Given your relationship with A.J. Brown, knowing him as a person and player, how important was it for you to make that deal happen? Vrabel:  I think just trying to improve our football team every possible way, give our offense multiple weapons to build on what we did last year. I think having experience with the person, to be able to add an accomplished NFL football player, receiver, premium player at his position, but somebody that we also feel strongly about as a person, a competitor and a teammate. I appreciate Eliot [Wolf] for being able to work and get...
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Iconic Venues Are Becoming the New Normal for Women’s Golf

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The second major championship of the LPGA season will be played this week as women’s golf continues to level up and share more iconic locations with the men’s game. For the first time, the U.S. Women’s Open is being played at the famed Riviera Country Club—the longtime home of the PGA Tour’s annual stop in Los Angeles.  Today, the PGA Tour event at Riviera, formerly known as the Los Angeles Open, is called the Genesis Invitational and is hosted by Tiger Woods’ TGR Foundation. Riviera has also previously hosted two PGA Championships and the 1948 U.S. Open, among other notable men’s events. The U.S. Women’s Open’s debut at Riviera is part of a recent run of esteemed course s for women’s golf majors. In 2023, the U.S. Women’s Open was played at the iconic Pebble Beach Golf Links for the first time . The championship will return to Oakmont Country Club in 2028 and Pinehurst No. 2 in 2029—two “ anchor sites ” of the USGA. The U.S. Women’s Open purse was an event record $12 million in 20...
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Real Madrid End-of-Season Player Ratings: Mbappe’s 8.5/10 tops the attacking grades

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Real Madrid End-of-Season Player Ratings: Mbappe’s 8.5/10 tops the attacking grades Real Madrid, over the years, have been synonymous with goals simply because of the sheer quality they boast of in their front-line. With the biggest names in the sport always at the club, scoring goals has never really been their Achilles heel. For the first time in a long while, however, that appeared to be a hurdle for Los Blancos this season as they failed to find the back of the net as seamlessly as they usually do. With Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr. leading the front line, Los Blancos had the best in the business to handle their attacking matters for them. Yet, the season exemplified that names are nothing in football without synergy. Madrid Universal brings you the 2025-26 season ratings of Real Madrid’s forwards from the recently concluded campaign. Kylian Mbappe There are two aspects to Mbappe’s second season at Real Madrid – the statistical takeaway and the practical scenario, both of which...
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PSG edge Arsenal on penalties to retain Champions League title

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Paris Saint-Germain edged Arsenal on penalties for the club's second Champions League crown in as many years (INA FASSBENDER) Paris Saint-Germain claimed back-to-back Champions League triumphs with a 4-3 shoot-out win over Arsenal following a 1-1 draw after extra time on Saturday, with Eberechi Eze and Gabriel missing from the spot. Mikel Arteta's Premier League champions showed great resilience to take the game beyond 120 minutes in Budapest, but fell to a second final defeat, 20 years after their first against Barcelona in 2006. Luis Enrique's side became only the second besides Real Madrid to win the competition in consecutive years in the Champions League era. "We are so, so proud, so happy, so grateful," PSG winger Desire Doue told TNT Sports. "As a team, as a family, I think we deserve that... look at the fans, we are so happy." PSG's first triumph was 55 years in the making, 14 of those under Qatari ownership, the second could start what they ...
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