They arrived within six months of each other, two stars summoned to Cleveland as franchise saviors and the final pieces necessary for a championship run. The Cavaliers packed their arena with employees and team personnel in September 2022 to welcome Donovan Mitchell at his introductory news conference. It was a signal both internally and across … Read more
NEW YORK — The sounds coming outside of the Ohio State locker room at 8:25 p.m. after defeating No. 4 Kentucky 85-65 were boisterous and booming. These Buckeyes needed a win like this. The sounds surrounding the North Carolina locker room a little less than three hours prior, on the other side of Madison Square … Read more
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Matt Murray looked up to the scoreboard above him, counted down the seconds as they disappeared and finally pumped his fist. It had been 638 days since Murray last felt the feeling washing over him. Bilateral hip surgery forced the Toronto Maple Leafs goalie out of the entire 2023-24 season, the final … Read more
Michael Cohen College Football and College Basketball Writer SOUTH BEND, Ind. — It was nearly midnight when the door to the visiting media room flew open and in walked Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti, the ripsnorting rabble-rouser whose trophy cabinet is bursting with national honors after guiding the Hoosiers to their best season in school history, … Read more
Welcome to the final weekend before Christmas! The festive period either slows down or speeds up depending on where you follow your soccer with English clubs gearing up for their busiest run of games while other European rivals take a breather. Jonathan Johnson here so let’s get to it! 📺 Footy Fix All times U.S./Eastern … Read more
The past few weeks has seen practically the entire U.S. soccer world talking about the future of Giovanni Reyna. That even includes Jamie Carragher and a bizarre attack on Landon Donovan. 2 And cupped his ear tooCredit: Getty Amidst the noise, Reyna himself had his say in emphatic style on Sunday as he scored his … Read more
Luke Woodhouse did the ‘right thing’ by not listening to the crowd and winning his match with a 170 checkout. That’s the verdict of two-time World Darts Championship semi-finalist Chris Mason, as Woodhouse breezed past Lourence Ilagan in his first round encounter. 5 Woodhouse is into the second round but not without denying the fans … Read more
Jacob Bethell is making quite the name for himself on England’s Test tour of New Zealand – and you can watch him in action this winter when he plays in the Big Bash League, live on Sky Sports. The 21-year-old – who struck 50 off 37 balls and then 96 off 118 against the Black … Read more
Think you know your 180s from a bullseye? Your Big Fish from a Shanghai? The difference between a bogey and going bust? Ahead of the World Darts Championship, here’s all the darts jargon explained in one handy guide! Nine-darter Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Luke Littler came agonisingly close to … Read more
In her latest Sky Sports column, Gigi Salmon speaks to Emma Raducanu and her new strength and conditioning coach at the National Tennis Centre. She also discusses Raducanu’s Christmas plans and reflects on her chat with British No 1 Katie Boulter. “I think I can become one of the best athletes out there in tennis,” … Read more