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Raiders, football world mourn loss of Carl Weathers

Carl Weathers’ death was felt around the world, including in the soccer world. Weathers, 76, died in his sleep Thursday, his family announced in a statement Friday. Weathers may be best known for his roles as Apollo Creed in the Rocky series and Derrick “Chubbs” Peterson in the golf comedy Happy Gilmore, but before becoming […]

St. John’s rally can’t make up for lackluster effort in loss to Xavier

CINCINNATI — Ten minutes wasn’t enough. Not on the road. It’s not against a team that is desperately trying to compete for the season. St. John’s came back from an 11-point deficit in the second half, but couldn’t finish the comeback. Truth be told, Johnny didn’t deserve to leave Cintas Center with a victory. It’s […]

RJ Luis struggles in St. John’s loss to Xavier with practice limited

CINCINNATI — For RJ Lewis Jr., it was a night he’d like to forget. The explosive winger struggled mightily for 14 minutes after coming off the bench. It was no surprise that St. John’s lost 88-77 to Xavier on Wednesday night at the Cintas Center. If Lewis scores in double figures, the Johnnies will improve […]

LeBron James calls out Lakers, drops cryptic tweet after Hawks loss

LeBron James is dropping cryptic tweets while telling it like it is. After the Lakers lost by 16 points for the second straight year against the Hawks on Tuesday night, falling 138-122 and falling below .500 again, James wasn’t shy about expressing his dissatisfaction with his team’s play. “We could beat any team in the […]

Joel Embiid exits with knee injury in closing minutes of 76ers’ loss

It was a tough night for the Philadelphia 76ers. Joel Embiid injured his left knee in the final minutes of the 76ers’ 119-107 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night in San Francisco. Embiid had just 14 points and seven rebounds in 30 minutes before suffering the injury with just over four minutes […]

Dan Campbell gives Lions players harsh dose of reality after loss

The Lions look poised to be one of the best teams in the NFC in the near future after years of misery, but there are no guarantees in the NFL. (Just ask the Giants, who came back down to earth with a 6-11 record in 2023 after overcoming a playoff drought and winning the wild-card […]