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Nets sneak by Wizards in season-buoying overtime win

WASHINGTON — Cam Thomas scored 38 points, including two jumpers in overtime, and the Brooklyn Nets held off Washington 122-119 on Wednesday night, ending the Wizards’ modest winning streak by three. Jordan Poole scored a season-high 38 points for Washington, but missed a potential tying 3-pointer late in overtime. Dorian Finney-Smith had a chance to […]

Late heroics propel Northwestern past Florida Atlantic in overtime

Ryan Langborg has that talent. He was a key component in No. 15-seeded Princeton’s run to the Elite Eight last year, and his transfer to the Ivy League means No. 9 Northwestern will be a one-shot in Friday’s NCAA Tournament. There was no. Starting with a quadruple header in Brooklyn, the 6-foot-4 guard dominated the […]

Struggling Nets give away late lead in overtime loss to West-worst Spurs

AUSTIN, Texas — The Nets took a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter against the second-worst team in basketball and took an even stronger lead in overtime. So what does that do for the Nets? The Nets lost in overtime 120-115 on Sunday in front of a crowd of 16,057 at the Moody Center that […]

Marquette squeezes out victory over Villanova in overtime

Villanova rose from the dead, only to return to the grave. Even after surviving Cam Jones’ apparent buzzer-beating bank shot (which officials reviewed and determined was touching his fingertips as time expired) in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals, No. Villanova lost the matchup to No. 2 in a season-defining overtime game. 3 Market, 71-65, likely […]

Rangers’ overtime win over Islanders ends in controversy during Stadium Series game

The New York Rangers’ miraculous comeback in the Stadium Series against the New York Islanders ended with Artemi Panarin’s goal just as the puck dropped in overtime at MetLife Stadium. However, Panarin’s goal will be talked about all week after the controversial ending. After the Rangers scored two points and the Islanders added one to […]

Kyle Shanahan didn’t hold meeting about overtime rules before Super Bowl

Kyle Shanahan’s decision to steal the ball at the start of overtime remained one of the biggest stories after the 49ers lost to the Chiefs in the 2024 Super Bowl. And the confusion over the extra-time rule (a new rule that will be introduced in 2022) was made worse by players revealing after the game […]