California’s homeowners insurance industry faces rough road ahead as wildfires continue
California wildfires have created an unprecedented insurance crisis. (iStock ) The California wildfires have caused widespread disaster in Southern California communities. This also contributes to the severe insurance crisis occurring in the state. Many insurance companies have withdrawn from the state or suspended coverage. AIG left the state in 2022, but Chubb and Allstate have […]
Nets’ woes continue in rough loss to Nuggets to start road trip
DENVER — The undermanned Nets were already coming off back-to-back losses in their toughest road trip of the season. It looks like their slump will be a little longer. The injury-riddled team lost 124-105 to the Nuggets on Friday night at Ball Arena, a tough start to the six-game Western Swing. Denver superstar Nikola Jokic, […]
Knicks’ hit 3-point rough patch during brutal losing skid
On Monday night, Cam Payne chucked a meaningless 25-foot shot with eight seconds left and sank it, at least preventing the Knicks from tying the NBA's lowest number of 3-pointers in a game this season. The Knicks finished a disastrous 103-94 loss at home to the depleted Magic with just four conversions on 22 attempts […]
Knicks’ depth problem comes into full view after rough Thunder loss
CHICAGO — If it's not a matter of minutes distribution, it's a depth problem. And in any case, this issue was on full display Friday night against Oklahoma City — not just because the Knicks were dominated down the stretch, but also because of the stark contrast between them and their opponent. The NBA's hottest […]
Netflix’s NFL coverage gets off to rough start with multiple blunders
Netflix made multiple gaffes in the opening minutes of its NFL broadcasts. After issues with last month's Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight, the streaming quality of the pre-fight show has held up so far, but Wednesday's Christmas broadcast was silent while Kay Adams started the fight. Her microphone was clearly not turned on for […]
‘Jeopardy!’ kicks Jets fans while their down with devastating final clue: ‘Pretty rough 55-year streak’
The Jets can't fly around turbulence. New York Jets fans received random attacks from Jeopardy! as the team endures another tough losing season. Thursday night, just hours after it was reported that owner Woody Johnson is making key team decisions based on player evaluations from the video game series “Madden NFL.” Gang Green fans were […]
Mikal Bridges finding groove after rough Knicks start
“We've got to play better,” Mikal Bridges admitted after sitting on the bench twice for much of the fourth quarter during a four-game series in late November. Since the calendar turned to December, the Knicks winger finally seems to be finding his groove, scoring 23 points with a key long-distance bucket late in Monday's tie […]
Saints give Jake Kubas a rough welcome in rookie’s Giants debut
It didn't take long for Jake Kubas to fit right in with the rest of the error-prone Giants. The undrafted rookie, who made his NFL debut on the short-handed offensive line, committed a penalty and missed a block Sunday in a 14-11 loss to the Saints at MetLife Stadium, and the Giants effectively lost two […]
Rory McIlroy brought to tears talking about rough year, including almost divorcing wife, after latest win
Rory McIlroy has won major golf tournaments before, but this victory brought tears to his eyes for various reasons, including his personal life. He and his wife Erica were on the verge of divorce. “It means a lot,” McIlroy said. sky sportsafter winning the DP World Tour's Race to Dubai event three years in a […]
Karl-Anthony Towns ‘disappointed’ by rough free-throw shooting
Karl-Anthony Towns scored his highest point of the season Wednesday night, but he remained on the court and worked on the game long after the Knicks' last-minute loss to the Bulls. Towns scored a season-high 46 points, but missed two crucial free throws in the fourth quarter and lost to the Bulls 124-123 in a […]