Nets stay hot as stout defense swats away Hornets
The net is assumed to be the worst team in basketball and was tabbed to win 19 league low games by experts. They reached before hitting an All-Star break after choking the Hornets 97-89 before 16,013 at Barclays Center. What manager Jordi Fernandez used as message board material at the start of the season is […]
Knicks will have to go through stout Magic defense in NBA Cup clash
Surprisingly, the Knicks haven't played an opponent with a winning record in the Eastern Conference since October. Until Tuesday. The Orlando Magic (15-7), who are on a six-game winning streak, faced MSG in a matchup that was both an NBA Cup elimination game and a test of the Knicks' standing in the conference. Interestingly, the […]
Royals pose stout ALDS challenge for Yankees as ‘dangerous team’
The Yankees' last 10 postseason appearances didn't end in a canyon of heroes. So no matter how good the club feels heading into October, or what its potential path to the World Series is, Brian Cashman believes it all comes crashing down in just a few games. I know that very well. But the Yankees […]
Giants defense gets ‘confidence builder’ against stout Lions
The best example of the power struggle during the Giants-Lions’ two joint practices occurred on one side of the line of scrimmage. The Giants’ defensive line, comprised of Kayvon Thibodeau, training camp star Rakeem Nunez-Roche and Pro Bowl players Dexter Lawrence and Brian Burns, was up against an offensive line rated the best in the […]
California ex-con, Ronnie Dean Stout II arrested for alleged arson that started Park Fire
A California wildfire that has already burned more than 120,000 acres and is still raging — the state’s largest so far this year — was started when a former inmate and registered sex offender drove his burning car into a ditch in a park, authorities said Thursday. According to the Butte County District Attorney’s Office, […]