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After receiving a heavy dose of reality, the Los Angeles Lakers move on to a road matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans Friday, which also serves as an NBA Cup West Group B contest.The Lakers were walloped 121-92 by the champion Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, dropping to 1-2 on a five-game road trip that started when they were on a five-game winning streak.Luka Doncic was held to a season-low 19 points in the loss, while Austin Reaves also scored a season-low 13. The typically high-scoring duo were a combined 11-for-32 (34.4%) from the floor.Los Angeles shot a season-low 40.3% from the floor while committing 20 turnovers that the Thunder turned into 26 points. It was the team's fourth game with at least 20 turnovers this season.Despite their 8-4 start to the season, the Lakers stil...

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Kings head coach Doug Christie went scorched earth on his team following a blowout loss Wednesday. Christie, in his first full season in Sacramento after taking over as interim head coach last year, slammed his players for their “shameful compete level” during a 133-100 loss to the Hawks. “You’re professionals,” Christie said during his postgame press conference. “You signed up for this. This league is hard. With that being said, this is only game 12. There’s a lot of basketball to be played. You’ve demonstrated that you can do this.” Sacramento head coach Doug Christie has an exasperate expression on the sideline during the fourth quarter of the Kings’ ugly 133-100 home loss to the Hawks on Nov. 12, 2025. Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images Sacramento shot a rough 39.1 percent from ...

It should have been an own goal.Brennan Johnson’s scuffed, mis-timed, bobbly, ricocheted two-yarder deserved to have ‘OG’ splattered all over it.Sometimes, a wonderful goal will be described by a commentator as “good enough to win any football match”, or perhaps even “a strike fit to grace a World Cup final”.In this particular case, Johnson’s ugly goal was utterly befitting of the 2024-25 Europa League final.This is not an article for fans of Tottenham Hotspur.Hey, look, it is utterly irrelevant to you how you won it. You just won it. You don’t need The Athletic to tell you that winning is all that matters. It is your turn to laugh now — you’re fourth-bottom of the Premier League but will play in next season’s Champions League.This is also not an article for supporters of Manchester United...

The Golden State Warriors aim for a mini road sweep of the San Antonio Spurs -- and seek their first win in NBA Cup play when the two teams square off on Friday.The Warriors won 125-120 behind 46 points from Stephen Curry when the teams played on Wednesday in San Antonio.The Spurs are 1-0 in West Group C of the league's in-season tournament, while the Warriors are 0-1. The Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets are also in the group.Curry poured in his season high in points on Wednesday to help Golden State improve to 2-6 on the road and win for the second time in its past three games."Give the ball to Steph and get out of the way," the Warriors' Jimmy Butler III said about the team's strategy in the latest victory. "That's the focus. It's a real art. I call it 'the art...

Oct 20 (Reuters) - Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv will not accept any away fan tickets for their Europa League match at Aston Villa next month, even if local authorities reverse the decision to ban their supporters, they said on Monday.The ban followed safety concerns raised by British Police, who cited potential protests outside Villa Park, following demonstrations at Israel’s recent World Cup qualifiers in Oslo and Udine. Sign up here."From hard lessons learned we have taken the decision to decline any allocation offered on behalf of away fans and our decision should be understood in that context," Maccabi said in a statement."We hope that circumstances will change and look forward to being able to play in Birmingham in a sporting environment in the near future."Aston Villa announced the...

The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off their worst performance of the season, dropping a 121-92 decision to Western Conference leaders Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.While the team continues to play without LeBron James, who is expected to make his season debut soon after dealing with a sciatic issue, the Lakers also provided an update on promising rookie Adou Thiero. Thiero has been sidelined since the offseason while recovering from left knee surgery.Coach JJ Redick had previously expressed hope that Thiero could return during the Lakers’ current road trip. Now, three games into the five-game stretch, Thiero—previously listed as doubtful—has been upgraded to questionable for Friday night’s matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans, signaling that his NBA debut could be imminent.M...

Virgin Bet has revealed a landmark sponsorship agreement with TNT Sports, marking its debut in football partnerships by backing the broadcaster’s exclusive coverage of the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League for the 2025/26 campaign. Running from September 2025 until May 2026, the collaboration will place Virgin Bet branding across TNT Sports’ linear programming, digital platforms, and nationwide out-of-home promotions, including pubs. The partnership highlights Virgin Bet’s strategic push into football after developing a strong footprint in horse racing and other UK sports initiatives. Expanding Reach Through Football Coverage The deal provides Virgin Bet visibility throughout TNT Sports’ coverage of European competitions, which includes all 342 Europa League and Conferen...

After 12 years, Stephen Curry and Under Armour have mutually agreed to end their partnership, making Curry a shoe free agent after the end of this season.Under Armour will release the Curry 13 in February 2026, then they will part ways. Curry has been with UA since 2013, when the company signed him away from Mike.Curry will retain sole ownership of the Curry Brand (which had been a subdivision of the Under Armour brand) and will seek a new retail partner.“Under Armour believed in me early in my career and gave me the space to build something much bigger and more impactful than a shoe. I’ll always be grateful for that.” Curry said in a statement announcing the split. “Curry Brand was created to change the game for good and over the past five years, we successfully changed the game for kids,...

Next Wednesday will see two sides who have underperformed in the Premier League this season go toe-to-toe in the Europa League final.Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United travel to Bilbao having endured their worst league seasons in decades, but one of them will end the campaign with a major trophy, not to mention a spot in next season’s Champions League. The question is, who would you prefer that to be if you absolutely had to pick a winner…?Loading…Top photos: Getty Images Nov 14, 2025Connections: Sports EditionSpot the pattern. Connect the termsFind the hidden link between sports termsPlay today's puzzle Source link