Houston fell behind early and couldn’t recover, dropping to 8-7 on the season. HOUSTON — Amari Cooper set a franchise record with 265 yards receiving and scored two touchdowns and a 2-point conversion to move the Cleveland Browns closer to a playoff berth with a 36-22 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday. Cooper’s performance … Read more
Of the 10 teams picked for Christmas this year, 9 also played on Dec. 25 last year. A few other franchises have been waiting a while to be part of the lineup. MIAMI — Erik Spoelstra was part of 12 Christmas games as a staff member, assistant coach or head coach in his first 20 … Read more
In 1968, the Philadelphia Eagles Santa Claus incident was barely a footnote in the team’s loss to Minnesota. But it would later snowball into a national story. PHILADELPHIA — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. You know what that means in Philadelphia: Santa and snowballs and a time of month that cursed Philly … Read more
Luka Doncic scored 39 points in a triple-double and the Dallas Mavericks routed San Antonio 144-119. DALLAS — Luka Doncic scored 39 points in a triple-double, and the Dallas Mavericks routed San Antonio 144-119 on Saturday night after Spurs rookie star Victor Wembanyama was a late scratch when he sprained an ankle during warmups. Doncic, … Read more
The Spurs’ star rookie, Victor Wembanyama, was ruled out of the game after spraining his ankle during warmups. DALLAS — Luka Doncic scored 39 points in a triple-double and the Dallas Mavericks routed San Antonio 144-119 on Saturday night after Spurs rookie star Victor Wembanyama was a late scratch when he sprained an ankle during … Read more
Aside from his 37 point, Sengun also had 11 rebounds as Houston won on the road Saturday. HOUSTON — Houston center Alperen Sengun figured out a way to make his matchup with New Orleans veteran Jonas Valanciunas look more like a mismatch. Sengun scored a career-high 37 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help the … Read more
Air Force (9-4) posted its fifth consecutive bowl win after losing its last four games of the season. FORT WORTH, Texas — Emmanuel Michel rushed for a career-best 203 yards and two 1-yard touchdowns and Zac Larrier passed for one TD and ran for another score, leading Air Force to a 31-21 win over No. … Read more