Elise Amendola/AP The New England Patriots routed the Los Angeles Chargers, 41-28, on Sunday to make the AFC Championship. After the game, while discussing the Patriots’ upcoming matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs, Tom Brady mocked critics who think the Patriots “suck” and “can’t win any games.” The Patriots will have the rare challenge of […]
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Patrick Mahomes working on new trick throw ahead of Chiefs vs Colts playoff game
The 23-year-old is having a fantastic second season in the NFL. He leads the league in touchdowns, with 50, has passed for 5,097 yards and finished the season with a quarterback rating of 113.8. Mahomes, who will be playing in his first playoff game of his career, has already amazed fans with his passing ability. […]
'Are you ready?': NFL playoff lineup all set after dramatic finale in Week 17
The final weekend of the NFL regular season produced drama aplenty as the lineup for the 2018 playoffs was set – with some teams having to wait until the last second to secure their place in the knockout stages of the campaign. LATE DRAMA AS BALTIMORE HANG ON The main drama took place in the […]
Oklahoma is the big winner in latest College Football Playoff ranking and 8 teams are still alive
ESPN The College Football Playoff committee released its final ranking before the playoff teams will be announced on Sunday. The big winner was Oklahoma, who is ranked fifth, ahead of Ohio State and in position to move into the top four if Georgia loses to Alabama, as expected. In all, eight teams are still alive […]
Logan Couture plays OT hero as Sharks end Golden Knights' playoff streak
Two days after opening the second round with their worst game of the playoffs, the San Jose Sharks responded with a gritty performance. Logan Couture’s second goal of the game, on the power play at 5:13 of the second overtime, lifted the Sharks to a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night, […]
Cleveland Cavaliers news: Tyronn Lue BLASTS Cavs after Pacers playoff defeat
The Pacers were 98-80 victors in Cleveland as LeBron James was beaten in the first game of a first-round playoff for the first time in his career. The Cavs never recovered from a poor start, having been 33-14 down at the end of the first quarter. And Lue was not impressed by his side’s showing […]
Simmons headlines record Aussie playoff hopes
MORE Aussie eyes than ever before will be fixed on the NBA playoffs as a record number of Down Under ballers vie for the sport’s ultimate honour. While Rookie of the Year favourite Ben Simmons’ stellar play has already made him one of the biggest names in Australian sport, six other Aussies will compete with […]
Golden Knights fans revel in 'dream' season, first playoff win
Las Vegas — During their inaugural season the Vegas Golden Knights have embraced first experiences. They won their first-ever regular season game against the Dallas Stars. They won their first-ever home-opener against the Arizona Coyotes. This season of firsts has exceeded nearly everyone’s expectations – 51 wins, 29 of those at home. And when it came […]
Fleury outduels Quick as Golden Knights down Kings for 1st playoff win
Chalk up another milestone for the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury made 30 saves for his 11th career playoff shutout, Shea Theodore scored in the first period and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 on Wednesday night to win the franchise’s first playoff game. The expansion club will try to take […]
The NBA playoff bracket is now set
Hannah Foslien/Getty Images The NBA playoff field is now set. The Minnesota Timberwolves clinched the final spot in the Western Conference with an overtime win over the Denver Nuggets in a winner-take-all game. We also now know each of the seeds and the opening-round playoff matchups. We now know all 16 seeds for when the […]