Spurs overwhelm OKC again, set stage for budding rivalry - ESPN
SAN ANTONIO — The Spurs flipped the script on Oklahoma City again Tuesday night, employing crushing physicality on defense to best the visiting Thunder 130-110 at Frost Bank Center.
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Cooper Flagg leads Mavs over Nuggets, draws praise from Jokic - ESPN
DALLAS — Cooper Flagg offered a simple, if sarcastic, explanation for the best long-range shooting performance of his spectacular rookie season in the Dallas Mavericks' 131-130 win over the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night.
Golf Hall of Famer Masashi 'Jumbo' Ozaki of Japan dies at 78 - ESPN
Masashi «Jumbo» Ozaki, whose 113 worldwide victories are the most of any player from Japan, died Wednesday in his home country after a battle with colon cancer, the Japan Golf Tour said. He was 78.
Nuggets forward Cameron Johnson to have MRI on right knee - ESPN
Denver Nuggets forward Cameron Johnson is set to undergo an MRI after he suffered a painful right knee injury in the fourth quarter of Tuesday's 131-130 loss to the Mavericks in Dallas.
Canadiens cruise past Bruins in fight-filled tilt in Boston - ESPN
BOSTON — Boston Bruins forward Tanner Jeannot and Montreal Canadiens forward Josh Anderson dropped the gloves at the opening faceoff of Tuesday night's game, renewing the long-running rivalry between the Original Six teams who are jockeying for position in the Eastern Conference standings.
Denzel Perryman's appeal denied, will miss Chargers' final 2 - ESPN
LOS ANGELES — Chargers linebacker Denzel Perryman's two-game suspension for «repeated violations of playing rules intended to protect the health and safety of players» was upheld by hearing officer Jordy Nelson on Tuesday.
Chargers' Herbert admits '24 playoff flop has stayed with him - ESPN
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Ahead of Saturday's matchup with the Houston Texans, Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert said Tuesday that last season's playoff loss to Houston — a game in which he threw a career-high four interceptions — still lingers.
DK Metcalf suspension upheld; Steelers WR out final 2 games - ESPN
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf will miss the final two games of the regular season after his suspension for violating league policy in an altercation with a fan in Detroit on Sunday was upheld on appeal.