After Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, league commissioner Adam Silver went to the Warriors locker room to commend the losing team on a great season and a brilliant five-year run.

Injured and defeated, Golden State coach Steve Kerr made a suggestion.

Could the Dubs take 2020 off and go to Italy to “ride bikes and sip wine” for a year?

The ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Steelers offensive coordinator is the third-most scrutinized position in town, ahead of anything Pirates- or Penguins-related and right behind Steelers head coach and Steelers quarterback. It beats Steelers defensive coordinator on the scrutiny meter because everybody thinks they can call plays.

And you know what? Anybody could ...Read more

CHICAGO — Adversity comes in unexpected forms during an NFL season, and when Caleb Williams’ rookie year is over and everyone involved has an opportunity to take inventory with a wide-lens view, how the No. 1 draft pick traversed the lows will be every bit as telling as the high points.

It has been arrow up for Williams the last two weeks, ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings are signing quarterback Daniel Jones to their practice squad, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

The Giants benched the quarterback on Nov. 18 in favor of Tommy DeVito, granting his request on Nov. 22 to be released. The Vikings quickly emerged as a candidate to sign the former first-...Read more

Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines the matchups this week. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Record last week 8-5 (.615); season 115-64 (.642). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 5-8 (.385); season 95-82-2 (.537). Times Pacific. TV ...Read more

GREG COTE’S NFL WEEK 13 THANKSGIVING DAY PICKS

BEARS (4-7) at LIONS (10-1)

Line: DET by 10.

Cote’s pick: DET, 34-16.

TV: 12:30 p.m. ET Thursday, CBS.

The traditional roasted bird will just about be going into the Cote oven Thursday when the opener of the NFL Thanksgiving tripleheader kicks off. This is proving not to be the season ...Read more

GREG COTE’S NFL WEEK 13 PICKS

DOLPHINS THIS WEEK

Miami was 5-3 all time on Thanksgiving entering its eighth Bird Day game Thursday night in Green Bay, with wins in 1973, ‘77, ‘93, 2003 and ‘06, and losses in 1999 and 2011. Most notable was a 16-14 win in Dallas in 1993, which Dolfan old-timers may recall as “the Leon Lett game.” ...Read more

NEW YORK — Daniel Jones is planning to sign to the Minnesota Vikings‘ practice squad, a source confirmed to the New York Daily News on Wednesday.

Jones, 27, who recently requested his release from the Giants after they shut him down, now joins a playoff contender with a quarterback-friendly head coach in Kevin O’Connell and a need for a ...Read more

ARLINGTON, Tex. — In this, the year 2024, as the Giants’ celebrate their 100th season, their 2-9 team trudges into this Thanksgiving Day NFC East game against the Dallas Cowboys on a six-game losing streak.

Joe Schoen’s and Brian Daboll’s Giants have not led at any point in those six defeats, not since Oct. 6 in Seattle.

Their offense ...Read more

CHICAGO — On its first play of overtime Sunday, the Chicago Bears defense got exactly what it wanted.

Pro Bowl pass rusher Montez Sweat, singled up against Minnesota Vikings left tackle Brian O’Neill, won his one-on-one and did enough to turn the corner. And as quarterback Sam Darnold tried to find a deep shot down the field, he never felt ...Read more

MIAMI — Want to know the types of challenges that set a course for a season, and defines a career?

Then take a deep dive into the undertaking newly added Miami Dolphins inside linebacker Tyrel Dodson faces this week, as a difficult challenge is being placed on the newest Dolphins player’s shoulders.

Josh Jacobs is in the midst of another ...Read more

Each week of the NFL season, The Baltimore Sun will recap the best and worst from around the league. Here are our winners and losers from Week 12:

Winner: Saquon Barkley

Could a running back win the NFL Most Valuable Player Award? We’re about to find out.

Saquon Barkley vaulted himself into the conversation with a majestic performance in ...Read more

NEW YORK — Malik Nabers had “a talk” with Giants GM Joe Schoen and coach Brian Daboll after ripping the team’s “soft” play and the Daboll’s offense on Sunday.

And the rookie wide receiver said he still stands on what he said, even though he heard Schoen’s and Daboll’s side of the story.

“When I look at it, we tried to give ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — He was sacked four times and under constant siege.

His leading rusher was injured.

The inability of his receivers to catch his passes was too much for the fans at SoFi Stadium to bear, prompting them to boo after one particular fourth-quarter drop.

In the ultimate team sport, Justin Herbert remains a one-man offense.

The ...Read more

Each week I'll list the best widely available free agents for fantasy football — I define "widely available" as being owned in around half of all ESPN or Yahoo leagues — and some guys who are probably better off in the free agent pool than collecting dust on your roster.

Follow me on X (formerly known as Twitter) @UTEddieBrown if you have ...Read more

NEW YORK — On Saturday, The Athletic reported that Aaron Rodgers wants to continue playing in 2025 but not for the Jets.

However, during his weekly appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show,” Rodgers said, “That’s 100% false.”

“As far my future goes, I haven’t told anybody in my life that I want to play in 2025 and not for the Jets,�...Read more

MIAMI — A Miami-Dade traffic hearing officer dismissed Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill’s citations after the Miami-Dade Police officer who cited him failed to show up in court, in an incident that led to Hill getting handcuffed and pinned to the ground outside Hard Rock Stadium.

Miami-Dade Police issued Hill a $179 careless driving ...Read more

MIAMI — Shaq Barrett’s retirement during the summer stunned the Dolphins and their fans.

But after a few months on the sideline, the two two-time Pro Bowler wants back in.

Barrett, 32, has applied to the NFL for reinstatement from retirement, which is a procedural move. The Dolphins own his rights, and a league source said he would be fine...Read more