Kobe Bryant's death fully registered with Luka Doncic in the midst of a game. Doncic had 29 points and 11 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 107-97 Monday a night after Bryant, one of the NBA's...

Garrison Brooks had 25 points and 11 rebounds to help UNC beat N.C. State 75-65 on Monday night, earning a seventh straight road win in the longtime series between nearby schools. The Tar Heels (10-10, 3-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) were...

The Latest on the Australian Open (all times local): 3:30 p.m. American teenagers Coco Guaff and Caty McNally have lost their Australian Open doubles quarterfinal 6-2, 6-4 to 2018 champions Kristina Mladenovic and Timea Babos. The 15-year-old Gauff beat 2019...

Iowa's offense was sputtering, so the 18th-ranked Hawkeyes vowed to beat Wisconsin with defense. “We knew we weren't going to lose this game,” center Luka Garza said. Garza had 21 points and 18 rebounds as the cold-shooting Hawkeyes rallied from a 12-point deficit.

Sofia Kenin said she was living the "American Dream" on Tuesday after the Moscow-born 14th seed with a stars and stripes racquet reached her first Grand Slam semi-final at the Australian Open. The 21-year-old, who beat fellow American Coco Gauff...

Ash Barty is a step closer to ending a four-decade drought for Aussies at the national championship. Top-ranked Barty saved set points in the 11th game and another in the tiebreaker before seizing the momentum against two-time Wimbledon champion Petra...

Jordan Spieth finds himself in relatively unfamiliar territory this week as he fell outside the top 50 in the latest Official World Golf Rankings on Monday. Spieth, who had resided at No. 1 for a total of 26 weeks, slid...

That discourse eventually evolved into many people seriously pondering the thought – if not coming to the conclusion all together – that the Seahawks might be better off without Carroll. NBC Sports' Chris Simms joined the Talkin' Seahawks Podcast from...

The NL Central featured more parity in 2019 than any season of this current era of Cubs baseball. The Cubs, Cardinals and Brewers were locked in a three-way battle for the NL Central crown deep into September, while the up-and-coming...

Matthew Tkachuk drew a lot of attention during All-Star weekend for his brewing feud with the Oilers. His (fellow All-Star) brother Brady Tkachuk got into a fight before Matthew, though, dropping the gloves with P.K. Subban. Does anyone else want...

Nearly one month after parting ways with John Dorsey, the Cleveland Browns are finalizing their next general manager. In a move that has been long-envisioned by some inside the Browns organization, sources tell Yahoo Sports the team is close to...

In Julio Urias, Dustin May and Tony Gonsolin, they have more than enough young depth to fill out the rotation, and they added a couple of guys who seemed to make more sense for a team like the Giants --...

NFL free agency is less than two months away, and with questions surrounding the future of Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky, it's natural to assume Chicago will be in the market for a veteran quarterback. The prevailing opinion is that GM...

Kyle Shanahan isn't afraid to go against the grain — whether it's with league-issued gear, or a hat that must be lucky because it defies any other explanation. The 49ers coach decided to wear his own black hoodie Monday night...

Rafael Nadal is taking nothing for granted in his Australian Open semi-final against Dominic Thiem despite owning a 100 percent record at Grand Slams against the slick Austrian. At stake for both men is a last-four clash against either resurgent...

Reigning national champion LSU is bringing back Bo Pelini as defensive coordinator, the position he held when the Tigers won a national championship in the 2007 season. Pelini, whose hiring was announced by coach Ed Orgeron on Monday, replaces Dave...

Breanna Stewart laced up her sneakers that were dedicated to Kobe Bryant and his daughter and took the court for her first game in nine months after rupturing her right Achilles tendon. ''The first step was getting out there and...

The Seattle Dragons final 52-man roster is here, and there are quite a few familiar faces we will see on the field for the season opener on Feb 8 at the D.C. Defenders. The active roster was narrowed from 70...

Nick Kyrgios conceded he was "shattered" to have a lost his tense fourth-round match against Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open, but spoke of his appreciation for the world number one. Amid an apparent softening of relations between the two...

It's early, but MGM might be rooting hard for the San Francisco 49ers on Super Bowl Sunday. The Kansas City Chiefs opened as 1-point favorites in Super Bowl LIV, and bettors are happily taking the Chiefs. About 80 percent of...