Category: Sport

Daryl Morey wanted to say goodbye to the fans and players in Houston, so the guy on the avant-garde of basketball analytics went decidedly old-school: He took out a full-page ad in the Houston Chronicle. In that ad, Morey thanks a lot of people, but he saves his highest praise for The Beard: “James Harden […]

This is not a new story, but it’s always a fun one to revisit. Former USA Basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski — you might also know him from his work at Duke — went on “The Old Man and the Three” podcast with his former player J.J. Redick and retold the story of Kobe Bryant […]

The Brooklyn Nets enter next season with a lot of talent — Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Caris LeVert, Jarrett Allen — and questions about how it all will fit together. Especially under first-time head coach Steve Nash. Spencer Dinwiddie has an idea how he fits into the plan — as the glue guy, Dinwiddie said […]

Chris Hughton marked his first game in charge of Nottingham Forest with a late 1-0 win at Blackburn. The former Newcastle and Brighton manager, who replaced Sabri Lamouchi after Forest’s four-game losing start to the season, will have been extremely encouraged by the performance of his new charges at Ewood Park. The visitors looked solid […]

Cauley Woodrow rescued Barnsley a point at Oakwell with a penalty in the 12th minute of injury time as a 2-2 draw ended Bristol City’s perfect start to the season, though they remain top on goals scored. Goals from Jack Hunt and Tyreeq Bakinson in the first six minutes of the second half turned the […]

It is easy to detect that Celtic’s supporters are not particularly interested in the mitigating circumstances attached to the their team’s listless showing against Rangers. Stakes are high in Glasgow this season as Neil Lennon’s team pursue a record‑breaking 10th title in succession. It would be an exaggeration to suggest Lennon is feeling heat but […]

Barcelona missed the chance to go top of La Liga after slipping to a surprise 1-0 defeat at Getafe. Jaime Mata scored the only goal from the penalty spot early in the second half and that was enough to lift Getafe up to second, level on points with leaders Real Madrid, who were beaten at […]