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Sports >  NBA

Amid the NBA’s scoring boom, well-rounded players deserve all-star nods

The NBA’s never-ending scoring boom reached a new level of absurdity last week when Joel Embiid and Luka Doncic each recorded a 70-point game during a four-day span. After averaging roughly one 70-point game every seven years during its first 75 seasons, the NBA has seen four in the past 13 months.

Sports >  NHL

Eeli Tolvanen showing last season’s production with Kraken was no fluke

Jan. 28—One of the quieter Kraken success stories thus far has been winger Eeli Tolvanen already surpassing last season's unexpectedly high points total with the team. Tolvanen had 27 points in 48 games with the Kraken a season ago and was at 30 points in the same number of contests this campaign heading into Sunday night's clash against the Columbus Blue Jackets. He needed one more point to ...
Sports >  NFL

Lions’ Dan Campbell under fire after gutsy fourth-down decisions fail

Bold, aggressive game management by Coach Dan Campbell helped the Detroit Lions go from perennial doormat to playing for a spot in Super Bowl LVIII. But Campbell’s go-for-broke mentality, particularly in a couple of key fourth-down situations, cost his team dearly in Sunday’s 34-31 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC championship game.
Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga’s big week begins with LMU, which won at Kennel last season

The biggest West Coast Conference week of the season thus far for Gonzaga arrives early and there’s plenty of interesting storylines. The Zags face their third game in six days with a quick turnaround against Loyola Marymount in a rare Tuesday matchup. LMU, as a 15-point underdog, pulled off a 68-67 upset last January that snapped Gonzaga’s 75-game winning streak at the McCarthey Athletic Center. The Lions’ top scorer, Dominick Harris, was in Gonzaga’s program for three years before transferring to LMU, about 90 miles from his hometown of Murrieta, California. And then there’s the first of two regular-season games against rival Saint Mary’s on Saturday.