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It could well be that Gary Payton II is a victim of the old unwritten rule that takes effect in the NBA playoffs: If you can’t beat ’em, beat ’em up. The most striking example of that concept is the Celtics’ Kevin McHale infamously clotheslining the Lakers’ Kurt Rambis in the 1984 NBA Finals, which…
When the New York Yankees dealt Gary Sánchez to the Minnesota Twins this March, it seemed like a classic change-of-scenery opportunity that should have worked for both sides. Sánchez was no longer the consistent game-breaker he’d been in 2016-17, either because too many coaches got into his head, or because the league figured out his…
Gary Brown, who rushed for 4,300 yards while playing on three NFL teams in the 1990s before going on to coach running backs in the pro and college ranks, has died. He was 52. Wisconsin’s athletic department and the Dallas Cowboys announced that Brown died Sunday. No cause of death was disclosed. Brown had battled…
If you stopped a Brooklyn Nets play on offense from early 2021, you almost could’ve heard the record scratch as Bruce Brown became the NBA’s version of the “Yep, that’s me” meme. How did Brown, a 6-foot-4 guard who had started at point guard for the Detroit Pistons the previous season, end up screening for…