The Ducks have made no secret of their demands of their youngest, least-experienced players to accept more responsibility as the franchise’s rebuilding efforts continue. They’re not talking strictly about scoring or setting up more goals or playing more minutes, either. The coaching and management staffs want more of what Troy Terry spoke of after his…
Ducks’ Troy Terry accepts responsibilities beyond merely scoring goals — Press Telegram
When you lose in the fashion that the Bruins lost on Sunday to the Calgary Flames — disheartening could be one word for the 4-0 defeat — you expect there to be some changes. Coach Bruce Cassidy didn’t exactly overhaul his lineup on Tuesday’s practice at Warrior Ice Arena, or even substitute any personnel. But…
Bruins notebook: Cassidy tweaks defense pairings — Boston Herald
Memphis is 9-8 despite having the worse defense in the NBA.
Three things to know: Jaren Jackson Jr. game-winner helps Grizzlies keep covering up defense — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
SAN JOSE – Forward Jonathan Dahlen will miss his second straight game Wednesday with an upper-body injury and could be out for the remainder of the Sharks’ homestand. Dahlen was hurt in Saturday’s game at SAP Center with the Washington Capitals and missed the Sharks’ 2-1 overtime win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday. He…
Sharks’ Dahlen out for game vs. Senators, could miss rest of homestand — Red Bluff Daily News
The cupcake feast is over for Minnesota. Credit to the Timberwolves, who devoured them over the past week, taking down three of the Western Conference’s worst teams with relative ease, while mixing in an impressive win over Memphis. 470 more words
The Timberwolves’ schedule is about to get much, much tougher — Twin Cities
The NFL announced that the Raiders will play the Browns in Cleveland on Saturday, Dec. 18. It was one of five games that weekend that could have been played on Saturday or Sunday.
NFL announces date of Raiders-Browns game — Las Vegas Review-Journal
Goalie Darcy Kuemper had a .935 save percentage in his last six starts and the streaking Avalanche was supposed to reign supreme in this one — a home game against a 4-11-1 team that had not played in the last eight days because of a COVID outbreak.
Avalanche outlasts Ottawa 7-5 to extend winning streak to five games — The Denver Post
They should’ve traded him last winter. The Nuggets should’ve traded Michael Porter Jr. at his apex, when the kid could still make a layup in the open court without tensing up in pain.
Keeler: Nuggets got cute with Michael Porter Jr. extension. Now they might waste Nikola Jokic’s MVP prime. — The Denver Post
The Grizzlies kept hanging around against the Jazz.
Jaren Jackson Jr. wins jump ball over Rudy Gobert, hits game-winning 3-pointer — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
The view from left field 