Sacramento Kings fire coach Mike Brown after disappointing 13–18 start

Sacramento Kings fire coach Mike Brown after disappointing 13–18 start

Mike Brown coached the Sacramento Kings for just two full seasons. (Photo by Kelsey Grant/Getty Images) The Sacramento Kings fired head coach Mike Brown, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Friday. Sacramento is currently on a five-game losing streak and has lost 12 of its last 17 games. At 13–18, the Kings are last in the Pacific … Read more

A typical Kings move: Firing of Mike Brown brings more questions than answers about the direction of the franchise

A typical Kings move: Firing of Mike Brown brings more questions than answers about the direction of the franchise

Every now and again the Sacramento Kings do something that reminds you exactly who they are, with the firing of Mike Brown being the latest example. On its face, the Kings’ 13-18 record this season is underwhelming, punctuated by their stunning fourth-quarter collapse to the surging Detroit Pistons on Thursday night. De’Aaron Fox was caught … Read more

Anthony Davis and Austin Reaves power LeBron-less Lakers past Kings

Anthony Davis and Austin Reaves power LeBron-less Lakers past Kings

Lakers star Anthony Davis, center, shoots between Sacramento Kings forward Trey Lyles, left, and guard Keon Ellis during the Lakers’ 132-122 win Saturday Crypto.com Arena. Davis finished with 36 points and 15 rebounds. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) The hit was going to come, the Lakers and JJ Redick sure of it. Sacramento had … Read more

Corbin Burnes is Diamondbacks’ $210M reminder that they see themselves as NL contenders

Corbin Burnes is Diamondbacks’ 0M reminder that they see themselves as NL contenders

In what is easily the most stunning move of the winter thus far — sorry, Luis Severino to Sacramento, you’ve been usurped — the Snakes of Arizona have shelled out an astonishing bucket of cash ($210 million over six years) for free-agent right-hander Corbin Burnes. The market’s top starting pitcher available had reportedly been aggressively … Read more

Mets offered Teoscar Hernandez two-year contract before OF agreed to deal with Dodgers: report

Mets offered Teoscar Hernandez two-year contract before OF agreed to deal with Dodgers: report

The Mets reportedly offered outfielder Teoscar Hernandez a two-year contract before the free agent decided to re-sign with the Dodgers, according to Newsday’s Tim Healey. The 32-year-old outfielder is set to return to Los Angeles on a reported three-year deal worth $66 million. The contract includes a $15 million fourth-year option, $23 million in deferred … Read more

Luka Dončić is latest high-profile athlete whose home is burglarized, Dallas police confirm

Luka Dončić is latest high-profile athlete whose home is burglarized, Dallas police confirm

Luka Dončić is the latest high-profile sports star to have his home burglarized in what’s become a disturbingly prevalent trend among wealthy professional athletes. The break-in at the Dallas Mavericks guard’s home occurred Friday night, according to Dončić’s business manager. “No one was home at the time, and thankfully Luka and his family are safe,” … Read more