Mike Cozzi at Large with Sports – Friday March 12, 2021

GOTTA MAKE SOME CALLS10 hours ago

Patrick Ewing furious after getting stopped by MSG security: ‘Is my number in the rafters or what?’

Latest NBA News

NBA1 hour ago

Devin Booker scores 35 points, Suns beat Blazers 127-121

Devin Booker returned from the knee injury that kept him out of the All-Star Game to score 35 points and the Phoenix Suns beat the Portland Trail Blazers 127-121 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory.

NBA1 hour ago

Fox scores 30, Kings hand Rockets 14th straight loss 125-105

De’Aaron Fox had 30 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings sent the Houston Rockets to their 14th consecutive loss, 125-105 on Thursday night.

NBA1 hour ago

Irving scores 40, Nets beat Celtics 121-109

Kyrie Irving scored 40 points to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 121-109 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.

NBA1 hour ago

Snell’s 3-pointer at buzzer lifts Hawks over Raptors 121-120

Tony Snell hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer Thursday night and the Atlanta Hawks came back from a 15-point deficit in the final six minutes to beat the Toronto Raptors 121-120.

Latest NHL News

NHL1 hour ago

Sutter directs Flames past Canadiens in coaching return

Josh Leivo scored twice and Calgary beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Thursday night in Darryl Sutter’s first game behind the bench in his Flames return.

NHL1 hour ago

Blackhawks score on 4 of first 8 shots, beat Stars 4-2

Carl Soderberg and Alex DeBrincat scored power-play goals in the second period and the Chicago Blackhawks scored on four of their first eight shots in a 4-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night.

NHL1 hour ago

Auston Matthews lifts Maple Leafs past Jets in OT

Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 21st goal of the season 59 seconds into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 on Thursday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

NHL1 hour ago

Ovechkin scores No. 715 to lift Capitals past Flyers 5-3

Washington can credit this win to the milestones: Alex Ovechkin scored his 715th career goal, John Carlson reached 500 career points and goalie Ilya Samsonov got his first career assist.

NHL12 hours ago

US-Canada border decision looms in playoffs for NHL

A year after the pandemic temporarily shut down the NHL, a handful of roadblocks remain to handing out the Stanley Cup again this season — including the U.S.-Canada border.

atest MLB News

MLB10 hours ago

Bieber, Alonso, Lewis among 8 whose contracts renewed

AL Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber of the Cleveland Indians was among eight players whose contracts were unilaterally renewed by their team before Thursday’s deadline for all players on 40-man rosters to have deals for the 2021 season.

MLB12 hours ago

Gerrit Cole — and his dad — looking forward to return of fans

Gerrit Cole is looking forward to having his father at Yankee Stadium on opening day to watch him pitch in person in pinstripes for the first time.

MLB12 hours ago

Minor leagues experimenting with robo umps, larger bases

Major League Baseball will experiment with several rule changes in the minor leagues this season, including an automated strike zone, restrictions on defensive positioning and larger bases.

TEXAS RANGERS12 hours ago

Gallo’s early power surge brings hope for big 2021 season

Joey Gallo’s spent several spring trainings in Arizona so the Texas Rangers slugger knows the difference between a real homer and the cheap high fly balls that can drift out of the park in the forgiving desert air.

NEW YORK YANKEES19 hours ago

Yankees’ Zack Britton details coronavirus battle, wasn’t expecting to get ‘hit that hard’

New York Yankees reliever Zack Britton might be fully recovered from coronavirus but he said Wednesday what he experienced was a nightmare.