Long after the court cleared and the crowd scattered, Florida guards Boogie Fland, Xaivian Lee and Urban Klavžar were getting up shots. No one told the trio to put in extra work after Florida's last game. The 10th-ranked Gators (2-1) rank next to last in the country in 3-point shooting, hitting a paltry 21% from behind the arc this season.
Former Penn State coach James Franklin is in early talks with Virginia Tech for the Hokies' football coaching vacancy, per ESPN.
Steph Curry reveals heartwarming reason for wearing Kobes during pregame warmups originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Steph Curry flipped the sneaker world on its head after news broke that the two-time NBA MVP would be parting ways with Under Armour after 12 years, with everyone eager to see what shoe he would sport next.
Curry sent social media ablaze on Friday night when he wore the Nike Kobe 6 Protro “Mambacita” during pregame warmups before Golden State’s 109-108 victory over the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center.
The shoe originally was released in 2022 to honor basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant, who both tragically passed away in a January 2020 helicopter crash.
Curry revealed that he wanted to take advantage of the moment to pay tribute to both Kobe and Gigi, honoring their legacies, knowing there would be plenty of eyeballs on his footwear.
“I know it’s weird seeing me in anything else other than my own shoes, but just the idea of what he meant — I’ve talked about Kobe a lot. That specific pair, I think it speaks for itself, what it means,” Curry told reporters after Friday’s win. “Other than that, just something I wanted to take advantage of that moment and pay tribute. I think it gave me some good energy tonight.”
Curry certainly channeled his inner “Mamba Mentality” in the epic victory, dropping 49 points on 16-of-26 shooting and 9 of 17 from beyond the arc in 26 minutes of action.
Curry also took a moment to pay homage to another NBA great on Friday, throwing up the number 23 after tying Michael Jordan for the most 40-plus point games after the age of 30.
While Curry has proved he can be dynamic regardless of the shoes on his feet, the heartwarming gesture to honor Bryant and his daughter reflects the high-level character that is synonymous with the Warriors superstar.
We should have more clarity on the playoff picture after Saturday's action.
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In an interview on Friday, Pelicans owner/governor Gayle Benson was asked about the job security of coach Willie Green and said, "I hired Joe Dumars to assess our basketball operation. And that's what he is doing. He is assessing Willie and all the players." Well, Dumars watched the Pelicans fall to 2-10 on the season Friday night, losing to the Lakers, and decided it was time to move on.
The Pelicans have fired Green as head coach after four-plus seasons, the team announced. New Orleans assistant head coach James Borrego — the former Charlotte coach — will take over as the interim head coach.
"After careful evaluation, we have made the difficult decision to make a change at head coach," Pelicans Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars said in a statement. "I have the utmost respect for Willie Green, and I'm sincerely appreciative of his contributions to the Pelicans organization and the New Orleans community. We wish him and his family all the best in the future."
"As I have stated, Joe Dumars is in charge of basketball operations decisions, and as one of the best basketball minds in the business, I trust him to make the right decisions for our franchise," Benson said. "I have tremendous admiration and respect for Willie Green, and I truly appreciate all he has done for our organization over the last few years. This is a tough business and these are difficult decisions. My expectation is to be a winning team that competes for championships, and I remain steadfast in our commitment to building a championship-caliber organization for our players, partners, and above all, our fans."
Green had been on the hot seat after a slow start to this season and rumors had been swirling around the team, the move was not unexpected.
In his four-plus seasons at the helm, Green amassed a 150-190 record, leading the Pelicans to the playoffs twice (both times they fell in the first round). Green had to deal with a roster built around Zion Williamson, who was constantly in and out of the lineup due to injuries — he is currently out, recovering from a strained hamstring for the fourth consecutive season — but that had other talent that never seemed to be maximized.
The Mets had seven prospects participate in the Arizona Fall League this year.
That group helped the Scottsdale Scorpions, who were managed by former Mets catcher Rene Rivera, finish with an 18-10 record which was good enough for first place in the AFL.
The Scorpions were, however, eliminated in the first round of the playoffs on Thursday night.
While they didn't take home the championship, there were plenty of positives to take from the exhibition meetings.
Two of the biggest Mets standouts were Nick Morabito and Chris Suero.
Both youngsters were able to continue their strong showings from the minor league season, and they performed well enough to land a spot in the Fall League All-Star game.
Suero once again showcased his dynamic two-way game, going eight-for-eight on stolen base attempts and finishing tied for second in the league with five homers.
He also hit an impressive .283 and had a .353 OBP to help him finish with a .920 OPS.
The versatile 21-year-old Bronx-native saw playing time at all three of his positions (C, 1B, LF) during the 15 Fall League games he appeared in.
Chris Suero belts his 5th homer of the Arizona Fall League!
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) November 5, 2025
The @Mets' No. 15 prospect is now batting .275 with a .921 OPS in the AFL. pic.twitter.com/QHxKftcDgG
Morabito also put together a strong showing in what is a big offseason for him.
The former second-round pick is Rule 5 eligible for the first time, so the Mets will have to decide soon if they want to leave him exposed or add him to the 40 Man roster.
Morabito certainly used this as a strong showcase for New York, or the other 29 organizations.
He reached base at a terrific clip of .450 and continued showing off his game-changing speed on the bases, racking up the third-most stolen bases in the AFL (16 in 19 attempts).
Morabito also hit an impressive .362 with a .914 OPS, two doubles, a triple, and a homer.
It’ll be interesting to see what David Stearns and the Mets decide to do with the outfielder ahead of Tuesday’s deadline.
Outfielder Nick Morabito has had a big Arizona Fall League
— Joe DeMayo (@PSLToFlushing) November 3, 2025
Tonight he hit his first home run in the AFL. 109.4 mph off the bat and 442 feet pic.twitter.com/La5m37e6Zv
UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava will not play against No. 1 Ohio State on Saturday after concussion symptoms ahead of the game.
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Matthew Schaefer is pretty good, eh?
The Islanders rookie sensation scratched his name into the NHL record books once again on Friday night, helping push the team past the Utah Mammoth for their third consecutive OT win.
Schaefer’s one-timer found the back of the net off a feed from Mathew Barzal just over two minutes into the extra session, completing the comeback and securing the big second point.
“It was awesome,” Schaefer said. “Some great hockey-sense from Barry to find me, it’s pretty easy when I can just try to put it on net there and it went in -- definitely a hard fought game and another good win for us.”
The 18-year-old passed Penguins star and future Hall of Famer Sidney Crosby as the youngster player in NHL history to score an overtime goal in the regular season.
He now leads all defensemen with seven goals and is tied for fourth in points (15).
“He’s a great player, really just unbelievable,” backup goalie David Rittich said. “18 years old and playing that way with that much confidence out there, I think it tells you everything you need to know about him.”
While Schaefer came through in the end, he did give the Islanders a scare midway through.
The youngster imped to the bench after taking an open-ice hit from Utah’s Kevin Stenlund during the second period, then was hobbled after blocking a shot in the third.
He met with trainers, but was able to return each time without missing a shift.
“I’m still feeling it,” Schaefer said. “It’s something that stings and then you’ve just got to suck it up -- definitely not leaving the game. We have an off day Saturday, going to be icing my legs to get ready for the next game.”
SALT LAKE CITY — Matthew Schaefer scored on a slap shot 2:08 into overtime to become the youngest player to score an overtime goal in a regular-season NHL game and the New York Islanders beat the Utah Mammoth 3-2 on Friday night for their third straight extra-time victory.
Jonathon Drouin and Emil Heineman also scored for the Islanders (10-6-2) in their fourth straight win, and Tony DeAngelo had two assists. David Rittich stopped 27 shots — including all 16 after the first period.
Schaefer, the defenseman selected No. 1 overall in this year’s NHL draft, has 15 points — most among NHL rookies. He is 18 years and 70 days old, younger than Sidney Crosby who was 18 years and 101 days when he scored an OT goal on Nov. 16, 2005.
Dylan Guenther and JJ Peterka scored for the Mammoth in the Utah franchise’s 100th game. Karel Vejmelka had 18 saves.
The Mammoth are the best in the NHL in limiting shots on goal and they outshot the Islanders 29-21 as they dropped to 5-1-1 at home.
New York tied it 2-2 with 6:16 remaining when the puck went off Jonathon Drouin’s skate and was touched by Utah defenseman Nate Schmidt’s stick as it passed over the goal line. The goal was initially disallowed but reversed after video review.
Heineman opened the scoring 7:13 into the first period — the second straight contest he notched the first goal of the game.
Peterka tied it with just under 7 minutes remaining in the first with his sixth of the season.
The Mammoth ended their seven-game power-play goal drought when Guenther’s slap shot went over Rittich’s shoulder during a 5-on-3 with 1:25 left in the opening period to take a 2-1 lead. That marked the first time this season the Islanders gave up a goal with a two-man disadvantage.
The Islanders beat Las Vegas in overtime Thursday and was in the second half or a back-to-back but matched the Mammoth’s energy with rugged defense and deft power-play kills, squelching five of six opportunities.
Islanders: At Colorado on Sunday for the fifth game of their road trip.
Mammoth: At Anaheim on Monday.
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Continue reading...For the first time in the 2025-26 season, the Pacific Division-leading Anaheim Ducks dropped back-to-back games when they faced the Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings this week on the road.
Until Tuesday, the Ducks were the NHL’s hottest team, winning their previous seven games and nine of ten. Leo Carlsson was the hottest player on the league’s hottest team through that stretch and dating back to just before the NHL’s “4 Nations” break in 2024-25.
Through the Ducks' first 17 games, Carlsson leads the team and is tied for third in the NHL’s scoring race with 26 points (11-15=26). He just saw his 11-game point streak snapped in the Ducks’ latest loss to the Red Wings on Thursday. During the 11-game streak, he tallied 20 points (9-11=20) and was the first NHL player 20 years old or younger to record a 10-game point streak in the last five NHL seasons. Before Tuesday, when the Ducks lost to the Colorado Avalanche, Carlsson and Paul Kariya (1994-95) were the only Ducks players 20 or younger to record multiple points in four consecutive games.
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Though Carlsson played well over the last two games, the Avs and Wings held one of the NHL’s brightest young stars to just a goal, the Ducks' lone goal against Colorado on Tuesday, in 42:44 TOI total. Did the Red Wings and Avalanche crack the code on how to shut down Carlsson (relatively), or did the bounces simply not go his way, keeping his presence on the scoresheet limited?
When healthy, Carlsson’s most consistent line has been centering Troy Terry and Chris Kreider. The trio has found a nice rapport, with Kreider’s small-area and net-front prowess opening up an abundance of open ice for Carlsson and Terry to operate in transition and on the cycle, two players who thrive with pucks on their sticks and at full speed. They’ve been one of the NHL’s best lines through the first part of the season, combining for 59 points between the three (26-33=59), ranking fifth in expected goals share (62.7%), fourth in xGF/60 (4.09), and 12th in xGA/60 (2.43) (min 100 minutes).
On the Ducks' recent two-game skid, Colorado head coach Jared Bednar and Detroit head coach Todd McLellan decided to hard-match strength vs strength at home with the last change, sending their top line and D pair over the boards to compete against the Ducks’ top line every chance they got at 5v5.
Every time Carlsson went over the boards at 5v5 on Tuesday against Colorado, Bednar put out his top line (Artturi Lehkonen-Nathan MacKinnon-Martin Necas) and his top defensive pair (Devon Toews-Cale Makar) in hopes of maintaining possession and keeping the puck off Carlsson’s stick. At 5v5, Carlsson’s line finished with 53.85% of the shot attempts share (14-12), 64.29% of the shots on goal share (9-5), and 63.72% of the xG share (1.2-.68).
The numbers suggest Colorado didn’t exactly shut down Carlsson and the Ducks’ top line, but visibly, they were hounding pucks and killing plays early to prevent cycle chances through the first two periods before locking down the middle of the defensive zone late to hold on to their decisive victory.
On Thursday against Detroit, McLellan took a page out of Bednar’s playbook and threw out his own top line (Lucas Raymond-Dylan Larkin-Alex DeBrincat) and D pair (Simon Edvinsson-Moritz Seider) against Carlsson every chance he got at 5v5. Carlsson’s line finished with 47.83% of the shot attempts share (11-12), 41.67% of the shots on goal share (5-7), and just 31.75% of the xG share (.33-.71).
Unlike Colorado, the numbers DO suggest Detroit shut down the Ducks’ top line. In a more low-event style, Detroit’s top line was able to do most of its damage on the rush and displayed a relentless forecheck to kill counters before they could build.
The Ducks will wrap up their three-game road trip with a Saturday afternoon matchup against the Minnesota Wild. Minnesota, unlike Colorado and Detroit, has deployed a lineup over their last ten games, where their top two offensive talents (Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy) have been playing on separate lines. They recently placed top center Marco Rossi on IR, who is set to be out week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
The Wild currently sit in sixth in the Central Division with a 7-7-4 record, perhaps a disappointing start to the season for them. However, they’ve notched points in five of their last six games (4-1-1), and will be hoping to get their record over the .500 mark for the first time since the first game of the season. With Rossi out and the blueprint utilized by Colorado and Detroit, it will be interesting to see if Minnesota and head coach John Hynes reconnect Kaprizov and Boldy in an attempt to control puck possession time and match them up against the Ducks’ Kreider-Carlsson-Terry line.
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