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Jaylen Brown scored 23 points off the bench, Daniel Theis added a career-high 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and the Celtics routed the Chicago Bulls 133-77 on Saturday night for their fifth straight win. The 56-point margin of victory was the largest in franchise history, surpassing a 51-point win (153-102) over the Philadelphia Warriors on March 7, 1962. The winning differential also tied the mark by an NBA road team, set by Seattle in a 136-80 win at Houston on Dec....

On Mar. 4, 1961, at the Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds in Spartanburg, S.C., there were only 18 cars entered in the race that day. One of them was a newcomer driving the No. 87. Wendell Oliver Scott was behind the wheel of a 1960 Chevrolet, and NASCAR had a new entry in its record book. It didn’t matter that Scott finished P17; he completed just 52 laps before an oil pressure issue knocked him out of the race....

Broncos coach Vic Fangio was asked in his postgame press conference why there is so wide a gap between his team and the rest of the division. His response was focused on one area. “Those other three teams have top-shelf quarterbacks, which is obvious to everybody,” Fangio said. “We just need to get a little bit better.” MORE: Highlights from Chiefs-Broncos in Week 18 “We had a good game against the Chargers (a win in Week 12), last week was the COVID game and we had a tough day (against LA)....

“We’ve had some Super Bowl success in our white uniforms,” general manager and executive vice president John Elway said, via the team website, “and we’re looking forward to wearing them again in Super Bowl 50.” As the designated home team for the game, the Broncos — 2-5 in previous Super Bowls — got to choose their uniform color. They’ll wear the all-white uniforms they wore when they got their second Super Bowl victory, with MVP Elway at quarterback against the Falcons in 1999....

Given neither of those men is Mark Sanchez, they shouldn’t keep him. Trevor Siemian hasn’t exactly blown the doors off in the preseason. He struggled a bit more as Denver’s starter in the third game against the Rams’ defense, going 10-for-17 passing for 122 yards, a touchdown and an interception. But overall his turnover troubles have been much less worrisome than Sanchez’s. Siemian also did the two most important things to win the job for Week 1: show his expertise with the playbook and show his effectivenes with the Broncos’ top playmakers....

Denver defenders praised Newton on Monday during Super Bowl 50 Opening Night at the SAP Center in San Jose. “He’s the best player they have. He might be the best player in the league,” Broncos linebacker Von Miller said of Newton. “Cam is a super tough player to take down, he controls that whole offense. As Cam goes, that offense goes.” PHOTOS: Best of Super Bowl Opening Night | Newton’s dances...

The 14-year-old was welcomed to the social platform by his famous father, who has 49 million followers: “Told him 3 years ago the summer of 2019 I’d let you him get one,” James said. “Damn time flies! Hahaha! Anyways let’s get Bronny! P.S. Keep y’all hating asses off his comments or we pulling up‼️‼️” A post shared by LeBron James (@kingjames) on May 27, 2019 at 1:02pm PDT Draymond Green (of course) was the first to playfully stir up controversy in Bronny’s comment section, telling the teenage basketball star, “I’m at your f—king neck this summer G!...

Giannis Antetokounmpo and company were in a win-or-go-home situation on Thursday. They were fortunate to be playing in front of their fans as they kept their season alive. Unlike in Game 5 when they failed to contain Kevin Durant (who had 47 points), the Milwaukee Bucks were able to “hold” the Brooklyn Nets star to 32 points on 15-of-30 shooting. Durant shot just 2-of-8 from three and had less help from his teammates....

In their previous game against the Utah Jazz, the Orlando Magic played fantastically well and took away a 107-100 win on the night. Cole Anthony scored 33 points to lead the way for the Magic’s third win of the season. He will be hoping to put up another good performance when the Magic take on the Nets on Wednesday at home. Meanwhile, after winning five consecutive games, the Brooklyn Nets lost their game against the Chicago Bulls on Monday....

The Brooks Koepka-Bryson DeChambeau feud is largely petty and pretty funny, with the two golfers sharing a very healthy dislike of one another. There’s enough beef to feed a small village between them. DeChambeau recently took to an interview to complain about the quality of his driver after the first round of the British Open, with a representative from his club manufacturer calling his tirade something that an “8-year-old” would do....

The Eastern Conference leaders overturned a hefty disadvantage in the second quarter of Thursday’s NBA London encounter with a dominant closing half, as Philadelphia proved unable to keep pace. It is the third time this season the Sixers have failed to see out victory from a winning position against the Celtics. Second-year forward Brown top-scored for the Celtics with 21 points, while star point guard Irving posted 20 points, seven assists and six rebounds as Brad Stevens’ side won their seventh straight match to move to 34-10....

MORE: Browns teammates will welcome Manziel with open arms | A visual history of Cleveland Browns uniforms Check out Hawkins’ fancy footwork: A video posted by Andrew Hawkins (@hawk) on Apr 16, 2015 at 9:38am PDT

On Saturday, the Browns announced Gordon, linebacker Christian Kirksey (shoulder/ankle) and tight end Seth DeValve (hamstring) would miss Sunday’s game in New Orleans. The news of Gordon’s injury came as a bit of a surprise with reports surfacing that he went to Cleveland’s facility on Saturday complaining about his hamstring. After being treated by the team medical staff, he was then ruled out of Week 2. Gordon dealt with minor hamstring issues last month after returning to the team following a leave of absence....

In addition to going to counseling sessions twice a week, Hunt will be baptized Sunday. He told reporters: “I’m looking forward to it so I can feel reborn.” According to cleveland.com, Browns general manager John Dorsey and coach Freddie Kitchens surprised Hunt at his baptism. Hunt was suspended for the first eight games of 2019 after a video surfaced of him shoving and kicking a woman in the hallway of a Cleveland hotel last February while he was playing for the Chiefs, who released him in late November....

Almost. San Francisco’s Nick Bosa – a former Ohio State defensive end – had one to settle with Mayfield from 2017 when he pretended to plant a flag after forcing an intentional grounding penalty in the second quarter of a 31-3 blowout on Monday Night Football. Mayfield, of course, planted a Sooners flag at Ohio Stadium after leading Oklahoma to a prime-time victory in 2017. An old feud from college – one that conflicted some Browns/Ohio State fans – is the least of Mayfield’s problems right now....

Looking back at what general manager John Dorsey has done in his 15 months in Cleveland to clean up the league’s biggest mess might feel miraculous, but it’s more meticulous, correcting mistakes of the past with confidence and aggressiveness. OBJ TRADE GRADES:Giants’ inept management proves costly, gifts Browns new luxury When Dorsey was hired to replace Sashi Brown as the Browns’ primary personnel decision-maker on Dec. 7, 2017, he was given an 0-12 team on its way to winless-ness....

Angle has previously detailed how he suffered multiple injuries and was in bad shape towards the end of his first WWE stint. The multi-time world champion decided to leave the company for health reasons and was granted his release on August 25, 2006. The Olympic gold medalist, however, signed a TNA contract and wrestled later that year in November. During the latest episode of his Something to Wrestle podcast, Bruce Prichard stated that Kurt Angle’s move to TNA was not surprising as he knew the latter could not remain idle for long....

After the Bruins lost to New York 5-4 on Monday, Cassidy said during his postgame news conference that his counterparts have sold a narrative that they are “more like the New York Saints, not the New York Islanders,” according to a video shared by NBC Boston. MORE: Updated bracket, dates, times, TV channels for every Round 2 series “They play hard and they play the right way, but I feel like we’re the same way and the calls, the exact calls that are getting called on us do not get called on them and I do not know why....

Boston scored three times in less than three minutes in the third period and snapped Eastern Conference-leading Tampa Bay’s franchise-best 10-game winning streak with a 4-1 victory Thursday night. Jake DeBrusk, Noel Acciari, Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand all had goals for the Bruins (38-17-9), who have won nine of their last 10 games and earned at least one point in 15 straight. The game was the first in NHL history in which teams faced off while each owning simultaneous point streaks of 14 or more contests....

“Triple H contacted me and started telling me all the things that had changed and everything that was going on with WWE,” Bruno said. “I started watching it after talking to him and when I saw it, I was very, very impressed.” “I love the history of this business,” Triple H said. “Without the history, there is no tomorrow. To look back on the history of WWE, one of the most important figures in the long story of where this all came from wasn’t recognized....