Triple-Double Talk: Westbrook getting tired of stat chat and other top stories.

• Triple-Double Talk: Westbrook getting tired of stat chat

  

  AP 3:59 a.m. EST December 15, 2016Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) sits on the bench in the second half during an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, in Salt Lake City. The Jazz won 109-89. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)(Photo: The Associated Press)SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook is tired of talking about triple-doubles.Oklahoma City's do-it-all guard fell short of a triple-double for the third consecutive game Wednesday night and i..

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• Hot Packers prepare for a cold one against Bears (Dec 14, 2016)

  

  Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers offered a clear message to his coach as questions swirled about a calf injury that forced him to miss practice this week. "Game-plan-wise, his comments were, 'Don't hold anything back,'" Packers coach Mike McCarthy said. Not exactly what the Chicago Bears wanted to hear. Rodgers and the Packers (7-6) will go for their fourth win in a row on Sunday afternoon when they visit the Chicago Bears (3-10) at Soldier Field. Frigid temperatures are for..

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• UL admits to getting 'few' leaked Wake plays

  

  Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich said in a statement Wednesday that offensive coordinator Lonnie Galloway received "a few plays" from former Wake Forest radio announcer Tommy Elrod, who has since been fired for leaking confidential information to the Demon Deacons' opponents.Galloway and Elrod have known each other since 2007 and worked together on the Wake Forest football staff from 2011 to 2012."Lonnie received a call from Elrod during the week of the Wake Forest game, and some informat..

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• Chiefs peaking for stretch run into Playoffs

  

  KANSAS CITY, MO – DECEMBER 8: Wide receiver Tyreek Hill The Kansas City Chiefs have played 10 solid quarters and counting. They’ll need to keep that streak alive if they want to solidify a hold on a first round bye and playoff game in Arrowhead stadium. That progression deserves taking a deeper look into the details. Two and a half games is a solid run but it’s not proof they can sustain that success and keep heading in the right direction. They’ll have to continue to do just that ..

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• NBA, union reach tentative new labor agreement

  

  5:54 AM ETMarc SteinCloseMarc SteinESPN Senior Writer• Senior NBA writer for ESPN.com • Began covering the NBA in 1993-94 • Also covered soccer, tennis and the OlympicsIan BegleyCloseIan BegleyESPN Staff WriterCovers the New York Knicks for ESPNNewYork.comThe NBA and the National Basketball Players Association jointly announced Wednesday night that they have reached a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement, pending ratification by the league's players and team owners.The si..

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• NBA report: Foul not called on last-minute steal in Warriors-Pelicans

  

  Draymond Green should have been called for a foul on a decisive steal of Anthony Davis with 4.5 seconds left in the Golden State Warriors' 113-109 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday, according to the NBA.The league's Last Two Minute Report -- which assesses each call made in the final two minutes of any game within five points -- deemed that Green's steal of the ball was legal but that he "puts two hands on Davis' back and bunches his jersey in a hand," which should have resulted i..

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• Luke Walton 'got his point across' to reeling Lakers, Nick Young says

  

  NEW YORK -- Lakers coach Luke Walton challenged his players after the team suffered its eighth straight loss Wednesday night in Brooklyn, dropping Los Angeles to 10-18."He raised his voice. He got his point across today," Lakers guard Nick Young said of Walton, a first-year coach. "Just mentally being soft and calling us out. We got to step up to the plate. I know I'm not soft. My teammates aren't soft, so we got to show him and prove ourselves."Lakers forward Larry Nance Jr. pointed out that Wa..

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• Bidwill calls decision to cut Floyd “deeply disappointing”

  

  Getty ImagesCardinals Owner Michael Bidwill told NFL Network that the decision to cut Michael Floyd following the wide receiver’s DUI arrest was “deeply disappointing,” but one that was “across the board” agreed upon by the team’s decision makers. “There were a lot of factors, but it was a difficult decision for sure,” Bidwill said. “And when you look at standards and expectations, the message is there. We have standards and expectations. Again it was a difficult decision, but we’re moving on..

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