• The Canadian Press

    Mitchell Robinson has ankle injury, leaving Knicks without another key player in postseason

    NEW YORK (AP) — Mitchell Robinson has a stress injury to his left ankle, becoming the third key player the New York Knicks have lost for their playoff run. The Knicks said Tuesday that Robinson would be evaluated again in six-to-eight weeks, essentially ruling him out no matter how far they go in the postseason. Robinson was the Knicks' starting center for the first 21 games of the season before needing ankle surgery and missing 49 games. He returned late in the season to back up Isaiah Hartenst

  • The Canadian Press

    Jamal Murray fined $100,000 for tossing objects onto court during Nuggets' loss to Timberwolves

    DENVER (AP) — Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray was fined $100,000 by the NBA but avoided a suspension for “throwing multiple objects in the direction of a game official during live play,” the league announced Tuesday. Murray tossed a towel and a heat pack onto the court late in the second quarter of Denver's 108-80 loss to Minnesota that gave the Timberwolves a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series that shifts to Minneapolis this weekend. The Nuggets were frustrated by the officia

  • Yahoo Sports

    Knicks lose C Mitchell Robinson for 6-8 weeks with ankle injury

    Robinson had surgery on the ankle in December and missed 50 regular-season games.

  • The Canadian Press

    Joe Collier, former Bills head coach and architect of Broncos' 'Orange Crush' defense, dies at 91

    DENVER (AP) — Joe Collier, the former Buffalo Bills head coach and architect of the Denver Broncos' famed “Orange Crush” defense, has died. He was 91. The Broncos said Collier's family confirmed that he died at his Littleton, Colorado, home on Monday night. “Joe Collier is one of the most impactful coaches in the history of the Denver Broncos and regarded among the best defensive coordinators of all time,” the Broncos said in a statement. “He was an innovator in the NFL with his 3-4 defense, hel