Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant surpassed the legend Kobe Bryant for the fifth-most 30-point games of all-time during Saturday's matchup against the Miami Heat.

Durant, 37, finished with 32 points in 37 minutes, making 12-of-20 shots (2-8 3PT) to now make it 432 games with at least 30 points. He has scored at least 30 points in 23 of his 56 games this season alone.

He needs four more to surpass Karl Malone (435), 85 to surpass Wilt Chamberlain (516), 131 for Michael Jordan (562), and then 144 for LeBron James. 

Golden State Warriors center Kristaps Porzingis will miss a fourth consecutive game on Saturday night against the Los Angeles Lakers with what the team is listing as a general illness.

"I can't really say anything more on it," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. "It's a medical issue way beyond my capabilities explaining anything. He's sick. He won't play. We will keep monitoring him."

This comes one day after Kerr went on local Bay Area radio and stated that Porzingis isn't actually dealing with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), despite Porzingis publicly detailing his battle with it in the last year.

The NHL is going ultra-high-resolution with new cameras for Coach’s Challenges and video reviews.

The National Hockey league, as part of a multi-year partnership with Cosm, has installed new multi-angle video capture systems in all 32 areans.  Cosm touts this new setup, dubbed C360 Capture Systems, as more than just video. 

It’s a fully integrated workflow that connects glass-level 10.5K capture with NHL EDGE puck- and player-tracking data and feeds it into Cosm’s CX Video Hub, a centralized cloud platform serving everyone from referees and player-safety staff to coaches, broadcasters, and social-media teams.

Each NHL arena has four new 10.5k ultra-high-resolution cameras – one behind each net and one on each blue line. 

The LA Kings have relieved Jim Hiller of his duties and named D.J. Smith interim head coach for the remainder of the season, Kings Vice President and General Manager Ken Holland announced. In addition, Kings player development coach Matt Greene will join Smith as an assistant coach.

Smith, 48, in his second full season as Associate Coach of the LA Kings. Smith joined the organization on Feb. 5, 2024, after serving as the Head Coach of the Ottawa Senators for parts of the last five seasons (2019-24).

When Jon-Eric Sullivan was hired away from the Green Bay Packers front office to become the Miami Dolphins general manager last month, he didn’t hide from the enormous problem he had to confront.

Miami had tied its future to quarterback Tua Tagovailoa by handing him one of the largest contracts in the sport’s history. But when the team floundered—and Tagovailoa had to be benched—it became clear that whoever was in charge would have to figure out a way to move on from him.

Once Miami parts ways with Tagovailoa, he’ll account for $99 million against the team’s salary cap. In football jargon, that’s known as dead money because the player’s contract is still on the books even though he’s no longer on the roster.

The United Football League today announced its rules changes for the upcoming 2026 season, which kicks off on Friday, March 27. Continuously striving to deliver a more exciting, fast-paced game on the field, the UFL will revolutionize the game by introducing the four-point field goal for attempts made from 60 yards and beyond and banning the Tush Push.

In addition, the UFL will feature one foot inbounds and no punts within the opponent’s 50-yard line rules, as well as revolutionary overtime guidelines.

Spring Training is underway in Fort Myers, Florida. But around Boston it's the new Red Sox jerseys that are drawing the loudest reaction from fans.

Photos from Spring Training media day sparked a rash of criticism online, with some fans pointing out issues with the team's "home whites," including lettering appearing too close together and overlapping the red piping near the buttons.

The Red Sox initially responded to the backlash by saying the jerseys, once produced, "and seen in person, we felt could be cleaner in the spacing between the lettering and piping." The team added that, "in collaboration with MLB and Fanatics, we're adjusting the home whites to restore clearer separation. The updated jersey will be ready for Opening Day,"