DALLAS — After a difficult ending to his Knicks career, Quentin Grimes could’ve claimed revenge motivated him Wednesday night but instead credited Tom Thibodeau for the performance. “Credit to Thibs,” said Grimes after he helped the Mavericks lock down the Knicks in a 129-114 victory. “He gave me a lot of those hard assignments early…

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers are an improved team. But Monday night’s 30-23 loss to the Baltimore Ravens showed just how far they have still to go. That is not an indictment of what coach Jim Harbaugh and general manager Joe Hortiz are building. It is still Year 1 of an organizational overhaul….

Casey Clausen, the football coach at Bishop Alemany for the last seven seasons, said Friday he is stepping down from his alma mater. The Warriors lost their first-round Southern Section Division 9 playoff game to Sonora on Thursday night, ending their season at 5-6. Clausen, a former Tennessee quarterback who was a star high school…

Kirk Cousins was among the quarterbacks featured in Netflix’s “Quarterback” docuseries last year, which offered an unprecedented look into the life of an NFL quarterback during the season.  Cousins, 36, was asked if there was a change in how people viewed him after the docuseries was released during a recent appearance on Barstool Sports’ “Pardon…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs recovered a botched snap while the Las Vegas Raiders were within range of a go-ahead field goal with 15 seconds remaining on Friday, preserving a 19-17 victory for Kansas City and giving the franchise its 10th consecutive playoff berth. The Raiders (2-10) had taken over at their own 8-yard…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Raines, St. Augustine and Trinity Christian are the last area teams left standing in the high school football state playoffs. The road ended in Georgia for reigning state champ Pierce County. But the state semifinals are up next for the Vikings, Yellow Jackets and Conquerors, although it’s more than likely only one…