The Boston Celtics transition defense has been tested during the first three games of their first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers. Both Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe are a blur in ...

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick is unimpressed with his team's ability to get back on defense through the first two games of the 2025-26 preseason. Redick said Tuesday the Lakers' defense in ...

On Tuesday evening, South Carolina secured a season-opening victory over North Carolina A&T by a score of 91-72. However, there is one area that head coach Lamont Paris and the Gamecocks know they ...

Arsenal’s defence this season remains one of the strongest in the Premier League. They have conceded very few goals, kept multiple clean sheets, and make it difficult for opponents to create ...

The Boston Celtics are taking advantage of one of the Knicks‘ biggest weak spots — spotty transition defense with gaps behind the three-point line — and it’s an area Tom Thibodeau and his crew know ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Tony Rojas was thinking way too much last season. It was a side effect of playing hurt. On almost every play, the Penn State linebacker’s subconscious would remind him of the pain ...

Illinois’ defense has been questionable at times in the 2025-26 season, although it appears over the past few contests that a new chapter is currently unfolding, as the Illini have been locking down ...

CHAMPAIGN — Roger Cooper lived by a different defensive doctrine before he accepted a job on Bobby Hauck's staff at Montana. As linebackers coach and eventually defensive coordinator at Idaho State, ...

The Buffalo Bills will shift to a 3-4 defense under new defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard, a significant change after playing out of a 4-3 base under Sean McDermott for the past nine seasons. Several ...

Penn State linebacker Tony Rojas (13) tackles Nevada running back Herschel Turner (2) during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, in State College, Pa. (AP ...