Scoreboard roundup — 1/13/25

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Minnesota 120, Phoenix 117
Indiana 119, Miami 110
Detroit 124, Washington 104
Memphis 105, Denver 90
Cleveland 128, Charlotte 114
Houston 143, Chicago 107
New York 114, Brooklyn 104
Dallas 121, Oklahoma City 119
Final LA Clippers 116, Utah 105
Portland 114, Atlanta 110

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Nashville 5 Vancouver 3
Carolina 4, St. Louis 1
Washington 5, Vegas 2
NY Rangers 2, Seattle 0

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
LA Chargers 34, Cincinnati 27
Detroit 52, Jacksonville 6
Green Bay 20, Chicago 19
Indianapolis 28, NY Jets 27
LA Rams 28, New England 22
Miami 34, Las Vegas 19
Minnesota 23, Tennessee 13
New Orleans 35, Cleveland 14
Pittsburgh 18, Baltimore 16
Denver 38, Atlanta 6
Seattle 20, San Francisco 17
Buffalo 30, Kansas City 21

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tennessee 103, Austin Peay 68
Baylor 104, Tarleton St. 41
St. John’s 85, New Mexico 71

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(NEW YORK) — American gymnast Simone Biles has added another title to her resume.

The 11-time Olympic medalist was named Thursday by Sports Illustrated as its 2024 Sportsperson of the Year.

The honor comes after a year in which Biles took the 2024 Paris Olympics by storm, adding four new medals to her collection in team, all-around, vault and floor exercise.

After her performance in Paris, Biles, 27, is now tied for the second-most decorated female gymnast in Olympic history, according to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee.

Biles won three gold medals and a silver medal in Paris just a few years after withdrawing from the team final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics when she suffered from “the twisties,” a disorienting condition when a gymnast’s mind and body feel dangerously out of sync.

“Simone Biles is Sports Illustrated’s 2024 Sportsperson of the Year because she won gold, and then another gold, and then another; because she changed the face of her sport and the conversations around athletes in general; because she continues to speak out about issues that matter to her,” the magazine wrote of Biles. “And perhaps most of all because after she wondered aloud to [teammate Jordan] Chiles whether she was about to relive the darkest period of her career, she took a deep breath, she saluted the judges and she broke into a run.”

Biles will receive the 2024 Sportsperson of the Year award in person on Jan. 7, when Sports Illustrated holds its annual awards ceremony in Las Vegas.

This year’s ceremony, held at Wynn Las Vegas, will be hosted by actor Keegan-Michael Key.

Sports Illustrated has awarded its Sportsperson of the Year award annually since 1954.

In 2023, the award was presented to University of Colorado head football coach and former NFL star Deion Sanders.

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(LOS ANGELES) — Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James — the NBA’s all-time leading scorer — and his son Bronny James make NBA history Oct. 22, taking to the court together as the Lakers faced the Minnesota Timberwolves in their season opener.

As the father-son duo teamed up, the rest of the James family watched the game unfold at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, including mom Savannah James, son Bryce and daughter Zhuri.

“Going up to the scorer’s table with my dad and checking in for the first time was a crazy moment I will never forget,” Bronny James said after the Lakers defeated the Timberwolves.

“It’s always been family over everything, so to be able to have this moment where I’m working still and I could work alongside my son is one of the greatest gifts I’ve ever got from the man above and I’m going to take full advantage of it,” LeBron James added.

LeBron James had 16 points in 35 minutes, while Bronny James did not score in the three minutes he played in his NBA debut.

Earlier in October, the Jameses also made history when they became the first father and son to play in an NBA preseason game together.

Bronny James is a guard with the Lakers, having been selected by the team in the 2024 NBA Draft.

“For a father, it means everything,” the elder James, a forward, said following the Lakers’ Oct. 6 preseason game against the Phoenix Suns. “For someone who didn’t have that growing up, to be able to have that influence on your kids and have influence on your son, to be able to have moments with your son and then ultimately, to be able to work with your son, I think that’s one of the greatest things that a father could ever hope for or wish for.”

LeBron James’ family often cheers him on at games, including at the 2024 Paris Olympics earlier this year, as the U.S. men’s basketball team won gold.

The Akron, Ohio, native has said he takes fatherhood seriously, having grown up without his own dad present in his life, and he prioritizes being present with his kids.

Although two of his kids — sons Bronny and Bryce James — have followed him onto the basketball court, LeBron James has said he doesn’t pressure them to play the sport.

“I’ve always let them just see if they had a love for [basketball]. Because, at the end of the day, nothing is going to come to fruition if you’re just doing it because you feel like it’s what your parents are doing. Nah, it’s going to fizzle out too fast,” he told Sports Illustrated in a 2022 cover interview with his sons.

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