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Hornets top Grizzlies, eclipse last season's win total
Jan 28, 2026; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Charlotte Hornets guard Kon Knueppel (7) drives past defender Memphis Grizzlies forward Jalen Wells (0) in the first quarter at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Smith-Imagn Images Brandon Miller scored 26 points, Miles Bridges added 20, and Moussa Diabate had 18 points and a career-high 20 rebounds to lead the visiting Charlotte Hornets over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night for their fourth straight win.
LaMelo Ball contributed 16 points and rookie Kon Knueppel contributed 10 points and six assists for the Hornets, who won for the 20th time this season to surpass last year’s win total.
Jaren Jackson Jr. led the Grizzlies with 26 points and rookie Cedric Coward finished with 17. GG Jackson scored 12 points off the bench.
Charlotte pulled away in the third quarter and never was threatened by a Memphis team missing several key players due to injuries; Memphis played its third consecutive game with guard Ja Morant. Morant, a two-time NBA All-Star, is sidelined with a left elbow sprain. Key reserve and occasional starter Santi Aldama also sat out.
The Grizzlies lost their fourth straight and for the seventh time in nine games.
Memphis, trailing by seven to open the third quarter, cut the deficit to 62-56 on a free throw by Jock Landale, but the Grizzlies then quickly fell behind by double digits. When Ryan Kalkbrenner dunked with 7:17 to go in the third the Hornets led by 17 at 79-62.
Four minutes into the fourth quarter, Charlotte pulled ahead by 19 following six straight points by Diabate. The Hornets extended the lead to 22 points in the final two minutes.
Charlotte began the season 4-13 but has rebounded to go 16-15 since.
The Grizzlies shot 58% in the first half but still trailed 62-55. Memphis fell behind by 16 in the first quarter, rallied to take a one-point advantage at 43-42 on Jaren Jackson’s 3-pointer, but then dropped back after consecutive 3-pointers by Ball. Jaren Jackson had 22 points and four 3-pointers in the opening half.
Miller had 21 first-half points for Charlotte, giving him his eight straight games of 20 or more points.
–Field Level Media
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Reports: LHP Jordan Montgomery agrees to reunion with Rangers
Sep 22, 2024; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery (52) pitches in the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Left-hander Jordan Montgomery agreed to a one-year contract with the Texas Rangers, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.
Per the Dallas Morning News, the deal is worth $1.25 million.
Montgomery, 33, is recovering from his second Tommy John surgery of his career. He also had the procedure in 2018.
He was 8-7 with a 6.23 ERA in 25 games (21 starts) in his first season with Arizona in 2024.
A World Series champion with Texas in 2023, Montgomery is 46-41 with a 4.03 ERA in 166 career games (161 starts) with the New York Yankees (2017-22), St. Louis Cardinals (2022-23), Rangers (2023) and Diamondbacks.
–Field Level Media
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Orioles' Jackson Holliday (hand) likely out weeks after Opening Day
Sep 27, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday (7) at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday will miss Opening Day due to a broken hamate bone in his right hand, general manager Mike Elias announced on Wednesday morning.
Holliday, who sustained the injury during live batting practice last Friday, will undergo a procedure to address the issue on Thursday. His timeline for recovery likely will be measured in weeks, per Elias.
Holliday, 22, batted just .242 with 17 homers and 55 RBIs in 149 games last season.
He is the top overall pick of the 2022 MLB June Amateur Draft and the son of seven-time All-Star Matt Holliday.
New acquisition Blaze Alexander likely will take the younger Holliday’s place in the field.
Also on Wednesday, Elias announced third baseman Jordan Westburg is nursing a right oblique injury. The injury, however, is not expected to prevent Westburg from playing at the start of the regular season.
–Field Level Media
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Report: Giants hire Brian Callahan as QBs coach
Tennessee Titans coach Brian Callahan exits the field after the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. Former Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan is being added to John Harbaugh’s coaching staff as the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator for the New York Giants, ESPN reported Wednesday.
Callahan, 41, was fired by the Titans last October after a 1-5 start. Tennessee posted a 4-19 record under Callahan, who was hired by the Titans after five seasons as the Cincinnati Bengals’ offensive coordinator that included a three-point loss in Super Bowl LVI.
ESPN reported Callahan also interviewed with the Giants for the offensive coordinator position, which ultimately went to Matt Nagy. The latter was a former offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs and head coach of the Chicago Bears.
Callahan, who will be coaching former first-round pick Jaxson Dart in his second season in the league, has extensive experience developing quarterbacks. He was the offensive coordinator for four seasons for Joe Burrow with the Bengals, was the quarterbacks coach in 2018 for Derek Carr with the Las Vegas Raiders and for two seasons for Matthew Stafford with the Detroit Lions.
In addition to Dart, Callahan will be working with veteran quarterback Jameis Winston.
Callahan and Nagy are part of an offensive staff that also includes former Rice University head coach Mike Bloomgren as offensive line coach and former offensive coordinators Greg Roman as senior offensive assistant and Tim Kelly as tight ends coach.
–Field Level Media
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