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Saints' 34-Game Hometown Star Retires After 7th-Round Success
The former Saints safety, who played 34 games for his hometown team, announced his retirement after a career that proved a 7th‑round pick can thrive. He credited hard work and seizing opportunities for his success.
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Player Grades: Cavs at Bucks – Jarrett Allen’s game-tying bucket is a tad too late
The Cleveland Cavaliers nearly stole one from the Milwaukee Bucks. This one ended on a Jarrett Allen hook that nearly sent the game into overtime if he had just released it 0.2 seconds earlier.
All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player.
Jarrett Allen
27 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 1 block
Allen continues the best stretch of his career. This time, elevating the Cavaliers’ B-Team with his interior presence. Allen dominated the glass and put the ball in the hoop anytime his teammates passed to him. He nearly saved this game and sent it into overtime with a putback opportunity that came just a tad too late. Otherwise, it was a stellar game from JA.
Grade: A+
Jaylon Tyson
14 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
This was a brutal shooting game from Tyson. He finished 5-16 from the floor and ended as a team worst minus-19. His efforts on the glass are commendable, but the Cavs simply needed a more efficient shooting performance and better defensive integrity from Tyson tonight.
Grade: C-
Dennis Schroder
26 points, 5 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 steal
Schroder’s a competitor. His feisty playstyle helped turn the tide of this game in the third quarter. When the Bucks rattled off an 11-0 run, Schroder helped lead a 10-0 response for the Cavs. His dashes into the lane caused Milwaukee’s defense to scramble, and Schroder either made the correct pass or put two points on the board himself.
His final stretch in the fourth quarter was the definition of grit-and-grind. Even on a rolled ankle, Schroder kept the Cavs in stride and almost carried them to a win.
Grade: A+
Sam Merrill
14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 turnovers
Something tells me Sam is going to feel this one in the morning. He hit the floor every other possession as the Cavs leaned on him to create more than usual. Merrill impressed me with some of his mid-range shot-making, and it’s always nice to see him turn the corner on an unsuspecting defender and finish at the rim.
That said, Merrill airballed a three-pointer and sailed a lob pass out of bounds moments later in the fourth quarter. I have to knock him for that. This was a hard-fought game that wasn’t particularly pretty.
Grade: C+
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Keon Ellis
14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
This was the best game Ellis has played in a Cavalier uniform (so far). We’ve seen him make an impact with his defense. Tonight, he poured in four three-pointers in addition to his elite defensive instincts. Some of the steals and deflections he comes up with are absurd. And when he has it rolling from behind the line as he did tonight, it’s a special sight to see.
This is everything you want in a role player.
Grade: A+
Nae’Qwan Tomlin
2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 turnovers
The recent Qwan minutes haven’t been great. He threw some truly bad turnovers tonight and didn’t play in the second half.
Grade: F
Craig Porter Jr.
8 points, 9 assists, 2 rebounds
Porter finally returned to the rotation tonight as injuries cleared the way for him. He made the most of it, aiding Schroder in the Cavaliers’ huge third-quarter run. Porter’s downhill drives helped pull the offense out of the mud — and he threw some of the best passes to Allen all game.
Grade: A-
Dean Wade
0 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists
Wade wasn’t great tonight. He shot 0-4 from the floor, and his defense wasn’t as impactful as the Bucks’ spammed three-pointers, putting him into space and away from his size.
Grade: F
Thomas Bryant
11 points, 2 rebounds
Reliable. Bryant has stepped up and provided the Cavs with quality minutes whenever they need him.
Grade: B+
Hilary Knight responds to Trump, saying his remarks were a 'distasteful joke'
Former University of Wisconsin hockey star Hilary Knight said the U.S. women's hockey team is trying to move past President Donald Trump's comments about the squad.
"I thought it was sort of a distasteful joke, and unfortunately, that is overshadowing a lot of the success, the success of just women at the Olympics carrying for Team USA and having amazing gold medal feats," Knight said on ESPN's "SportsCenter" on Feb. 25.
"We're just focusing on celebrating the women in our room, the extraordinary efforts, and continue to celebrate three gold medals in program history as well as the double gold for both men's and women's at the same time. And really not detract from that with a distasteful joke."
Both the men and women hockey teams won gold over Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics, which concluded earlier this week. But when Trump called the men's hockey team to invite them to the State of the Union address, he begrudgingly said he'd need to invite the women as well.
"I must tell you, we're going to have to bring the women's team, you do know that," Trump told the men. He added with a laugh that if he didn't invite the women, "I do believe I probably would be impeached."
The women's team were indeed asked to attend the address but declined the invitation "due to the timing and previously scheduled academic and professional commitments."
The men met with Trump at the White House before being ceremoniously presented by the president at the joint session of Congress on Feb. 24. Trump said during his speech that the women plan to visit the White House at a later date.
Jack Hughes, who scored the men's gold medal game winner, and his brother Quinn were asked on Feb. 24 on "Good Morning America" about the phone call with Trump and his remarks about the women's team.
"Our relationship with them, over the course of being in the Olympic Village, I think we are so tight with their group," Jack Hughes said of the women's team. "After we won the gold medal, we were in the cafeteria at 3:30 a.m. in the morning with them. We go from there, pack our bags and we're on the bus.
"People are so negative about things. I think everyone in that locker room knows how much we support them, how proud we are of them. The same way we feel about them, they feel about us."
Knight shared the same sentiment.
"I think there's a genuine level of support there and respect," she said. "I think that's being overshadowed by a quick lapse. I think the guys were in a tough spot, so I think it's a shame this storyline and narrative has kind of blown up and overshadowing that connection and genuine interest in one another and cheering each other on."
This was the final Olympic Games for the UW grad, who was the flag bearer for the U.S. during the closing ceremony. The 36-year-old just completed her fifth Games. With her second gold medal, she became the most decorated player in U.S. women's hockey history.
Knight finished first among American skaters, both men and women, in Olympic goals (15) and points (33) in a career.
She told ESPN that the whole debacle with the president is a "really good learning point, to really focus on how we talk about women, not only in sport but in industry. Women aren't less than, and their achievements shouldn't be overshadowed by anything else other than how great they are."
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Hilary Knight responds to Trump, saying his remarks were distasteful