Welcome to the MLB Star Power Index -- a weekly temperature reading that tells us which players are owning the baseball conversation right now. While one's presence on this list is often a positive, it's not necessarily a good thing. It simply means that you're ...
Welcome to my first official mock draft! My analytics-based mock is based solely on a contextual, data-driven model that aims to do one thing: maximize each team's potential to win as many games as possible in 2019. So, before you read any further, take ...
Earlier this offseason, Rob Gronkowski officially announced his retirement from the NFL. The Patriots released glowing statements about his career and everyone debated whether or not he was the greatest tight end of all time. And yet, within just a few days of ...
It didn't even take a full workweek for ex-Pittsburgh Steelers safety Morgan Burnett to find a new home. The veteran is set to sign a two-year contract with the Cleveland Browns, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports. Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain ...
North Carolina's Hall of Fame women's basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell is under investigation over allegations that she made racially offensive remarks -- including telling her players they would get "hanged from trees with nooses" if they didn't improve -- and ...
With only one top-seeded team left remaining in the 2019 NCAA Tournament, this year's edition of March Madness has already brought plenty of surprising upsets. But are there more in store as we head toward Final Four weekend? Can fifth-seeded Auburn ...
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Only one team can win the 2019 national title, but there's good reason to believe any of Virginia, Michigan State, Auburn and Texas Tech will. By The SI Staff. April 05, 2019. When it comes to the 2019 Final Four, opinions are varied. Some think higher seeds ...
Georgia State has hired Tennessee assistant Rob Lanier as its next head coach, the school announced Friday morning. Lanier replaces Ron Hunter, who left last month for the vacancy at Tulane. "In Rob Lanier, we've hired a basketball coach who I believe ...
To get ready for the slippery greens at the Masters, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have it easy: they just walk out the back door. Of course, there's nothing easy about putting at Augusta National. But it can't hurt to have complete control over the way you ...
MINNEAPOLIS — NCAA president Mark Emmert tackled the usual subjects Thursday in his annual news conference at the Final Four, including amateurism, the federal investigation into basketball, changes in sports gambling laws and more. But first, he had ...
U.S. Soccer announced a new multi-year media rights deal for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Friday, an agreement that will see the historic tournament broadcast exclusively on ESPN+ starting with this year's edition and running through 2022.
In a deep draft, Sabrina Ionescu is the player who stands out above all others. The 5'11 point guard might be the surest bet to become a WNBA superstar, and if she opts to declare for the draft, she'll have the most hype surrounding her to be the No. 1 pick.
The Alliance of American Football might be over. But some of its players' pro careers could soon be advancing. Two days after suspending operations indefinitely, the AAF announced Thursday that all its players are authorized to sign with NFL teams.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball isn't done making changes to his professional life. According to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN, Ball and his agent Harrison Gaines have "mutually agreed to part ways." Here's the statement from Ball, via ESPN. "Harrison ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Trevor Bauer was pulled by manager Terry Francona after seven hitless innings and 117 pitches, and watched from the dugout as Toronto's Freddy Galvis broke up Cleveland's bid for a combined no-hitter with a leadoff single in the ninth ...
The Final Four is here, with the men's NCAA Tournament wrapping up in Minneapolis and the women deciding a champion in Tampa. The women start things off on Friday, with star guard Sabrina Ionescu and Oregon battling Baylor (7 p.m., ESPN2) in the first ...
Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu said he wants the club's relationship with Lionel Messi to "last forever" amid talk of handing him a new contract. Messi has been with the club since the age of 13, and Bartomeu wants the Argentina international to ...
EVANS, Ga. – How does a golfer from Moscow, Russia, end up playing college golf in Flagstaff, Arizona? In the case of Sofia Anokhina, it had nothing to do with Arizona and everything to do with the neighboring state to the west. "California looked pretty in the ...
TORONTO (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning are closing in on another record in their sensational season. Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 29 shots, and the Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 Thursday night to ...
Well before their five-game losing streak started, the Cubs placed a premium on this weekend's National League Central series against the Brewers. Adjusting their rotation so left-hander Jose Quintana can face the reigning division champions Friday in ...
Exactly one week since the full regular-season slate started in earnest, we've got several home openers, which are especially exciting because all three of them should be in front of fan bases that are currently excited. Sure, the Orioles' (4-3) and Tigers' (4-3) ...
The last of three premier Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve preps scheduled for Saturday is the $1 million, Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby at Santa Anita Park. The 1 1/8-mile race (post time 7:14 p.m. Eastern on NBCSN) features a compact but ...
Peter Kennaugh (Bora-hansgrohe) has decided to take an 'indefinite break' from professional cycling due to mental health issues. The British all-rounder made the announcement on Instagram, with his team coinciding the post with a short press release.
The Rockies begin their home season Friday, hoping Coors Field will provide both a tonic for their anemic offense and a jolt of energy from large and enthusiastic crowds. While losing four of seven games at Miami and Tampa Bay, the Rockies played in front ...
Michigan linebacker Devin Bush (10) plays against Maryland in the second half of an NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya). 0. By Daniel Gallen | dgallen@pennlive.com. PHILADELPHIA — The 2019 ...
LOS ANGELES — Walking out of Oracle Arena on Christmas day, right after the Lakers had roughed up his team 127-101, Steve Kerr formed an assumption. The Warriors would see the Lakers again in the playoffs – when it really mattered. "Oh for sure," Kerr ...
Joel Embiid clung to the net and stared down toward the opposite end of the court. As the verdict boomed through the Wells Fargo Center loudspeakers, the Sixers' big man unlaced his fingers from the nylon and offered a flippant wave toward Eric Bledsoe, ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Sabres forward Jason Pominville began the day unable to contain his emotions by choking up when coming to the realization he might be playing his final home game in Buffalo. The 36-year-old ended the day fist-pumping a crowd that ...
A year ago at this time, LeBron James to the Los Angeles Lakers rumors were becoming too loud to ignore. Too many insiders, too many writers, too many connections linking James, then a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, to the team he would eventually ...
The Seattle Mariners open their first road trip of the season with the best record through eight games in club history at 7-1. After two days off, can they continue their winning ways away from home? Friday begins a seven-game road trip, during which the ...
NEW YORK — Texas can hook its horns to an NIT championship. Dylan Osetkowski had 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead Texas to the NIT championship with an 81-66 win over Lipscomb on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. "It's great to win a ...
It was almost the perfect weekend in Bahrain for Charles Leclerc. Just two races into his new life as a Ferrari driver, the Monegasque had put himself into a position to win his first Grand Prix – that is until an engine issue cruelly snatched away victory. However ...
Two-time Grand Slam winner and World No. 1 tennis star Naomi Osaka has signed an endorsement deal with sportswear giant Nike. In a statement shared by Nike on their company website on Thursday, it was revealed that Osaka's deal will begin this week ...
Malcolm Mitchell's time with the Patriots was brief, but successful. The former fourth round pick of the Patriots in 2016 spent just one legit season with the club, which culminated in New England 25-point comeback against the Falcons to win Super Bowl LI.
Excited for the start of the 2019 NFL Draft? So are we. Join us at Bank of America Stadium on April 25 and watch the first round unfold at the Panthers' free 2019 Draft Party, presented by Bud Light. Gates open at 7 p.m., and you can check out live coverage of ...
Premier League clubs have opposed proposed changes to the Champions League format from the 2024-25 season, one of which would see four groups of eight teams resulting in more matches. According to reports, the European Club Association, led by ...
Though Wednesday evening's showing in Denver was mostly a lost cause, the San Antonio Spurs received a spark of excellence from rookie swingman Lonnie Walker IV. With assistant coach Ettore Messina managing the rotation in place of Gregg Popovich, ...
WELLINGTON – The Ardie Savea-inspired Wellington Hurricanes survived a dramatic late fight-back to end Otago Highlanders' two-year home winning streak 31-28 in Dunedin Friday. Flanker Savea scored two of the Hurricanes' four tries and prevented the ...
(Reuters) - Defending champion Kiki Bertens suffered a surprise 7-6(8) 6-3 loss to world number 50 Maria Sakkari in the third round of the Charleston Open in South Carolina on Thursday. On a day when top seed Sloane Stephens survived a scare before ...
LONDON — Crystal Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey will not face disciplinary action after appearing to perform a Nazi salute in a photograph posted online by a German teammate in January. The English Football Association says the charge against ...
Tottenham Hotspur will host the first European game in their new stadium on 9 April and visitors Manchester City will also be hoping for a new experience in the all-English UEFA Champions League quarter-final. The tie will be the sixth at this stage of the ...
Conor McGregor is looking to the next generation after getting in the ring with his eldest son Conor Jack McGregor Jr. The UFC star took to social media last week to reveal he is retiring from the sport of MMA but his latest outing with his son has hinted his time ...
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled goalie Michael Hutchinson from the American Hockey League on Friday. The 29-year-old had a 2-3-0 record with a 2.64 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage in five appearances with the Leafs ...
Australian coach Michael Cheika has defended a controversial Wallabies rotation policy that has been adopted in Super Rugby, saying it will benefit the national side's fitness levels as they gear up for the World Cup. The policy, which was agreed on by all ...
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Diego Simeone called on his Atletico Madrid side to show their true colours when they face La Liga leaders Barcelona on Saturday in a crucial title clash. Barcelona hold an eight-point lead over second-placed Atletico, which would ...
Cape Town - Manchester United are believed to have stepped up their efforts to sign Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane ahead of the transfer window. The France international has been strongly linked with a move away from the Santiago Bernabeu and ...
(Caps Outsider). Nic Dowd is one of a handful of new Washington Capitals this year who didn't get to experience last season's success, but will surely be needed for a legit shot at winning back-to-back championships. Dowd scored his eighth goal of the ...
The Alaska Milk Aces proved all they needed was a chance. Given that opening by Magnolia's win over NLEX Wednesday, the Aces came out and pulled their own win versus the Road Warriors to salvage the last slot in the 2019 PBA Philippine Cup Final ...
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