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Steelers vet asks ex-teammates to stop bashing PITTSBURGH -- The Steelers are tired of the bashing. Veteran guard Ramon Foster has issued what he called a "PSA" on social media, urging ex-Steelers to stop criticizing current players. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and wide receiver JuJu ...
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Facts and Figures: Bailey sparks Islanders to OT win against Penguins Josh Bailey scored at 4:39 of overtime to give the New York Islanders a 4-3 victory against the Penguins in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Nassau Coliseum on Wednesday. It was the first postseason opener at home for the Islanders since ...
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Sources: Kings' Divac planning to fire Joerger Sacramento Kings general manager Vlade Divac is planning to fire coach Dave Joerger in a face-to-face meeting Thursday, league sources told ESPN. Despite Joerger engineering an improbable 39-win season -- the most wins for the Kings since 2005-06 ...
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Texas Tech achieved something bigger than winning the national championship MINNEAPOLIS — Texas Tech had just finished practice in Anaheim during the second weekend of the NCAA tournament when head coach Chris Beard told his team he had a surprise for them. "Old Town Road", the Red Raiders' emerging anthem for their ...
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The Mariners' playoff projection is now above 50 percent, though history says 12-2 guarantees nothing So the Seattle Mariners ... Despite what looked like an offseason pivot toward something resembling a rebuild, they're now 12-2 as of Wednesday night's 6-5 win over the Royals. They've homered in every game, and they've already scored 110 runs. Across ...
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Suns take off interim tag, give Jones GM job The Phoenix Suns on Thursday announced James Jones as their new general manager after he filled the role on an interim basis this season. Along with the Jones move, the Suns also announced the hiring of Jeff Bower as senior vice president of basketball ...
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The State Of The Warriors On The Edge Of Unrest If, as has been predicted with almost frightening certitude by anyone who has watched a basketball game since Zelmo Beaty roamed the earth, the Golden State Warriors tromp through yet another field of challengers and re-re-almost-repeat as NBA ...
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Sadler steps down as Southern Miss coach Southern Miss head coach Doc Sadler has stepped down from his position, the school announced Thursday. Sadler is expected to join Fred Hoiberg's staff at Nebraska, sources told ESPN. Sadler spent one season with as an assistant coach under Hoiberg at ...
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Late for Work 4/11: 2018 Re-Draft Has Lamar Jackson Going Third Overall to Jets Re-Draft Has Lamar Jackson Going Third Overall. Can you imagine Lamar Jackson wearing one of the New York Jets' new "Gotham Green" jerseys? Sports Illustrated's Conor Orr has. In a re-drafting of the 2018 NFL Draft, Orr has the Ravens quarterback ...
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Masters 2019: Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player kick off Masters with tee shots (and laughs) AUGUSTA, Ga. — The 2019 Masters officially started when Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player hit the ceremonial tee shots at 8:15 a.m. A little-known Masters tradition is that the GOLF staffer making their first trip to Augusta National is assigned to cover the ...
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Series Preview: Pistons sneak in, only to face NBA-best Bucks Playoff purists should welcome this matchup: It's exactly what we would get if the NBA seeded its postseason 1-through-16. Milwaukee finished with the league's best record and home-court advantage for as long as it's alive, while Detroit was the last team to ...
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Dodgers' Kershaw to make first start Monday Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw will get his first start of the season Monday, taking the mound at home against the Cincinnati Reds, manager Dave Roberts said Thursday. Kershaw has been sidelined since early in spring training with left shoulder ...
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Report: Former Notre Dame RB Cierre Wood Arrested After Girlfriend's Daughter Dies Former NFL and Notre Dame running back Cierre Wood was arrested in Las Vegas on Wednesday after the death of his girlfriend's 5-year-old daughter, FOX5 Las Vegas reported on Friday. According to the outlet, Wood, 28, and his 26-year-old girlfriend Amy ...
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Dirk Nowitizki tears up after tribute from rival Spurs before final NBA game Dirk Nowitzki confirmed Tuesday what much of the NBA had anticipated most of the season, announcing his retirement in an emotional, star-packed ceremony during the Dallas Mavericks' home finale win over the Phoenix Suns. But there was still more ...
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Hot-hitting Mariners are making MLB history with early home run barrage The Seattle Mariners have been Major League Baseball's hottest team since opening the season a week early in Japan. They've shown no signs of slowing down, either, largely because of an offense that is cranking home runs at a record pace. [It's still not ...
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Report: Real Madrid to Sell Gareth Bale, Want €175M; Winger Can Pick Next Club Real Madrid will reportedly let winger Gareth Bale pick his next club should they sell him this summer, providing the offers that arrive are roughly the same value. According to Manu Sainz of AS, Los Blancos have met with the agents of the Wales international ...
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Boston Celtics playoff preview 2019: Kyrie Irving's future, Marcus Smart's injury, five questions about playoffs Boston Celtics' Kyrie Irving, right, talks to teammate Marcus Smart during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, in San Antonio. San Antonio won 120-111. (AP Photo/Darren Abate). 0. By Tom ...
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2019 NFL Mock Draft: Colts trade up for dynamic receiver, Jets move down but still get pass-rush help We're inching closer and closer to the start of the 2019 NFL Draft, which makes this as good a time as any to move forward with my mock draft 5.0, checking in on what might go down in two weeks. There's no need for a long preamble. Let's get to it. Check out ...
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Twins pitchers go wild, Syndergaard and Mets stroll 9-6 NEW YORK (AP) — Jake Odorizzi was in complete control. He really was. And then … "It's not often you see something like that happen," he said, much later. Oops. Looks like we're having trouble loading this video. You can check out other videos while we ...
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Alabama Roots: The NFL Draft's biggest bargains Two weeks from today, the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft will open the door to the league to 32 players. The next day, another 70 players will have their names called in the second and third rounds. But those 102 players aren't even half of the pro prospects ...
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Texas Forward Jaxson Hayes Declares for 2019 NBA Draft Texas forward Jaxson Hayes has declared for the 2019 NBA draft, according to a school release. The 6'11", 220-pound big man averaged 10.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game while shooting 72.8% from the field during his freshman campaign. "I would like ...
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2019 NFL draft: What should Titans early round priority be? Offense, ESPN's Todd McShay says The goal is to surround Marcus Mariota with as many offensive options as possible. That's the philosophy Todd McShay applied in making the Titans' first three picks in his latest mock draft, a piece entitled, "McShay's best-case three-round NFL Mock Draft: ...
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Lightning-Blue Jackets: You cannot win a Stanley Cup when you're giving up this many goals The four-goal outburst by Columbus in Game 1 was symptomatic of a month-long problem for the Lightning's defense. Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Cam Atkinson (13), left, celebrates his go ahead goal after beating Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender ...
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Baltimore Orioles: Injuries Offering Opportunities To Younger Arms It was supposed to be Alex Cobb climbing the mound for the Baltimore Orioles on Opening Day at Yankee Stadium. Unfortunately, a groin strain led to a trip to the 10-day Injured List before the season started, giving the Opening Day start to Andrew Cashner.
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28 people, including 1 minor, rescued from sex trafficking during NCAA Final 4 MINNEAPOLIS, MN - APRIL 6: Virginia Cavaliers guard Ty Jerome (11) is guarded by Auburn Tigers guard Malik Dunbar (4) in the first half on April 6, 2019 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. David Berding | Special to AL.com. 0. By Leada Gore ...
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Sky draft pick Katie Lou Samuelson gets surprise congrats from Larry Bird NEW YORK — It was a day for the team to change both the look and makeup of their 2019 roster. First, it started with the jerseys, which will feature a new logo and look for the upcoming campaign. A closer look at @wnbachicagosky's new uniforms for this ...
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The three must-watch groupings at the Masters today The most interesting grouping of the first day of the Masters for Midlands golf fans is Columbia's Dustin Johnson going out with Bryson DeChambeau, who is dubbed golf's "Mad Scientist," and Jason Day at 1:38 p.m.. But here are three more groups that are ...
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Here's where Reds rank among MLB's most valuable franchises The value of the Cincinnati Reds franchise rose just 4 percent and ranks 27th out of 30 Major League Baseball teams, according to an annual Forbes study. But don't feel too sorry for Reds principal owner and CEO Bob Castellini and his fellow owners.
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Two former AAF players hit league with class-action fraud complaint The sudden shutdown of the Alliance of American Football left its players shocked, stranded and, most of all, feeling betrayed. Now, they might be taking the first step toward getting something back. A pair of former AAF players, Birmingham Iron punter Colton ...
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Dwyane Wade Caps His Career With a Triple-Double Dwyane Wade caps career in style, with triple-double; Nets head into playoffs against Sixers. by @briancmahoney https://t.co/YETERIA9rS. — AP Sports (@AP_Sports) April 11, 2019. The Banana Boat Crew of LeBron James, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony ...
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UFC's Israel Adesanya To Jon Jones ... 'I Already Killed One GOAT' UFC star Israel Adesanya says a fight with Jon Jones "tickles my loins" -- and he's warning the light heavyweight champ, "I already killed one G.O.A.T. and I'm hunting the next." Of course, before Israel can fight Jones, he's gotta get through Kelvin Gastelum at ...
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Former France midfielder Florent Malouda fired on Twitter ZURICH — Former France midfielder Florent Malouda has learned via Twitter that he was fired by Swiss soccer club FC Zurich. Malouda wrote "really I didn't know that..??" after Zurich's announcement was posted. The 38-year-old Frenchman, who helped ...
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— Antonio Brown (@AB84) April 10, 2019 Brown became a national story this week for perceived social media attacks against former Pittsburgh Steelers teammate JuJu Smith-Schuster. He was overwhelmingly cast as the villain for criticizing Smith-Schuster for a late-season fumble that helped keep ...
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US to play old foe Trinidad in CONCACAF Gold Cup When the United States resumes competitive matches in June after a 20-month absence, it will quickly come up against Trinidad and Tobago, the nation that prevented the Americans from reaching the 2018 World Cup. The U.S. learned Wednesday it will ...
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Damian Collins dismisses IAAF ruling on Seb Coe's Russian doping testimony The chairman of the UK parliamentary committee that accused Seb Coe of "misleading" MPs has said it stands by that conclusion, despite the two-time Olympic champion being cleared of any wrongdoing by world athletics' governing body. The IAAF's ethics ...
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Charlotte Hornets officially miss out on 2019 NBA Playoffs Charlotte Hornets fans had developed some hope for the playoffs over the past few weeks of the season, despite the small odds of actually clinching a playoff birth. They did give it a good run, but the Hornets season is now over and it's time to prepare for what ...
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President Trump Strikes Out MLB Cuba Deal This week the Trump administration said the deal Major League Baseball struck with the Cuban Baseball Federation was illegal. The agreement would have allowed Cuban athletes to play in this country without having to defect. Here & Now's Robin Young ...
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The Best Maple Leafs Forward Might Not Be Who You Think He Is TORONTO — The Maple Leafs superstars John Tavares and Auston Matthews have been as good as advertised this season, and often even better. But Mitch Marner, who came to this championship-starved city with high expectations after he was chosen with ...
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Swys gives Lions greater grizzle for the Brumbies There still is no Kwagga Smith but the Lions will have a more grizzled look when they take on the Brumbies in a Super Rugby match in Canberra on Saturday. The prognosis for Smith‚ who injured his groin in the win over the Melbourne Rebels‚ was an ...
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Flames top line hoping to regain form in Game 1 against Avs CALGARY — The Flames are hoping the team's top line of Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan and Elias Lindholm will regain its mid-season form in Game 1 of Calgary's playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche. The players struggled following the NHL ...
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