For a Red Sox team hoping to ditch the frustrations and inconsistencies that plagued them during the first half of the season, this weekend's second-half opener wasn't super encouraging. The good news: The Sox played well enough to earn a series win over ...
Artem Anisimov was traded to the Ottawa Senators by the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday for Zack Smith. Anisimov, who had 37 points (15 goals, 22 assists) in 78 games last season, has two seasons remaining on a five-year contract he signed with ...
The reverberations of the wild, NBA-changing free agency are still being felt. The Western Conference has changed dramatically, and we're still waiting to see what Oklahoma City does with Chris Paul Do the Thunder trade him? If so, to which team?
If you're on social media -- which you more than likely are, you've noticed the #AgeChallenge. Because we all are curious to know how we are going to look when we're old ... for some reason. So, as usual, the sports world was one of the first to fall victim to ...
Mike Trout remained out of the Los Angeles Angels lineup Tuesday night against the Houston Astros as he continues to deal with a small strain in his right calf. An MRI Monday revealed the strain, and the Angels have listed the superstar as day-to-day.
Al Horford hasn't always been good at everything. As a 33-year-old with 12 seasons of NBA experience and five All-Star appearances, Horford is skilled in most aspects of the game. Interior defense? He's excellent at it and was named to the NBA ...
The Atlanta Braves placed left-handed starting pitcher Max Fried on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a blister on his left index finger. Fried, who is 10-4 with a 4.08 ERA in 19 starts this season, developed the blister in his start on Monday night against the ...
Josh Kroenke, the son of Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke, has defended his father and the club's direction in response to an open letter from fans critical of their leadership. Per Simon Collings of the Evening Standard, he responded in an open letter of his own.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Sacramento Kings have signed free agent forward Richaun Holmes. General manager Vlade Divac announced the deal to add depth to his frontcourt on Tuesday. The Athletic reported Holmes will be paid $10 million over two ...
What would it take for a present-day football player to equal or surpass the sheer coolness of Barry Sanders, who turns 51 years old today? I'm not sure it's even possible. Individual humans simply are not permitted to impose themselves on the sport's ...
There's a bunch of starry tandems in the NBA this season: the Lakers' LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Nets' Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, the Clippers' Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, the Rockets' James Harden and Russell Westbrook, the Warriors' ...
Shaquille O'Neal once said he would kiss the feet of any coach whose team made it to the NBA Finals in four out of five years. Seems like an odd thing to promise — and that's not even considering that Shaq added that the lucky coach's foot would have ...
This is the face of Peter Lambert...Peter Lamb ... the child-faced pitcher who will pitch like a man tonight against the Giants. At least, that's what I've already pre-written in tonight's recap. That's right, I'm back to ruin the recaps. The Giants are on a tear, scoring ...
It is a routine Sunday afternoon as the Tampa Bay Rays are using the opener for the 29th time to complete a weekend series in Baltimore before heading north for a crucial four-game series against the Yankees. A few hours later, it is hardly a routine game ...
The NBA's wildest summer appears to be winding down. Six of the 15 All-NBA players from last season changed teams, with blockbuster overnight trades, and a ton of All-Star level players and high-level role players changing teams. In case you weren't ...
Preseason polls don't mean much to Chris Klieman. Never have. Never will. There's a reason for this. Throughout his head coaching career, he has always known where his team was going to rank well before the votes were tallied. His North Dakota State ...
A group text message quickly became a place to bond for the summer Trail Blazers. This year, all eyes were on second-year player Anfeernee Simons, who was just named to NBA Summer League second-team. But when Simons suffered a sprained ankle in ...
ARLINGTON, Texas — Iowa State football coach Matt Campbell arrived in Texas for his fourth Big 12 Media Day with a team that had a ton of expectations and not very many questions needing to be answered. Campbell's Cyclones, who were picked to finish ...
You are not going to see Callaway's new Epic Star Flash woods or irons used by players on the PGA Tour or LPGA. You probably won't see them being used at your local club championship either. These clubs are designed to help slow-swinging golfers do ...
Salpointe Catholic (Tucson, Arizona) safety Lathan Ransom, a four-star football recruit, announced through a video on social media Tuesday afternoon that he has committed to Ohio State. Ransom, 6-foot-1, 195 pounds, is considered the top 2020 safety in ...
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Darren Clarke was a teenager working at a bar in his hometown of Dungannon when the call came in. The message was simple: Get out or get killed. Advertisement. It was a few days before Christmas in 1986 and Northern ...
It's baffling to think that, coming off his third straight year of averaging a triple double, a feat most hoops pundits thought might never be replicated, that we're witnessing the decline of Russell Westbrook. Yet, after a brutal shooting performance in their ...
Gophers redshirt freshman running back Nolan Edmonds has retired from football due to medical reasons, a source told the Pioneer Press on Tuesday. Edmonds redshirted in the 2018 season and did not play in a game last year. He was injured in spring ...
EUGENE — Justin Herbert earned another preseason honor Tuesday as one of the 30 quarterbacks named to the Davey O'Brien Award watch list. The Oregon quarterback is one of five Pac-12 QBs on the watch list, along with Stanford's K.J. Costello, USC's ...
Jakub Vrána is staying in Washington. The Capitals announced Tuesday, they have re-signed the winger to a two-year deal worth $6.7 million that carries an average annual value of $3.35 million. Refresh. The hardest part of the Tour is still to come - ...
Martin Guptill leans forward, eyes fixed on the ball, a flick of the wrist. The ball comes off the bat with a timing that has deserted Guptill for large parts of this World Cup and scoots across the outfield, barely a bobble. A fielder gives chase but gives up, unable to ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Portland Timbers announced today that the franchise and midfielder Lucas Melano have mutually agreed to terminate the Argentinian's contract. Melano will be placed on MLS waivers, and will be free to sign with any team.
The Winnipeg Jets have re-signed minor league defenceman Nelson Nogier to a one-year, two-way contract. Nogier, a 23-year-old, right-shot blue-liner who has played 11 NHL games but has not recorded a point, has played most of the last three seasons ...
Wild card Christopher Eubanks scored a major upset on Tuesday at the Hall of Fame Open in Newport, R.I., downing fellow American and fifth seed Steve Johnson 7-6 (9), 7-6 (5) to reach the second round. FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Australian Open - First Round ...
Retirement looks good on the always-smiling Rob Gronkowski. But there's a 40 percent chance that the ex-Patriots tight end could come out of retirement once the fun truly starts on the 2019 NFL season, according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. From Pro ...
It appears trade talks between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Miami Heat on Chris Paul are being held up on draft picks. Brian Windhorst of ESPN said Monday the Heat are looking to recoup one of their first-round picks back from Thunder in any deal, and, ...
July 15: While the Calgary Stampede packs up after another year, the controversy around the deaths of six chuckwagon horses is heating up. As Cami Kepke reports, Stampede officials will launch an investigation into safety processes at the chucks.