FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff continued to express optimism about the progress of contract talks with Julio Jones, without putting a timetable on reaching a new deal with the star wide receiver. Jones reported ...
Excuse me, Wawa. You did what? Apparently, our favorite corner sandwich shop/convenience store/gas station — you know, the one we defend to all of our out-of-town relatives, the one we swear by, the one to which we've pledged our undying allegiance ...
The 49ers have won 10 games over the past two seasons combined under head coach Kyle Shanahan. Could they win that many games this season alone? USA Today's Nate Davis seems to think so. Davis has the 49ers not only winning 10 games with six ...
With Seahawks training camp kicking off this week, Seahawks.com has spent the last two weeks taking a look at some of the team's most intriguing storylines, position battles and players heading into the 2019 season. Today, we wrap things up looking at a ...
Deryk Engelland signed a one-year contract with the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday. It has a base salary of $700,000, but the 37-year-old defenseman could earn up to $1.5 million with incentives. Engelland had 12 points (two goals, 10 assists) in 74 ...
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Tim Tebow has been placed on the injured list by Triple-A Syracuse, where he is hitting just .163 this season. The 2007 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback cut his hand while fielding a ball in the outfield at Toledo on Sunday. Manager ...
The independent Atlantic League is so happy with "robot umpires" that it will continue using the system for the rest of the season, starting Thursday. The league became the first American professional baseball league to let a computer call balls and strikes at ...
Former major league pitcher Dwight Gooden was charged with driving while intoxicated on Monday in Newark, New Jersey. It was his second arrest in the past two months. Gooden, 54, was stopped after driving the wrong way on a one-way street, according ...
The Los Angeles Lakers have altered their roster in a big way during the offseason thus far. However, the team still has one open spot for the upcoming season. According to ESPN's Dave McMenamin, the Lakers are keeping a final spot open in case the ...
After just one season in Dallas, it looks like the Cowboys have decided to cut ties with one of their biggest free agent signings from 2018. According to NFL.com, the team has made the somewhat surprising decision to release Allen Hurns, who just signed a ...
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Injuries already are mounting for an Atlanta Falcons' defense hoping to avoid a repeat of its 2018 health woes. Coach Dan Quinn confirmed Tuesday that safety J.J. Wilcox will miss the season with a right knee injury. Also ...
The International Boxing Hall of Fame on Tuesday unveiled various amendments to its balloting procedures, including the creation of two women's categories and the reduction of time a boxer has to be retired to appear on the ballot from five years to three ...
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Rashard "Hollywood" Higgins is hoping to speak the team's Super Bowl path into existence. The veteran wide receiver posted a photo on Tuesday wearing a throwback shirt that says, "Cleveland, Ohio to Miami, Florida.
Dee Gordon hasn't had the best luck the past two seasons. Since joining the Seattle Mariners during the offseason in 2017, he's now landed on the injured list three times — once last year, and twice in 2019. The second basemen was sent to the 10-day IL ...
Detroit — An offseason pool outing gone awry, a canceled birthday dinner and a surprise in-game clubhouse meeting were discussed as a couple former Tigers prospects told tale Tuesday of the times they were traded for some of the game's titans. It must be ...
ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 01: Nick Coe #91 of the Auburn Tigers forces a fumble as he knocks the ball from the hands of Jake Browning #3 of the Washington Huskies at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin ...
NEW YORK — Mets manager Mickey Callaway made a big statement during his pregame media briefing Tuesday afternoon before the team opened a three-game series against the San Diego Padres at Citi Field: The Mets are trying to get back into the ...
Emmanuel Mudiay has two big items on his to-do list: • Don't be at home when the NBA Playoffs begin next April. • Develop his game, tapping into the well of potential that made him the No. 7 overall pick in the 2015 Draft. And those two things are exactly why ...
The Vegas Golden Knights have acquired goaltender Garret Sparks from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft and forward David Clarkson. Sparks, 26, spent the entire 2018-19 season in the NHL, ...
The 212th overall choice in the 2018 draft, some 13 months ago, Shen will leave his native Russia after signing a three-year, entry-level deal with the Bruins. He is likely to land in Providence this fall. If Shen plays in the NHL, his cap hit will be $809,167.
The LSU basketball team's return to the Southeastern Conference/Big 12 Challenge after two seasons will be an interesting one. CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein, citing sources, tweeted Tuesday that LSU will play at Texas on Jan.
New Orleans Pelicans rookie and this year's top NBA draft pick Zion Williamson has inked a multiyear shoe deal with the Jordan Brand, the company announced Tuesday. Terms of the deal weren't immediately released. "I feel incredibly blessed to be a part of ...
The Washington Redskins face many questions surrounding the team in 2019, but a particular national writer projects them to have a tumultuous year by finishing the season with a 3-13 record. The end result of a potential 3-13 record might be felt within the ...
The PGA Tour took its next steps toward integrated gaming Monday, announcing a multi-year partnership with DraftKings, a daily fantasy sports entity. "We are excited to partner with DraftKings, an industry leader in innovation and fan engagement, in this ...
MOSCOW (AP) — Boxer Maxim Dadashev died Tuesday, two days after suffering a brain injury in a fight in Maryland. He was 28. The Russian Boxing Federation said Dadashev suffered a brain swelling in Friday's light-welterweight fight with Subriel Matias at ...
The Rockets have added Ben McLemore to their team, general manager Daryl Morey announces. The deal will be for two seasons and is only partially guaranteed, as The Athletic's Shams Charania reports. Houston now has six players with partial or ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Gareth Bale's agent has ruled out any loan deal for the Real Madrid forward as the Spanish side seek to offload the Wales international. The 30-year-old is out of favour with Real and manager Zinedine Zidane has said the club are ...
Ashes hopefuls Marcus Harris, Kurtis Patterson, Travis Head, Cam Bancroft and Joe Burns failed their auditions last night as Australia's batsmen floundered in difficult conditions in the intra-squad match in Southampton. On a green pitch, which reportedly ...
Brendan Rodgers says 'nothing has changed' with regards to the future of Harry Maguire, and insists the club do not need to sell him. Brendan Rodgers says "nothing has changed" with regards to the future of Harry Maguire, and insists the club do not need to ...
Uzbek freestyle wrestler Artur Taymazov has become the 60th athlete and eighth gold medallist disqualified from London 2012 after a doping sample re-test. Taymazov lost his 2008 Olympic gold in 2016 after a positive test for an oral steroid in the ...
Having surrendered a single sack over the first five games of 2019, the Edmonton Eskimos are on pace to break the Canadian Football League record currently held by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, who allowed a grand total of just seven sacks in 18 games during ...
DETROIT -- Think Kyle Lohse, not Cliff Lee. Think Joe Blanton, not Roy Oswalt. Phillies general manager Matt Klentak said Tuesday afternoon at Comerica Park that he is looking to make upgrades before the July 31 Trade Deadline, but he said the Braves' 7 ...
Melbourne will host the "biggest fight in Australian history" in October when the UFC behemoth rolls into town with champ Robert "The Reaper" Whittaker taking on undefeated Israel "The Last Stylebender" Adesanya. The much-hyped bout is expected to pack ...
Ed Woodward will not be joining Manchester United's pre-season tour of Asia as the club bids to secure more signings before the close of the window in just over a fortnight. United face Tottenham Hotspur in Shanghai on Thursday - two weeks before the ...
DETROIT -- Tommy Hunter has thrown his last pitch for the Phillies this season and possibly for good. Hunter had surgery Tuesday to repair the flexor tendon in his right arm. Dr. James Andrews performed the season-ending procedure, during which he ...
Enigmatic Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic has progressed through to the second round of the Atlanta Open after defeating American Frances Tiafoe in three sets. Tomic, ranked 106th in the world, defeated the fifth seed 4-6 6-3 7-6 (7-4) in one hour ...
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