LOS ANGELES -- Paul George knows the narrative used to be that he isn't clutch. That hasn't been true of late, and on Monday, the All-Star swingman proved that for the first time as a member of the LA Clippers. In his third game back from offseason surgeries ...
The New England Patriots need an upgrade at left tackle, and help could be on the way as early as Sunday's Week 12 matchup versus the Dallas Cowboys at Gillette Stadium. Left tackle Isaiah Wynn, who was off to a very good start in 2019 until suffering a ...
by Tom LaMarre. The Oakland Raiders signed free agent linebacker Preston Brown, released recently by the Cincinnati Bengals, the Raiders announced on Monday. To make room for Brown on the roster, wide receiver-kick kick returner Dwayne Harris, who ...
Well, the losing didn't last very long. The Celtics shook off their second loss of the season from 24 hours earlier and came away with a solid 99-85 win in Phoenix led by Jayson Tatum's 26-point, 11-rebound performance for his second double-double of the ...
Team defenses can be maddeningly difficult to predict. And in Week 11, the San Francisco 49ers were a perfect example. Heading into Sunday's game, the 49ers looked like a solid fantasy play—a top-five unit from both an NFL and fantasy perspective about ...
PITTSBURGH -- Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster suffered more than a concussion when he was hit by Joe Schobert and Greedy Williams in the second quarter of Thursday's loss to the Cleveland Browns. Smith-Schuster also hurt his knee, and his ...
Follow Tommy Beer on Twitter: @TommyBeer. 1. Los Angeles Lakers Record: 11-2. We know the Lakers will score plenty of points this season, with LeBron and Anthony Davis, among the league's most explosive offensive players, surrounded by a solid ...
Plenty has changed since Carmelo Anthony last played an NBA game. Zion Williamson had just made his Duke debut. Kyrie Irving had said only a month earlier he planned to re-sign in Boston. There's been turnover all over the league — including a ...
Kyle Okposo is out indefinitely with a concussion, the Buffalo Sabres announced Monday. The 31-year-old forward was placed on injured reserve after he left during the second period of a 4-2 win against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. "You just hope for ...
Jules Bernard made his way to the scorer's table and checked into the game early in the first half. The UCLA guard lost his dribble on his first possession, committing a turnover, and was yanked, unsure that coach Mick Cronin really was taking him out only 33 ...
The San Francisco 49ers bounced back from their first defeat of the season by holding off a spirited effort from the Arizona Cardinals to claim a 36-26 win in Week 11. It was an unconvincing performance from the 49ers, who needed to fight back from a 16-0 ...
NEW YORK -- The dilemma that the Indiana Pacers find themselves confronting game after game, including Monday vs. the Brooklyn Nets, is easy to solve. They just have to make shots. They did, even while missing Malcolm Brogdon (back), Jeremy Lamb ...
ORCHARD PARK – Fifty yards receiving in a game isn't all that big of a deal in today's pass-frenzied NFL, but for a team like the Buffalo Bills that has had such a remedial passing attack for so long, 50 yards means something. Especially when one receiver, ...
Last Saturday's contest with the Auburn Tigers probably ended with more excitement than Georgia fans would have anticipated following the Bulldogs 21-0 lead headed into the fourth quarter. A fourth-quarter in which the Tigers outgained the Bulldogs 158 to ...
HOUSTON -- Yuli Gurriel has agreed to an $8.3 million, one-year contract with the Houston Astros, giving him a $300,000 raise from his scheduled salary for next season. Gurriel hit .298 and set career bests with 31 homers and 104 RBIs in 2019 as the Astros ...
The last time the San Antonio Spurs played the Mavericks, it was Game No. 82 last season – the final time Dirk Nowitzki would competitively step on a basketball court. And so, when Spurs' coach Gregg Popovich strolled into American Airlines Center before ...
South Carolina's athletic department has a choice to make in the next month about the future of its football team and the $19 million price tag that could come with ending the Will Muschamp era. The school's president, Robert Caslen, told the Florence ...
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts borrowed an example from another sport to explain his approach to rallying his team. ''It's like these great basketball players,'' he said. ''The best shooters you've ever known, whoever your favorite is ...
Marcus Williams says he's just a piece of the puzzle, and perhaps considers himself no more or less important than any of his teammates to the New Orleans Saints' success on defense. But the third-year free safety certainly appears to be a significant piece.
The Virginia Tech Hokies improved to 7-3 on the season with Saturday's 45-0 win over Georgia Tech. The win moved the Hokies to 4-2 in ACC play and still in control of their own ACC Coastal destiny. Currently, VT is tied with Pitt at 4-2, just a half-game ...
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes will have his left tackle for the first time since Week Two. Eric Fisher underwent sports hernia surgery Sept. 19. He returns tonight. Right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, who injured his ankle in Week Eight against the ...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — With one last underthrown pass into Dan Sorensen's hands, Philip Rivers went down slinging in Mexico. The Los Angeles Chargers' playoff hopes are looking down as well after their longtime franchise quarterback and his offense came ...
For the third time this season, Texas head coach Tom Herman stepped up to the podium following a road loss to a conference opponent. He wore a black shirt, appropriate for the mournful mood surrounding the Longhorns after Saturday night's walk-off loss to ...
Toronto Maple Leafs (9-9-4, fifth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (10-9-3, fourth in the Pacific Division). Paradise, Nevada; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST. BOTTOM LINE: Toronto will try to stop its five-game skid when the Maple Leafs play Vegas.
If only there was a way to have co-No. 1 teams in the USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-130. That might be a way to properly praise and acknowledge the play of three teams that have lapped the rest of the field in the Bowl Subdivision. Unfortunately, there ...
Stanford junior Colby Parkinson was named one of the eight semifinalists for the John Mackey Award, which honors the nation's top tight end and is administrated by the Friends of John Mackey. Parkinson, a Civil Engineering major from Simi Valley, is joined ...
The United States Men's National Team will conclude their CONCACAF Nations League group stage with a match tomorrow against Cuba in the Cayman Islands. A win for the USMNT means that they will win Group A and advance to the Nations League ...
Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly spoke to the media Monday afternoon ahead of Saturday's matchup against Boston College. The game will be aired on NBC, kickoff at 2:30 pm ET, and take place inside Notre Dame Stadium. Kelly spoke with the ...
Mohamed Salah and Andrew Robertson are injury doubts for Liverpool's trip to Crystal Palace in the Premier League this weekend as both are still recovering from ankle problems. The Egyptian and the Scot both sat out of international fixtures over the last ...
The Flyers recalled Frost from AHL Lehigh Valley on Monday, Bill Meltzer of NHL.com reports. Frost had a case to make the Flyers' roster out of training camp, but the team elected to send the 20-year-old to the minors. After producing five goals and 12 points ...
Conor McGregor is set to make his long-awaited return in January and Audie Attar has confirmed negotiations are well underway. Share. Comments. By. Liam PrendervilleAssistant Sports Editor. 07:39, 19 NOV 2019. Sport. Click for Sound. Video Player is ...
Time could be running out for Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino following their dismal start to the Premier League season. Spurs are already 20 points behind leaders Liverpool after just three wins from their opening 12 games. The Telegraph is ...
ANTHONY JOSHUA is the bookies' massive favourite to beat Andy Ruiz Jr... despite most of the boxing world tipping the Mexican to win their highly-anticipated rematch. AJ was made the overwhelming favourite to retain his WBA, IBF and WBO belts against ...
It's been a stacked end of the year for boxing and the big fights keep on coming as Christmas approaches. Fans have been treated to a host of Fight of the Year contenders, thrilling World Boxing Super Series finals and high-profile world title unification bouts ...
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