METAIRIE, La. -- Vaughan Johnson, a member of the New Orleans Saints' legendary "Dome Patrol" linebacking corps, died Thursday night at age 57 in North Carolina, according to Saints Hall of Fame general manager Ken Trahan. The four-time Pro Bowler ...
BUFFALO -- Jack Eichel scored two goals to extend his point streak to an NHL career-high 15 games for the Buffalo Sabres in a 4-3 win against the Nashville Predators at KeyBank Center on Thursday. Jimmy Vesey and Victor Olofsson scored, and Sam ...
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is the best at what he does, and what he does is breathtaking to watch. The "M-V-P" chants continually rained down upon the second-year signal-caller Thursday at M&T Bank Stadium during a 42-21 victory over ...
Joel Embiid may have just disproved the adage that you can't please everyone. With a season-high 38 points in the Philadelphia 76ers' 115-109 win over the Boston Celtics on Thursday, the superstar center answered critics, delivered on his own pledge to ...
VANCOUVER -- Jacob Markstrom made 43 saves, and Elias Pettersson scored 40 seconds into overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 1-0 win against the Carolina Hurricanes at Rogers Arena on Thursday. Brock Boeser's centering pass hit a discarded ...
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Tiger Woods figured he had a team more than capable of cruising to another Presidents Cup victory without him. Little did he know that all the off-course effort he put into his Presidents Cup captaincy over the past several weeks and ...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — When Kyle Shanahan looks back on the two years he spent as offensive coordinator with the Atlanta Falcons, it's the positives he remembers much more than the disappointing ending. After a couple of tough stops in Washington ...
The Carolina Panthers will take on the Seattle Seahawks at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday at Bank of America Stadium. Carolina is 5-8 overall and 2-4 at home, while Seattle is 10-3 overall and 6-1 on the road. The Seahawks had a five-game winning streak snapped ...
DENVER (AP) -- Nikola Jokic and Jerami Grant scored 20 points apiece and the Denver Nuggets overcame a career-high 33 by Hassan Whiteside to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 114-99 on Thursday night. Gary Harris and Will Barton each added 15 points ...
After a few false alarms and even a 13-year trip to Los Angeles, the Raiders are finally saying farewell to Oakland. For good ... assuming no delays with the stadium in Las Vegas, of course. Sunday will mark the end of an era. The Raiders will play their final ...
CARSON, Calif. (AP) -- The Minnesota Vikings realize they can't stop to take a deep breath in the final three weeks of the regular season - not even at sea level on the sunny West Coast. With the Green Bay Packers ahead of them in the NFC North and the Los ...
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he is targeting "two or three" new signings when the January transfer window opens next month. The Red Devils have been linked with a number of forwards after the summer departures of Romelu Lukaku ...
Malcolm Perry didn't want to be a quarterback. Not in high school. Not at the Naval Academy. Perry wanted to be a running back, preferably for the Tennessee Volunteers. But the Vols never called. Instead, he accepted an offer to play at Navy. For three ...
The city of Hampton, Virginia says former NFL quarterback Michael Vick owes more than $70,000 in taxes on luxury vehicles. Dave Ress of the Daily Press reported the city has filed warrants looking to collect $51,900 in unpaid debt and plans to file an ...
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — There are plenty of unknowns about Missouri football coach Eliah Drinkwitz as he settles into his new job. After just one season as a college head coach, how will he go about building a program in the Southeastern Conference? Will he be ...
As one of the few bright spots during a putrid offensive showing by the Seahawks in a 28-12 loss to the Rams in Week 14, running back Chris Carson made a bit of history by surpassing the 1,000-yard mark for a second straight season. Finishing with 76 ...
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Australian fans at the 2019 Presidents have given Patrick Reed an earful over his controversial waste-area penalty at last week's Hero World Challenge. On Day 2 at Royal Melbourne, Reed served the hostile crowds with a little of their own medicine.
TUSCON, Ariz. (AP) — Cate Reese scored 12 of her career-high 23 points in the first quarter, Aari McDonald had a double-double, and No. 18 Arizona beat Tennessee State 77-42 on Thursday night to win its school-record 10th consecutive game to open a ...
Conventional wisdom has it that Colby Covington and UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman are the same type of fighter, and they surely have similarities. Both have strong wrestling bases and have become fearless on the feet with strikes. Each man ...
A Pac-12 team has made the College Football Playoff just twice in six seasons and none of the last three. If anyone should be leading the charge toward expanding the current four-team model, you would think it would be Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott.
At 34 years old in his Year 17 of his NBA career, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has looked as dominant as ever, combining his freak athleticism with veteran savvy to establish himself as an MVP contender once again. Miami Heat coach Erik ...
MADISON, Wis. -- The Badgers probably could have told you that Tyler Biadasz more than lived up to all the pre-season hype he received. But now, he's got the hardware to prove it, too. Thursday night, ahead of the College Football Awards show in Atlanta, ...
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WLOX) - Mississippi State Junior running back, Kylin Hill, declared for the 2020 NFL Draft Thursday. Hill led the SEC in rushing this season, amassing 1,347 yards and 10 touchdowns. He finished the regular season with eight 100-yard ...
The Walter Camp Foundation announced its 2019 Walter Camp All-American teams on Thursday, which featured three Hawkeye juniors: offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs, kicker Keith Duncan, and defensive end A.J. Epenesa. Wirfs was named a first-team ...
OXFORD, Miss. - Ole Miss head football coach Lane Kiffin named the first three members of his inaugural Rebel staff Thursday. Kiffin announced the first two of his 10 assistant positions with the addition of Jeff Lebby (offensive coordinator) and Kevin Smith ...
CHICAGO – U.S. Soccer announced major changes to the 2020 edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Thursday that will lengthen the space between rounds as the tournament opens in March for the first time in its modern era. Independent teams from ...