The big knock on Jeff Lurie when he bought the Eagles was that he was an outsider. He wasn't Philly enough. He didn't talk Philly or walk Philly. He didn't get us. He was a Boston guy trying to make a buck. The criticisms were understandable, to an extent.
Paul Westphal, Teresa Weatherspoon, Sidney Moncrief, Vlade Divac, Jack Sikma and Bill Fitch were among the 12 inductees named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday. Al Attles, Carl Braun, Chuck Cooper, Bobby Jones, the ...
"That's the best one, that's big time." After her back-to-back buzzer beaters in last year's women's Final Four (and numerous SportsCenter-ready highlights since), Notre Dame star guard Arike Ogunbowale knows big time — and she can confirm that President ...
Next Pats Podcast: Phil Perry breaks down his latest Patriots seven-round mock draft/ PFF's Senior Analyst Mike Renner on players to look for in the draft. LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE. (1:00) Phil Perry breaks down his first 4 picks in his Patriots' seven-round ...
After a grueling college basketball season trimmed the list of possible champions from 351 to 68 in a matter of weeks, we've now gone from 68 down to the Final Four. That's right, one of the best weekends in college basketball is here with an unusual quartet ...
For the last year-plus, Alliance of American Football co-founders Bill Polian and Charlie Ebersol told anyone who would listen that the AAF would become the true minor league the NFL always needed. It would be a breeding ground for developing new rules ...
MINNEAPOLIS – One of the architects of this Auburn semi-miracle we're witnessing has a full Saturday. Harris Adler has to work at the family pharmacy in the morning. He has a T-ball game with his 4-year old son in the afternoon. And then, maybe he'll get to ...
Dylan Bundy still isn't quite used to being looked at as one of the veterans, one of the guys in the know in the Orioles' clubhouse full of new faces. "Definitely weird," the 26-year-old right-hander said. "I'm the same age as them." After Friday's signing of Dan ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Farhan Zaidi inadvertently caused a stir in December when he told reporters that the Giants could use "openers" as they search for any edge that might help them win more games. The staff never seriously considered it, and Zaidi ended ...
Editor's Note: This story first appeared in the April 2003 issue of Golf Digest. Washington Road could be just about anywhere in small-town America. It is a bustling eyesore-lined thoroughfare with cheap chain restaurants and bargain retail stores. And while ...
(Reuters) - Burnley made a big step towards securing Premier League survival after coming back from a goal down to beat Bournemouth 3-1 away as their striker Ashley Barnes scored at both ends in an action-packed contest on Saturday. Soccer Football ...
In any other situation, you, the reader, would be a fool to pick the constantly-underachieving Charlotte Hornets to beat one of the top seeds in the Eastern Conference. Yet the Hornets were able to beat the visiting Toronto Raptors on Friday, 113-112, because ...
Divide 6 by 162 and you get a number that's so small, it's like a stitch on a baseball — 3.7 percent. If we were judging the Bears on 3.7 percent of their season, we'd barely be past halftime of their first game. And yet as White Sox general manager Rick Hahn ...
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A game in which Twins starter Jake Odorizzi recorded just two outs has had lingering effects for the Twins, who called down to Triple-A for bullpen reinforcements after tapping heavily into theirs on Friday. The Twins had to use Ryne ...
HUDDERSFIELD, England — Jamie Vardy scored twice as Leicester beat Huddersfield 4-1 on Saturday to make it four successive wins in the Premier League. Youri Tielemans and James Maddison also scored for Brendan Rodgers' side. Aaron Mooy scored ...
Chase Elliott will start up front at the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday after the 23-year-old won his first pole of the season. As good as Elliott was, it was Ryan Blaney who had the fastest car for much of the day Friday as he set the track ...
Bidvest Wits goalkeeper Darren Keet says they will have to fight harder to get a win over Orlando Pirates in their next Premier Soccer League (PSL) match on Saturday afternoon. The Clever Boys keeper says they want to win the PSL title and he believes that ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Madison Keys rallied late to down top-seeded Sloane Stephens for the first time in four career meetings to reach the Volvo Car Open semifinals on Friday. Keys pulled away from her American countrywoman to win 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-2. Keys ...
Two weeks after its season ended, Seton Hall basketball has chalked up one more victory. Head coach Kevin Willard is removing his name from consideration for the Virginia Tech vacancy, the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey has learned. In doing so, he ...
The Hurricanes play the Flyers in the final game of their regular season, and for the first time in 10 years, the 82nd game of their season isn't the last. The Canes still have work to do tonight after a Blue Jackets shootout win last night over the Rangers.
Carlos Santana belted a walk-off solo homer with one out in the ninth inning as the Cleveland Indians beat the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 Friday. After Jake Bauers flied out to begin the ninth inning, Santana deposited a 1-0 fastball from Joe Biagini (0-1) ...
The stalemate is over and new standards have been set. The Dallas Cowboys and defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence have agreed to terms on a five-year, $105 million extension with $65 million guaranteed, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo ...
England's Meghan MacLaren secured a fourth successive top-10 finish on the Ladies European Tour as Daan Huizing won the inaugural Jordan Mixed Open presented by Ayla. MacLaren, 23, started her final round with three birdies in her first five holes and ...
DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki set a screen for a pick-and-roll a few seconds into what could be the second-to-last home game for the longtime star of the Dallas Mavericks. Once the pass arrived as the 40-year-old strolled down a wide-open lane, Nowitzki figured ...
The Bundesliga title could well come down to this match. League leaders Borussia Dortmund are clinging to a precarious two-point lead in the table, but with a victory, Bayern Munich can turn the tide in their quest for a seventh consecutive title. Continue ...
The Jets claimed KR/WR Quadree Henderson off waivers Friday from the Giants. In five games with the Giants, Henderson returned nine punts and averaged 7.6 yards per return and five kickoffs for an average of 22.4. Sign up for the Starting Lineup ...
Things are bad. They aren't dire, but they're bad. It's been a rough two months of games for the MLS Cup champs. The team got wiped out of the Concacaf Champions League, is winless in the league, and things seemingly aren't set to get any easier looking ...
Florida's baseball team (21-11, 4-6 SEC) had considerable momentum going into their SEC-road series this weekend at Ole Miss. The Gators were riding their longest win streak of the season (5) coming into Friday. During that span, they captured their first ...
Home ice isn't always an advantage in the NHL playoffs. So how good are the New York Islanders on the road? There's a single game left in the 2018-19 regular season. On Saturday, the New York Islanders will play against 2019 Metropolitan Division ...
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