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Joe Staley, 49ers give virtual graduation ceremony to class of 2020 Joe Staley retired this offseason after 13 years with the 49ers, but on Saturday, he gave The Faithful of all ages a special parting gift. The 49ers held a 38-minute virtual graduation ceremony for those of all ages in the class of 2020. Whether you're a young fan ...
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Louisville men's basketball staff member arrested Saturday during protests Louisville director of basketball operations Kahil Fennell was arrested Saturday night during protests in the city over the death of Breonna Taylor. According to the Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections booking log, Fennell was booked at 8:58 p.m. ...
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College Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Bennett dies at 86 FRESNO, Calif. -- Bob Bennett, the winningest baseball coach in Fresno State history and a member of the College Baseball Hall of Fame, has died. He was 86. The school announced Bennett's death Sunday. It did not provide additional details. The Fresno ...
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Lance Armstrong documentary on ESPN ends with moral contrast to his son, martyr-like speech The son of Lance Armstrong apparently has developed a different moral viewpoint than his father about the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sports. In the new ESPN film about the disgraced cyclist, Luke Armstrong is asked if he'd consider using such ...
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Bengals wide receiver Auden Tate led cleanup efforts in Tampa Bay There are protests going on across the country after George Floyd died last week following an incident with a Minneapolis police officer. While most protests have been peaceful, vandals have looted businesses and damaged both public and private property ...
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Walker: Rosey Taylor, 'the dandy defensive back from New Orleans' who left mark on field, dies at 82 Roosevelt "Rosey" Taylor was the first professional football player Ro Brown ever met. Brown, who went on to become a long-time sportscaster in New Orleans, was just a kid at the time. But he wasn't too young to realize that he was watching greatness that ...
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NC Central coach LeVelle Moton calls out silence of white coaches on deaths like George Floyd A few days after sharing his own harrowing story of police brutality, North Carolina Central head coach LeVelle Moton had some choice words for his white colleagues whom have stayed silent amid the protests of George Floyd's death. During an appearance ...
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WATCH: Justin Simmons Makes Impassioned Plea for No Violence in Florida Protest The Denver Broncos are poised to make a massive investment in fifth-year safety Justin Simmons and it's not only due to his impact on the field. On the grid-iron, he's one of the best young safeties in the NFL, coming off an All-Pro season. Off the field ...
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MLBPA proposes 114-game season, playoff expansion to MLB ESPN's Jeff Passan reports that the Major League Baseball Players Association has submitted a proposal to the league concerning the 2020 season. The proposal includes a 114-game season with an end date on October 31, playoff expansion for two years, ...
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Celtics' Enes Kanter Chants 'I Can't Breathe' with Protesters in Boston Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter joined protesters in Boston on Sunday following the death of George Floyd, who died in a hospital Monday after since-fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for several minutes while Floyd ...
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Bad Knicks news would help Tom Thibodeau build potential coaching staff If the Knicks decide on Tom Thibodeau as their next head coach, he will have plenty of time to construct a solid staff. But the former Knicks assistant may not need much time. Members of Thibodeau's past staffs in Chicago and Minnesota are likely eager to join ...
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Michael Jordan: "Truly pained and plain angry" CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan is "deeply saddened, truly pained and plain angry." With protesters taking to the streets across the United States again Sunday, Jordan released a statement on George Floyd and the killings of black people at the ...
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MLB players' union pitches 114-game season, but makes no movement on pay Five days after major league owners asked Mike Trout to play for about $8 million this season, the players' union replied with a proposal under which Trout would play for about $25 million. The union's counter-proposal, delivered to owners on Sunday ...
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Neal Brown Lands Former Troy Punter/Kicker Kicker/punter Tyler Sumpter is reuniting with his former head coach Neal Brown at West Virginia as a graduate transfer from Troy University after announcing his commitment via Twitter Sunday evening. Sumpter handled the kicking and punting the last three ...
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JR Smith beats up a man he alleges broke a window on his truck In a video posted to TMZ on Sunday, NBA star JR Smith said he beat up a man who allegedly broke a window on his truck while it sat parked on a residential street in Los Angeles. TMZ posted footage of the alleged incident, which reportedly shows Smith ...
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George Floyd protests: Josh Heupel, Alex Morgan, Alex Martins and more sports leaders call for change George Floyd's death and protests nationwide prompted UCF football coach Josh Heupel, Orlando Pride star Alex Morgan, Orlando Magic CEO Alex Martins and many other Florida sports figures to call for change. While some are longtime advocates for ...
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Golf: Singh Pulls Out of Developmental Tour Event After Criticism (Reuters) - Former world number one Vijay Singh, who drew criticism for signing up for a tournament on the developmental Korn Ferry Tour (KFT), has since decided not to play the event, the PGA Tour said on Sunday. The decision by the 57-year-old Fijian, ...
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Fighting Mad Makes It Look Easy in Santa Maria Stakes Gary and Mary West's Fighting Mad made it look easy May 31 at Santa Anita Park. Defying 10-1 odds, the daughter of New Year's Day took the field gate-to-wire on the main track at the Southern California venue and took home the prize in the $200,000 Santa ...
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Former welterweight champion and Hall of Fame boxer Curtis Cokes dies at 82 Curtis Cokes, a Hall of Fame boxer who held the world welterweight title in the late 1960s, died of heart failure Friday, according to the Dallas Morning News. He was 82. Cokes took the welterweight title in 1966 with a win over Manuel Gonzalez and ...
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Penguins' CEO rescues man being attacked While NHL play is on hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic, Pittsburgh Penguins president/CEO David Morehouse made a pretty incredible save Saturday as protests outside of PPG Paints Arena turned violent. After witnessing a group of protesters ...
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Antonio Brown trains with Deion Sanders, working on NFL comeback Former All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown is trying to work his way back into the NFL, and he has a Hall of Famer in his corner helping him out and giving him some advice. "My son came to town to WORK!" Sanders wrote on his Instagram page. "On his ...
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Jon Jones Tweets He's Giving Up UFC Title in Pay Dispute Jon "Bones" Jones tweeted Sunday that he's giving up his UFC title in a pay dispute. "To the light-heavyweight title -- veni, vidi, vici," tweeted Jones, using the Latin phrase of "I came, I saw, I conquered," attributed to Julius Caesar. Asked if was giving up his ...
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Blazer's Edge NBA Draft Big Board: The Wiseman Mystery Blazer's Edge continues its draft coverage with our second of three Top 20 big boards in today's post. As of the writing of this article, the Portland Trail Blazers will have two picks in the 2020 NBA Draft, with the highest likely arriving in the middle of the first ...
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Vanderbilt defensive analyst Osia Lewis, 57, dies of cancer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt senior defensive analyst Osia Lewis died Sunday following a lengthy battle with cancer, the school announced. He was 57. Lewis also was a special consultant to Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason. He joined the ...
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I don't know where these things about MS Dhoni's retirement come from, says Sakshi Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's wife Sakshi on Sunday expressed suprise over rumours about Dhoni's retirement on social media, stressing that the former India skipper is still keen to return to the national cricket team. It is to be noted that Dhoni ...
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I respect him, but I don't fear him: Pakistan pacer on prospects of facing Virat Kohli On 10th February 2020, Pakistan teenager Naseem Shah created a world record when he took a hat-trick against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi. In doing so, Shah became the youngest bowler to grab a hat-trick in Test cricket at the age of 16 years and 359 days.
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COMMENTARY: Georgia beats out Auburn, Tennessee, LSU for 4-star OL Fairchild Georgia football picked up a commitment on Saturday, May 30, from four-star offensive lineman and rising senior Dylan Fairchild. The 6-foot-5, 300-pounder picked up his "dream offer" from Georgia in early March, and held offers from Auburn, Tennessee, ...
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Full list of odds for UFC 250 as of Sunday afternoon UFC has been back in action the past three weeks, and on Saturday, June 6th, the organization will hold a PPV in Las Vegas for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic started. UFC held its first few events in Jacksonville, Florida, but returned to Las Vegas ...
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Football tips: Our three best bets for Koln v RB Leipzig on Monday It's Monday Night Football and we're hoping for plenty of goals – and I think we have a great chance of getting them in this game. If you look at FC Koln in their last two home fixtures, against Dusseldorf and Mainz, both games ended 2-2. Leipzig's last ...
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UA President releases statement on nationwide unrest following death of George Floyd TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - President of the University of Alabama Stuart Bell released the following statement Sunday regarding the university's stance on inclusivity and racial equality: "Dear UA Community,. Today my heart is heavy as I reflect on recent ...
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