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Is now the right time to expand the College Football Playoff? You don't need a psychologist to tell you that a common human reaction to being denied something is to hanker for more of it. That's what we're feeling right now, as months of emptiness foster an increased hunger for athletic action, all the kinds of sporting ...
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Pistons to transform Detroit practice facility into voting site for 2020 elections In the upcoming August and November elections, Michigan residents will be able to use the Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center in Detroit as a voting "Satellite Center" to register and vote on site. Both the August 4 and November 3 elections will be ...
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2020 Rocket Mortgage Classic odds: Surprising PGA picks, predictions from top model that hit six majors Rickie Fowler's recent struggles have been well-documented during the 2019-20 PGA Tour schedule. He has just two top-10 finishes this season, and the hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic doesn't seem to have altered his trajectory. In fact, Fowler ...
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Asterisk on the NBA title? Coaches, players say not a chance The 2020 NBA champion, if one is crowned, will have emerged as the ultimate winner from a season that lasted more than a full year from start to finish. A season that saw political unrest between the NBA and China, the deaths of David Stern and Kobe Bryant ...
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Officials say RFK site not an option for Redskins unless team changes name As the Redskins search for a new football home in the future, the RFK Stadium site is one that is at the top of the list. However, unless the team is willing to change its name, the area becoming their new field is a non-starter, The Washington Post reported on ...
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Report: 25 Total SoFi Stadium Workers Have Tested Positive for the Coronavirus Twenty-five total SoFi Stadium workers have now tested positive for COVID-19 after "internal emails" via the "joint venture overseeing construction" revealed seven more results, per Nathan Fenno of the Los Angeles Times. SoFi Stadium, which is the future ...
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87 investment firms ask Nike, FedEx, Pepsi to stop doing business with Washington franchise As the NFL fails and refuses to pressure Washington owner Daniel Snyder to change the dictionary-defined slur that has been the team's name for decades, NFL sponsors are being lobbied to do what the NFL won't do. Via Mary Emily O'Hara of AdWeek, 87 ...
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NFL rumors: Salary details of Cam Newton's Patriots contract revealed The New England Patriots aren't spending a whole lot of money to bring Cam Newton to Foxboro. Reports surfaced Sunday night that the Patriots and the veteran quarterback had agreed to a one-year, incentive-laden contract worth up to $7.5 million.
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Jonathan Irons, Helped by WNBA Star Maya Moore, Freed From Prison Jonathan Irons, whose bid for freedom from a 50-year prison sentence was embraced and pushed by the W.N.B.A. star Maya Moore, walked out of a Missouri penitentiary on Wednesday, nearly four months after a judge overturned his conviction on charges of ...
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Damian Lillard: 'My Confidence Ain't Great' That NBA Players Follow Bubble Rules Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has been in the NBA long enough to understand how players conduct themselves off the court. It's that knowledge that has him concerned about the NBA's plan to create a bubble environment at the ESPN Wide World ...
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Packers' Kenny Clark Says He Wants New Contract with GB amid Negotiations Defensive tackle Kenny Clark is already in line for an extension and the cost to the Green Bay Packers for his services won't be cheap. The 24-year-old out of UCLA recently told ESPN Wisconsin he's waiting for the Packers to make an offer, but he ...
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Rob Manfred: 'We weren't going to play more than 60 games' MLB commissioner Rob Manfred appeared on The Dan Patrick Show on Wednesday, discussing the 2020 season. During the interview, Manfred admitted that "we weren't going to play more than 60 games" in 2020. The full quote: I know some people have ...
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Penn State AD Says Playing 2020 CFB Season in Spring 'Would Be a Last Resort' Amid growing concerns that college football may be canceled this fall because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour told reporters on a Zoom call Wednesday that pushing the campaign to the spring of 2021 would be a "last ...
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Kings' Jabari Parker cleared, others better after coronavirus Sacramento Kings coach Luke Walton says forward Jabari Parker has been cleared to end his self-isolation following a positive test for the coronavirus. Walton also spoke to Parker about handling himself in public after photos surfaced last week of the forward ...
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Mexico cancels baseball season because of coronavirus pandemic MEXICO CITY -- For the first time in almost a century, Mexico has canceled its professional baseball season, the Mexican Baseball League announced Wednesday. The Mexican Baseball League said it regretted the cancellation of the 2020 season, noting it ...
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Christian Pulisic Continues His Run of Good Form in Chelsea's Costly Defeat Christian Pulisic wasn't a lock to play on Wednesday, but he show no ill effects of a minor calf injury suffered over the weekend and continued his stellar run of form in a losing effort. The 21-year-old U.S. national team and Chelsea winger started and was ...
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Report: Nationals' Sean Doolittle not convinced MLB season will work amid pandemic Sean Doolittle arrived at Nationals Park on Wednesday for the start of the club's second try at spring training after the coronavirus forced MLB to shut down in March. However, the veteran closer is reportedly unsure about how he feels about participating in the ...
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Aaron Boone Embraces New Reality And Maintains High Expectations For The Yankees The new reality of what Aaron Boone and the rest of baseball is about to face with the return of spring training came to him in an acknowledgment. Normally when spring training starts, a manager conducts a meeting with the entire group of players in camp ...
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CU Buffs' Karl Dorrell building player in-roads despite pandemic distancing Karl Dorrell's introduction as Colorado's next football coach lasted just one month before the coronavirus pandemic forced him to physically distance from his team. Talk about bad timing. "Honestly, we really didn't get to know him well at all," senior CU ...
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Cardinals' pitchers to face hitters on Day 1 of summer training; eight squad games scheduled Unofficial though it may be, the first game competition for the Cardinals will come next Wednesday at Busch Stadium in the first of eight intrasquad games the club will have before starting the abbreviated 60-game season on July 24. But manager Mike Shildt, ...
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NHL will reportedly reject Chicago, choose Toronto and Edmonton as hub cities Chicago's fascinating surge into the five finalists to be a hub city for the Stanley Cup playoffs is over. The NHL will, in all likelihood, choose Toronto and Edmonton as its hubs, according to multiple reports Wednesday from TSN and Sportsnet. Las Vegas ...
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A's add six to player pool The A's added six players to their player pool Wednesday, including high-profile prospect Robert Puason, the team announced. Puason, the 17-year-old shortstop from the Dominican Republic, will report to the A's alternate training camp site, where he and ...
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C's Walker glad he had time to recover He spent most of February unable to play for the Celtics because of a sore left knee. Kemba Walker was inactive for eight of the 12 games in the month and had the knee drained in addition to having an injection to relieve the pain. Walker played three of the ...
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Derek Jeter: Baseball will suffer from 'embarrassing' MLB talks Derek Jeter didn't sugarcoat the contentious and failed negotiations between MLB and the Players Association, calling the talks to play a shortened season amid the novel coronavirus pandemic "embarrassing at times" and "pretty sad to see." The Marlins' ...
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West Ham beats Chelsea 3-2 to boost EPL survival bid LONDON (AP) — Andriy Yarmolenko boosted West Ham's hopes of staying in the Premier League by clinching a 3-2 victory over Champions League-chasing Chelsea on Wednesday. The substitute completed a counterattack started by Declan Rice in the ...
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NFL fan update: Waivers likely, Buffalo ban possible The NFL is considering a requirement for fans to sign a COVID-19 waiver in order to attend games this season, The Athletic reported Wednesday. And that is if they are allowed on site at all. The state of New York issued new guidelines for pro sports on ...
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Former West Indies cricketer Everton Weekes dies aged 95 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) -- Everton Weekes, who formed one of the famous three "Ws" of West Indian cricket as part of a formidable batting lineup for more than a decade, has died. He was 95. West Indies Cricket said the Barbados-born Weekes died ...
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Teams who will win 10 or more games this season Whatever Lincoln Riley has influenced offensively during his tenure at Oklahoma has turned to gold. Two Heisman winners and another Heisman finalist have anchored three consecutive College Football Playoff teams and now, the Sooners hope their new ...
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Sánchez stars as Inter thrashes Brescia 6-0 in Serie A Alexis Sánchez set up two goals and scored a penalty as Inter Milan thrashed relegation-threatened Brescia 6-0 to consolidate third place in Serie A on Wednesday. Inter was already 3-0 up at halftime thanks to the penalty and goals from Ashley Young and ...
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LSU gets commitment from Naquan Brown, the 13th player for the Tigers' Class of 2021 The LSU football program got its 13th commitment for the Class of 2021 on Wednesday from Naquan Brown, a 6-foot-3, 205-pound outside linebacker/defensive end from Virginia Beach, Virginia. According to 247Sports' composite rankings, Brown is a ...
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Miami's Derrick Jones Jr. (COVID-19) traveling with Heat to Orlando Miami Heat forward Derrick Jones Jr. will travel with the team to Orlando, according to head coach Erik Spoelstra. What It Means: Spoelstra stated that all 17 Heat players will travel to Orlando for the resumption of the NBA season in late July. That includes ...
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As Under Armour tries to cut ties with some schools, Wisconsin Athletics calls its relationship 'strong' The University of Wisconsin athletic department said its relationship with Under Armour is still "strong" as the apparel provider seeks to cut ties with some college teams. Amid slumping sales, Under Armour has said it will end contracts with UCLA and ...
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Why Seahawks coach Pete Carroll's compassionate leadership approach could be more important than ever Michael Gervais, the Seahawks' high-performance psychologist, had just finished a long, passionate explanation of how the program Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has put together can, in a "loving, compassionate, empathetic way,'' help people realize their ...
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Former Sixers dancer apologizes after allegations of threats, racism by team member PHILADELPHIA - A former Philadelphia 76ers dance team member is apologizing after a video posted on Instagram allegedly showed her bullying and making racist remarks towards another team member. Annie Weiss, the former captain of the dance squad, ...
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UIL recommends shutting down summer workouts until July 13 BEAUMONT, Texas — With the July 4th holiday weekend here, the University Interscholastic League is recommending schools to shutdown summer workouts until July 13. The original strength & conditioning schedule put out by the UIL called for periods of ...
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