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The Chiefs just won another Super Bowl! Why Kansas City will repeat On Tuesday, the Kansas City Chiefs locked up Pro Bowl DT Chris Jones on a four-year, $85 million contract with $60 million in total guarantees. And today, I'm locking up a guarantee of my own: The Chiefs are repeating as Super Bowl champions. Congrats ...
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Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott tells critics to 'check the stats' Ezekiel Elliott just wants a little respect around here. Elliott took to Twitter on Tuesday to voice his displeasure with how he's being viewed by media members in relation to his counterparts in the NFL. It began with a simple question: Why can't we all shine?
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Rockets roster, schedule for NBA restart: Three storylines to watch when Houston plays in Disney bubble The Houston Rockets will resume the 2019-20 NBA season with title aspirations. Despite an up-and-down regular season, Houston's ceiling is extremely high thanks to the presence of two former league MVPs -- James Harden and Russell Westbrook -- on ...
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Derrick Henry bucks NFL's pass-heavy trend, but other RBs will need versatility for big payday You'd have to search far and wide to find a better match between a running back and his organization than Derrick Henry and the Tennessee Titans. The Titans are committed to smash-mouth football, even in today's chuck-it-around era. Henry is an imposing ...
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MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has suspended all fall sports indefinitely because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but hasn't yet determined if the fall schedules will be moved to the 2021 spring semester, the league announced on Thursday.
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Our First Look at a Developed Wide Receiver Core Welcome back. After looking at the unusually deep quarterback room for the Steelers, and how James Conner isn't being replaced just yet, we make our way to the wide receiver depth chart. Receivers on the Roster. Deon Cain Amara Darboh Quadree ...
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Washington's NFL team hires DC attorney who'll reportedly 'conduct a deep dive' into past culture Washington's NFL team has hired an attorney to "conduct a deep dive" into its own culture, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. That culture has come under serious scrutiny over the past few days. Here are the full details from Schefter, which he tweeted ...
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Why prospects keep going to the G League and other takeaways as the 2020 recruiting cycle ends After five-star prospect Moussa Cisse announced his commitment to Memphis on Wednesday after reclassifying from 2021 to 2020, and with fellow five-star player Jonathan Kuminga signing with the G League's Pathway Program this week, college ...
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Wisconsin postpones football stadium renovation project Wisconsin is delaying its renovation of the south end-zone seating area inside Camp Randall Stadium due to uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The project was scheduled to begin after the 2020 football season and completed by the start of ...
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Dwight Howard, Montrezl Harrell among those critical of NBA snitch hotline For much of his first week at Walt Disney World, Lakers center Dwight Howard broadcast his experiences with a smile. On Instagram, he gave thousands of followers a live look inside the NBA's testing process, a sparsely attended party at the resort's ...
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Dolphins: No fans in preseason or tailgating The Miami Dolphins say they're prepared to play with or without spectators this season, but they will not allow fans to attend their home preseason game or training camp, and there will be no tailgating during the regular season. The changes were made ...
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Top Mariners prospect Julio Rodriguez suffers wrist fracture during drill SEATTLE -- Top Seattle Mariners prospect Julio Rodriguez suffered a hairline fracture of his left wrist during a drill, manager Scott Servais said Thursday. Rodriguez was going to be on Seattle's taxi squad for the upcoming season but is considered one of the ...
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Ravens rank 20th in NFL for concentration of Covid-19 cases The NFLPA has launched a map, outlining the impact of how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting the league's 32 markets. The Ravens ranked 20th overall, while nearby Washington, D.C., was ranked 22nd, according to the report. Miami, home of the Dolphins ...
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Denver's Ian Mitchell to join Blackhawks in 2020-21 CHICAGO -- Ian Mitchell will have to wait until next season to join the Chicago Blackhawks. The 21-year-old Mitchell, one of the organization's top prospects, agreed to a three-year contract in April. But there was some question about when the defenseman's ...
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It's time for Andrew Benintendi to start playing like a star for Red Sox Drafted in 2015, Andrew Benintendi appeared on the fast track to stardom when he homered in his first playoff game a year later. The future felt limitless for the curly-locked heartthrob. All-Star Games. Batting titles. Endorsement deals. A nine-figure contract.
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Rob Gronkowski says he touched a football three times during his retirement Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski didn't think about football much when he was retired. After playing the game for 15 years straight, Gronkowski needed to get away from the sport. How much was the 31-year-old Gronkowski able to distance ...
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Behind the Design of Giannis Antetokounmpo's Zoom Freak 2 Signature Sneaker Nike has officially revealed Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo's second signature sneaker, the Zoom Freak 2. The reigning MVP became Nike Basketball's first European born and raised signature athlete last year and joined the likes of ...
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NFL Teams and Players Make Decisions on Franchise Tags Little has been normal about this N.F.L. off-season. Teams have to consider the possibility of playing a full season, an abbreviated one, or not playing at all. The absence of fans at games or a shortened season could lead to a hit to the 2021 salary cap, ...
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Mets sale: Why Jennifer Lopez holds the key to ex-Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez's bid Much has been made about former New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez trying to buy the New York Mets, the club for whom he grew up rooting. His bid is a partnership with fiancee Jennifer Lopez, and the singer/actress is more key to the couple's ...
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Atlanta United's De Boer: 'No benefit' to morning MLS matches Atlanta United head coach Frank de Boer has questioned the value of 9 a.m. starts in the humidity and heat of Central Florida at the MLS is Back Tournament. The Five Stripes fell 1-0 to FC Cincinnati on Thursday morning after going down to 10 players in the ...
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Washington Hires New Attorney Beth Wilkinson Per Adam Schefter, the Washington NFL franchise is taking some steps to examine and possibly mitigate some of the damage that has been inflicted. Beth Wilkinson has handled some enormous cases in the past and is considered a "power attorney.".
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Still his daddy: Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez's 1 big regret came vs. Yankees, but it's not 2003 ALCS Game 7 More than a decade after retiring from Major League Baseball as one of the game's best pitchers of all-time, former Boston Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez still calls the New York Yankees his daddy. His 18-year career ended in 2009 after playing half a season ...
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Boxer Travell Mazion dies at 24 in reported car crash Junior middleweight fighter Travell Mazion died Wednesday night, according to Golden Boy Promotions, the company that handled his career. Mazion was reportedly involved in a car crash outside Austin, Texas, though the Austin-Travis County EMS would ...
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Wizards, Mystics to wear jersey patch to honor Wes Unseld for rest of season The Washington Wizards will honor Wes Unseld, the greatest player in their franchise history, with a special jersey patch for the rest of the season, the team announced on Thursday. The jersey patch is the No. 41 in the colors Unseld wore with the Washington ...
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Cubs weekend night game plan for COVID-19 season advances, heads to full council Aldermen on Thursday advanced a one-season lifting of bans on Friday and Saturday night games at Wrigley Field in light of the "extraordinary circumstances" in Major League Baseball as a 60-game season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic gets set to ...
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Hamilton predicts 'great battle' with Red Bull as he chases another Schumacher record This weekend Lewis Hamilton has the chance to match Michael Schumacher's record for the most victories at a single venue, as he targets an eighth career win at Budapest's Hungaroring. Although he dominated proceedings last time out in Styria, the ...
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AAC lays out COVID-19 test plan ahead of NCAA announcement The American Athletic Conference will require all its schools to test football players for COVID-19 at least 72 hours before competition. The announcement Thursday by the American comes ahead of the expected release of recommendations for testing before ...
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'Arteta needs £150m to spend on a new squad' - Arsenal played 'survival football' against Liverpool, says Groves Mikel Arteta needs £150 million ($189m) to spend on a new squad, according to Perry Groves, who says Arsenal played "survival football" during their win over Liverpool. Arsenal welcomed the newly crowned Premier League champions to Emirates Stadium ...
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Stephon Gilmore Says These 5 Receivers Are Toughest to Cover The 2019 Defensive Player of the Year, Stephon Gilmore, shared who he thinks are the top five hardest receivers to cover in the game today during an episode of The Bakari Sellers Podcast. Gilmore's list included Antonio Brown, Tyreek Hill "just because of ...
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Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Expected back for Opening Day Manager Bud Black said Thursday that Blackmon (illness) is in the midst of a training program that would put the outfielder on track to be ready for the Rockies' July 24 season opener versus the Rangers, Kyle Newman of The Denver Post reports. Though he ...
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College Basketball Coaches Call for End to ACT, SAT Requirement The nation's leading men's college basketball coaches' association has called the SAT and ACT "longstanding forces of institutional racism" and wants them eliminated from use in determining athletes' eligibility. The National Association of Basketball ...
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Cardinals' Kyler Murray aims for elite real life season, 80s in Madden Kyler Murray doesn't like spouting out individual goals about his football self. But as far as Madden NFL 21 ratings go, he'd like a tad more respect. There's just something about the energy brought by ESPN's First Take duo of Stephen A. Smith and Max ...
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Illinois football to ban tailgating, limit Memorial Stadium to 20% capacity and require masks during the 2020 season Illinois laid out plans Thursday morning for football gamedays, including requiring masks and a ban on tailgating. Athletic director Josh Whitman, chancellor Robert Jones and associate athletic director for sports medicine Randy Ballard were expected to lead ...
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Minnesota Twins are Michigan's pick to win World Series in shortened MLB season Baseball is almost here. After suspending spring training in mid-March, a labor dispute and concerns over COVID-19 since, many worried a Major League Baseball season was impossible in 2020. Alas, the league's 60-game shortened season is set to open ...
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ESPN's Rachel Nichols secretly recorded in hotel room in creepy sabotage attempt ESPN host Rachel Nichols was secretly recorded having a private conversation about the network's personnel matters while in her Florida hotel room, according to a report. Nichols, the 46-year-old host of ESPN's "The Jump," was surreptitiously taped in four ...
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Four Bobcats Receive USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors NEW ORLEANS, La. – Four Montana State student-athletes were named All-Academic Athletes for the 2020 NCAA Division I Track and Field season on Thursday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Lucy Corbett , Duncan ...
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Bruins hope there's time to restore old lines, form new ones before resuming play The temporary absence of scoring leader David Pastrnak and fellow winger Ondrej Kase, both satisfying coronavirus-related quarantine and testing protocols, delayed the Bruins' ability to establish line combinations at the start of training camp. BOSTON ...
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K-State Earns NABC Team Academic Excellence Award MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State was rewarded for an outstanding year in the classroom, as the Wildcats earned the 2019-20 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Team Academic Excellence Award in an announcement by the organization ...
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Iowa Hawkeyes to face Oregon State at Sanford Pentagon Dec. 22 The Sanford Pentagon will host Iowa and Oregon State in a regular-season men's college basketball game on Dec. 22. Tickets will go on sale later. Television coverage will determine a start time. Major Division I games take many months to negotiate and ...
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Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference cancels fall sports SAN ANTONIO – College sports bore the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic's effects in the spring, and four months later, they are still being impacted. The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference announced Thursday afternoon that they have canceled all ...
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Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon named finalist for Lady Byng Trophy For the second time this week, Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon was named a finalist for a prestigious NHL award. On Thursday, it was for the Lady Byng, which is awarded by the National Hockey Writers' Association "to the player adjudged to have ...
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England tiptoe to tea on 112-3 vs West Indies in 2nd test MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Spinner Roston Chase struck twice in two balls and Joe Root departed on 23 Thursday as England tiptoed to tea on 112-3 against the West Indies on the first day of the second test. Meanwhile, opener Dom Sibley's caution ...
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Atlanta Falcons outline options for season ticket holders regarding 2020 season NFL teams are preparing to put capacity limits on the number of fans allowed in their home stadiums during the upcoming season. The Atlanta Falcons started communicating what these limitations will potentially be at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in a letter to ...
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To show solidarity, 'W' logo on Wisconsin uniforms will be black When Wisconsin sports teams return to action, there will be a tweak to the logo. In an effort to show solidarity with Black and other underrepresented communities on campus, school officials said the crest "W" logo would now be black on sports uniforms.
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Demetric Felton named to the Doak Walker Award watch list Well, that took a while. During 'award watch season,' we had to wait longer than usual to see our first UCLA Bruins player named. But that wait is over. Demetric Felton was named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List, joining the nation's top running backs for ...
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Big Cedar Lodge to host PGA Tour Champions events in August Big Cedar Lodge announced Thursday morning that the PGA Tour Champions event will return to Big Cedar Lodge next month. The Charles Schwab Series at Bass Pro Shops' Big Cedar Lodge will feature back-to-back 54-hole tournaments played over a ...
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Clemson lives rent-free inside the heads of Ohio State Buckeyes Clemson lives rent-free inside the heads of Ohio State Buckeyes. You have to pay a pretty penny to live on the campus of Ohio State, but Clemson is living absolutely rent-free in the heads of Buckeyes across the nation. The Clemson-Ohio State rivalry really ...
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Premier League European qualification 2020-21: Which teams will reach the Champions League and Europa League? Which clubs will be representing England in UEFA competition next season? Goal brings you all the confirmed qualifiers and contenders. Securing a place in the Champions League or Europa League brings considerable financial rewards to teams thanks to ...
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Phillies: Legendary infielder Tony Taylor passes away at 84 Wall of Fame Philadelphia Phillies infielder Tony Taylor has passed away at 84, according to SportsRadio 94 WIP's Howard Eskin. question_answer1/7. Which of these stars is Philadelphia Phillies right-fielder Bryce Harper? Getty Images. Getty Images.
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Ravens Pro Bowl tight end Mark Andrews will not opt-out of NFL season despite having Type 1 diabetes High-risk players will be allowed to opt-out of the 2020 NFL season. Even though he's one of those with Type 1 diabetes, Ravens tight end Mark Andrews plans to play. Matt Severance. Jul 16, 3:48PM UTC. Hero Image. High-risk players from a health ...
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