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'He just needs a chance:' Hayden Hurst could thrive with Falcons FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Last December offered a glimpse of the type of threat the Atlanta Falcons acquired in tight end Hayden Hurst. It was Week 14 of the regular season with Baltimore visiting Buffalo. Hurst, then a member of the Ravens, lined up in a ...
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How facing Tom Brady is helping the Bucs' young secondary grow in a hurry TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerbacks coach Kevin Ross remembers the feeling of awe and excitement when he was with the Kansas City Chiefs in 1993 and first lined up against the newly acquired Joe Montana. Ross was going into his 10th ...
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What we'll remember most from a historic week in the NBA NBA players spent the past week publicly and privately grappling with the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, before refusing to play in games Wednesday, setting off protests by athletes across American sports. What does this historic ...
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Breaking down Eagles' offensive line depth chart following Andre Dillard's season-ending injury The Eagles were dealt a major blow on Thursday as starting left tackle Andre Dillard was lost for the season with a torn biceps. Sign up for Eagles Extra: Get exclusive news, behind-the-scenes observations and the ability to text directly with reporters. Dillard ...
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Amid a day of racial injustice protests in MLB, Jack Flaherty calls for greater unity Jack Flaherty, a 24-year-old Black man who seems passionate but ambivalent about being thrust into the role of spokesman by virtue of his willingness to be honest in public and the schedule that has him available to reporters via Zoom, wants a couple of ...
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Rockies Found the Need to Make A Statement in Support of Black Lives Matter The Rockies had just claimed an 8-7 victory at Arizona, Charlie Blackmon having unloaded a grand slam, and Jeff Hoffman striking out Nick Ahmed to end the game with the bases loaded to claim the first save of his career on Wednesday night. And the mood ...
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Jason Heyward and the 1st-place Cubs face plenty of unknowns with 30 games remaining in the season The Chicago Cubs have seen the up-close effects of COVID-19 through popular pitching coach Tommy Hottovy and generated their own energy en route to a 13-3 start with an unselfish offense to supplement strong starting pitching. But at the halfway point of ...
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Packers punter JK Scott working for consistency in 2020 Green Bay Packers punter JK Scott spent his offseason working toward something that has eluded him in his first two NFL seasons – consistency. "There's a couple of things that go into that," Scott told reporters on Monday, "and things that I was focusing on ...
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Double Dud: Cardinals allow two earned runs in doubleheader vs. MLB's worst team and lose both games St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Brad Miller (15) catches line drive hit by Pittsburgh Pirates Kevin Newman (27) for an out in the first inning of Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, at Busch Stadium in St.
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The Bucks Burst the NBA Bubble. What Will Happen Next? Now it's not during the anthem. Now it's not near the flag. Now it can't be twisted as anti-military or anti-American. Now it's games, their games, first one NBA playoff game, then the rest for the day, and then games in other major pro sports, too. Now the anger ...
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Detroit Lions DT Nick Williams: We're here to change the NFC North pecking order The Detroit Lions had Alex Karras in the 1960s. The Minnesota Vikings had Alan Page in the '70s. The Chicago Bears had Richard Dent in the '80s. And the Green Bay Packers had Reggie White in the '90s. At some point, every team in the NFC North has ...
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Chelsea sign former PSG captain Thiago Silva Frank Lampard's Chelsea makeover gathered pace on Friday with the free transfer signing of former Paris Saint Germain captain Thiago Silva. Silva, 35, has agreed an initial one-year contract with the Premier League club, who have the option of extending ...
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F1 confirms alternative track layout for second Bahrain race Formula One has confirmed the second of this season's two races in Bahrain will be held on an alternative layout and as a night race. The sport announced this week that Bahrain would host two events this year, one on November 29 and one on December 6, ...
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2020 Series Preview: Oakland Athletics @ Houston Astros The A's head into town riding high as one of the best teams in the league. They're led by a young core of players that have begun to come into their own and have reignited the hopes of Oakland baseball fans. The formula in 2020 has been a combination of ...
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US Open: 1999 at Flushing Meadows - the last major without both Federer and Nadal Last time it was down to the work of Ivo Heuberger. This time it is because of the coronavirus pandemic and the management of a veteran body that has ruled over tennis for two decades. The 2020 US Open will represent the first time in 21 years that a grand ...
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Red Sox's Nathan Eovaldi: Start pushed to Sunday Eovaldi (calf) will start Sunday against the Nationals, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports. Eovaldi's next turn had pushed back to Saturday because of cramping in his right calf, then Boston rejiggered its rotation following Thursday's postponement.
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Thiago, Keita and the heavy crown - The questions Liverpool must answer heading into the new season The Reds take on Arsenal in the Community Shield at Wembley on Saturday before taking on Leeds in their Premier League opener. The season starts here. For Liverpool, it begins with the chance to claim another piece of silverware. The Reds haven't won ...
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Kansas City Chiefs likely to set tone for NFL on social issues The Chiefs are likely going to be one of the teams setting the tone for the rest of the league on social concerns. With less than two weeks remaining until the National Football League is scheduled to begin the regular season, questions linger as to whether or ...
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Dallas Cowboys' Mike McCarthy on Jacob Blake shooting: 'It's hard to focus on football' While other teams around the NFL and the sports world paused practices and games in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin and renewed social justice protests across the country, the Dallas Cowboys decided to practice on Thursday.
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After Barcelona, Messi's Argentine Hometown Dreams of Return BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A mural of a young Lionel Messi in a Newell's Old Boys jersey, tiny and barefoot with a soccer ball in front of him, inspires hundreds of young people at the Argentine club's youth school to dream of succeeding like their ...
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NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona: Starting lineup, TV schedule for Saturday's race The regular season is almost over. The last race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series regular season will be one of the biggest of the season. The summer Daytona race has been scheduled in August for the first time since 1959, and its looming threat to upset the ...
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Aubrey Huff calls Kenosha shooter "a national treasure" Former Giants first baseman Aubrey Huff, a member of the 2010 World Series champions, went on Twitter to salute Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen who fatally shot two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin ...
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Chicago White Sox: Keep wins coming vs Kansas City Royals The Chicago White Sox are on a roll. They have won nine of their last ten games and looked awesome doing so. They took care of business against teams who have had success and against teams who are struggling. That is the sign of a good team. The fact ...
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WNBA Postpones Thursday's Games to Protest Police Shooting of Jacob Blake For the second day in a row, the WNBA postponed its scheduled regular-season games as athletes weigh more drastic forms of activism following the shooting of Jacob Blake. Bleacher Report @BleacherReport. WNBA players link arms while wearing shirts ...
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Finally pain-free, Roethlisberger ready to sling it By WILL GRAVESAP Sports Writer. PITTSBURGH (AP) — The chronic ache in his right arm, the one that served as Ben Roethlisberger's companion for years, is gone. No more fibbing about being fine when offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner asks how he's ...
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Report: Nov. 25 and Dec. 4 are "likeliest" start dates for college basketball season According to Jon Rothstein, two start dates have emerged as the "likeliest" start dates for the 2020-21 college basketball season. Those dates are Wednesday, Nov. 25 and Friday, Dec. 4, according to a report published late Thursday afternoon by Rothstein, ...
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Atletico Madrid offer Costa to clubs in England, Italy and France but find no takers The Liga giants are keen to get the fiery frontman off their books, but moving the former Chelsea striker on is proving to be difficult. Atletico Madrid have offered Diego Costa to a number of clubs, Goal has learned, with teams in England, Italy, France and ...
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Damian Lillard to leave bubble for further examination of injured right knee The Portland Trail Blazers announced on Wednesday night that Damian Lillard will be leaving the bubble and heading to Portland soon for further evaluation of his injured right knee. Damian Lillard will leave the NBA campus in Orlando on Thursday & return ...
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The Latest: Judo Events to Restart Following Virus Break The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___. The International Judo Federation says it is restarting events which should feed into qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. International judo events started to be affected by the ...
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Seahawks believe they are primed to challenge for NFC West Throughout last season's playoff run, the Seattle Seahawks referenced how the year felt like a repeat of 2012, when a young group and a handful of veterans were about to become the best team in the NFL. The moves Seattle made this offseason reinforced ...
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Belgian Grand Prix: Bottas quickest ahead of Hamilton in first practice Valtteri Bottas headed Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes one-two ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen in first practice at the Belgian Grand Prix. The usual top three in F1 2020 were separated by tiny fractions - Bottas was 0.069 seconds ahead of Hamilton, who ...
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Shapiro slams LeBron James for 'disgusting' suggestion Kenosha officer may have wanted to shoot Black people Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro ripped Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James Thursday after he suggested that the Wisconsin officer involved in the Jacob Blake shooting left his house that morning with a motive to harm "one of these Black ...
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Keeneland offers drive-thru betting for Kentucky Derby, Oaks LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — People wanting to place bets on the Kentucky Derby can make a wager in a drive-thru at Keeneland, the Lexington track announced. The Kentucky Derby and the Kentucky Oaks were postponed to Sept. 4 and 5 this year at Churchill ...
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Steelers Injury Updates: Anthony McFarland in Concussion Protocol Steelers rookie running back Anthony McFarland is in the concussion protocol after being injured in practice Thursday, head coach Mike Tomlin announced. McFarland, the Steelers' fourth-round draft pick out of Maryland, was working as a kick returner during ...
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Mike Tomlin 'Definitely Not Opposed To' NFL Considering A Postseason Bubble As we've gotten deeper into the MLB season and the NFL's own begins to loom on the horizon, we have been hearing more and more about plans for what the postseason might look like in ways that are distinct from the plans that these leagues have in place ...
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NASCAR veteran Greg Biffle to compete in Darlington Truck race GMS Racing announced Thursday that Biffle will drive its No. 24 Chevrolet in the Sept. 8 Truck race at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. Prior to last season, Biffle's most recent appearance in the series came in 2004. He made one start in 2019 at Texas with Kyle ...
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