In the 2020 NBA playoffs, is the Eastern Conference going to be the land of surprises? So far, the lower seeds are having their way in the East semifinals, with the third-seeded Boston Celtics taking Game 1 from the No. 2-seed Toronto Raptors with relative ...
The most unusual MLB trade deadline in the sport's history is now in the books. What went down before the clock struck 4 p.m. ET on Aug. 31? Here's a recap of all the big deals, under-the-radar moves, rumored trades that didn't quite get done. Will the San ...
The Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder have been attached at the hip since last summer when they swapped All-Stars Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook. The thought then was that the Thunder would then trade Paul to a contender to jump-start a ...
Phillies trade for David Phelps — what's his role in revamped bullpen? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia. The Phillies opened the season with 11 relievers. Five weeks later, only three of them are on the active roster. Nick Pivetta, Trevor Kelley, ...
The Detroit Tigers stuck to simplicity as Monday's 4 p.m. MLB trade deadline passed. Their approach was expected, but it's a bold move for a team that entered the 60-game season with little odds of making any noise. The perspective: win and rebuild.
Quiet at deadline, Sox opt to keep long-term future bright originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago. Weeks before the trade deadline, general manager Rick Hahn made it pretty clear that when it came to a potential deal for his White Sox, cost was going to ...
What Forst saw in Minor to add him to A's staff at deadline originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea. The As made it out out of Mondays MLB trade deadline with just one acquisition when they acquired Mike Minor from the Texas Rangers for two players to ...
This is what the Phillies envisioned all along from Spencer Howard. It's why they were saving his bullets back in spring training, back before the world and the baseball season was changed by COVID-19. Back in those warm and hopeful days in Clearwater, ...
Lionel Messi is already mentally out of the door at Barcelona and is sure to continue his career elsewhere, believes Jorge Valdano. Six-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi did not take part in Barca's first day of pre-season training under Ronald Koeman on ...
Jay Kallenberger, parent of two University of Iowa football players, speaks at a press conference asking for more transparency and communication by the Big Ten outside of their headquarters on Friday, August 21, 2020 in Rosemont. Parents of Big Ten ...
Detroit Tigers (16-16, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (16-18, third in the NL Central). Milwaukee; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT. PITCHING PROBABLES: Detroit: Michael Fulmer (0-0, 8.79 ERA) Milwaukee: Josh Lindblom (1-2, 6.31 ERA).
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Browns had some stability at cornerback coming into this training camp with Denzel Ward and Greedy Williams the incumbent starters and Kevin Johnson getting some work in the slot as well as outside. Then injuries started ...
A day after the inaugural Call of Duty League season came to an end, the league dropped a bombshell on Monday morning. A few hours later, the Dallas Empire, the CDL's first champions, revealed how they turned a mixed collection of talent and experience ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Before and after her first-round victory at the U.S. Open, Naomi Osaka wore a mask bearing the name of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was fatally shot by police. It's just one of seven face coverings, each in honor of a different ...
Two months late, the Tour de France has managed to do what the NBA and the summer Olympics couldn't. By taking place, under strict sanitary conditions, it has a lot to prove and will bring in much needed money to a beleaguered economy. This could be ...
BRADENTON, Fla. — It was a record breaking night for Courtney Vandersloot. The Chicago guard set the WNBA single-game record with 18 assists, helping the Sky beat the Indiana Fever 100-77 on Monday night. Vandersloot tied the record, held by Ticha ...
The A's deals during this trade-deadline week have a strong AL West vibe. After acquiring Angels second baseman Tommy La Stella last week, the team added Texas left-hander Mike Minor on Monday. Oakland often adds rotation help in contending years, ...
College football fans got their fix Saturday night. After five months in a pandemic, Austin Peay and Central Arkansas put smiles back on the faces of America's sports fans. Now what? For Austin Peay, the next chapter begins this week after putting its 24-17 loss ...
The Jets rookie cornerback began to realize what was going on when he would Google his name and another football player's face would show up. It was only after he entered more details about his life — like his hometown or his college — that he could find ...
INDIANAPOLIS – For years the Indiana Pacers have played prehistoric basketball with coaches from the Mesozoic Era, which is to say the 1990s, but team president Kevin Pritchard plans to hire a coach who can get them walking boldly — upright, on two feet ...
One of the less fun things of being a fan of a rebuilding team is that the most exciting moments of a season revolve around who is or isn't getting traded. The Orioles made two trades on Sunday to hopefully set themselves up for the future. They swung one ...
Can Liverpool defend its Premier League title from revitalized Manchester City, resurgent Manchester United, and reloaded Chelsea over the course of a full season? The new Liverpool schedule for the 2020-21 season has been released with dates for the ...
RENTON, Wash. — Two weeks away from their season opener, the Seattle Seahawks held their final mock game on Sunday. But while seeing starters compete against each other was important, much of the focus was on what happened a day before and ...
Athletic Director Jamie Pollard takes questions Dec. 8 in the Jacobson Athletic Building about Iowa State being selected for the 2019 Camping World Bowl. Matt Belinson/Iowa State Daily. Iowa State Athletic Director Jamie Pollard spoke with the media ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Open is very different this year because of health protocols and for world number six Stefanos Tsitsipas, the difficulty in getting regular access to his towel is proving quite a challenge. The Greek stormed into the second round ...
Chennai Super Kings have been handed a boost ahead of the Indian Premier League campaign after all its players and staff tested negative for Covid-19 on Monday, reported The Times of India. Last week, two CSK players who were reported to be Deepak ...
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___. Paris Saint-Germain says two of its players are suspected of being infected with COVID-19. The French champion cites a "reassuring" state of health for the players, who ...
Now there are two premier running backs available. And the Bears have a need for just one. The Jacksonville Jaguars cut Leonard Fournette on Monday as they continue to try to revamp their entire team, and at the same time the Bears have one of the ...
The Blue Jays have acquired infielder Jonathan Villar from the Marlins, tweets Jon Heyman of MLB Network and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Villar was pulled from this afternoon's game against the Mets at Citi Field. In return, the Marlins will receive right ...
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