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Atlanta Falcons open to trading No. 4 draft pick, source says The Atlanta Falcons are "open to moving" out of the No. 4 pick in this month's NFL draft, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter, as the first three picks in the draft appear to be locked in. Quarterbacks are expected to be taken with the first three selections.
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2021 Masters picks, odds: Expert predictions, favorites to win from betting field at Augusta National Justin Thomas as the winner of The Players Championship is hot entering the event, but so is Jordan Spieth, who has not only had an incredible start to 2021 but just won the Texas Open on Sunday for his first PGA Tour victory since 2017.
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4 Slot Corners Jim Mora Believes Steelers Can Add in NFL Draft PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers find themselves in a better situation than many believed when they first re-signed cornerback Cameron Sutton, but they aren't out of the woods yet. Sutton, who signed a three-year, $9 million deal with the Steelers, said ...
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Sammy Watkins Has Strategy to Stay on the Field, Out of the Ravens' Trainers' Room OWINGS MILLS, Md. — New Ravens wide receiver Sammy Watkins has a plan to avoid the injuries that have plagued him throughout his career. Watkins missed 10 of 48 games over three seasons with the Chiefs. He has only played one 16-game season ...
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"Put on the tape and watch me work," Penei Sewell Maintains that he's OT 1 The NFL Draft inches closer with each day, and the Ducks have multiple players looking to take the next step in their careers. Penei Sewell headlines the bunch, slated as high as No. 2 in NFL mock drafts. With that projection comes no shortage of potential ...
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StaTuesday: Badgers' Alvarez by the numbers Barry Alvarez arrived at Wisconsin in 1990 as head coach of the football and made the bold statement to fans: "They better get season tickets right now, because before long, they probably won't be able to." The Badgers had won just 10 games combined in ...
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Braves acquire infielder Arcia from Brewers for 2 pitchers MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have acquired infielder Orlando Arcia from the Milwaukee Brewers for right-handed pitchers Chad Sobotka and Patrick Weigel. Arcia had been the Brewers' starting shortstop from 2018-20, but was expected to split ...
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Cardinals home opener to be as much like the norm as possible The St. Louis Cardinals' home opener Thursday won't be exactly like those of years gone by, but it will be as close as it can given attendance limitations and other health and safety protocols in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Clydesdales? Check.
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Dear NFL: Follow MLB's lead and use Super Bowl LVII to combat Arizona's planned voter restriction laws But what isn't two years from now are the voter suppression laws that Republican legislators in that state are trying to pass, laws that figure to disproportionately affect Black, Brown and American Indian voters in Arizona.
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Bucks vs Warriors 4/6/2021 Moneyline, Total, Stats, & Betting Odds In their last game, the Bucks got a team-high 33 points from Jrue Holiday on the way to a 129-128 win over the Kings on Saturday. They were favored by 3 points and failed to cover the spread, and the teams combined to score 257 points to hit the over on the ...
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2021 NCAA Tournament records by conference: Pac-12 shines, Big Ten disappoints in March Madness Baylor dominated Gonzaga wire-to-wire in an 86-70 win on Monday night as the Bears program captured its first national championship. The win capped one of the biggest reclamation projects in college basketball history. Scott Drew took the Baylor job in ...
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Ndamukong Suh: 'Ultimate goal' was to chase another Super Bowl with Buccaneers The 34-year-old Suh played a crucial role in the Bucs' No. 1 ranked run defense. His return brings reliability next to Vita Vea along Tampa's interior defensive line. Suh netted six regular-season sacks and added 1.5 in the Super Bowl victory.
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College basketball's way-too-early men's preseason top 25 for 2021-22 Editor's note: A previous version of this story included Memphis in the rankings. Memphis had several players enter the transfer protocol, bumping it out of the poll. Virginia Tech was moved into the poll at No. 25. INDIANAPOLIS — The 2020-21 men's college ...
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Report: Lakers signing Ben McLemore, whom Rockets waived After a listless start to his career, McLemore found his niche as a 3-point specialist with the Rockets. He hasn't shot efficiently enough this year, but playing with LeBron and Davis – once they get healthy – should create many open looks.
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Kylo Ren might be our last, best hope at stopping Tom Brady Only a Sith deals in absolutes. As is custom, players who win the Super Bowl head to Disney World at some point. Just a couple of months after Tom Brady and the Buccaneers dismembered the Chiefs and left them for dead like Anakin Skywalker on the small ...
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Many of Detroit Red Wings receive COVID-19 vaccine; here's why Darren Helm hasn't yet The pandemic ripped through the locker room on opening weekend, forcing five players into quarantine. One spent training camp dealing with it — and that's left him leaning toward postponing getting the vaccine until after the season ends.
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Patriots Unfiltered Q&A: Finding Pats best draft strategy Why is everyone so gung-ho on getting Jimmy G? A good QB that the Pats could win with but he's injury prone. If they could get him without giving anything up, I'd be all for that. He's an upgrade on Cam. But they'd still need a very good back-up and I don't ...
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With draft options dwindling, Bears hopes rest with ... Matt Nagy? Five quarterbacks are expected to go in the top eight or nine picks, including the top four in some mock drafts — Clemson's Trevor Lawrence (Jaguars), BYU's Zach Wilson (Jets), Alabama's Mac Jones (49ers) and North Dakota State's Trey Lance (Falcons).
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Lions mock draft watch: PFN hands out a 3-round mock for Detroit The days of stuck-in-the-mud linebacker play from the Lions look to be long gone with Alex Anzalone's signing and resigning of Jalen Reeves-Maybin. The new regime is putting a premium on athleticism, and Werner has it for days.
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Gophers basketball roster turnover hits overdrive with center Liam Robbins in transfer portal A revolving door has led into and out of the Gophers men's basketball roster in the three weeks since the end of head coach Richard Pitino's era and in the opening two weeks of Ben Johnson's tenure. The latest turn came Tuesday when the Gophers' 7-foot ...
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Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman: Begins season as cleanup hitter Zimmerman will start at first base and bat cleanup in Tuesday's season opener against Atlanta, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports. Coming out of spring training, Zimmerman had been expected to fill a short-side platoon role at first base, but he ...
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Rays' Kevin Kiermaier: Likely headed for IL Kiermaier is expected to require a stint on the 10-day injured list after suffering from left quadriceps tightness in Monday's 11-2 loss to the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. The Rays could wait a day or two to see how Kiermaier responds ...
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Rost's Seahawks Takeaways: How secure will CB position be in 2021? The Seahawks' cornerback room lost another free agent, though this one will take significantly less of a toll than Shaquill Griffin. Defensive back Quinton Dunbar has signed a one-year deal with the Detroit Lions, per his agency. The signing followed a visit with ...
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Same old Gary Sanchez? Yes and no | 5 Yankees observations, including unicorn sighting! After dominating on the mound working six shutout innings, winning pitcher Jordan Montgomery gave some credit to his batterymate. "Gary was great behind the plate," Montgomery ...
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Carlos Rodon starts off 2021 strong in a White Sox win over the Mariners SEATTLE – A moment like this didn't seem that likely on December 2nd. It was on that day that Carlos Rodon, the White Sox No. 1 pick from the 2014 MLB Draft, was not tendered a new contract for the 2021 season. While showing off some of his abilities at ...
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Washington Nationals to face Atlanta Braves on opening day First pitch of the doubleheader is now scheduled for 12:05 p.m. ET, with the second game set to begin approximately 45 minutes after the final out of game one. Both games will be aired on MASN2 and broadcasted on 106.7 The Fan FM.
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Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Collects three hits Monday Cronenworth went 3-for-5 in Monday's loss to the Giants. Cronenworth has started each of the Padres' first five games this season, registering a .412/.545/.647 slash line in 22 plate appearances. There was some expectation that he would bounce around ...
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Chelsea handed major transfer boost in pursuit of Erling Haaland this summer Chelsea have been handed a major boost in their transfer pursuit of Borussia Dortmund forward Erling Haaland this summer. Haaland, 20, is the subject of strong transfer interest from across Europe this summer including from Chelsea and Manchester City in ...
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Cardinals' Ponce de Leon finds command, controls Marlins 4-1 MIAMI — Daniel Ponce de Leon made something of a command decision even before the Cardinals' game Monday night with the Miami Marlins began. He determined in the bullpen that he had no reliable breaking ball. So, with the guidance of catcher ...
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Tim Miles Named San Jose State Men's Basketball Head Coach During his time in Lincoln, Nebraska saw unprecedented success as they were guided to some of their most successful seasons in program history. In 2014, just two seasons after being hired, Miles led the team to their first NCAA Tournament in 16 seasons.
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Watch: UCLA Bruins featured in 'One Shining Moment' video UCLA's dramatic run from the First Four to the Final Four was among the storylines highlighted in CBS' annual "One Shining Moment" video closing the NCAA tournament. The montage includes UCLA guard David Singleton leading the team in dancing, ...
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76ers Seek Season Series Sweep Over Celtics After a quick stop at home, the 76ers (34-16) are back on the road, tipping off their four-game trip Tuesday in Boston. Tuesday's matchup marks the third and final regular season meeting between the Sixers and Celtics (25-25), as the Sixers look to sweep the ...
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Follow live: BRPD to release bodycam footage after LSU WR Koy Moore claimed officers harassed him The Baton Rouge Police Department is expected to release long-awaited bodycam footage this afternoon showing an encounter between BRPD officers and LSU wide receiver Koy Moore, who posted on social media last fall alleging the cops had harassed ...
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Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins will have a statue at Wrigley Field in 2022 CHICAGO – One of the major additions to the outside of Wrigley Field over the past two decades have been monuments to great contributors in the franchise's history. Now there is about to be another at the Friendly Confines, saluting one of the greatest ...
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Report: LSU administrator details sexist and degrading policies, retaliation - plans suit Sharon Lewis, an associate athletic director of football recruiting had a Zoom interview with USA Today, along with her lawyers, as she detailed what were sexist attitudes toward the women and their hiring and alleged sexual misconduct by then football coach ...
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AP sources: ESPN fires Paul Pierce after racy video NBA analyst Paul Pierce has been fired by ESPN, people familiar with the situation confirmed Monday. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not allowed to publicly comment on personnel matters. The news ...
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Charles Bediako rolls with Tide announced his intentions to sign with the newly-crowned SEC champion Crimson Tide. The No. 29 player in the class of 2021, Bediako adds yet another piece to a stout four-member recruiting class assembled by Nate Oats and his staff.
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Yankees finalizing trade to acquire infielder Rougned Odor from Rangers, per report Odor, 27, has shown the ability to hit 30 home runs in a season during his big-league career, but little else on the positive side. He has three 30-homer season and hit 10 last year in just 38 games. He's also a high-volume strikeout guy who rarely walks or hits for ...
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Blackhawks' Vinnie Hinostroza: In lineup Tuesday Hinostroza (COVID-19 protocols) will be added to the Blackhawks' active roster and play in Tuesday's game versus Dallas, Scott Powers of The Athletic reports. Hinostroza is expected to skate on Chicago's second line versus the Stars. The 27-year-old ...
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Construction in Cleveland begins on 2021 NFL Draft stage The three-day event will take place at three historic Downtown Cleveland locations: FirstEnergy Stadium, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Great Lakes Science Center, with a select number of prospects, fans and media permitted to attend.
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Inbox: He makes this Packers offense better Brandon from Pleasant Prairie, WI. Is there something going on with "Jeopardy!" this week…? That's what I've been hearing. I, for one, am looking forward to Aaron Rodgers standing behind the "Jeopardy!" lectern over the next two weeks. If Monday was any ...
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Baylor nearly flawless in title game rout of Gonzaga INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Baylor knew it would need to play to near-perfection to end Gonzaga's flawless season. The Bears just about did. Jared Butler and their dynamic backcourt hit their first five 3-pointers and never cooled off. Undersized big man Mark Vital ...
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Boston Celtics: Evan Fournier could spark C's resurgence The Celtics have shown flashes of greatness these past two games, in part due to the addition of Fournier. By adding the Frenchmen, the Celtics' bench, which was once their biggest flaw, has become passable and even a strength on certain nights.
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Rangers launch 2021 season with large crowd The Texas Rangers began the 2021 season at Globe Life Field with a bang, as 38,238 fans showed up for the season opener after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott lifted state capacity and mask-usage mandates. Technically, the game did not feature a full house–the ...
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Seahawks lose cornerback Quinton Dunbar as he agrees to deal with Lions The news came about 12-and-a-half months after Seattle acquired Dunbar in a trade with Washington, giving up a fifth-round draft choice for a player who in 2019 had received the second-highest grade among all cornerbacks other than Sherman from Pro ...
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Reds offering special ticket deal for vaccinated fans CINCINNATI (FOX19) - The Cincinnati Reds are rewarding fans for their efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 with a special offer. $10 view level tickets are available to anyone who shows their COVID-19 Vaccination Card with at least one shot completed.
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Sabres' Taylor Hall out of lineup vs. Devils ahead of trade deadline The Sabres, partially due to injuries to captain Jack Eichel and No. 1 goalie Linus Ullmark, bottomed out with an 18-game winless streak that covered most of March and effectively ended any chance of climbing back into the playoffs in the deep East Division.
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Blue Jays' new style: 'Little more aggressive' Semien homers, steals a pair. TORONTO -- It's been a while since the Blue Jays were a threat in a footrace. From 2015 to 2019, the club ranked 25th or worse in stolen bases, leaning instead on the long ball to do most of its damage. The transition to a younger, ...
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Ohio State Buckeyes: Scrimmage shows Day what Buckeyes lost, what they can learn The flow of the competitive juices got the coach fired up, and the lack of such opportunities over the past calendar year is a concern he has expressed multiple times. Day's ...
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With no LeBron and AD, the Lakers are facing a brutal stretch of the schedule Since LeBron James exited a game against the Atlanta Hawks with an ankle sprain, the Lakers have recorded seven losses in their last 10 games to slide out of any realistic contention for the top seed in the Western Conference. James is still out indefinitely ...
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