"We kind of have a mutual respect," Wright said. "For me, I think it was just genuine confidence in myself and looking up to someone like that. He played under [Cowboys defensive coordinator] Dan Quinn. So now I have the opportunity to play under him and ...
Najee Harris has always stood out on film. It's largely what made him the top recruit in the country and, four years later, the first running back selected in the 2021 NFL Draft. Just a couple days into rookie minicamp, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin can see exactly ...
They will enter the 2020-21 NBA postseason as either the 6-seed or the 7-seed in the Western Conference playoffs, meaning regardless of where they land, they will be on the road in the first round.
The Vegas Golden Knights have set a new standard for the expansion team in professional sports, enjoying a remarkable amount of success over just four NHL seasons. They reached the Stanley Cup finals in their first year and advanced to the Western ...
It's hard to bet against Clayton Kershaw, who has been great, but Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara is the type of underrated pitcher that can keep a big underdog in a game. Alcantara has a 2.72 ERA this season — mostly backed up by advanced stats — and ...
It's been an unorthodox season for the FCS college football programs around the country. Instead of playing in the fall, teams didn't kick off until spring because of the coronavirus pandemic. And that means a national champion still hasn't been crowned.
The dark cloud of relocation is once again cast over the Oakland A's. As A's fans, we have lived in a multiple decades-long existential crisis, not knowing if we are going to lose our team at any moment. We get the highs of the new stadium renderings, which ...
The Phoenix Suns have not made the playoffs in a decade, and in fact, the last time they made the playoffs was when they had Steve Nash running the show. Enter Chris Paul, a future Hall of Famer and the Suns are right back in the NBA playoffs. Paul came ...
Gondrezick, a WBCA honorable mention All-American, averaged 19.5 points, 4.5 assists and 2.9 rebounds for the Mountaineers in the 2020-21 season. She transferred to West Virginia after her freshman year from Michigan, where she was named to the Big ...
A first half played out in driving rain at Wembley Stadium hardly served up a treat for 20,000 fans with neither side registering so much as a shot on target. Jamie Vardy was twice denied by Chelsea defenders blocking ...
The Heat defeated the 76ers 106-94 and covered the spread as 1.5-point favorites, while going under the 217.5 point total in their last outing on Thursday. Jimmy Butler scored a team-high 21 points in the victory.
The Boston Celtics have had a tough stretch. They first lost All-Star Jaylen Brown to season-ending wrist surgery. They're also on a four-game losing streak and will be stuck playing in the NBA's new Play-in-Tournament. The Timberwolves have a loaded ...
Hall of Fame Horse racing trainer Bob Baffert has had a difficult week, as his Kentucky Derby title and his own honor alike have both come under fire following a failed drug test for his horse Medina Spirit. And to make matters worse, a group of bettors who lost ...
Albert, who turns 80 in June, has been calling games for almost six decade and became "the voice of the Knicks" in 1967 as the team's regular play-by-play announcer on television and radio.
What do we know about the NBA playoff seedings with just two days remaining in the 2020-21 regular season? Well, not much. After Friday night's slate of games, only the 76ers, Celtics and Spurs know exactly where they stand. Philadelphia has clinched the ...
On Saturday, the Brooklyn Nets host the Chicago Bulls at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The Nets are currently the second seed in the Eastern Conference but hold only a one-game lead over the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bulls have officially been ...
The Owls began the campaign with wins over Delaware and Villanova, both by huge margins. > After a loss to a Drexel team that spent nearly the entire season ranked in the top 25, Temple picked up key wins against No. 11/12 Towson and Atlantic10 runner- ...
3,564 views • May 15, 2021 • Robert Lewandowski's first-half penalty put Bayern Munich ahead vs. Freiburg and equalled Gerd Muller's record of 40 goals in a single Bundesliga season. Lewandowski was denied his spot as a solo record holder by both a ...
When Ben Wallace played his final season with the Detroit Pistons in 2012, his legacy as one of the greatest players in franchise history — as well as one of the greatest defensive players to ever grace the NBA — was sealed. He was an icon in Detroit, ...
Vargas had served as a depth option since early May but is no longer needed now that Ian Happ (ribs) is back from the injured list. Vargas didn't do much with his infrequent opportunities, posting a .488 OPS in 24 plate appearances.
Tyler Webb is struggling, Andrew Miller has been his usual inconsistent self and is now on the IL, leaving only Genesis Cabrera as Shildt's only reliable option. Beyond those three, the only other option on ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu injured his face and knee after colliding hard with Kansas City third baseman Hunter Dozier on the first base line in the opener of a doubleheader Friday. Shortly after both players left the game, ...
Unlike last year, when the playoffs took place exclusively in the hub cities of Edmonton and Toronto, the 2021 postseason returns to some semblance of normalcy – no qualifying round and games at home arenas with fans, though not at full capacity.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kris Letang has never missed the playoffs during his 15-year career. Still, the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman knows not all postseason opportunities are equal. "Sometimes you have that feeling inside you like 'This year is a good year ...
He can't be the Yankees' most valuable player to date, not with Gerrit Cole on the roster, and "best hitter" doesn't quite cut it either, even in this team's diminished offensive state. Yet Gio Urshela deserves some sort of honorary title for his 2021 efforts to date, ...
The Longhorns won the 10th Big 12 title in program history and an automatic berth to the NCAA Championship. AUSTIN, Texas – No. 2 Rowing swept all four races at the Big 12 Championship to win their sixth straight conference title on Saturday morning on ...
Marshall registered 20 points (7-15 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 5-6 FT), 13 rebounds and three assists in 35 minutes during Friday's 125-122 loss to the Warriors. The 23-year-old has now scored double-digit points in four straight games, a span in which he's averaging 14.3 ...
Penguins' forward Evgeni Malkin's status is uncertain, publicly at least, on the eve of his team's opening playoff game against the New York Islanders. While Malkin was on the ice for practice on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena, he did not participate in line ...
Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is out of Sweden's plans for this summer's European Championship due to a knee injury sustained while playing for AC Milan against Juventus, Sweden boss Janne Andersson has said. Ibrahimovic came out of international ...
Kluber (3-2) allowed four runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out six over six innings as he was credited with a win against the Orioles on Friday. Kluber got off to a rough start by allowing a first-inning home run to Austin Hays but was able to find a ...
The high school-to-G League pipeline continues to gain attention from NBA prospects, with the league landing one of its biggest young stars yet. As first reported by Shams Charania of The Athletic, five-star recruit Jaden Hardy, a top-five prospect in the Class ...
Scott Dixon, who leads in the points standings, won the event last after starting seventh. He is, however, onl7 22 points ahead of Pato O'Ward, who became the fourth different winner in as many races last week, passing Josef Newgarden with 23 laps to go at ...
After taking a 3-1 lead in the third inning, Texas A&M was held scoreless until the ninth as Auburn rallied to defeat the Aggies 5-4 Friday at Plainsman Park. With the win, the Tigers are now tied with Texas A&M for the 12th and final spot in the SEC Tournament ...
It's got to be somebody in the American League. Sure, there could be National League teams interested, but I don't know how much good that would do for an NL club. An AL ...
Manager Dave Roberts said Friday that Bellinger (lower leg) could go on a minor-league rehab assignment next week, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports. Comments from the skipper earlier in the week made it seem as though Bellinger was a ways off, ...
Fans sang and danced in George Square after Steven Gerrard's side defeated Aberdeen 4-0 at Ibrox on the day they collected the silverware. The celebrations come despite warnings against gathering due to rising Covid ...
BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City will try to stop its nine-game slide when the Thunder take on Los Angeles. The Thunder are 11-30 against Western Conference opponents. Oklahoma City ranks eighth in the Western Conference with 47.3 points per game in the ...
The 49ers opened up their 2021 rookie minicamp today, and all eyes were on quarterback Trey Lance, who looks good in a Niners uniform. There understandably hasn't been this much buzz about a San Francisco 49ers rookie minicamp for some time now.
The last five NASCAR Cup Series winners at Dover International Speedway top the odds chart for Sunday's Drydene 400. Martin Truex Jr., who is coming off a win at Darlington Raceway, is the favorite to win at the Monster Mile. The No. 19 car driver owns ...
Welcome to the final weekend of the NBA's regular season, with every first-round playoff matchup — even every play-in game matchup — still undecided, and the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers needing two wins in the season's final two days to avoid ...
Nathan Tella scored his first goal for Southampton in the 3-1 win over already-relegated Fulham in the Premier League. The 21-year-old came off the bench to net Saints' second while Fulham's consolation came from 18-year-old Fabio Carvalho, his maiden ...
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