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New York Giants CB Sam Beal pleads guilty to firearm charges stemming from 2020 arrest Beal was arrested last year and charged with improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, carrying a concealed weapon and marijuana possession less than bulk. He was entered into a pre-trial diversion program and placed on two years probation.
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Fallon jokes about NHL player pictures on 'Tonight Show' In celebration of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs, "The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon" made some jokes at the expense of some NHL players on his late-night comedy show Thursday. Fallon picked out some headshots of a handful of of players from playoff ...
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Bucs' public relations staff wins Rozelle Award from PFWA The staff of Nelson Luis, Michael Pehanich, Chris King, Andrew Holman, Danielle Burns and intern Jake Spitz is the 32nd Rozelle Award winner. It's the third time Tampa Bay's PR staff has been honored. The others were in 1998 and 2003.
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Islanders have unfinished business against Lightning in Semifinals The New York Islanders believe they have unfinished business to take care of when they open the Stanley Cup Semifinals against the Tampa Bay Lightning with Game 1 of the best-of-7 series at Amalie Arena in Tampa on Sunday (3 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, SN, ...
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Spagnola: Most Impressive This Offseason Surely could have said Micah Parsons, the Cowboys' first-round pick, even if in just helmet, jersey and shorts, showing the athletic skills that made him the absolute best defensive player in the 2021 NFL Draft.
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Novak Djokovic tops Rafael Nadal to reach French Open final Djokovic stopped Nadal's bid for a 14th French Open title and handed the King of Clay just his third loss in 108 matches at the tournament by coming back to win a thriller of a semifinal 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-2 at Roland Garros on Friday night.
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UConn men's basketball coach Dan Hurley hopeful compensation law will keep players in school Hurley on Friday thanked the Connecticut General Assembly for passing the so-called NIL legislation Tuesday, which will make it possible for college players to be paid for such things as endorsements, social media content, sponsorship deals and personal ...
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USMNT players to watch in the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup The trophy made it back to Chicago to reside in Soccer House's trophy case. The statute of limitations on gloating lasts until World Cup qualifying, I'd say, but it'd be nice to rub it in all summer during the Gold Cup and add another piece of silverware to the ...
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Euro 2020: Italy's opening win in Rome gave soccer fans the night they had been craving ROME, Italy -- They came early. Of course they did. Some were draped in blue, some wore hats or carried flags, and some even had painted faces peeking out from beneath their surgical masks, but nearly all the fans at Stadio Olimpico on Friday evening ...
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'New York Saints' moniker catches on during Islanders run Seth Tierney got chills hearing Islanders fans at a jam-packed Nassau Coliseum chant, "New York Saints! New York Saints!" By then, Tierney had figured out it wasn't about the now-defunct indoor lacrosse team by the same name he played three seasons for.
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Lakers free agency rumors: Cavs interested in adding Alex Caruso, Talen Horton-Tucker, per report Caruso will be unrestricted, but all reports suggest that he is likely to return as he loves playing alongside James. LeBron himself has publicly praised both players, and the Lakers have enjoyed enormous success in lineups featuring him and Caruso especially.
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Ortiz, Virginia look to continue momentum vs Dallas Baptist Devin Ortiz cemented his spot in Virginia baseball lore in a win-or-go-home game that allowed the Cavaliers to advance to this weekend's NCAA super regional. The senior from Nutley, New Jersey, embodies the resiliency the Cavaliers (33-24) have ...
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Deandre Ayton is back as a best bet as the Suns take on the Nuggets and why the 76ers will roll vs. the Hawks Happy Friday, everybody! We've done it. We've made it through another week, and now we get to celebrate by watching soccer all weekend. OK, so maybe you're more excited about the continuation of the NBA and NHL playoffs, but I am fully on board for the ...
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Washington Nationals' Max Scherzer exits start vs. San Francisco Giants after 12 pitches Scherzer, 36, retired the first batter of the game before Nationals manager Dave Martinez and athletic trainer Paul Lessard came to the mound. After consulting with them, Scherzer threw one warm-up pitch and then made a quick left turn to the Nationals dugout.
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CFP expansion could increase annual revenue to $2 billion A new College Football Playoff with triple the number of teams involved could bring in three times as much money to the conferences and schools that share the wealth. The television rights for a proposed 12-team playoff could be worth about $1.9 billion ...
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The Latest: Andrea Bocelli sings to open Euro 2020 The Stadio Olimpico is almost at the maximum capacity of 16,000 allowed for the opening match of the European Championship. Most of the Turkey fans are sitting in the northern end of the stadium where Lazio supporters usually ...
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Saints QB Drew Brees' retirement official three months after announcement The 13-time Pro Bowler and 2006 Walter Payton Man of the Year played his final 15 seasons with the Saints, guiding the franchise to its lone Super Bowl title and winning the game's MVP honors in the process.
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D-backs GM Mike Hazen takes leave of absence as wife battles cancer Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen is taking an immediate leave of absence from the team as his wife, Nicole, battles brain cancer, the team announced Friday. Assistant GM Amiel Sawdaye will take on oversight of the day-to-day baseball ...
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QB Sam Noyer heads to Oregon State for final season CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Former Colorado quarterback Sam Noyer will use his final year of eligibility at Oregon State. Noyer, who is from Beaverton, Oregon, announced his move on Twitter on Friday. Noyer threw for 1,101 yards and six touchdowns in six ...
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Reds notes: Why the Reds chose to play with 25 players instead of 26 players on Friday Cincinnati Reds pitcher Tony Santillan (64) throws a pitch in the eighth inning of. When the Cincinnati Reds play the Colorado Rockies on Friday night, the game will be a team ...
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Clippers center Serge Ibaka undergoes season-ending back surgery "It's been a very tough season, I worked very hard to be back in time for the Playoffs but sometimes injuries get in the way and health has to be a priority. I appreciate all the love and support from everyone and now I have my mindset on supporting my team and ...
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Former LSU's Teammates Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase Throwing Extra After Bengals Practice It's a story that's been told many times but in the offseason before the 2019 season, Joe Burrow wanted to perfect the route running with each of his LSU receivers. Among those in the group were Justin Jefferson, Terrace Marshall and his now Cincinnati ...
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'Bring On The Road': Rangers Not Shying Away From 15-Game Road Losing Streak The Texas Rangers carry a 15-game road losing streak with them as they travel to Los Angeles for three games against the defending World Series champion Dodgers. Coming off a homestand where the Texas Rangers went 2-3 against two of the best teams ...
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Toronto Raptors' Pascal Siakam undergoes shoulder surgery, to miss five months The Raptors said Friday that Siakam had surgery last week to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, with an anticipated recovery and rehabilitation time of five months. That timetable would mean Siakam can play again in early November -- about two weeks ...
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Larsen ready for his big chance as head coach of the Blue Jackets His son, Ty, and daughter, Faith, at one point tried to count how many congratulatory messages were coming in for Larsen as the longtime CBJ assistant earned his first NHL coaching job, but there came a time where keeping track was simply too much.
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In pitchers' duel, Vanderbilt baseball tough enough to get to brink of College World Series It was the kind of play Vanderbilt baseball needed against the Pirates and their ace pitcher, Gavin Williams. Though the Commodores had their own ace, Kumar Rocker, on the mound, they've been burned before by a lack of run support — look no further than ...
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NBA draft 2021: Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green and the rest of the top five could be historically great Over the past 20 years, only one draft class has produced four All-Stars in the top five picks. And while the 2021 draft isn't expected to be led by four future Hall of Famers, like 2003 with LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade, there's ...
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Beck Ks 13, Stanford wins opener of Lubbock Super Regional LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Brendan Beck set a career high with 13 strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings, Christian Robinson had four RBIs, and Stanford beat Texas Tech 15-3 on Friday in Lubbock Super Regional to begin a best-of-three series. Stanford (37-15) is ...
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Friday night Orioles game thread: vs. Rays, 7:10 On the pitching side, Tampa Bay managed to lose two of its best starters from 2020 over the offseason (Charlie Morton, to the Braves, and Blake Snell, to the Padres) and still have the second-best team AL ERA in 2021, at 3.32, with the fourth-most total ...
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Friday Musings: Packers make another shrewd move at linebacker with De'Vondre Campbell Yes, today's musings will touch on Blake Bortles' fit in Green Bay if Love is the first-string quarterback. But the Packers also made an underrated defensive acquisition this past week, signing veteran De'Vondre Campbell to bolster the inside linebacker position.
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SRX or bust: CBS not looking for more motorsports in lineup McManus told The Associated Press the CBS Sports calendar is too crowded with too many conflicts — the PGA Tour went head-to-head this year with the Indianapolis 500 — for the network to attempt to acquire IndyCar's television rights.
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Anthony Rizzo publicly acknowledges he's not vaccinated The Cubs are one of only eight teams to not reach the 85-percent vaccination threshold for "Tier 1" personnel that allows clubs to relax protocols — which include eased mask wearing and quarantine exemptions for vaccinated players exposed to COVID-19 ...
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Texas transfer Willie Tyler decommits from Syracuse football Syracuse, N.Y. — Texas transfer Willie Tyler has decommitted from the Syracuse football program, he announced on Friday. Tyler, a 6-foot-7, 335-pound offensive guard, shared his news in a post on Twitter. He could not be immediately reached for comment.
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Here's why the Chiefs going 20-0 might actually happen The Kansas City Chiefs going undefeated isn't as crazy as it sounds. Patrick Mahomes was recently asked about NFL records he might like to break and he gave an answer that got the media buzzing. He said he would like to go 20-0. "The only record I have ...
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Mets claim Nick Tropeano off waivers, Luis Guillorme returns from the Injured List The Mets announced a few moves and provided some injury updates earlier today in a press conference with General Manager Zack Scott. The Mets claimed right-handed pitcher Nick Tropeano off waivers from the Giants and assigned him to Triple-A ...
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Georgia WR Demetris Robertson hits the transfer portal for final college season Wide receiver Demetris Robertson decided to come back for a final college season. Now it seems it won't be at Georgia. The Savannah native who arrived as a transfer from Cal to much fanfare in the summer of 2018 has entered the transfer portal, Dawgs247 ...
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Chris Sale throws from the mound at Fenway Park Chris Sale's return from Tommy John surgery is getting closer and closer. The Red Sox' southpaw threw off the mound at Fenway Park Friday afternoon. Several of Sale's teammates gathered to watch his bullpen session that appears to have the team excited.
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Detroit IndyCar: Power tops practice as Chevrolet goes 1-2-3 On reds, Power couldn't improve for several laps, but three-time Detroit GP winner Scott Dixon could, and wound up fastest of the Honda contingent, ahead of Rossi, Herta and Dixon's teammate Marcus Ericsson.
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Arizona baseball suspends two pitchers for Super Regional vs. Ole Miss Arizona will be without its top two left-handed relief pitchers for this weekend's Super Regional series against Ole Miss. Randy Abshier and Gil Luna have been placed on interim suspension by the UA's dean of students office after a recent off-campus incident ...
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Cubs' David Ross: Full Capacity Wrigley Field 'Helped Us Win' Standing on second base, Cubs outfielder Joc Pederson pumped his palms toward the sky. But the Cubs faithful didn't need any extra prompting to cheer for his go-ahead two-run double.
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Phillies shuffle rotation vs. Yankees in attempt to sharpen Nola The skinny: Aaron Nola, who was not initially scheduled to start in the series, will now do so. Spencer Howard will move back a couple of days and start Monday against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Vince Velasquez will move up a day and pitch Saturday ...
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Warriors' Juan Toscano-Anderson a finalist for NBA's inaugural social justice award Warriors forward Juan Toscano-Anderson has been named a finalist for the NBA's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award, the NBA announced today. Toscano-Anderson is one of five finalists for the new annual honor that recognizes a current ...
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Nate Diaz, Brandon Moreno revel in popularity with Valley fight fans as UFC 263 approaches In what was officially called a press conference by UFC, some things that don't typically happen when one thinks of a press conference took place inside Arizona Federal Theatre in downtown Phoenix on Thursday. Open to the public, a few hundred fans filled ...
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COTS2: Inside the Suns - Suns vs Nuggets: The Good, the Bad and Dario Saric Booker is playing well. He's actually defending well statistically too. The Suns are getting big contributions from the 4th and 5th options on offense in the starting unit (Bridges, Crowder). Ayton is defending Jokic about as well as could he hoped for. We even had ...
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Minnesota Twins desperately seeking momentum after walk-off win But Thursday did provide some hope that the team hasn't given up just yet. The Twins were taking on the New York Yankees and had to face off against Aroldis Chapman in the bottom of the ninth, trailing 5-3.
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Gamethread: White Sox at Tigers The White Sox are doing a weekend away in Detroit in what shapes up to be rematch of last weekend. Hopefully without bad sac bunt choices. The White Sox are 6-4 in their last 10 games and 13-13 on the road. They're plowing through AL Central teams at a ...
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LIVE from Miami Dolphins OTA's: Plus: Brian Flores' Friday OTA thoughts DAVIE — Dolphins coach Brian Flores said Friday he expects to see all of his players at a mandatory Minicamp, which begins next Tuesday at Nova Southeastern University. That would, presumably, include cornerback Xavien Howard, who has not attended ...
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Sam Mewis scores in US women's 1-0 win over Portugal United States' Megan Rapinoe (15) and Portugal's Catarina Amado (2) slide for the ball during the first half of an international friendly soccer match Thursday, June 10, 2021, in Houston.
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Westminster dog show 2021: Schedule, channel, livestream, best in show for outdoor event The 2021 Westminster Kennel Club dog show will be an outdoor affair, bringing the long-running canine competition, which usually takes place in Manhattan, to the grounds of a Westchester County estate. The dog show's home turf for 2021 is the 67-acre ...
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Why Darius Slayton may be big winner of NY Giants' offseason spending spree NY Giants receiver Darius Slayton stands to gain from the attention paid to new additions such as Kenny Golladay and Kadarius Toney in Daniel Jones' arsenal. All eyes, and all of the pressure, will be on Daniel Jones as the NY Giants' quarterback faces ...
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