SAN FRANCISCO -- Just when life was beginning to get pretty good for the mostly no-name New York Yankees, it got even better with one booming swing Saturday afternoon. Hello, big leagues, meet the healthier, rejuvenated Gary Sanchez. With the bases ...
Which teams had successful NFL drafts, and who could be struggling next season? Handing out grades for every team's draft. By Andy Benoit. April 27, 2019. The 2019 NFL draft kicked off with a bang when the Cardinals selected Kyler Murray with the No.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Grading any draft can be challenging, and snap judgments after the last pick usually are far too optimistic. Yes, Music City couldn't keep the rain away from opening night. Still, closing off both the honky-tonk district and throwing out ...
PHOENIX -- Though he was playing in only his 15th career game -- and catching Yu Darvish for the first time -- Chicago Cubs catcher Taylor Davis knows a good thing when he sees it. After getting the best view of some of Darvish's best stuff Saturday night, ...
Despite a smaller-than-usual stash of picks in this year's draft, the Bears were most active on the final day, with 60% of their picks coming in the last two rounds. Ryan Pace and Co. followed up their first pick of the day -- Georgia WR Riley Ridley -- by selecting ...
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had a triple-double, Jamal Murray hit a clutch floater with 36.8 seconds remaining and the Denver Nuggets held off the San Antonio Spurs 90-86 in Game 7 on Saturday night to advance in the postseason for the first time in a ...
Toronto Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri traded for Kawhi Leonard for performances like Saturday night. For a playoff career-high 45 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block, and for a 1-0 series lead over the Philadelphia 76ers in the ...
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — After entering the offseason scrambling again at quarterback, John Elway emerged from draft weekend set for the present and maybe the future at a position that's been his Frankenstein ever since Peyton Manning retired three years ...
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Blues had one final chance to tie a game they trailed throughout on Saturday when they were awarded a fifth power play with 2:45 remaining in the third period. However, like in the rest of the day, St. Louis failed with its ...
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff received a text from Matt Ryan during the NFL draft. The Falcons' quarterback obviously approved of the team's first-round selections of two offensive linemen. Dimitroff said ...
The New England Patriots took a running back in the third round, at pick No. 87 overall, over the weekend. But it was more so about the player than it was the position when it came to Damien Harris. Harris stands in as one of only eight in Alabama Crimson ...
Warriors All-Stars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson have been listed as questionable for Sunday's Game 1 against the Rockets (3:30 ET, ABC) with right ankle injuries. "We'll see how they're doing (before the game)," Warriors coach Steve Kerr told the ...
ALAMEDA — The Raiders finished the 2019 NFL Draft with nine new players, starting with a Clemson defensive end and ending with a Prairie View A&M defensive end. The Raiders traded five times total, twice on Friday and three times Saturday, four times ...
No. 48: Erik McCoy, OL, Texas A&M. Pete Prisco, CBS Sports: B+ -- This was a smart pick because they had to replace Max Unger. Drew Brees has to be protected inside since he is a short quarterback, so it works. Chad Reurter, NFL.com: B | McCoy was a ...
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Philip Rivers is the Los Angeles Chargers starting quarterback, but the franchise is starting to possibly look at the future with their fifth-round pick. The Chargers selected North Dakota State quarterback Easton Stick on Saturday ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The hits kept coming, one after the other, until Angels right-hander Jaime Barria had thrown 24 pitches without retiring a Kansas City Royals batter in the third inning of Saturday night's 9-4 loss at Kauffman Stadium. Barria finally got an ...
Miami Hurricanes defensive end Joe Jackson said last month at the NFL Scouting Combine he would prove to the team that drafted him that he could "stop the run, play the pass" and do "everything in between.'' He even said he'd "play of a little bit of outside ...
Benny Snell was blunt, but candid, when asked what it was like growing up with a football-famous great uncle. "I really only got to be able to talk to him a good two times," Snell said, "because right now, he's very old." And he'll remain so, but former New York ...
Former Oregon Ducks' linebacker Justin Hollins (middle, No. 11) will make a pre-NFL draft visit to the Miami Dolphins on Monday, according to a report. 11. By James Crepea | The Oregonian/OregonLive. Justin Hollins is staying in the Pac-12 footprint.
The Jets traded up from their second third-round pick, moving from No. 93 to No. 92 to grab USC offensive tackle Chuma Edoga. The Jets gave the Vikings their seventh-round pick (No. 217) to jump one spot.
It took just seconds for one of the toughest safeties in the SEC to melt Saturday. When Donovan Wilson took a call from Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys, bedlam ensued. Wilson, and those gathered to watch him make the next officials, erupted with ...
General observations, random thoughts, clearing shots, pucks to smart areas, a couple of line changes, and a smattering of icings under pressure early in Round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs . . . □ Bill Zito, the ex-player representative in town as assistant ...
The Vikings rounded out their draft class on Saturday by making nine selections in rounds 4-7 at the NFL Draft. Minnesota went heavy on offense with this year's class, taking seven players on that side of the football. It was the first time since 1965 the Vikings ...
A record breaking year for applications will see more than 40,000 people run the 39th London Marathon this morning. Sir Andy Murray will be firing the starting gun at this year's London Marathon from 09:05 BST. The event has raised £1bn since it started in ...
AVONDALE, La. – Among the carefully-chosen teams of future Presidents Cup roster members, best friends, countrymen and, in the case of Brooks and Chase Koepka, brothers, two guys who just needed someone to play with co-lead entering Sunday's final ...
Iowa junior defensive end Anthony Nelson was selected by Tampa Bay with the 107th overall pick Saturday in the fourth round of the NFL Draft. The 6-foot-7, 271-pound end had 23 sacks and 31 tackles for loss in 39 games with the Hawkeyes. "I'm not a big ...
Former Hog Hjalte Froholdt was selected by the New England Patriots with the 118th pick in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft on Saturday. He was the first former Arkansas player to be drafted this year, and he joins former head coach Bret Bielema who ...
HARRISON, N.J. — Connor Lade scored in the 38th minute and the New York Red Bulls beat expansion FC Cincinnati 1-0 on Saturday night to snap a five-game winless streak. Daniel Royer trapped Brian White's header pass and flicked it off his back heel to ...
Steve Smith has played down fears of any significant damage to his recently repaired elbow after his spectacular catch removed fellow Australian World Cup batsman David Warner in the Indian Premier League.
UNDERCARD: Efe Ajagba (10-0, 9 KOs) TKO2 over Michael Wallisch (19-2): It was yet another impressive performance from Ajagba, one of the rising heavyweight prospects. He busted up Wallisch's eye in the first round, and he brought him to a knee in the ...
Nicky Henderson: 'Altior was telling me he needs to go further' • Bryony Frost returns from injury with victory on Black Corton. Chris Cook at Sandown. @claimsfive. Sat 27 Apr 2019 13.37 EDT Last modified on Sat 27 Apr 2019 16.55 EDT. Share on Facebook ...
Steve Hansen is by dint a gambling man. He owns racehorses; it goes with the chewed-up turf. And the All Blacks coach says he won't hesitate to roll the dice when it comes to filling Damian McKenzie's jinking boots for the upcoming World Cup if that's what ...
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