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Cousins: I'm .500 QB, need wins for 'next level' EAGAN, Minn. -- Making the jump from Year 1 to Year 2 of the Kirk Cousins era in Minnesota, Vikings coaches and front-office personnel have been adamant that statistics, no matter how impressive they appear, won't cut it if they don't translate to wins and a ...
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Agent's Take: Making sense of Carson Wentz's new deal and what it means for other young quarterbacks The Eagles put their money where their mouth was last week by extending quarterback Carson Wentz's contract with two years remaining despite his injury history. Howie Roseman, Philadelphia's executive vice-president of football operations, had stated at ...
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Cowboys' Cooper focused on football, not contract FRISCO, Texas -- Amari Cooper is not sweating out when he will get a long-term contract with the Dallas Cowboys finalized. He said he has not talked to his agents much about discussions, which have yet to ramp up in earnest. "I just handle my business," ...
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Kevin Durant should have never played in Game 5 It seemed like it was meant to be. Kevin Durant was thrashing the Raptors. He had returned just in the nick of time, with his team down 3-1 amid the worst NBA Finals performance of their dynastic five-year run. He was Golden State's warrior in shining armor, ...
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Bears cut Chris Blewitt as kicking competition takes another turn The Bears waived kicker Chris Blewitt Wednesday morning, leaving Eddy Pineiro and Elliott Fry as the remaining members of the twisting-and-turning kicking competition at Halas Hall. Blewitt initially signed with the Bears after a tryout in February and, along ...
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Indians' Clevinger to return from IL on Monday CLEVELAND -- Mike Clevinger is rejoining the Cleveland Indians' rotation sooner than anyone -- other than him -- expected. The right-hander, whose season seemed in jeopardy when he strained a muscle in his upper back on April 7, will start Monday when ...
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Roger Levesque to Red Card Wedding: History of Sounders-Timbers in Open Cup While heated rivalries abound across MLS, few bear more bad blood than the Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders, a clash regional, cultural and tribal in nature. Both on and off the field, they talk trash, square up and menace one another with a variety of ...
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Titans to retire Steve McNair's No. 9 and Eddie George's No. 27 jerseys during home opener When the Tennessee Titans host the Colts on Sept. 15, the game will carry more importance than a typical home opener. It'll also mark the day that two franchise icons will have their jerseys retired. On Wednesday, the Titans announced that they're retiring the ...
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The Best Short Story of the 2019 US Open? The No. 7 Hole at Pebble Beach PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — It is the shortest hole that most of the world's best golfers ever play. At barely 100 downhill yards from tee to green, it consumes just one-seventieth of the overall length of Pebble Beach Golf Links. Yet the cliffside seventh hole is ...
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SEC dominates CWS field with 4 teams heading to Omaha The College World Series has an even stronger Southeastern Conference flavor than usual. SEC members Arkansas, Auburn, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt comprise half the eight-team College World Series field. The CWS begins Saturday when Texas ...
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USMNT & El Tri have new eras, Canada ready for run: Top Gold Cup storylines The 2019 Gold Cup kicks off in just a few days, as Canada and Martinique get the tournament underway Saturday at the Rose Bowl. We already have your ultimate preview and shined the light on some of the competition's rising stars. Now it's time to lay out ...
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Cleveland Cavaliers make historic hire of Cal women's coach Lindsay Gottlieb The Cleveland Cavaliers have hired University of California, Berkeley women's basketball head coach Lindsay Gottlieb to be an assistant on first-year head coach John Beilein's staff, the team announced Wednesday. It's a historic hire for the NBA, as Gottlieb ...
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Lindros backing anti-concussion efforts in Canada TORONTO -- Hockey Hall of Famer Eric Lindros is hoping a new campaign launched across Ontario will help amateur athletes, parents and coaches better identify the signs and symptoms of a concussion after his career was cut short by repeated blows to the ...
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5 things we learned from Mitchell Trubisky Mitchell Trubisky spoke to the media Wednesday during Bears minicamp at Halas Hall. It was his last session with reporters until the start of training camp. Here are five things we learned from the third-year quarterback: (1) In their second year in the offense, ...
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Report: Tom Izzo Gets NCAA Violation For Giving Tour to Players From His High School Michigan State coach Tom Izzo received an NCAA violation for showing a nice gesture to his alma mater, Iron Mountain High School, according to mlive.com. After Iron Mountain reached the state semifinals for the first time in school history, Izzo wanted to ...
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Raiders on Hard Knocks: Antonio Brown Headlines 8 Raiders Made for TV Everybody wanted it and it's finally happening: The Oakland Raiders are going to be on HBO's Hard Knocks. There have been months of speculation as to which team would appear on the show, but most signs seemed to point to the Raiders. Coaches from ...
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Patriots fending off Texans for Nick Caserio once again The Patriots have prided themselves on their "next man up" mentality, replacing big names that leave and continuing to dominate. But this one could hurt. The Texans are trying to pry away director of player personnel Nick Caserio, having requested ...
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Brazil a must-win match for Australia in Women's World Cup MONTPELLIER, France -- After beginning this Women's World Cup ranked No. 6 and as the highest-seeded team in its group for the first time in history, Australia has positioned itself right back where it is perhaps most comfortable ahead of their matchup ...
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The Latest: Edmundson replacing Bortuzzo for Blues in Game 7 BOSTON — The Latest on Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final (all times local):. 4 p.m.. Matt Grzelcyk (GRIHZ'-lihk) replacing Connor Clifton in the Boston Bruins' lineup for Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final is a no-brainer because he was cleared from concussion ...
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Knee issues force UConn's Diarra to end career STORRS, Conn. -- Chronic knee problems have forced UConn forward Mamadou Diarra to end his playing career. The school says the 6-foot-8 junior has been granted a medical disqualification. He'll remain with the program during the upcoming season as ...
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Grizzlies coach Nick Van Exel just discovered iced coffee is a thing, and he won't let it go Nick Van Exel is 47 years old, but it apparently took the former NBA All-Star until this week to discover that iced coffee is a thing. And now he won't stop talking about it. The former Los Angeles Lakers guard, who spent 13 years in the NBA and currently serves ...
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'Enough Is Enough.' California Governor Calls to Halt Racing at Santa Anita Park After 29 Horse Deaths The staggering number of horse deaths at the Santa Anita race track has California Governor Gavin Newsom demanding change. "Enough is enough," he said in a statement Tuesday. "I am calling on the California Horse Racing Board to ensure that no horse ...
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A look at the guards who could be available for Heat at No. 13 in NBA Draft With the June 20 NBA Draft just days away, it's time to take a closer look at the options the Heat will have with the No. 13 pick. Let's start with a look at the guards who are expected to be selected in the Heat's range in the first round … Kevin Porter Jr., SG, ...
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Kyrie Irving Posts Cryptic Instagram Amid Reports He's Opting Out of Contract Kyrie Irving's latest move indicates that his saga with the Boston Celtics may be coming to an end. Earlier today, it was reported that the point guard chose to abstain from re-signing with the Celtics for next season, as he skipped out on their $21.3 million offer.
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Chase Utley confirms that he really does hate the Mets Recently-retired Chase Utley removed any doubt about his feelings on the Mets -- the team he tormented throughout his career and whose fans made their feelings about him known. Asked point blank whether he hates the Mets, Utley was succinct.
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Completed before roster was filled, Husker hoops' nonconference slate lacks NET pop Fred Hoiberg's first nonconference schedule at Nebraska probably won't be remembered for its rigor. There's a reason for that. The 11-game slate, released Wednesday, was put together largely before the Huskers even had their full compliment of players as ...
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Day hires 'goal-oriented' Williams to caddie starting at US Open PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Jason Day has, in his words, 'severely underachieved' in his career. The 12-time PGA TOUR winner admitted that leading up to this week's U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, a tournament where he's been in position to win in the past, but ...
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Tennessee OL McBride giving up football for health reasons KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee freshman offensive lineman Melvin McBride is giving up football for medical reasons. Volunteers coach Jeremy Pruitt said Wednesday that a "personal medical condition" was discovered during McBride's physical after the ...
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Multi-rider pileup on stage three of Women's Tour forces leader Marianne Vos to abandon race It was not just the Criterium du Dauphine which witnessed a dramatic crash with devastating consequences on Wednesday. Within minutes of Chris Froome's spill in France a multi-rider pileup on stage three of the OVO Energy Women's Tour brought down ...
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Sex, drugs and soccer: Diego Maradona film shines light on Napoli years Cannes, France (CNN) An unacknowledged son, photo ops with the mafia and humongous cocaine binges: it's incredible that Diego Maradona found time to become the greatest footballer of his generation. And yet, during his seven years at Napoli, ...
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Oilers agree to extension with Woodcroft The Edmonton Oilers have agreed to terms with Bakersfield Condors head coach Jay Woodcroft on a contract extension through the 2021-22 season. Woodcroft, 42, joined the Oilers staff in 2015 and in his first season as head coach of the Condors, he led ...
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Philly area minor league baseball jawn really running with it for a day The Lehigh Valley IronPigs are paying tribute to Philadelphia in a special way for one night only on Sunday, July 7 when they take the field against the Pawtucket Red Sox. The IronPigs will be changing their name to "Jawn", a salute to Philadelphian's roots ...
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Cricket World Cup USA TV: How to Watch India vs. New Zealand, Live Stream, Team News, Odds India's Cricket World Cup campaign continues in Nottingham, England, on Thursday. It takes on New Zealand, with both teams looking to preserve unbeaten records. India might have started the tournament almost a week later than everyone else but the wait ...
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Four-Star Offensive Lineman Aaryn Parks Decommits From Penn State Four-star offensive lineman Aaryn Parks became Penn State football's second recruit to announce his decommitment from the Nittany Lions on Wednesday afternoon. Please Respect My Decision…..@RivalsFriedman @BrianDohn247 @rivalsmike ...
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Cricket World Cup: David Warner credits his wife for first century since ball tampering ban David Warner credited his wife Candice for his return to international cricket on the day he scored his first century for Australia since serving a year-long ban for ball tampering. Warner's 107 helped Australia to a World Cup win over Pakistan, almost three ...
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Point Guard, Franchise Heading For Separation? Lakers, Mavericks Interested Kemba Walker will be an unrestricted free agent this summer and he will not be short of suitors should he decide to leave the Charlotte Hornets, where he has spent his entire NBA career thus far. The point guard is eligible for a supermax deal after making the ...
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Elephant Rumblings: A's top young arms debut in Stockton 1939 — The Hall of Fame is officially dedicated at Cooperstown, New York. The greatest-ever gathering of members and future inductees of the Hall of Fame accept their plaques: Grover Alexander, Ty Cobb, Eddie Collins, Walter Johnson, Nap Lajoie, Connie ...
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Trainer still unsure if Maximum Security will run in Pegasus at Monmouth Park on Sunday OCEANPORT – To run or not to run. That is the question still confounding trainer Jason Servis regarding Maximum Security. Trainer Jason Servis walks Maximum Security and exercise rider Edelberto Rivas off the track after a morning gallop at Monmouth ...
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Time is Now: Davis taking advantage of opportunity to lead REDBLACKS "We have some guys that are hungry and have been waiting for their time too so as long as we push each other every day we'll be just fine." REDBLACKS quarterback Dominique Davis. he 2019 off-season of the Ottawa REDBLACKS was memorable for ...
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Rafa Nadal's controversial act of gamesmanship in French Open final Former tennis star-turned-analyst Daniela Hantuchova says Rafael Nadal disrupted Dominic Thiem's momentum in the French Open final with a questionable act of gamesmanship. After Nadal won the first set 6-3 in Sunday's final at Roland Garros, Thiem ...
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Pittsburgh Pirates Sign Three High 2019 Draft Picks Last week, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the rest of Major League Baseball took part in the annual Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. The Bucs had the 18th overall pick to go along with three other picks on the first day of the Draft. The Bucs have already ...
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Ryan Giggs claims Manchester United signing Daniel James is quickest player he's ever seen Ryan Giggs has claimed that Manchester United new boy Daniel James is the quickest player he's seen in his entire playing and managerial career. James became the first signing of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's reign on Wednesday after United agreed an ...
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How Burnley have fared on the opening day of the Premier League season Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season are released tomorrow, with Burnley having struggled on the opening day in recent seasons. Sean Dyche acknowledged that the European adventure his squad embarked on 12 months ago, which saw their ...
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Kawhi Leonard's Looming Free Agency Decision: Comparing the Lakers, Knicks, Nets, Clippers On July 18th, 2018, Kawhi Leonard was finally granted his wish to be traded from the San Antonio Spurs. He got shipped off to the Toronto Raptors, one of the few teams who willingly accepted the risks that came with Kawhi due to his upcoming free agency ...
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