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Former Redskins RB Mike Thomas, 1975 Rookie of the Year, dies at 66 Former Redskins running back Mike Thomas passed away on Tuesday in Houston at the age of 66. Thomas, who was selected by Washington in the fifth round of the 1975 NFL Draft, took home Offensive Rookie of the Year honors after rushing for 919 yards ...
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MLB scores, schedule: Darvish, Cubs down Mets; Cardinals take another from Brewers Tuesday brings us a full 15-game slate of big league action, including important games with postseason implications in Houston, Milwaukee, and Queens. The top storylines entering play were the Mets and Cubs beginning an important three-game series; the ...
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HBO 'Hard Knocks' 2019: Best Raiders Storylines, Moments, Reaction for Episode 4 "Knock on wood if you're with me." Head coach Jon Gruden's mantra has permeated Oakland Raiders training camp as his team prepares for the 2019 season in front of HBO's cameras. The question that dominated Tuesday's episode of Hard Knocks was ...
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Twins open road trip with 3-1 win over White Sox CHICAGO — Marwin Gonzalez and Jonathan Schoop hit solo homers in the second inning, Michael Pineda pitched five sharp innings and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Tuesday night. Eddie Rosario knocked in an insurance run in ...
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Royals waste solid start by Montgomery in 2-1 loss to A's KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A day after their highest scoring output of the season, the Oakland Athletics had to rely on their pitching to pull out another win. Fiers and three Oakland relievers combined to shut down the Kansas City Royals and Marcus Semien ...
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Sears enters transfer portal; lost USC QB battle After finishing USC's quarterback competition No. 4 on the depth chart, redshirt sophomore Jack Sears has entered the transfer portal. Sears announced his decision earlier Tuesday via Twitter. "The past week has been a difficult time, a bump in the road, and ...
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Eugenio Suárez, Curt Casali, Nick Senzel homer to lead Cincinnati Reds to win vs. Miami Marlins MIAMI – It's become such a common sight in the first inning this year: Eugenio Suárez jogs around the bases, does a small jump as he slaps hands with third-base coach J.R. House, taps his heart once he touches home plate and then looks skyward. Suárez ...
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Oakley named an official on-field partner and licensee of NFL Oakley on Tuesday announced a monumental four-year partnership with the National Football League, becoming an official on-field partner and licensee of the NFL. The partnership -- the biggest sports deal in the brand's history -- will commence at the start ...
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No Matter How Good You Are, The Washington Mystics Will Be Better The Los Angeles Sparks, to be sure, are no scrubs. They're sitting near the top of the WNBA standings, with a future Hall of Famer in Candace Parker, All-Star forwards in the Ogwumike sisters, and one of the league's greatest perimeter threats in Chelsea ...
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San Francisco 49ers' Release Of Malcolm Smith Tells Us How High Team Is On Young Linebackers The San Francisco 49ers released free-agent bust Malcolm Smith on Tuesday. It comes two years after San Francisco signed the former Super Bowl MVP to what was an eye-opening five-year, $26.5 million contract. San Francisco takes on a $4.2 million ...
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Hunter Harvey escapes bases-loaded jam to preserve shutout in Orioles' 2-0 victory over Nationals Much like the high-velocity fastballs he throws, Hunter Harvey has rocketed to the backend of Orioles manager Brandon Hyde's bullpen. Tuesday's 2-0 victory over the Washington Nationals showed the belief the first-year manager has in the rookie ...
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Today's Top Picks: Best bets for Clemson's opener and more Thursday college football matchups Finally, college football has arrived. Week Zero existed, and certainly gave us plenty of entertainment, but from a betting perspective it was a tease compared to the five-day marathon we get in Week 1. Since there is plenty more to cover from the full slate of ...
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Giants vs. D-Backs lineups: Jeff Samardzija looks to continue hot streak Just a week after winning a four-game series in Phoenix, the Giants play the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oracle Park to wrap up a midweek two-game series. One of the Giants top prospects could potentially make his MLB debut, as the organization called up ...
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Warriors' New Chase Center Offering $1 Million Suites If you live in upstate California and have a cool $1 million to spend on attending basketball games, the Warriors can hook you up. Members of the media were invited to tour the team's new Chase Center on Monday. The Athletic's Anthony Slater shared many ...
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StaTuesday: Packers' Aaron Jones could thrive in featured role New coach, new coordinator, same question: Is this finally the year of Aaron Jones? The Green Bay Packers running back's potential has been a hot topic since his arrival back in 2017. More Packers coverage. StaTuesday: Packers' Aaron Jones could thrive ...
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A look at the team's key roster battles entering the final preseason game TAMPA — Bucs head coach Bruce Arians noted this week that there are about 10 spots still available on the team's 53-man roster, and he sent a clear message to those on the bubble heading into Thursday's final preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys ...
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Nicole Gibbs provides test for No. 4 Simona Halep at US Open After two straight years of going one-and-done at the U.S. Open, No. 4 women's seed Simona Halep was relieved to survive her first-round match. Halep, the reigning Wimbledon champion, was pressed by Nicole Gibbs of Venice on Tuesday but pulled away ...
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Jawon Pass finding answers and confidence in Louisville football's simplified offense Jawon Pass doesn't have anything to prove to his naysayers. From the people who discuss his accuracy struggles to the ones who question if he's capable of leading the Louisville football team, he says he doesn't care what they say. One day after being ...
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Lynx clinch playoff spot with 93-85 win over Chicago MINNEAPOLIS — Sylvia Fowles had a season-high 25 points and 12 rebounds, moving into third on the WNBA career rebounding list, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Chicago Sky 93-85 on Tuesday night to claim their ninth straight playoff berth. Fowles has ...
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Georgia Southern is powered by option offenses, so how will LSU stop this one? When Chad Lunsford visited his mentor over the summer, the Georgia Southern head football coach didn't talk about his team's juggernaut Week 1 opponent. Lunsford was more interested in asking Tulane coach Willie Fritz about head coaching and program ...
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Giants' Saquon Barkley Rips 'Crazy' Philadelphia Eagles Fans Eagles fans have a reputation for being very loyal to the cause. Scratch that, insanely protective of the nest. They are among the most passionate fans in the NFL and back it up when enemies invade Lincoln Financial Field. They also hate the New York Giants ...
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Carli Lloyd could become NFL kicker in wild development PHILADELPHIA — U.S. soccer star Carli Lloyd might be ready to get her kicks in the NFL. Lloyd said she was considering potential offers to kick in the league after her recent 55-yard field goal at Philadelphia Eagles practice put the sport on notice. Lloyd did ...
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US Open 2019 first round: Nick Kyrgios beats Steve Johnson in straight sets – as it happened So, Kyrgios moves on after a relatively straight-forward assignment against Johnson. He'll be pleased with his service game, for sure, as he heads into a second round meeting with the 23-year-old Frenchman Antoine Hoang, who beat Leonardo Mayer in five ...
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2019 Seattle Seahawks 53-man roster projections 2.0 It's time to check in on my roster projections for who the Seattle Seahawks will keep on their initial 53-man roster. All that stands between us and Saturday's 1:00 p.m. PT cut deadline is Thursday's preseason finale against the Oakland Raiders. There's no ...
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The number of Maine kids who play sports keeps dropping Fewer kids are playing high school sports, both in Maine and around the nation, according to statistics released this week by the National Federation of State High School Associations. Participation in Maine high schools during the 2018-2019 academic year ...
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Bury expelled by EFL board after 125 years in 'one of the darkest days' of Football League's history Bury FC's 125-year membership of the English Football League was formally ended at 11.04pm on Tuesday night following "one of the darkest days" in the competition's history. A proposed takeover deal collapsed just under two hours before Tuesday's 5pm ...
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Junior college forward Ethan Richardson not enrolling at West Virginia MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Junior-college prospect Ethan Richardson will not be enrolling at West Virginia, leaving the Mountaineers with one open scholarship heading into this season. The Office of the University Registrar at West Virginia University ...
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Traina Thoughts: Rob Gronkowski Opens Up About The Painful End of His NFL Career ESPN's Chris Fowler 1. I'd love to see the ignorant people who questioned Andrew Luck's toughness after he announced his retirement tell Rob Gronkowski that he's "soft." Gronk, who retired after last season at age 29, got emotional on Tuesday while explaining why he walked ...
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Rugby World Cup: All Blacks come first as Steve Hansen makes the difficult calls Steve Hansen once made phone calls that were really difficult in his former life as a policeman. But he doesn't mind admitting the conversations he had with Owen Franks and Ngani Laumape to inform them they had missed the All Blacks squad of 31 to head ...
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Soccer! Draw between Galaxy and LAFC left neither team satisfied Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the L.A. Times' soccer newsletter. I'm Kevin Baxter, The Times' soccer writer. The first signs that LAFC would be in trouble against the Galaxy on Sunday night came three days before kickoff when Galaxy captain ...
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Thursday's game between BYU and Utah might be more sloppy than holy The first time. Regardless of the situation, if it be starting a new job or taking a new special someone out on a date, experiencing something for the first time is unpredictable. You can approach the situation with boatloads of false bravado, but deep down inside ...
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Scots hope Jonny Gray can shake off hamstring issue for Georgia clash The talk yesterday may all have been about Richie Gray and his decision to rule himself out of availability for next month's World Cup in Japan, but his younger brother Jonny remains very much a vital part of the plan and it is still hoped he could play a part in ...
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Federer drops 1st set of US Open before winning in 4 NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Federer dropped the first set he played at this year's U.S. Open — against someone named Nagal. No, not Nadal. Nagal. Federer shrugged off that slow start and came back for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 victory Monday night against Sumit ...
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Jakobsen tops Bennett in photo finish, wins 4th Vuelta stage EL PUIG, Spain (AP) — With his eyes closed, Fabio Jakobsen beat Sam Bennett in a photo finish to win the fourth stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Tuesday, while Nicolas Roche kept the overall lead ahead of Nairo Quintana. Jakobsen fended off a strong ...
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Puljujarvi's future with the Edmonton Oilers unclear after player signs contract in Finland A highly-touted Edmonton Oilers draft pick who has struggled to have an impact on the team since being drafted fourth overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft has signed a contract with a hockey team in Europe.
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This pitcher's eye-popping submarine delivery will make you question everything you've ever known You think you know things, but in reality you have no clue. Life tends to throw lessons like that at all of us in a variety of ways. You might think you have a handle on what's going on, and an idea that you're in charge of some aspect of it. That's an amusing ...
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Good day for Aussie hopefuls at US Open Thanasi Kokkinakis has dug deep at the US Open to post his first main-draw win at a grand slam event in more than four years. The injury-plagued Australian overcame the disappointment of failing to serve out the first-round match in the third set to tough out ...
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Tottenham's Lucas Moura delighted David Luiz signed for Arsenal so he can hang out at his house more Tottenham's Lucas Moura is very pleased that David Luiz arrived at north London rivals Arsenal, because now they can spend more time together. Luiz signed for the Gunners this month in a surprise £8m transfer from Chelsea after Blues boss Frank Lampard ...
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