Former NFL and Texas Longhorns running back Cedric Benson died this weekend in a motorcycle crash at age 36. Benson played for the Longhorns from 2001 to '04, rushing for a total of 5,540 yards -- ranked ninth in NCAA history. He was drafted No.
Week 2 of the NFL preseason continues Sunday, as three playoff teams take center stage in two nationally televised contests. First, the New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Chargers kick off the doubleheader action on CBS and CBS All Access. The Saints ...
The Philadelphia Eagles are paying Josh McCown a significant amount of money to be a backup quarterback to Carson Wentz, raising more questions on who will be the No. 2 quarterback on the roster in 2019. Eagles head coach Doug Pederson will delay ...
If the Atlanta Braves win the National League East, outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. will be one of the biggest reasons why. Acuña entered Sunday hitting .295/.375/.537 (129 OPS+) with 35 home runs and 29 stolen bases. In other words, he's likely to receive ...
The Chicago Cubs are having fun during their trip to the Little League World Series this year and went sledding on Sunday with some of the kids at the tournament. While there is obviously no snow in Pennsylvania in August, the teams got creative and used ...
MEDINAH, Ill. -- The end came quicker than he wanted -- and likely expected -- and undoubtedly Tiger Woods was disappointed in not being able to qualify for next week's Tour Championship. But he has the Masters, and that is a pretty good way to look back ...
Jack Whitaker, the understated voice who was a staple on CBS Sports broadcasts in the 1960s and '70s, has died of natural causes at the age of 95, the network confirmed Sunday. The Philadelphia native began his broadcasting career in 1950 after serving ...
Updated: 3:38 p.m.. Bryce Harper left Sunday's Phillies-Padres game after the bottom of the fifth inning because of dehydration. Harper began the fourth inning with a single up the middle and was erased on a fielder's choice. A half-inning earlier, he made a ...
MEDINAH, Ill. – After completing the last, and perhaps most unusual, round of his PGA Tour season, Phil Mickelson didn't lose his trademark grin. "It was electric," Mickelson said, describing his week at the BMW Championship while also offering a subtle nod ...
Will Power won a weather-shortened IndyCar Series race at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa., on Sunday, giving him three wins at the track in the past four years. Power's first victory of the season came with doubts about the series' future with the track in ...
The Darley Prix Morny (G1) at Deauville usually goes some way to determining champion juvenile honors, but it has also been used en route to classic glory. And after Earthlight roared home in front of Queen Mary Stakes (G2) heroine Raffle Prize Aug.
With the New England Patriots welcoming reinstated wide receiver Josh Gordon back to the roster on Sunday, someone was bound to be released. And that someone is veteran receiver Dontrelle Inman. The former Indianapolis Colts and San Diego Chargers ...
CINCINNATI -- The Reds have placed first baseman Joey Votto on the 10-day injured list with lower back tightness that has kept him out of Cincinnati's last three games. The move is retroactive to Thursday. In a corresponding move, the Reds recalled utility ...
New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso hit his 40th home run of the season on Sunday to set the National League rookie record for home runs in a season. Alonso homered to left field in the ninth inning. The 418-foot blast off the Kansas City Royals' Jacob ...
What makes a $73 million purchase worth it? If you happened to have the amount of money that the English soccer team Chelsea paid Germany's Borussia Dortmund for the services of American phenom Christian Pulisic lying around—don't check your wallet ...
The Transfer Portal has changed the college football landscape considerably over the course of the last 12 months, with a number of athletes opting to take their talents elsewhere across the country. Alabama has a number of one-time team members playing ...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina coach Mack Brown says true freshman quarterback Sam Howell will start working with the first-team offense in preseason practices. Brown said Sunday that Howell's consistency had given him an edge in a three-way ...
Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota looked very sharp during the loss to the New England Patriots Saturday. (AP Photo/James Kenney). 0. By Geoffrey C. Arnold | The Oregonian/OregonLive. Marcus Mariota needed a strong effort to quell a growing ...
The Boston Red Sox's playoff hopes already were on life support. This might be the death blow. Red Sox ace Chris Sale has been placed on the 10-day injured list with elbow inflammation, and will seek a second opinion from famous surgeon Dr. James ...
By all accounts that matter—meaning the fight's scorecards—Daniel Cormier had been better than his opponent, Stipe Miocic, through three rounds in the main event of UFC 241. Entering the fourth of the UFC heavyweight title bout, each judge had things ...
The winner climbed from his car and immediately apologized for denying an underdog his first career victory. The runner-up, in tears over his near miss, was raucously embraced by the crowd for his oh-so-close effort. (AP). Bristol Motor Speedway was a ...
Follow along for updates as Philip Rivers and the Los Angeles Chargers host Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints at the StubHub Center. Viewing on a mobile device? Click here for updates.
Vanderbilt golfer John Augenstein lost in the U.S. Amateur final when he couldn't hold an early four-shot lead Sunday. As runner-up, Augenstein still receives automatic exemptions to the 2020 Masters and U.S. Open. The champion, Georgia Tech senior Andy ...
Manchester City have been cautioned against the introduction of facial recognition technology, which a civil rights group says would risk "normalising a mass surveillance tool". The reigning Premier League champions are considering introducing technology ...
The Rockies will attempt to win their fourth consecutive game and finish off the sweep against the Miami Marlins this afternoon. Peter Lambert gets the start for the Rockies against Miami's Jordan Yamamoto. Start time: 1:10 MT. Lineups: #Marlins vs. #Rockies ...
Syracuse, NY (August 17, 2019) - The Syracuse Mets took both games of a doubleheader over the Norfolk Tides on Saturday night at NBT Bank Stadium to move just two games back of first place in the International League North Division standings. Syracuse ...
ASHBURN, Virginia -- The Washington Redskins remain uncertain about when quarterback Colt McCoy will be able to play in a game, leaving Case Keenum on track to start the season opener. McCoy has yet to play in the preseason and said Sunday that he ...
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika admitted on Sunday he was hurting after watching the All Blacks crush his Bledisloe Cup dream, as selectors prepared to sift through the debris and pick their World Cup squad. The Australians went into their clash at Eden ...
The Little League World Series rolls on and so do the team from Loudoun County. The South Riding, VA kids easily dispatched the Coon Rapids, Minnesota squad 11-0 in a four-inning mercy-rule shortened game. The Loudoun lads scored three in the first ...
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand live cricket score: Sri Lanka, who reached 133 for 0 at stumps on Day 4, need 135 runs to complete a famous win at Galle. Dimuth Karunaratne and Lahiru Thirimanne have resumed batting on Sunday. advertisement. Sri Lanka vs ...
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