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USA beats Turkey in OT, Tatum injured SHANGHAI - It was expected Team USA was going to face some real tests in the FIBA World Cup, but it wasn't expected they'd have so much trouble passing their first one. A confident and high-energy Turkey, the No. 17-ranked team in the world, gave the ...
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Flaherty gem, DeJong fluke hit lift Cards over Giants 1-0 ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis manager Mike Shildt tried to find the right words to describe Jack Flaherty's one-hit effort over eight innings. "He was stellar. He was impressive," Shildt said. "You can throw a lot of superlatives out there about his performance.".
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What do the Bears actually have in Mitch Trubisky? We're about to find out Finally, after months and months of analysis, hot takes, Twitter arguments, scrutinized practices, optimistic quotes and three meaningless preseason snaps, we'll finally get to see what Mitch Trubisky can do in a game that matters. Perhaps you saw progress in ...
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Dodgers making a change for the playoffs, and Cody Bellinger is at the center of it The Dodgers signed A.J. Pollock in January for as many as five years envisioning him as their everyday center fielder in 2019 and beyond. They wanted a consistent presence at the position, another right-handed bat, and to move Cody Bellinger to right field, ...
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Rams have seen Carolina's Christian McCaffrey ruin defenses with multipurpose skills On the first day of 2016, and the last day of his college career at Iowa, Austin Blythe watched in helpless, envious awe. From the sideline, the Hawkeyes offensive lineman could do nothing. In a blur of Stanford Cardinal red, Christian McCaffrey ran away with ...
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Chargers sign C Pouncey to one-year extension The Los Angeles Chargers on Tuesday signed center Mike Pouncey to a one-year extension that ties him to the team through the 2020 season. Terms were not disclosed but a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter that the deal is worth $9 million. Pouncey ...
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Baseball Report: Mike Trout And MLB's Record-Breaking Weekend (CBSLA/CBS Local Sports) — As the Major League Baseball season moves into its final month, the records continue to pile up. More are sure to follow in the coming weeks, but this weekend delivered some impressive accomplishments. A couple of familiar ...
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3 takeaways from Texas' player availability, including No. 6 LSU's new offense and Longhorns' 'Cowboy' package AUSTIN -- With Texas' biggest home game of the season only four days away, several Longhorns discussed the new LSU offense, the real purpose behind the DBU shirts and 'Cowboy,' their package with eight defensive backs. Here are the highlights from ...
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Looking ahead: Three Dallas Cowboys playoff scenarios that will determine Jason Garrett's fate this season Editor's note: The following story is a part of the 2019 Cowboys/NFL preview section, which will be included in print editions of The Dallas Morning News on Thursday, Sept. 5. Prepare for the usual emotional swings. Over the next four months, Cowboys fans ...
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Bryce Harper reaches 100 RBIs, bullpen comes up big in takeaways from Phillies' win over Reds BOX SCORE. CINCINNATI — The 12th time was a charm. The Phillies won their third game in a row in a 6-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night. The win improved the Phillies to 72-65 on the season. They are seven games over .500 for the first ...
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US Open: Injured Roger Federer ousted by Grigor Dimitrov in grueling five-set match FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. - Roger Federer began his summer with heartache, losing an epic Wimbledon final to Novak Djokovic. He ended it late Tuesday night in perhaps even more excruciating fashion, done in by a balky back and the scintillating play of ...
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College Football Staff Picks Against the Spread for Week 2 Games LSU or Texas? Clemson or Texas A&M? Our college football staff picks every important Week 1 game against the spread. By The SI Staff. September 03, 2019. After a wild Week 1 of college football betting action, most notably the results of Auburn-Oregon ...
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Dangerous depth: Tulane running backs come at opponents in Waves Tulane's extraordinary depth at running back never was more evident than the moment Corey Dauphine left the sideline for the first time last Thursday. It happened in the second quarter. Dauphine, a former 4-star prospect who had eight rushes of more than ...
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Astros' Springer carted off after collision with wall Houston Astros center fielder George Springer left Tuesday night's 4-2 road loss to the Milwaukee Brewers after crashing into the center-field wall while making a catch. Springer made a leaping catch of a Ryan Braun shot to deep center to end the fifth inning, ...
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Matchmaking the real challenge for Usyk ahead of heavyweight debut Oleksandr Usyk, my 2018 fighter of the year, is one of boxing's pound-for-pound best. Regardless of who he's facing, it'll be a welcome sight to have Usyk back in the ring after his 11-month layoff due to a torn right biceps. Usyk became the undisputed ...
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Rays could be getting strong arms back soon ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Major pitching reinforcements may be on the way for the wild-card chasing Tampa Bay Rays: Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow. Snell, an AL Cy Young Award winner, has been out since July 22 because of bone chips in his throwing ...
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White Sox Talk Podcast: Why didn't the White Sox call up Luis Robert? Chuck Garfien, Ryan McGuffey and Vinnie Duber discuss the decision not to bring Luis Robert to the majors in 2019 (1:30). They also talk about Nick Madrigal (13:00), Yermin Mercedes and Zack Collins (16:00), Danny Mendick (22:30), Daniel Palka (24:50) ...
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LA Rams Give Jared Goff The Richest Guarantee In NFL History Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead said this summer it was "when, not if" that quarterback Jared Goff would have his contract redone. Snead was true to his word with the team extending the two-time Pro Bowler's deal on Tuesday night.
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Dolphins Release Sack Leader in Their Purge; Twitter Reacts The Miami Dolphins have released yet another quality veteran. As the Dolphins continued their purge on Tuesday — long after roster cutdowns were announced over the weekend — they have now released Nate Orchard, who led all Dolphins players in ...
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Ovechkin gets signature cereal to benefit Children's Cancer Foundation Alex Ovechkin is now part of a balanced breakfast. The Washington Capitals star is getting his own cereal, Ovi O's, at Giant Food supermarkets in the Washington D.C. area with part of the proceeds benefiting the Maryland-based Children's Cancer ...
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Not every AP top-25 voter impressed with Badgers' big victory The Wisconsin Badgers' were favorites in their season-opening game at South Florida. They exceeded even those modest expectations (closing line of 10.5 points) with a 49-0 whitewashing of the Bulls. Not too shabby, especially on the road against a team ...
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How Oddsmakers See The New Orleans Saints: The Story Of The Season In 3 Bets The New Orleans Saints are one of the many favorites to make a bid for Super Bowl LIV in Miami Gardens, Florida, this season. After two impressive seasons that ended in utter heartbreak for the team and its fans, this squad has proved that resiliency is not ...
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NFL rumors: Colts QB Andrew Luck would have retired sooner if this hadn't happened Apparently, Andrew Luck's retirement was a long time coming. The former Colts quarterback would have been long retired if not for the advice of Jim Irsay. According to NESN, Luck hasn't been all-in with the Colts for a while, despite his former owner's various ...
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Setback for Giants' starting pitcher Johnny Cueto: back tightness ST. LOUIS — More than a year after his reconstructive elbow surgery, Johnny Cueto was on the verge of making his 2019 debut with the Giants. The right-hander threw a bullpen session at Busch Stadium on Tuesday, his final preparation for a start this ...
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Nationals call up Taylor and Difo; Barrett returning, too The Nationals today added outfielder Michael A. Taylor and infielder Wilmer Difo to the expanded September roster. Taylor was recalled from Double-A Harrisburg and Difo was recalled from Triple-A Fresno. Double-A Harrisburg tweeted out that reliever ...
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Brazilian Coach Gleefully Shit-Talks Giannis Antetokounmpo After Anderson Varejão Destroys Greece A Brazilian team of Guys—led by Anderson Varejão and Leandro Barbosa—took down the reigning MVP in the group stage of the FIBA World Cup in China on Tuesday, and winning head coach Aleksandar Petrovic will never let the Greek Freak hear the end ...
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2019 US Open: Rafael Nadal's 'idol' Tiger Woods gets fired up cheering for tennis star One of golf's greats was in the stands watching one of tennis' greats at the US Open on Monday night. Tiger Woods was in the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, New York to watch Rafael Nadal take on Marin Cilic and was very enthusiastic about the ...
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WATCH: Joe Panik hits 1st Mets HR Panik pushed the Mets' lead to 4-1 in the fourth inning. Sep 3 | 9:24PM. Share: Panik hits first home run as Met 00:00:12. Joe Panik gave the Mets a 4-1 lead with a two-run home run in the 4th inning against the Nationals. After the Mets took a one-run lead on ...
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How Oddsmakers See The Baltimore Ravens: The Story Of The Season In 3 Bets The Baltimore Ravens won the AFC North last season thanks to a strong second-half performance, led by rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson and a strong defense. Jackson is back, and the Ravens are hoping he's improved on his pocket passing skills, but ...
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How Oddsmakers See The Buffalo Bills: The Story Of The Season In 3 Bets The Buffalo Bills are not expected to make the playoffs this season, even though quarterback Josh Allen should be much improved going into his sophomore season while being surrounded by new, high-priced talent, such as pass-catching targets Cole ...
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Clowney expects to make his Seahawks debut in Week 1 RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Jadeveon Clowney spent Monday exactly where he wanted to end up. He was no longer in Houston. He was in Seattle, the place former teammate Duane Brown helped convince him would be the best landing spot for the pass rusher ...
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Dabo Swinney on Jake Bentley injury: 'I hate that for him.' Clemson coach Dabo Swinney is hoping for the best for injured South Carolina quarterback Jake Bentley. Reports surfaced Monday afternoon that Bentley was injured during USC's loss to North Carolina over the weekend, and Gamecocks head coach Will ...
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Brooklyn Nets' Rodions Kurucs Arrested for Allegedly Choking Girlfriend Nets' forward Rodions Kurucs was arrested Tuesday for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend earlier this summer. According to the New York Post, the 21-year-old forward is accused of choking the woman after a June 27 argument in his NYC apartment.
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Quotes: Kirk Ferentz talks injuries, season opener, Rutgers The Hawkeyes will play their earliest Big Ten opener in school history when they host Rutgers on Saturday. While it provides some excitement for Big Ten fans, some coaches aren't particularly thrilled with the early games. "No, I'd rather play our non-league ...
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Stanford's Costello is questionable for football game at USC by Rick Eymer/Palo Alto Sports Online. Stanford senior quarterback K.J. Costello, who was knocked out of Saturday's win over Northwestern late in the first half, has a chance to play against USC though Cardinal coach David Shaw said he was questionable ...
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UW Huskies drop in Associated Press top-25 poll despite season-opening win Mike Vorel. Seattle Times staff reporter. The Washington Huskies won last week. But they didn't deliver the most impressive performance in the Pac-12 — at least, according to the Associated Press. UW dropped one spot from No. 13 to 14 in the most recent ...
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Canzano: Oregon Ducks loss to Auburn hurts brand, but doesn't kill Pac-12 playoff hopes Getty Images. ARLINGTON, TEXAS - AUGUST 31: Seth Williams #18 of the Auburn Tigers makes the game winning touchdown pass against Verone McKinley III #23 of the Oregon Ducks in the fourth quarter during the Advocare Classic at AT&T Stadium on ...
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University of Illinois student arrested after noose found in elevator URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A University of Illinois student who is accused of tying a noose and leaving it in a residence hall elevator was charged Tuesday with a hate crime. Andrew Smith, 19, found some rope in the elevator in Allen Hall over the weekend and tied ...
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Lakers Rumors: Anthony Davis 'Had a Big Say' in Dwight Howard Signing Anthony Davis' desire to avoid playing center on a full-time basis was reportedly a major factor in the Los Angeles Lakers' decision to sign Dwight Howard. On Friday, ESPN's Ramona Shelburne provided background information about the addition of Howard ...
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The truth about UK rugby critics: 'Stuart Barnes adores the All Blacks' UK rugby broadcaster/columnist Stuart Barnes would have gone to bed "with a lovely glass of red wine red under his belt" and woke to news that he was public enemy No 1 in New Zealand with a degree of amusement, says Kiwi rugby broadcaster James ...
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Jorge Soler sets the Royals single-season home run record Jorge Soler homered off Tigers pitcher Daniel Norris in the third inning on Tuesday for his 39th home run to set the new club record for home runs in a season. The three-run blast traveled an estimated 431 feet. With his 39th HR, @solerpower12 has set a new ...
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PJ Fleck Hands Out Batman Pez Dispensers, Wants Players to Emulate Dark Night Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck is no stranger to interesting motivation strategies and has most notably employed his "row the boat" mantra at Minnesota and previously Western Michigan. And the 38-year-old head coach pulled out another strange ...
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Donaldson continues to power offence as Braves cruise past Jays Josh Donaldson doubled and drove in three runs, Mike Foltynewicz pitched five scoreless innings, and the streaking Atlanta Braves won their sixth straight game with a 7-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. Ozzie Albies added an early RBI ...
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Buccaneers: TE OJ Howard starts school resources campaign As the 2019 season is set to begin for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, tight end O.J. Howard is pledging to donate school resources for kids based on his play. In a bit of good news from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers front, tight end O.J. Howard has launched a ...
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Justin Gatlin, 100m world champ, injured in race in Zagreb The BBC is reporting world 100-metre champion Justin Gatlin was injured during a race in Zagreb on Tuesday. (Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images). 0. comments. World champion Justin Gatlin injured his left thigh in a 100-metre race at an IAAF World Challenge ...
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The importance of Stampeders' Labour Day victories and other thoughts on Calgary's win The Labour Day Classic. It is without a doubt, the most important regular season game of the year. "We won the 2001 Grey Cup, and had people cancel their season tickets because we lost on Labour Day." A former Stampeders executive once told me, ...
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Jorge Taufua's hit on Cameron Munster goes viral in the US Jorge Taufua's bone-jarring hit on Cameron Munster is being felt all the way over in America, with NBA stars even marveling over the brutal moment. The Manly winger added to his highlight reel of monster tackles when he knocked Cameron Munster clean off ...
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WATCH: Aaron Barrett gets told he's 'going back to the big leagues' Aaron Barrett may soon pitch in his first regular season game for the Nationals since Aug. 2015. A non-roster invite of the Nats this spring, Barrett had spent the past three-plus years recovering from a devastating string of injuries, undergoing Tommy John ...
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