The conference championships of the NFL playoffs have arrived, and we're previewing Sunday's pair of games: Titans-Chiefs in the AFC, and Packers-49ers in the NFC. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the keys to every game, a bold prediction for each ...
Duke and Louisville will face off Saturday (ESPN, 6 p.m. ET) in a game that should have a lot to say about the ACC title race ... though both the Blue Devils and Cardinals (who are tied with quietly strong Florida State for the ACC lead) have shown their flaws.
LOS ANGELES -- The music was thumping Kanye and Jay-Z as blue shadows kissed the concrete floors of a loading-dock-turned-venue-turned-club and Anthony Davis, man of the moment, approached. The vibe, exactly one mile from Staples Center and its ...
MILWAUKEE -- A patented mean-mug was followed by Giannis Antetokounmpo's driving dunk in the opening minutes of Milwaukee's 128-123 win over Boston on Thursday night. Over the years, the Bucks star has built a reputation for powerful dunks, his ...
Howdy, I'm your host, Houston Mitchell. Let's get right to the news. If the Clippers are to indeed enjoy the moment and the process as Kawhi Leonard has suggested, the 6-7 forward is who they should follow while on this journey. Leonard showed them the ...
The Clemson Tigers are returning home today after falling to the LSU Tigers in last night's National Championship game. The final score was 42-25 in favor of the Tigers from Baton Rouge. The Tigers in orange were able to find the end zone first and were ...
Two months from today, Tom Brady's contract with the New England will void, and former Auburn standout Jarrett Stidham will be the No. 1 quarterback for the Patriots. That's if New England can't get a new contract worked out with their old quarterback.
Luke Kuechly's retirement announcement lasted 215 seconds. Its impact will last the rest of his life. The 28-year-old Panthers linebacker elected to retire on his own terms. He didn't necessarily want to, but said he knew it was the right thing to do. The right ...
Ready or not, here it comes: • "I think that any offensive coordinator in the league who winds up with three different starting quarterbacks over the course of the season is going to tell you that it's going to be a challenge. It is difficult to evaluate. I mean, look, I'm ...
DALLAS -- Linus Ullmark made 28 saves for the Buffalo Sabres in a 4-1 win against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Thursday. Jimmy Vesey and Rasmus Dahlin scored for the Sabres (22-19-7), who have won three in a row and five of their ...
The Indiana Pacers have officially played half of their 82 basketball games after winning on Wednesday in Minnesota. The Pacers sit at 26-15, which is just one win fewer than the 27 wins they had last season at the halfway point. Last year, though, the Pacers ...
Jonah Mathews knew it was only a matter of time. The senior had seen plenty of slumps during his tenure at USC, and he wasn't about to dwell on the Trojans' tough start from long range during the Pac-12 Conference season. All slumps passed eventually, ...
Every so often, ever since training camp in mid-September, Alain Vigneault will remind everyone he wasn't here last year or the years prior. He'll do so amicably when questions arise about a past season or trend with the club he now coaches. Vigneault likes ...
Syracuse, N.Y. – A rematch less than two weeks in the making. The Syracuse Orange will travel to Blacksburg, Va., for a return game against the Virginia Tech Hokies on Saturday. Syracuse and Virginia Tech met on Jan. 7 with the Hokies rallying for a 67-63 ...
No one in baseball over the last decade was more revered than Carlos Beltran. Wherever he went — St. Louis, the Yankees, Texas, Houston — his teams landed in the playoffs. When Beltran reached his first World Series, in 2013, he was given Major League ...
How does MLB move forward after the damning investigation of the Houston Astros' sign-stealing scandal? Commissioner Rob Manfred already told our own Tom Verducci that new protocols will "absolutely" be in place by Opening Day to curb the misuse of ...
Vanderbilt basketball's four-game losing streak to Tennessee doesn't seem that bad in context. After all, the Commodores have 21 consecutive regular-season SEC losses, losing to all 13 other teams at least once, plus two more in the SEC Tournament.
Let us imagine, for a moment, a scenario. It's 2007, and the Patriots have just been nailed for stealing opposing signals despite an explicit league directive banning the practice. With national reporters swarming Foxboro like the Zerg, owner Robert Kraft ...
Roger Federer will open his 2020 Australian Open bid against Steve Johnson, while Rafael Nadal will take on Hugo Dellien in the first round. Reigning champion Novak Djokovic, who could meet the former in the semi-finals, begins his defence against ...
DALLAS -- Defenseman Stephen Johns appears on track to return to the Dallas Stars' lineup for the first time in 22 months on Saturday. Johns, who returned from a conditioning assignment with Texas of the AHL, was not active for Thursday's game but will ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Cam Atkinson scored after missing a dozen games with an injury, Nick Foligno got his first goal in 23 games and rookie goalie Elvis Merzlikins turned in another gem. All that said, the Columbus Blue Jackets probably shouldn't have won ...
Blazers (18-24) at Mavericks (26-15). Time: 8:30 p.m. CT. Place: American Airlines Center, Dallas. TV: FSSW; ESPN. Radio: ESPN, 103.3 FM, Univision, 1270 AM (Spanish). About the Mavs: They have quietly won three in a row and are looking to go 12 ...
Derrick Henry continues to bully defenses well into the postseason. Last week, Henry became the first player in league history to have two games with over 180 rushing yards in the same postseason. Henry toted the ball 30 times for 195 yards in the Divisional ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Panthers All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey has pulled out of the Pro Bowl after a memorable season. McCaffrey isn't injured. Rather, he decided not to play in the Pro Bowl because Carolina's spring workouts have been ...
QIDDIYA, Saudi Arabia — Carlos Sainz confirmed his third Dakar Rally triumph on Friday after ensuring defending champion Nasser Al-Attiyah didn't escape in the Saudi desert. Sainz stayed within minutes of Al-Attiyah's dust on the 12th and last stage, ...
PDF Box. DURHAM, N.C. – It came down to the final seconds inside Cameron Indoor for the Notre Dame women's basketball squad (6-12, 1-5) who led for 39 minutes in the contest at Duke (9-8, 3-3). However, three turnovers in the final minute of the game ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Rhyne Howard scored 24 points as the 11th-ranked Kentucky women's basketball team topped No. 12 Texas A&M 76-54 on Thursday night at Memorial Coliseum. Photo: UK Athletics. The game was the seventh straight in which Howard ...
This is the online version of our morning newsletter, The Morning Win. Subscribe to get irreverent and incisive sports stories, delivered to your mailbox every morning. Conor McGregor will step into the Octagon on Saturday night for the first time in over 15 ...
The Rangers have played much better in the last 30 days, but this period was reminiscent of earlier parts of the season where the team got absolutely, collectively piled on. The Islanders carried play for the entire period and outshot the Rangers 22-to-6.
Frank Martin and his South Carolina Gamecocks stole a little bit of the thunder from Saturday's sold-out 3 p.m. clash between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Arkansas Razorbacks at Walton Arena. The Gamecocks cashed in a buzzer-beating 3-point bank shot ...
Serena or Osaka? Halep, Bertens or Svitolina? And—which group is for our champions, and which is for our busts? By Tennis.com. January 16, 2020. MORE TO WATCH. Federer, Kyrgios cap $3.5 million Rally for Relief wildfire aid event · Schnur: Roger ...
Lauren Ebo slid along the block, set her feet, took the contact and fell to the floor. The referee blew the whistle and immediately pointed to the far end of the court, signaling a charge. Immediately, first-year coach Carolyn Kieger jumped up from her crouched ...
When 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan rattled off the team's injury situation before practice on Wednesday, he didn't mention tight end George Kittle. And then Kittle didn't practice, due to an ankle injury. On Thursday, Shanahan was asked by reporters whether ...
Indiana (13-4, 3-3) vs. Nebraska (7-10, 2-4). Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST. BOTTOM LINE: Nebraska seeks revenge on Indiana after dropping the first matchup in Bloomington. The teams last played each other on Dec.
The Penguins face the Bruins tonight in Boston. Here's everything you need to know about this impending matchup: Who: Penguins vs. Boston Bruins. When: 7 p.m. Thursday. Advertisement. Where: TD Garden, Boston. Penguins defenseman John Marino ...
PITTSBURGH — Donnie Shell knows what a Hall of Famer looks like. It helps when you spend your career calling them teammates, as the hard-hitting safety did during 14 seasons dealing out punishment in the Pittsburgh Steelers secondary. So Shell never ...
VERO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Two friends from Vero Beach took it upon themselves to send a message of hope to the Holy Cross Women's Rowing Team following a crash that took a rower's life and left several injured on Wednesday. "They should feel like ...
Can't we all just Hakuna Matata? Mike Vrabel's Titans certainly have no worries as they've reeled off back-to-back upsets and eliminated the top two seeds in the AFC. They'll try to go 3-for-3 with the Chiefs in this weekend's AFC Championship at Arrowhead ...
Cleveland Cavaliers center Ante Zizic will not play on Friday in the team's game against the Memphis Grizzlies. What It Means: Zizic has missed the previous two games with the illness, and he doesn't seem particularly close to returning after being ruled out a ...
Iowa State (8-8, 1-3) vs. No. 23 Texas Tech (11-5, 2-2). United Supermarkets Arena, Lubbock, Texas; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST. BOTTOM LINE: No. 23 Texas Tech presents a tough challenge for Iowa State. Iowa State has won one of its four games against ranked ...
[Want to get New York Today by email? Here's the sign-up.] It's Friday. We're off on Monday for Martin Luther King's Birthday. Weather: Sunny, with a high near 30. Snow moves in tomorrow. Alternate-side parking: In effect until Monday (Martin Luther King's ...
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