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New manager Luis Rojas promises Mets success NEW YORK -- Luis Rojas never expected to be the man behind the microphone. Eleven days earlier, he was preparing for his second spring training as the Mets' relatively anonymous quality control coach. Now he was a major league manager, just like his ...
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Senior Bowl risers: Javon Kinlaw won the week; two QBs flashed Former NFL player and scout Bucky Brooks knows the ins and outs of this league, providing keen insight in his notebook. This week's edition is completely dedicated to one of the most important events of the pre-draft process ... MOBILE, Ala. -- The Senior ...
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Dallas Keuchel apologizes for sign stealing, says ex-teammates should as well About a week after some of his former Houston Astros teammates were mum on the subject of illegal sign stealing, Chicago White Sox pitcher Dallas Keuchel was both apologetic and surprised at the attention surrounding the biggest scandal to hit baseball ...
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2021 NHL All-Star Game to be hosted by Panthers The 2021 Honda NHL All-Star Game will be hosted by the Florida Panthers. Honda NHL All-Star Weekend at BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida, will include the NHL All-Star Skills on Jan. 29, 2021, and the NHL All-Star Game on Jan. 30, 2021. It's the second ...
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The Siren's Call: Mavs Dwight Powell Will Come Back Stronger Than Ever, Just Watch DALLAS - No contact. The shutter was almost intimate in nature, moving in slow motion. The shutter, the sigh, the pain collided in a split second as gravity rebelled against Dallas Mavericks big Dwight Powell, dragging him to the ground. In front of a sold-out ...
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Sources: Warriors to trade center Willie Cauley-Stein to Mavericks The Golden State Warriors are finalizing a deal to trade center Willie Cauley-Stein to the Dallas Mavericks for a 2020 second-round pick, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Cauley-Stein, 26, provides the Mavericks with a backup big to replace ...
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Michael Jordan weighs in on comparisons to Lakers' LeBron James: 'We play in different eras' Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has been compared to Michael Jordan since he first entered the NBA directly out of high school, and 17 years later those comparisons haven't stopped. If anything, James' vast success over the course of his career ...
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Only a Giant: An exclusive timeline of Eli's farewell It was a white gloves day for Joann Lamneck. Her official title is assistant director of community and alumni relations, but she is also the keeper of the four Lombardi Trophies at 1925 Giants Drive. They don't go anywhere without her or her express written ...
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2020 Farmers Insurance Open leaderboard, scores: Tiger Woods remains alive as Ryan Palmer cruises Tiger Woods followed up his 3-under par 69 Thursday at the Farmers Insurance Open by firing off a 1-under 71 on Friday in his second round of the weekend at Torrey Pines. Woods, who played the North Course on Thursday, struggled at times on the South ...
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What to watch for: Bulls look to build momentum against struggling Kings Kings' last five games (0-5). Jan. 22 — L at Pistons: 127-106. Jan. 20 — L at Heat: 118-113 (OT). Jan. 18 — L at Jazz: 123-101. Jan. 15 — L vs. Mavericks: 127-123. Jan. 13 — L vs. Magic: 114-112. Another struggling squad. On Wednesday, the Bulls (17-29) ...
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Behind Enemy Lines: Five Questions For SI All Yellow Jackets As NC State and Georgia Tech get ready to meet on the basketball court for the second time this season, All Wolfpack caught up with its counterpart with the Yellow Jackets, Matthew McGavic, to get some advance intel on what to expect. Here's how Matt ...
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NBA All-Star Game Rosters 2020: Voting Results for Starters; Predicting Reserves Who's ready for an All-Star rematch between two of the NBA's biggest stars? For the second consecutive year, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo will serve as the two team captains for the NBA ...
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NBA trade rumors: Mavericks reportedly deal Isaiah Roby to Thunder for Justin Patton to clear a roster spot Not every deal at the NBA trade deadline is going to be a blockbuster. Sometimes, teams just need to make minor moves for bookkeeping purposes. That seems to be the case here, as the Dallas Mavericks have traded Isaiah Roby to the Oklahoma City ...
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Browns' Kareem Hunt cited for speeding, but not for marijuana found in car, per report Earlier this week, Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt avoided what could have been a troubling legal situation. According to 92.3 The Fan, Hunt was pulled over by Rocky River police on Tuesday afternoon for speeding. During the traffic stop on ...
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A Decade of Saints Success also include Missed Opportunities The New Orleans Saints won their first Super Bowl ten years ago next month in the site of this year's game, Miami, Florida, and Super Bowl LIV. The Saints, like 29 other National Football League teams, will watch this year's game from the stands or their ...
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With XFL season two weeks away, some thoughts from commissioner Oliver Luck The XFL Seattle Dragons are two weeks away from playing their first-ever game Feb. 8 at the D.C. Guardians, and training camp in Houston wrapped up Friday. XFL commissioner Oliver Luck was in Seattle on Friday, helping promote the league. He said the ...
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James Coley Parts Ways With Georgia for Texas A&M After a (12-2) season and a Top-4 finish in the final AP poll, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart was not content with his program's accomplishments. Not only did he go out and hire a new offensive coordinator in Todd Monken, but he also hired yet another ...
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Former Illini Center Robert Archibald Dies at 39 Years Old Former Illinois men's basketball player Robert Archibald has passed away at the age of 39. University of Illinois athletics officials confirmed Archibald's death Friday afternoon but further details were not known. Illinois athletics spokesperson Kent Brown told ...
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AP source: Vikings' Paton withdraws from Browns GM job hunt MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Paton wasn't about to leave Minnesota's comfort for Cleveland's chaos. The Vikings assistant general manager withdrew his candidacy Friday for the Browns' general manager vacancy, according to a person with knowledge of ...
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Former Wolfpack Linebacker Joins Doeren's Staff Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay was a member of an NC State team that led the nation in total defense in 2004. Friday, the former star linebacker was hired by coach Dave Doeren to help the Wolfpack's current defense recover from a disappointing 2019 season.
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Mets 'confident in the group we have' amid more Starling Marte trade rumors Amid renewed rumors that the Mets have discussed with the Pirates a trade for centerfielder Starling Marte, general manager Brodie Van Wagenen said Friday that "we feel very confident in the group we have." Asked specifically how aggressively he is ...
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The Utah Jazz are the hottest team in the NBA, but things are about to get tougher Jazz players and coaches and executives, of course, will all say that the team takes every game, every opponent seriously — and having won 18 of 20 against mostly teams with losing records would, indeed, seem to bear that out. But there's no getting around ...
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Why Arizona State basketball coach Bobby Hurley has toned down his sideline demeanor The eyes widen, the lips purse and the veins in his neck and face expand to capacity as they carry the blood that turns Bobby Hurley's face red. That is what Hurley looks like when he's angry with referees, and it's a look we saw often in his first four seasons as ...
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Bulls: Lauri Markkanen out 4-6 weeks Lauri Markkanen ranked No. 34 on our list of the 50 best players in 5 years entering the season. Instead of building toward that promise, Markkanen has underwhelmed. His shot just isn't falling as hoped. Now, the news get even worse. Bulls: INJURY ...
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Chiefs' Travis Kelce: No listing on Friday's report Kelce (knee) doesn't have a designation for the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 against the 49ers. During the first week of prep for the big game, the Chiefs continued to cap Kelce's reps, holding him to an LP/DNP/LP practice regimen. Still, his lack of designation Friday ...
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John Calipari & Wildcats preview Texas Tech The Kentucky Wildcats face a big test Saturday when they travel to Lubbock for a top-25 matchup with the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Ahead of the big game, Kentucky got some unfortunate news that freshman forward Kahlil Whitney is leaving the team.
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Anthony Smith-Glover Teixeira to headline UFC Fight Night card in April Former light heavyweight title challengers Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira will headline UFC Fight Night on April 25, it was announced Friday. The event will take place in Smith's home state of Nebraska, inside Lincoln's Pinnacle Bank Arena.
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Big scratches shake up Pegasus World Cup field With Champion 3-Year-Old Male finalist Omaha Beach and Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner Spun to Run out for the $3 million Pegasus World Cup on Saturday at Gulfstream Park, the field has opened up for the remaining 10 horses. Spun to Run was ...
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USC Hires Ex-Texas Assistant Todd Orlando as New Defensive Coordinator USC has hired Todd Orlando as its new defensive coordinator, the school announced Friday. "We are excited to have Todd join our Trojan football program," said USC head coach Todd Helton. "He is an experienced and successful defensive coordinator who ...
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Federer tops Australia's Millman in five sets at Melbourne Park MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — This was the sort of match, riveting and rollicking, that keeps Roger Federer in tennis — even with all of those Grand Slam titles and other accomplishments, even at age 38, even with two sets of twins to raise. Two points from ...
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Justin Morneau elected to Twins' Hall of Fame MINNEAPOLIS — Justin Morneau got a bit teary-eyed when Larry Walker was elected to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame earlier this week. Both hail from the Vancouver area, and Morneau credited Walker with helping open the door for Canadian ...
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Lenexa man gets Mahomes hair cut ahead of chemotherapy LENEXA, Kan. — A Lenexa man battling cancer isn't letting chemotherapy stop him from supporting the Chiefs as they head to the Super Bowl. Carl Walston found out he had colon cancer for the second time the day after Christmas. He was diagnosed the first ...
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MSHSL rejects Waseca hockey players from wearing jerseys honoring officer WASECA, Minn. — The Minnesota State High School League is not allowing Waseca High school hockey players to wear game jerseys that would honor a recovering police officer who was wounded in the line of duty. The jerseys were for the support of ...
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Bellator 238: Featherweight World Grand Prix Continues with Caldwell vs. Borics Bellator 238 is set to go down Saturday in Southern California, with Cris Cyborg vs. Julia Budd serving as the main event. Cyborg's debut and her quest to capture another championship are the key storylines of the headliner, but it's not the only high-stakes ...
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Predicting the ski and snowboard winners for X Games Aspen 2020 And so it begins. Arguably the greatest spectacle in winter sports makes its return to Aspen and Buttermilk this week, where some dreams will be made and others destroyed all in the span of four days. X Games has long been seen as the pinnacle of the sport ...
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NFL player Antonio Brown released on bail by Florida judge FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — NFL free agent Antonio Brown was released on bail Friday after a night in a Florida jail, where he turned himself in to face charges that he and his trainer attacked the driver of a moving truck that carried some of his ...
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Big challenge awaits short-handed Kansas State at Alabama in first game after brawl This is the type of basketball game that will test Bruce Weber's coaching abilities. When the Kansas State Wildcats take on the Alabama Crimson Tide at 5 p.m. Saturday in Coleman Coliseum as part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge, he will be missing some key ...
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Thunder's Terrance Ferguson (personal) ruled out for Friday Oklahoma City Thunder guard/forward Terrance Ferguson will not play on Friday in the team's game against the Atlanta Hawks. What It Means: Ferguson has missed the last three games with a personal issue, and he'll miss his fourth on Friday. He's still away ...
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Why Warriors' Draymond Green isn't worried about mounting technicals After he was assessed a technical foul for slamming the ball down Wednesday night, Warriors forward Draymond Green turned toward referee Jacyn Goble and said, "You don't think I'm frustrated?" There is perhaps no better gauge for how much this season ...
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All-star game in St. Louis a unique family affair for Tkachuks Back when the National Hockey League announced that the 2019-20 all-star game was headed to St. Louis, of course, the Tkachuk family was hopeful. There are no guarantees as to who winds up participating in the annual showcase. Many things can ...
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Michigan's stats have taken a wrong turn without Isaiah Livers ANN ARBOR -- It may not have looked serious at the time. But Isaiah Livers, who walked gingerly off the court in the opening minutes of Michigan's Dec. 21 game against Presbyterian, has not played since. It's impossible to know how the Wolverines would ...
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Report: Rockets prioritizing trade for wing player by deadline With the NBA's Feb. 6 trade deadline under two weeks away, the Houston Rockets are continuing their search for a wing player, according to a Friday report by The Athletic's Shams Charania. In his latest "Inside Pass" column, Charania writes: [Daryl] Morey ...
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UFC on ESPN+ 24: Rafael dos Anjos vs. Michael Chiesa odds, picks and best bets Rafael dos Anjos and Michael Chiesa fight on the main card at UFC on ESPN+ 24 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. Saturday evening. To watch the full card, sign up for ESPN+ now. dos Anjos (29-12-0) faces Chiesa in a battle of southpaws, and he is at a ...
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UCLA athletics lost $18.9 million in 2019 A financial report by UCLA athletics paints a dark picture about the current state of affairs, as the department reported a $18.9 million deficit for the 2019 fiscal year, per Jon Wilner of the Bay Area News Group. Per Wilner: "The Bruins generated $108.4 million ...
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Report: Knicks hire agency to make their brand cool again With the New York Knicks in the gutter of the Eastern Conference standings for the umpteenth year in a row, the franchise is hiring the same brand marketer the Brooklyn Nets employed recently. Allen Iverson Tragedy: From Making $200,000,000 To Not ...
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Lions could trade Matthew Stafford this offseason? Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has been a staple in the franchise since 2009. Now, the Lions could reportedly be looking to trade Stafford this offseason. According to The South Florida Sun-Sentinel's Omar Kelly, there is increasing chatter around ...
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