NEW YORK -- This is the next stop on Dellin Betances' subway ride around New York. After spending his first eight seasons in the majors with the crosstown Yankees, the New Yorker joined the Mets on a one-year contract with a player option for 2021.
ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Paul Pasqualoni stepped down Thursday after coaching one of the NFLs worst defenses throughout the 2019 season. Pasqualoni, 70, was one of the first hires made by Lions coach Matt Patricia in ...
The Pro Football Hall of Fame unveiled its modern-era finalists for the Class of 2020 on Thursday. To be considered for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, a nominated individual must not have participated as an active player for five consecutive ...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — It took time for the vision of coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch to lead to positive results on the field for the San Francisco 49ers. The nine straight losses to begin the debut season in 2017 were followed by a ...
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Ron Rivera's tenure as Washington Redskins head coach promises to bring major changes at least from his immediate predecessor, Jay Gruden. Whether he can build the consistent winning team that has eluded Dan Snyder in two ...
BEREA, Ohio -- The Browns have screwed up process too often in the past, and the Haslams as owners in Cleveland don't deserve much benefit of the doubt. That doesn't mean they aren't learning from past mistakes, even if that evolution has been slow.
Christmas Day is one of the most important dates on the NBA calendar, and not only because the league takes over national TV with five marquee games. It's also the start of fan voting for the All-Star Game, which this season will take place in Chicago on ...
HEAD COACH BILL BELICHICK. Press Conference Thursday, January 2, 2020. BB: We're obviously closing in on the biggest game of the year, so we have a couple more days here of preparations to wrap things up on the Titans. But as I said, this is a really ...
The NBA has become a league known for its star movement, so much so that the offseason has overshadowed the regular season and, recently, even the playoffs. That was especially the case this past summer as the futures of Kawhi Leonard and Kevin ...
MONTREAL - Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin announced on Thursday that the team has acquired defenseman Marco Scandella from the Buffalo Sabres, in return for a fourth-round pick in 2020 (acquired from the San Jose Sharks on ...
FOXBOROUGH — He knows he and his Patriots teammates walked off Gillette Stadium's turf Thursday afternoon after finishing their final practice of the week aware they might just have concluded their final practice of the season, too. He knows Saturday ...
PHOENIX — Mike Miller's men of mystery head west to attempt to prove this blip of success is sustainable enough to make themselves relevant in 2020. Don't look now, but the Knicks (10-24) have crept to within five games of the eighth seed in the East with ...
As one 6-foot-4, sure-handed receiver leaves Notre Dame, another arrives. While the Irish receivers corps was not going to be shallow next season, it was going to be light on experience. The arrival of Northwestern graduate transfer Bennett Skowronek ...
It only took one quarter of action to start the new year for another injury to strike one of the NBA's talented young players. Early in the first quarter against the Washington Wizards, Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac fell to the ground and immediately ...
BLUE JACKETS (18-14-8) at BRUINS (24-7-10). 7 p.m. ET; SNE, SNO, SNP, NESN, FS-O, NHL.TV. The Game. The Columbus Blue Jackets will look to extend their point streak to 12 games and the Boston Bruins will try to stretch their point streak to nine ...
Turnovers, penalties and missed opportunities squashed Wisconsin's chance to win its fourth Rose Bowl in school history on Jan. 1 in its loss to No. 6 Oregon in historic Pasadena. As part of our breakdowns after each football game, AllBadgers.com starts its ...
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (AP) — The day after the Minnesota Wild were officially awarded the NHL's next Winter Classic, they fittingly had practice scheduled for one of the area's many outdoor rinks. Eager to serve as a first-time participant in the 2021 edition ...
A few years ago, Jim Harbaugh took a chance on Chris Partridge and it paid off handsomely for Michigan football. Now, Harbaugh must find a way to replace Partridge, the Wolverines' ace recruiter who has been hired to join Lane Kiffin's staff at Ole Miss on ...
With an established star and several young talents to build around, the Minnesota Timberwolves are attempting to establish themselves as a playoff contender once again. From established players like Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins to newcomers ...
The Eric Gordon of the first nine games of 2019-20 was almost unrecognizable to the player who helped guide the Rockets to three straight 50-win seasons from 2016-19. Gordon started this season in a serious funk, averaging just 11.8 points per game while ...
Life after MLS began in style for Wayne Rooney on Thursday as his free-kick set up Derby County's opening goal in a 2-1 win over Barnsley in Rooney's debut for the English Championship side. After spotting Jack Marriott for the opener with a long diagonal ...
The last time the Seahawks faced the Philadelphia Eagles, they won 17-9 in a game that was more decisive than the final score would indicate. Who is more critical to Seahawks' playoff success: Diggs or Lockett? The Seattle defense forced five turnovers, ...
LIVERPOOL, England — Mohamed Salah scored one goal and set up the other Thursday as Liverpool extended its unbeaten Premier League run to a full year with a 2-0 victory over Sheffield United to restore its 13-point lead. Salah opened the scoring in the ...
GREEN BAY – After more than a decade-long wait, former Packers safety LeRoy Butler was announced on Thursday as one of 15 modern-era finalists for enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2020. The four-time All-Pro safety, who has ...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Birmingham Bowl has resumed after a weather delay of about 90 minutes. The game between No. 23 Cincinnati and Boston College was suspended with 7:55 left in the first quarter on Thursday. The game was scoreless.
As the trade talk surrounding Nolan Arenado continues to run rampant, Rockies fans probably need something else to focus on besides the possibility of the franchise's cornerstone player being dealt away. So, even in an offseason where owner Dick Monfort ...
Ratings for National Football League games rose 5% in 2019, making it the most-watched season since 2016, the league said. During the 2019 regular season, an average of 16.5 million people tuned in to watch NFL games, according to Nielsen data cited ...
USF has hired former West Virginia standout Pat White as its new running backs coach, the Bulls announced Thursday. White starred as a quarterback for the Mountaineers, where he was a two-time Big East Offensive Player of the Year. He was notably a ...
Tre'Davious White wasn't about to get into any sort of back and forth Thursday. The Buffalo Bills' cornerback was asked for his reaction to a since-deleted Instagram post by Houston Texans star receiver DeAndre Hopkins. The image showed Hopkins making ...
Five Gophers whose stock is on the rise after the Outback Bowl: Tyler Johnson: The senior receiver finished his career in iconic fashion. He set Gophers bowl as well as personal records for his 12 catches for 204 yards and two touchdowns, including a ...
The Wisconsin Badgers resume Big Ten play at No. 5 Ohio State on Friday, confident in their game. "I think defensively we are in a really great place and sticking to our game plans and executing on what the coaches ask us to do," senior guard Brevin Pritzl ...
Former Arizona State quarterback Joey Yellen has a new home. The ASU freshman is transferring to Pitt, where he will enroll in the spring semester and participate in spring practice, according to Panther Lair, the Rivals web site for Pitt athletics. Yellen must ...
BOULDER, Colo. — The status of two Oregon basketball forwards for this weekend's trip to Colorado and Utah is undetermined. Forward Shakur Juiston missed all five games in December due to a lower leg injury he suffered against North Carolina ...
J.L. Lewis' nine-year struggle with multiple myeloma came to an end New Year's Eve. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images). Against a backdrop of sports stories so often built around athletes in the phenom mold, J.L. Lewis was always an easy embrace if you ...
The Montreal Canadiens make a minor deal with the Ottawa Senators ahead of their game, sending Mike Rielly over for Andrew Sturtz and a fifth-round pick. Some may have foreseen some change coming for the Montreal Canadiens with the number of ...
Walker (illness) will be a game-time decision for Friday's game against the Hawks, Brian Robb of BostonSportsJournal.com reports. Walker missed Thursday's practice with flu-like symptoms, leaving his status uncertain for the first half of Boston's upcoming ...
Dustin Johnson was well on his way to producing another huge year in 2019 when he won twice in the first two months, returned to No. 1 in the world and then posted two second-place finishes in the first two major championships. Then DJ basically went ...
It wasn't quite an LSU over Oklahoma type beatdown. But for the second time in five days, the Southeastern Conference showed its dominance over the Big 12 conference. And as always, the conference that sticks together like one big happy family, ...
Raheem Mostert, who began training camp pegged as the 49ers' No. 4 running back, is now hanging with a Hall of Famer. Previously known as a special-teams standout, Mostert finished his breakout offensive season by rushing for 772 yards and averaging ...
LAFAYETTE, La. — A Louisiana mom and son who were devoted fans of Louisiana State University and were on their way to see the school's football team in the Peach Bowl when they died in a plane crash, will be laid to rest Thursday. Gretchen D. Vincent ...
After pulling off their biggest win of the season so far over No. 2 Ohio State, the No. 16 West Virginia Mountaineers are headed to Allen Fieldhouse to tip off their Big 12 Conference schedule against the No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks. The action tips off on Saturday ...
RAPPER 50 CENT kick-started the negotiations for Floyd Mayweather to fight UFC superstar Conor McGregor. The two mavericks met in a blockbuster crossover bout in August 2017, with Mayweather winning by 10th round stoppage. 50 Cent kick-started the ...
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