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49ers' George Kittle top non-QB MVP candidate, Cris Collinsworth says SANTA CLARA – The 49ers have what it takes to win a Super Bowl, according to NBC Sports analyst Cris Collinsworth. But getting past the Minnesota Vikings in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs on Saturday is going to require the 49ers to show the ...
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Bears hold tryout with one of CFL's top defensive free agents The Chicago Bears held a round of tryouts Thursday which included Calgary Stampeders cornerback, Tre Roberson. Roberson is considered one of the top CFL free agents making the rounds through the NFL tryout circuit this offseason. He had seven ...
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LSU vs. Clemson predictions, picks, odds, line for college football national championship 2020 NEW ORLEANS -- No. 1 LSU will play a pseudo-home game on Monday night at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome when it squares off with No. 3 Clemson in the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship. The game will tie a bow on a wild season ...
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Rinne vs. McDavid goals debated by NHL.com It's been a week for memorable goals in the NHL. Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid scored a third-period goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday that was so good, Wayne Gretzky was lifted out of his seat and couldn't stop gushing about it.
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Which Tight Ends Could the Jaguars Key In on During Free Agency in 2020? For the better part of the last two seasons and even many seasons before then, the Jacksonville Jaguars have been nothing sort of barren at the tight end position. The 2019 season was perhaps a perfect representation of the Jaguars' issues at tight end.
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Will Mike McCarthy's 'super staff' with the Dallas Cowboys really be all that super? He won a Super Bowl right down the road in Arlington nine years ago, and now we are told the man is assembling a "super staff" to guide the Cowboys in 2020. Is this what's really happening with head coach Mike McCarthy? I have spent the week pondering ...
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Pondering the Possibility of Josh McDaniels as Browns Head Coach The Cleveland Browns are set to finish their head coaching interviews Friday with New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels. Believed to be the prize ownership has been seeking, McDaniels appears to be the favorite for the job. I wish I was ...
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Mookie Betts, Red Sox avoid arbitration with record-breaking $27 million deal, report says The Boston Red Sox and outfielder Mookie Betts have avoided arbitration with a record $27 million deal, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. The two sides agreed to a deal on Friday, the deadline for teams and arbitration-eligible players to submit salary figures ...
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Gilbert Arenas weighs in on the Kevin Durant-Kendrick Perkins argument The NBA is never boring, especially on Twitter. The most recent example of this came when Kendrick Perkins and Kevin Durant got into it on the app. Trending Now. 0:47 · Rivera promises fans he'll bring team to a Super Bowl · 0:23 · Rivera has an idea of ...
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US Soccer names Brian McBride general manager of men's national team Former US men's national team star Brian McBride has been appointed general manager of the USMNT, the federation announced Friday. He starts immediately and will report to U.S. Soccer sporting director Earnie Stewart. McBride, a veteran of three World ...
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NFL Playoffs: 12 Things To Know Before The Divisional Showdowns The Heisman Trophy is the biggest individual prize in college football. An incredible five Heisman winners will be on the field when the Baltimore Ravens host the Tennessee Titans in an AFC Divisional playoff game on Saturday night. Baltimore features ...
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NBA trade deadline buyers and sellers: Teams most likely to make a big move include Lakers, 76ers, Knicks It's that time of year again, NBA fans. The smell of transactions is in the air as the Feb. 6 trade deadline nears and executives ready their war rooms to figure out how to best help their teams. For some franchises that means finding a deal for that one extra ...
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Gio Urshela, Yankees Avoid Arbitration Gio Urshela and the Yankees reportedly agreed upon a one-year $2.475 million deal on Friday, avoiding arbitration. Robert Murray was first on the report. The third baseman is one of nine Bronx Bombers eligible for arbitration ahead of Friday's deadline.
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Former WVU Infielder Jedd Gyorko Signs With New Team As reported by the Athletic's Ken Rosenthal, former Mountaineer infielder Jedd Gyorko is set to sign with the Milwaukee Brewers, pending the results of his physical. As a result, Gyorko is now set to be under contract for his eighth season of Major League ...
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Cleveland Cavaliers celebrated Tristan Thompson's career night with a wild locker room water fight AP. Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson (13) is defended by Detroit Pistons guard Bruce Brown (6) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio). Comment. By Joe Noga, cleveland.
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Zavier Simpson's dissection of Purdue surprises nobody, not even Matt Painter It is hard to be surprised by Zavier Simpson anymore. Michigan basketball's senior point guard has played in 131 games. He has won exactly 100 of those contests. His latest victory came Thursday night, in a double overtime win against Purdue at Crisler ...
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Mets, Syndergaard agree to $9.7 million salary for 2020 NEW YORK (AP) — Right-hander Noah Syndergaard has agreed to a $9.7 million, one-year deal with the New York Mets to avoid salary arbitration. Syndergaard is coming off a fairly disappointing season in which he made $6 million. He went 10-8 with a ...
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Indiana promotes Nick Sheridan to offensive coordinator BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana has promoted Nick Sheridan to offensive coordinator and running backs coach Mike Hart to associate head coach. Coach Tom Allen announced the moves Friday and also said receivers coach Grant Heard will serve as ...
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Cleveland Indians sign Delino DeShields to one-year $1.875 million deal to avoid arbitration Getty Images. Outfielder Delino DeShields has reached a one-year deal with the Indians to avoid arbitration. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images). Comment. By Paul Hoynes, cleveland.com. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Then there were two. New outfielder Delino ...
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'It's just the start': Now on scholarship, Charlie Easley brings heart and hustle to Husker hoops LINCOLN — Charlie Easley was delirious. He emerged from the locker room, blonde hair rustled, scratches on his arms after being mobbed, the face of a man trying to figure out if he's in a dream. The freshman walk-on made his way across the practice court ...
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Over A Ton Of Shrimp: Feeding Fans For The CFP National Championship Caramelized peaches and pimento cheese will both make an appearance on the College Football Playoffs National Championship menu at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans (don't worry, they're not in the same dish). Along with the Clemson ...
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The Pros And (Yes) Cons Of Sam Darnold Going Forward Tom Brady's potential departure from New England already has New York Jets fans dreaming of the day when they won't see No. 12 in blue and annually crushing their dreams of an AFC East title. But if and when Brady finally does leave the Patriots, will the ...
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Grading Ohio State football's Justin Fields: How our postgame analysis undersold his 2019 excellence David Petkiewicz, cleveland.com. Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields threw for 3,273 yards with 41 touchdown passes against three interceptions as a sophomore in 2019. By Nathan Baird, cleveland.com. COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Jerry Seinfield once remarked ...
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Seattle Seahawks' Pete Carroll wishes he played Ugo Amadi sooner Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll knew Ugo Amadi possessed talent. However, he was reluctant to give the rookie defensive back significant playing for most of the regular season. Carroll gave Amadi another chance to play late in the regular season and ...
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Kings vs. Bucks Preview: It's All Greek To Me! Have you ever seen Unbreakable? It's a wonderful little superhero movie that M. Night Shyamalan made before he and Bruce Willis stopped giving two shits about quality where Brucie has to to contemplate whether he's an indestructible superhuman or just ...
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Washington Nationals avoid arbitration with Joe Ross and Roenis ElÃas; reach deals for the 2020 campaign... Michael A. Taylor's 1-year/$3.325M contract for 2020 was announced last night, so that left the defending World Series champion Washington Nationals with three arbitration-eligible players unsigned heading into today's deadline to either agree on new deals ...
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Instant Analysis: Oregon defeats Arizona 74-73 in overtime Arizona did a lot of the right things needed to pull off the road upset on Thursday in Eugene. However, they also did enough of the wrong things to lose. In the end, two turnovers in the game's final 30 seconds of overtime would ultimately cost the Wildcats a ...
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Diamondbacks' David Peralta: Gets three-year extension Peralta agreed to a three-year, $22 million extension with the Diamondbacks, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports. This was going to be his final year of arbitration before hitting the open market, so the Diamondbacks paid him what they would have owed ...
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Get ready for free agency with this Miami Dolphins 2020 primer The Miami Dolphins have started their off-season but the start of the league new year will not happen until March 18, 2020. With draft talk already starting, everyone is forgetting that Free Agency is the first stage of the NFL offseason. With that in mind, the ...
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Pittsburgh Pirates Sign Catcher John Ryan Murphy The position at the top of the Pittsburgh Pirates offseason to-do list was at catcher. The team has brought in another depth option. The Pittsburgh Pirates have had a relatively slow offseason. This was to be expected with the managerial and front office ...
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Buffalo Bills hire Eric Washington to coach defensive line The Buffalo Bills hired former Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator Eric Washington on Friday to become their defensive line coach. Washington has 12 years of NFL coaching experience. His future with the Panthers was uncertain under newly hired ...
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'Screw you': Texans' Bill O'Brien hurls expletive-filled insults at heckler in video Texans coach Bill O'Brien lost his temper and directed several expletives at a heckler while heading into the tunnel to the locker room during a December loss to the Denver Broncos at NRG Stadium. The video, seen below, was posted by TMZ Friday morning.
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Bozak-Steen-Thomas line combines for nine points as Blues defeat Sabres 5-1 ST. LOUIS — Robert Thomas is proving to be a fast learner. Thomas and Tyler Bozak each had a goal and two assists, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Thursday night. Alexander Steen had two goals and an assist and David Perron also ...
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Spain overcomes Rafael Nadal woes to set up blockbuster ATP Cup semi with Australia Rafael Nadal lost a singles match for only the second time since July, and was two points from another defeat not long after that would have ended Spain's run at the ATP Cup. But after losing to David Goffin 6-4, 7-6 (3) in the singles on Friday, the top- ranked ...
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Iowa Basketball: Hawkeyes Return to Carver to Host #12 Maryland It's been a rough week for the Iowa Hawkeyes. After a hard-fought loss to Penn State in a raucous Palestra, the Hawkeyes lost their best three-point shooter when CJ Fredrick was diagnosed with a stress reaction injuries his foot. The next day, they suffered ...
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Roy Williams throws "least gifted team" UNC under the bus, made over $2.2 million assembling that team Well, North Carolina Tar Heels coach Roy Williams made some wonderful headlines over the week, calling his 2019-20 squad "the least gifted team I've ever coached" at Chapel Hill. I'm not editorializing. But it gives us a chance to roll out our new idea for an ...
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Sioux Falls Arc of Dreams going purple to support Minnesota Vikings The Arc of Dreams in downtown Sioux Falls will be lit up purple this weekend in support of the Minnesota Vikings' efforts in the NFL Playoffs. The arc will go purple and gold Friday and Saturday night, city officials say. The Vikings play the San Francisco 49ers ...
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Report: Severe punishment awaits Astros According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, Major League Baseball is expected to hit the Houston Astros with "one of the harshest penalties in the sport's history" for sign stealing when their investigation is completed later this month. MLB is expected to hand ...
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Oskar Lindblom meets with Flyers after practice, and coach Alain Vigneault calls it 'the best part of my day' Flyers left winger Oskar Lindblom, who is undergoing treatments at Penn for a rare type of bone cancer, gave his teammates and coaches an emotional lift when he met with them after their practice Friday in Voorhees. "Best part of my day so far!" coach Alain ...
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