HOUSTON -- A week filled with fines, suspensions, firings and impromptu press conferences as a result of their sign-stealing scandal, ended awkwardly in Houston Saturday, with the Astros meeting and greeting fans and media at their annual winter festival.
Who will it be next? Who will be the unexpected player who ends up in a significant role for the 49ers on Sunday in the NFC Championship Game? The 49ers play the Green Bay Packers on Sunday at Levi's Stadium with a trip to Super Bowl LIV on the line.
PULLMAN, Wash. -- Whenever Isaac Bonton drained a 3-pointer or dished out an assist, NBA and Washington State great Klay Thompson was on his feet, cheering on the young point guard. Thompson ended up spending a lot of time on his feet as Bonton ...
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Thousands of LSU fans wearing purple and gold lined streets near Tiger Stadium and packed a basketball arena for a parade on Saturday honoring the football team's national championship season. A day after visiting with President ...
The Memphis Grizzlies won their seventh straight game Friday night in a 113-109 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers but the highlight of the evening might have been the way that they hosted over 1000 of rookie Ja Morant's biggest fans. Most organizations ...
Clemson redshirt junior linebacker Isaiah Simmons, the No. 5 overall prospect in ESPN's Todd McShay latest rankings, officially declared for the NFL draft on Saturday. "While I am incredibly excited about the opportunities and challenges that await me," ...
EDMONTON -- Riley Sheahan had a goal and three assists for his first four-point game in the NHL and the Edmonton Oilers won 7-3 against the Arizona Coyotes at Rogers Place on Saturday. Connor McDavid scored two goals and Josh Archibald had a goal ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Mission accomplished for Florida International's James Morgan, Charlotte's Benny LeMay and Navy's Malcolm Perry in the East-West Shrine Bowl. The trio shined for the East in a 31-27 victory, with Morgan leading two first-quarter ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jordan Bowden scored 21 points, and the Tennessee Volunteers beat Vanderbilt 66-45 Saturday for their fifth straight win against the Commodores for their longest winning streak in this in-state rivalry in 38 years. Tennessee (11-6 ...
Louisville men's basketball refused to let another double-digit lead to Duke slip away, escaping Cameron Indoor Stadium with a 79-73 victory Jan. 18. The win over third-ranked Duke is Louisville's first victory over a top-3 ranked team since 2010.
Brodie Van Wagenen isn't bashful about soliciting opinions from players in decisions affecting the Mets' clubhouse, and among those voices, one might carry the most weight. Robinson Cano is officially the team's second baseman, but, according to people ...
There is a feeling across the NFL that the Cowboys' roster was more talented then their record showed in 2019. Pro Football Focus' recent list of the 50 best available NFL free agents in 2020 reinforces that notion, with two Cowboys players finishing in the top ...
WICHITA. Kan. (AP) — It was the type of validating victory that made Houston coach Kelvin Sampson get a bit reflective. After the Cougars emphatically took down No. 16 Wichita State 65-54 on Saturday, beating a ranked team in a very difficult environment, ...
The 2020 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl will be broadcast exclusively on NFL Network as well as the NFL and NFL Network apps at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, Jan. 18. PASADENA, Calif. -- The NFLPA Collegiate Bowl is made up of many players who have taken the ...
Nick MillerESPN.com writer. Facebook · Twitter · Facebook Messenger · Pinterest · Email. LONDON -- As a neutral turning up for an Arsenal game, there's little that quickens the pulse like seeing a central defensive partnership of David Luiz and Shkodran.
SEATTLE — There is no situation too big for Payton Pritchard; perhaps because the Oregon point guard has been in them all over his four-year career. Down three with 1:09 to go in regulation, Pritchard hit the tying three-pointer from near mid-court to erase ...
WASHINGTON – Add yet another chapter to the Markus Howard legend. The senior scoring machine dropped 42 points, including the go-ahead three-pointer, to lead the Golden Eagles to a tense, 84-80 victory over Georgetown at Capital One Arena on ...
It is the third healthy season of Ben Simmons' NBA career and he has made two three-point shots in the regular season. That fact is difficult to ignore and unfortunately tends to distort any evaluation of Simmons. The 23-year-old is also, of course, a gifted ...
Freddie Gillespie and Jared Butler each scored 17 points, and No. 2 Baylor beat Oklahoma State 75-68 on Saturday for its 14th straight victory. Baylor (15-1, 5-0 Big 12) overcame a 12-point deficit in the last 14 minutes. Devonte Bandoo scored 14 of his 16 ...
That felt like more than just a game slipping away. That felt like it could have been a season. That felt like the Huskies went from wearing dancing shoes to a hospital gown in the span of 20 minutes. Yes, after a 64-61 loss to Oregon, Washington's NCAA ...
Rockets guard Austin Rivers is listed as out for Houston's matchup against the Lakers on Saturday night. Rivers will miss the game due to a sprained right thumb. Rivers has not missed a game since Dec. 11. He's appeared in 38 of the Rockets' 40 contests ...
"Then, they said 'Atlanta,'" Teague said Saturday at State Farm Arena, before Hawks-Pistons. "And I was like 'I can't be this lucky.' … I was happy, I couldn't believe it. The excitement kind of came. But now it's kind of hitting me all right now." Believe it or not, ...
Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will not call Liverpool the greatest team in Premier League history until they have the trophies to prove it. He still thinks that honour should be bestowed upon Alex ...
Orlando @ Golden State. Current Records: Orlando 20-22; Golden State 9-34. What to Know. The Golden State Warriors have the luxury of staying at home another game and will welcome the Orlando Magic at 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at Chase Center.
OTTAWA — Marcus Hogberg made 40 saves and the Ottawa Senators beat the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Saturday to snap a nine-game losing streak. The Senators (17-23-8) were outshot 42-21, but Hogberg's performance kept the Flames at bay. It was the ...
Santa Anita, under unprecedented scrutiny after last year's spate of horse deaths, had two horses die over the last two days of racing. There have been four deaths since the race meet was designated to start Dec. 26. Harliss, a 6-year-old gelding trained by ...
Georgia State's three-game win streak came to an end Saturday against Troy, the Panthers losing 75-65 in Troy, Ala. Poor shooting plagued the Panthers (13-7, 6-3 Sun Belt Conference). They shot 35.4 percent for the game (23-of-65) after shooting 34.3 ...
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- It looked like a squandered opportunity. Iowa had led 19th-ranked Michigan for most of the night, building an advantage of as much as 11 points at one point, only to have the Wolverines seize control of the lead in the middle of the second ...
DENVER (AP) - Cale Makar refused to make too big of deal out of his milestone moment. Sure, he's "honored and stuff" after breaking the Colorado franchise record for most goals by a rookie defenseman. "But it's not something that I'm going to go home and ...
Though no one had previously asked Dwight Howard to fill a role coming off a bench, the Lakers have used Howard much as Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni wanted to when he coached the Lakers. Howard has excelled as a pick-and-roll center, providing such ...
Two Big 12 road games this week, two Big 12 road victories for Kansas after the Jayhawks pushed past Texas 66-57. Kansas slumped offensively in the first half, going almost eight minutes without a field goal and allowing Texas to go up 31-26.
Kyler Edwards poured in 22 points that included a 5-for-6 showing on 3-pointers to help No. 23 Texas Tech to an easy 72-52 victory over visiting Iowa State on Saturday afternoon in Big 12 Conference play in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech led by six points at ...
When the Los Angeles Lakers hired Frank Vogel to be their head coach after talks with Tyronn Lue fell through, there was already significant chatter about how badly they had screwed things up. And on top of that, the Lakers insisted that Jason Kidd be hired ...
MANHATTAN — West Virginia coach Bob Huggins was unsurprised, the Bramlage Coliseum crowd of 8,549 was delighted and the Kansas State Wildcats finally got the monkey off their backs. Turns out it's not time to throw dirt on K-State's disappointing ...
The Texans have dismissed outside linebackers coach John Pagano, according to league sources not authorized to speak publicly. BRIAN T. SMITH: Silence at top speaks volumes for Texans. Pagano worked for the Texans for the past two seasons and also ...
Wilfried Zaha's break and cross lead to Fernandinho own goal • 'The second goal is a mistake and we have to avoid it'. Jamie Jackson at the Etihad Stadium. @JamieJackson___. Sat 18 Jan 2020 15.37 EST Last modified on Sat 18 Jan 2020 18.30 EST.
TORONTO – It's a rare occasion now that William Nylander gets to play against his younger brother Alex in the NHL, but as the Maple Leafs and Chicago Blackhawks prepare to clash on Saturday, the elder Nylander can't help laughing over the many heated ...
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