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Ron Rivera: Redskins like Dwayne Haskins, but will consider all options Washington Redskins coach Ron Rivera remains excited about Dwayne Haskins and continues to mention the plan they have to develop him. That won't stop Rivera from looking around, however, as the Redskins plan to host quarterbacks Tua Tagovailoa ...
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NFL Draft 2020: Where Burrow, Tua and QBs are Being Selected in Expert Mocks The NFL draft is bigger than one position, but the quarterback class is often what reverberates the loudest from football's incoming rookie crop. With a trio of signal-callers slated for the top 10 in most mock drafts and perhaps as many as five passers capable of ...
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XFL odds, picks, lines, spreads for Week 4: Top predictions from expert on 11-1 run The Houston Roughnecks enter Week 4 of the 2020 XFL schedule this weekend as the only unbeaten team in the league, but the road has been more difficult than it may seem. Houston (3-0) followed a 20-point win in its season-opener with a pair of ...
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With Differing Views on Proposed New CBA, Players Will Vote Via 'Democratic Process' INDIANAPOLIS— At the NFL's annual convention, the scouting combine, the entire league is waiting eagerly to see if a majority of the approximately 2,000 NFL players will vote yes on the proposed new 10-year collective bargaining agreement. On his way ...
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Mike Zimmer Expects Everson Griffen to Return, Hints at Letting Anthony Harris Walk One day after GM Rick Spielman did the media cycle at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, including an interesting podium session, it was head coach Mike Zimmer's turn. On Wednesday, Zimmer gave a presser, went on KFAN radio, and met with local beat ...
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Joe Burrow knows Cleveland, and now the Browns will need to beat him for the next decade INDIANAPOLIS -- There are two athletes I'll forever associate with Joe Burrow -- one he thinks like, and one he stands like. One is endearing to Cleveland, one is potentially bad news for Cleveland. At the NFL combine this week, I grabbed the former Ohio ...
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MLB cracking down on pitchers using foreign substances TAMPA — MLB is trying to avoid a sticky mess in the future. Chris Young, recently elevated by MLB to a senior VP to oversee on-field operations and umpire development, has been touring camps in Arizona and Florida to deliver the message that Rule 8.02 is ...
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Giants gain cap savings by cutting LBs Ogletree, Martin INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The New York Giants released linebackers Alec Ogletree and Kareem Martin, clearing significant salary cap space Wednesday with the departure of their two most expensive defensive players. Rebuilding anew under rookie head ...
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Utah Jazz will move Mike Conley to the bench, Royce O'Neale back into starting lineup, per report Mike Conley's debut season with the Utah Jazz has been a borderline disaster. Utah's biggest offseason addition has seen his scoring drop nearly eight points per game in shooting a dreadful 39.4 percent from the field, but what's worse is how poorly the Jazz ...
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Reports: DC United to add Federico Higuain as player-assistant coach TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Report. Not long after one seasoned veteran departed D.C. United for a player-coach role, another appears to be heading to the nation's capital to serve a similar purpose for head coach Ben Olsen's side. D.C. United close to ...
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Hornets' Malik Monk Suspended Indefinitely for Violating NBA's Anti-Drug Program Charlotte Hornets guard Malik Monk has been suspended indefinitely after violating the NBA's anti-drug program. According to a statement from the NBA, the suspension will continue until he's "determined to be in compliance" by the league. Charlotte ...
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Four non-Jadeveon Clowney questions facing Seahawks as free agency nears INDIANAPOLIS — Of the many offseason questions facing the Seahawks defense — their area in need of the most improvement — the biggest involves the future of free agent defensive end Jadeveon Clowney. As Seahawks general manager John ...
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Ferrari's pace keeps F1 guessing BARCELONA, Spain -- With just two days of preseason testing left to run, Ferrari is convinced it is lagging behind its rivals. It's not yet clear by how much, but the message from Maranello is clear: Mercedes is still the team to beat. A quick glance at the lap ...
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The Yankees signed Luis Severino to a good contract Luis Severino's upcoming Tommy John surgery is a major loss for the Yankees' 2020 championship hopes. He's one of a handful of the best pitchers in baseball when healthy. The 26-year-old right-hander isn't Gerrit Cole. (That's why the Yankees signed ...
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5-Time Major Champ Maria Sharapova Retires From Tennis at 32 Maria Sharapova quietly walked away from tennis at the age of 32 on Wednesday, ending a career that featured five Grand Slam titles, time at No. 1 in the WTA rankings and a 15-month doping ban. She has been dealing with problems in her right shoulder ...
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Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton (calf) may miss start of season New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton may miss the start of the season because of a strained calf. Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced Wednesday that Stanton has a Grade 1 strain in his right calf and will be out "a couple weeks." ...
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What Green Bay Packers players are saying about CBA proposal As NFL players ponder whether to approve the collective bargaining agreement proposed by owners, Adam Schefter of ESPN tweeted Wednesday that one of the proposal's opponents is none other than Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. One point of ...
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NFL Scouting Combine: Miami Dolphins meet with D'Andre Swift, the back who works out at crazy hours The Dolphins are holding two meetings with RB D'Andre Swift, whose cure for insomnia is to go work out at 1 or 2 a.m.. INDIANAPOLIS — One of the questions South Florida's pro sports franchises have to ask when considering bringing aboard any athlete is ...
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Coby White is making history left and right in absurd three-game stretch Coby White is enjoying a special stretch of basketball right now. In each of the Bulls' past two games entering Tuesday night's matchup with the Thunder, White set and matched career-high scoring totals with consecutive 33 point-games - something no rookie ...
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Childress, Demon Deacons stun No. 7 Duke 113-101 in 2OT WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Brandon Childress never panicked as shot after shot clanged off the rim. Nor did Wake Forest when it fell behind late in regulation against seventh-ranked Duke. It turned out Childress and the Demon Deacons had a few big ...
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How James Franklin became Penn State's $7 million man How did Penn State raise coach James Franklin's annual salary above $7 million while paying him a base rate of $500,000? The answers were in the financial term sheet released Wednesday. Penn State announced basic contract terms of Franklin's 6-year ...
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Before attending the Combine, Bill Belichick scouted a prospect in the rain in Tennessee With the NFL Scouting Combine underway, the Patriots have been busy evaluating potential draft prospects and having formal/informal meetings with a handful of players already. The team will have the No. 23 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, which takes place ...
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Lunchbreak: ESPN Names Biggest Draft Needs for Each Team The NFL Scouting Combine is underway in Indianapolis this week, which means the 2020 NFL Draft is just around the corner. The Vikings are slated to have the 25th overall pick in this year's draft, which will kick off in Las Vegas on Thursday, April 23. What is ...
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Honda Classic predictions, odds 2020: Justin Rose, Rickie Fowler, Viktor Hovland picks from PGA insider The PGA Tour is back in the States after a week south of the border, but it will be a different type of golf when the 2020 Honda Classic tees off Thursday at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens. After several weeks of poa annua greens and tree-lined fairways, ...
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Sixers' Embiid fined for flipping off Hawk, cursing on air NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA fined Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid $25,000 on Wednesday, two days after he made an obscene gesture on the court and used profane language during a live television interview. In announcing the fine, the NBA noted ...
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49ers a model NFL team? Others try to figure out how they did it INDIANAPOLIS - Not long removed from being in the tank, the 49ers are now en vogue. Yes, the team that went 2-14 in 2016 is officially fashionable after three seasons under head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch. The 49ers didn't ...
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Mets' JD Davis avoids serious injury with shoulder scare PORT ST. LUCIE – J.D. Davis is sore, but appears to have avoided the worst from the hard landing on his left shoulder the previous day. An MRI exam performed Wednesday on the Mets left fielder/third baseman revealed no new damage to the shoulder, ...
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Tom Brady at 42 'still a winner': Opposing coaches see the same old QB INDIANAPOLIS — The last coach to compete against Tom Brady could be the next coach to call Brady his quarterback. Mike Vrabel and the Titans are among several reported suitors for the impending free agent, a reflection of their quarterback situation and ...
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Linden headlines amazing women's contingent at the 2020 US Olympic Team Trials - Marathon ATLANTA – Two-time Olympic marathoner Desi Linden leads the way Saturday at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon in Atlanta, looking to finish one spot higher than she did in 2016. Linden leads arguably the deepest and most talented field ever ...
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Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen celebrate their 11th wedding anniversary The Patriots quarterback and his supermodel wife celebrated their 11th wedding anniversary Wednesday. In honor of the special occasion, Brady posted two photos on Instagram — one of Bundchen in front of Turks & Frogs, the cozy West Village wine bar ...
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AUTO RACING: Auto Racing Glance All Times Eastern. NASCAR CUP SERIES. Auto Club 400. Site: Fontana, California. Schedule: Friday, practice, 4:05 p.m. and 5:35 p.m. (FS1); Saturday, qualifying, 2:35 p.m. (FS1); Sunday, race, 3:30 p.m., FOX. Track: Auto Club Speedway (2 miles).
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Ryan Newman visits his team shop for first time since Daytona 500 crash A week removed from his serious crash at the Daytona 500, Ryan Newman was greeted with a standing ovation when he visited his team shop Wednesday in Concord, North Carolina. Roush Fenway Racing shared photos on Twitter of Newman giving a ...
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Hornets' Malik Monk suspended indefinitely for violating the NBA's anti-drug program Charlotte Hornets guard Malik Monk has been suspended indefinitely for violating the NBA's anti-drug program. The league announced the suspension Wednesday but did not disclose details of Monk's violation. The NBA also left the suspension open-ended, ...
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Mike Piazza talks about Mets' ownership situation Hall-of-Famer Mike Piazza arrived at spring training on Wednesday and (among other things) spoke about the Mets ownership situation. "These deals are complicated," Piazza said. "I think Mets fans -- rightly -- should be interested, obviously (in) the future of ...
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"Do-everything" Alabama receiver Henry Ruggs III would be good complement to Courtland Sutton INDIANAPOLIS — When Alabama receiver Henry Ruggs III runs the 40-yard dash Thursday night at the NFL combine, all stop watches will be focused on him. "I'm trying to hit the lowest-ever, so 4.22 or lower," said Ruggs, referring to the record set in 2017 by ...
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NFL Combine 2020: NY Jets should be able to land an impact receiver in deep draft INDIANAPOLIS — The class of wide receivers in this year's NFL Draft is deep. There's so much talent that CeeDee Lamb, the Oklahoma receiver regarded as one of the very best in the group, has been looking around at the NFL Combine all week and ...
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Capitals hockey in Russia? The NHL is 'going to look to accommodate that interest' WASHINGTON -- The Capitals have interest in playing overseas and the NHL is working to make that happen. With Alex Ovechkin as one of the faces of Russian hockey, the team has expressed its desire to the NHL to play a regular-season game in Russia.
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The Astros' George Springer tried to silence a booing crowd, whiffed spectacularly We're only a few days into spring training, and the Houston Astros are getting the hostile treatment that many expected stemming from the cheating scandal that rocked baseball's offseason. Even considering the typically subdued spring training atmospheres, ...
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Zach LaVine seems to be so tired of coach Jim Boylen in Chicago The Jim Boylen experience was always going to be an interesting one for the Bulls. That's probably the nicest way to put it. He started off his tenure as an interim coach by putting his players through three two-and-a-half hour practices and making them do ...
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Ohio State's Dobbins seems made for big stage INDIANAPOLIS – It's hard to imagine football ever dealing J.K. Dobbins a blow more punishing than real life already has. The Ohio State star was just 15 years old when his father, Lawrence, suffered a stroke and died while incarcerated at Bartlett State Jail in ...
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Maryland's Anthony Cowan responds to 'kick' technical One of the most controversial moments of last weekend in college basketball occurred during Sunday's game between Maryland and Ohio State. Late in the second half, Maryland guard Anthony Cowan receiving a technical foul for kicking his leg in the ...
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LeBron James drops 40 against Zion Williamson, sparks debate by eating candy on the bench The highly anticipated first matchup between LeBron James and Zion Williamson turned into the latest reminder that King James is nowhere near ready to pass the torch to the next generation. LeBron put on a show in the Lakers' latest win, scoring a ...
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Could the Patriots charge the Buccaneers with tampering after Bruce Arians' Tom Brady comments? By Alex Barth, 985TheSportsHub.com. Tampering Tampa? That may have been the case Wednesday at the NFL Combine. When asked what quarterbacks he would 'pick up the phone for' in free agency, Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians ...
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Former Predators coach Peter Laviolette named coach of US National team Peter Laviolette has landed a job. And he's going to work with David Poile again. Laviolette, who was fired as Predators coach in early January, was named the head coach of the U.S. men's national team on Wednesday, USA Hockey announced. Poile, the ...
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