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Imagining a world where college football has relegation and promotion Temple football was a laughingstock when Bill Bradshaw took over as the Owls' athletic director in 2002. Recruiting was a mess. The coaching staff was forced to bring in a host of junior college transfers, which led to a precipitous decline in academic ...
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The weirdest MLB season ever is about to start. Here's how baseball in 2020 could play out The weirdest year in Major League Baseball history starts Thursday night. The game that fancies its season a marathon will engage in an outright sprint during the 2020 MLB season. The sport that night after night packs fans into stadiums will play with no ...
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WNBA 2020: Best 25 players age 25-and-under The WNBA is a veteran-led league, but there's also a lot of promising young talent, including the much-anticipated return of 2018 WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart. The Seattle Storm forward leads our list of the top 25 players age 25 or younger entering the 2020 ...
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Dwight Howard's misguided attitude toward wearing masks could lead to problem for Lakers and entire NBA bubble There are only a few hurdles likely capable of tripping up LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on their would-be Orlando bubble run to an NBA championship: The Los Angeles Clippers. The Milwaukee Bucks. Perhaps a red-hot Houston Rockets team.
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MLB preview, predictions: We're picking Yankees and Mets to win division titles, but who wins it all? Baseball is back! After more than a four-month hiatus (and eight months since the end of the 2019 World Series), the sport has returned. As a fan-less, masked-up, pandemic-conscious season arrives, it's time for some predictions. Unlike in almost every other ...
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Ranking Every MLB Team's Projected 2020 Opening Day Starting Lineup There were a few weeks there when we weren't sure if this moment would ever arrive, but Major League Baseball's 2020 Opening Day is finally at our doorstep. Which teams' starting lineups are best equipped to mash their way through an asterisk-laden ...
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No, 46-Year-Old Terrell Owens Didn't Run a 4.4-Second 40-Yard Dash Now I know why Terrell Owens has spent a decade talking about coming back to the NFL. He's still fast as hell. Owens, 46, recently worked out with Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill in a session Hill posted on his YouTube channel. They decided to do a 100-yard ...
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Training Camp Positional Battle Preview: Punt Returner After a decade of having a definitive punt returner, the New England Patriots are continuing to find a reliable person to receive punts that's not named Julian Edelman. At 34 years old, Edelman is best used as a receiver and nothing else in order to extend his ...
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2020 3M Open odds: Surprising PGA picks, predictions from dialed-in model that nailed six majors The 2020 3M Open begins at TPC Twin Cities on Thursday, and if last year's tournament is any indication, you can expect plenty of fireworks in suburban Minneapolis. A year ago, Matthew Wolff played on a sponsor's exemption just weeks after turning pro ...
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Lakers' Alex Caruso skips sister's wedding, stays in NBA bubble: 'We have worked too hard' There have been multiple players that have chosen to leave the NBA bubble in order to attend to personal matters. Los Angeles Lakers guard Alex Caruso is not one of them. He was set to attend his older sister Megan's wedding in Texas this past weekend, ...
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Max Richardson Named To Bronko Nagurski Award Watch List Boston College linebacker Max Richardson was named to the Bronko Nagurski preseason watchlist on Tuesday. The award given out at the end of the season goes to the National Defensive Player of the Year. Richardson comes into the 2020 season with ...
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Marshawn Lynch's Beast Mode Web Site to Be Operated by Fanatics NFL running back and free agent Marshawn Lynch has tapped Fanatics to operate the online and mobile experience for his Beast Mode apparel brand. This marks the first time Fanatics, the leader in the sale of officially licensed sports merchandise, has ...
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2020 NFL season scheduled to kick off in 50 days We're getting closer: 50 days until football. The 2020 NFL season is scheduled to kick off 50 days from today, on Sept. 10, when the Houston Texans visit the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC. With the NFL and NFLPA in ...
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Yankees' Opening Day brings COVID-19 tension along with excitement | 'There's going to be concern' NEW YORK — Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge views last weekend's and Monday night's summer training exhibitions as "the appetizer to the main course." If you know what makes the gentle giant tick, you're very aware that No. 99 loves playing baseball ...
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Mississippi State football's Kylin Hill believes he's set to shine in Mike Leach's Air Raid offense Ask Mississippi State's Kylin Hill if he feels he can shine in new head coach Mike Leach's Air Raid offense and he's quick to tell you he's not worried at all about fitting in. Yes, Hill led the Southeastern Conference in rushing yardage during the regular season a ...
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Liverpool's Premier League title win 'one of the big stories in football history' - Klopp Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool's Premier League title win this season is "one of the big stories in football history". The Reds finally ended their wait for a 19th league title this year, clinching their first since 1990 after a stunning campaign. After their final home ...
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Dodgers' Walker Buehler: Opens season with start in Houston Manager Dave Roberts confirmed Tuesday that Buehler will start the Dodgers' fifth game of the season July 28 in Houston, Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times reports. The assignment is a tough break for Buehler and his fantasy managers. Not only will ...
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Why Should Artemi Panarin Win The Hart Trophy? Look No Further Than Taylor Hall Artemi Panarin's numbers speak for themselves. He posted a team-high 95 points and found the scoresheet in 54 of his 69 appearances this season, including 28 multi-point games. He also led the league in even-strength points (71), even strength (46) ...
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Century Links 7/22: Seahawks Defensive Line has Room to Improve Report: Seattle Seahawks' defensive line rated worst in NFL | KOMO SEATTLE - The Seahawks have the worst defensive line in the NFL entering the 2020 season, according to Football Focus. “With Jadeveon Clowney still unsigned at the time of ...
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WVU, defensive coordinator Vic Koenning 'agree to separate' 12 minutes ago. West Virginia University and defensive coordinator Vic Koenning cut ties Wednesday after an investigation into allegations he mistreated players and made inappropriate comments in their presence. Sophomore safety Kerry Martin Jr. initially ...
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Twitch introduces sports as a standalone category Twitch has announced that beginning Wednesday it will be introducing sports as a standalone category, which will also include the return of twitch.tv/twitchsports in an effort to allow users to find sporting events on the platform more easily. As part of the launch ...
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White Sox's Nomar Mazara: Checks in on injured list The White Sox placed Mazara (illness) on the 10-day injured list Tuesday. The transaction report doesn't provide an explanation for Mazara's placement on the IL, but the outfielder recently missed a pair of exhibition games after feeling "a little under the ...
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Texas delays some high school football; Florida pushes ahead AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will play high school football this fall, but some of it will be delayed, attendance will be limited and masks will be required as the state fights a surge in new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Support our journalism.
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NFL planning to let players wear social justice decals on helmets The NFL is planning to allow players to have decals on the back of their helmets bearing names or initials of victims of systemic racism and police violence. The league has been in talks with individual players and their union since June about somehow ...
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Tampa Bay Rays News and Links: Rays vs Rays We are just 2.5 days from the Rays opener (some MLB teams play already on Thursday, we have to wait). I still can't believe this will really happen so I am trying not to think about this too much — although my 2020 Opening Day T-Shirt (originally purchased ...
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Cowboys news: Rams become fourth road opponent for Cowboys to announce limited attendance or no fans We're starting to get an idea of what games on the road for the Cowboys will be like in he upcoming season. The Los Angeles Rams have joined the list of Cowboys road opponents to alter attendance policies ahead of the 2020 season due to the coronavirus ...
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Feeling sting of disrespect, Grizzlies out to prove worth in Orlando There is no question the Memphis Grizzlies are in the driver's seat for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West. Yet there is some question about whether they're behind the wheel of a Porsche or a Pontiac. The eight-game seeding schedule in this NBA ...
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Red Sox executive: Sports betting could help state, team The lights will be on at Fenway Park on Tuesday night when the hometown team plays its first game in months, an exhibition tuneup against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Major League Baseball season is set to resume on Thursday and the Red Sox open at ...
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Cleveland Browns News: Stadium name change may be in the future When Al Lerner brought the Browns franchise back to Cleveland in 1999, he was able to bring the franchise back into a new stadium after the demolition of the crumbling Cleveland Municipal Stadium. When the Browns took the field in 1999, they were playing ...
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AC Milan's sensational Rangnick U-turn: Like ditching Klopp to stick with Solskjaer The German was all set to take full control of the club but the Rossoneri dramatically announced on Tuesday that the deal was off. On the surface, it might seem that Stefano Pioli has simply pulled 'an Ole Gunnar Solskjaer'. A coach appointed on a short-term ...
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Giannis Antetokounmpo admits he lied about not having access to a hoop during lockdown When the NBA suspended its season in March and players went into lockdown across the country, with NBA facilities closed to players for a long period, it was reported that many stars were unable to practice the game individually at home, with no access to a ...
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Dodgers top prospect Gavin Lux won't begin season on roster after being optioned The Dodgers optioned Gavin Lux on Tuesday, ensuring the organization's top prospect won't be on their 30-man roster when they open the season Thursday night against the San Francisco Giants. The decision turned heads. Lux is widely regarded as one of ...
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'Neymar's always trying to wind people up!' - Lennon reacts after clashing with PSG star in Celtic friendly loss The Brazilian was at his flamboyant best when the French outfit welcomed the Scottish champions to Parc des Princes on Tuesday. Celtic boss Neil Lennon has accused Neymar of always "trying to wind people up", while expressing his belief that the Paris ...
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WIAA modifies its sports seasons The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association on Tuesday decided to split its schedule, creating a unique but tentative format by moving some of its fall sports to the spring and keeping some of its low-risk traditional autumn sports in the same spot.
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Facing a season of uncertainty, Max Scherzer is still tinkering The last competitive game Max Scherzer pitched was the biggest of his life. And he was not about to let the designated hitter rule disrupt his routine before Game 7 of the World Series. So Scherzer — who will face the New York Yankees on Thursday as ...
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With Tom Brady as his neighbor, Penn State football's Judge Culpepper is used to the atypical Judge Culpepper's childhood was far from usual, with both of his parents appearing on "Survivor" and his father playing in the National Football League. The Penn State defensive tackle got to see his family on TV shows when he was in high school, but they ...
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Golf notes: Pettersson out of semi-retirement and into money at Memorial Dublin, Ohio — Muirfield Village was the toughest test Carl Pettersson has seen in nearly two years, so he was more than satisfied by closing with a 2-under 70. Keep in mind, it was the only PGA Tour test he's faced in nearly two years. "Pretty good for a ...
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St. Louis Cardinals: Trade candidates in a shortened season 2020 may be a shortened season for the St. Louis Cardinals, but that doesn't mean that nobody will be dealt at the August 31 trade deadline. We are through all the fun that were the negotiations for the 2020 season, but the fallout from a shortened season ...
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8 Ravens hurt most by no preseason games in 2020 The NFL and NFLPA have agreed to scrap the 2020 preseason due to the coronavirus pandemic. Players were concerned over the unnecessary risk of playing games that don't count and the potential impact that could have on infection rates and the start of ...
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Real Salt Lake Vs Sporting KC: 3 things to watch for – Rivalry reincarnated Entering the final round of the Group Stage, both Real Salt Lake and Sporting KC look to secure their spot in the Round of 16 on Wednesday morning. Here are three things to watch for. Both Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City enter Wednesday ...
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Philadelphia Eagles roster breakdown: 18 long shots face longer odds for roster spots The Philadelphia Eagles began reporting for training camp Tuesday with their rookies and first-year players, and in less than a week, the rest of the team should be at the NovaCare Complex in South Philly. So we're going to spend some time going through ...
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How to watch and listen to all 60 games of the 2020 Detroit Tigers' season Opening Day is almost here and Detroit Tigers fans will have a variety of ways to follow the team on television, online and on the radio around the state. Detroit's opener in Cincinnati on Friday will air on the MLB Network starting at 6 p.m. and can be live ...
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