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NBA campus intel: Schedule and live updates for Day 15 of seeding games The race for the Western Conference play-in is nearing its thrilling conclusion. Now, all eyes are on the Portland Trail Blazers. The Memphis Grizzlies punched their ticket to the play-in with a big win over a Milwaukee Bucks team playing without Giannis ...
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Grizzlies power past Bucks on Jonas Valanciunas' triple-double, into play-in tournament LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The first team to clinch a spot in the NBA's first-ever play-in tournament is the Memphis Grizzlies. After dropping six of their first seven games here inside the NBA's bubble at the Walt Disney World Resort to fall out of eighth place in ...
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Blake Griffin willing to take 'a different role' for rebuilding Pistons In the midst of a Detroit Pistons rebuild, six-time All-Star Blake Griffin is embracing the process during his rehabilitation and said he is willing to accept "a different role" if necessary. Griffin, 31, underwent an arthroscopic debridement of his left knee on Jan.
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Mark Emmert: No NCAA championships this fall due to coronavirus pandemic NCAA president Mark Emmert said Thursday there won't be fall NCAA championships because there are not enough schools participating due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic -- a decision that impacts 22 championships, including FCS football.
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Chris Sale focusing on makeshift rehab, not when he'll return to Red Sox With an arm repaired by Tommy John surgery and a pandemic locking him out of the Red Sox spring training facility, Boston left-hander Chris Sale is managing his rehab the best he can. The team has moved some weights into an outdoor batting cage, which ...
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Bills, Dion Dawkins reach $60 million extension through 2024 season The contract is for $60 million and includes $34 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Dawkins, who was entering the final year of his rookie contract, has been a mainstay at left tackle since ...
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AP source: Kittle agrees to 5-year extension with 49ers All-Pro tight end George Kittle agreed to a five-year, $75 million extension with the San Francisco 49ers that is the richest contract ever at the position. A person familiar with the deal said the sides agreed Thursday on the deal to keep Kittle off the market next ...
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Suns top Mavs to keep playoff hopes alive, go 8-0 in bubble LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Phoenix Suns have done all they can. Now, they must wait to see if their Disney-style fairytale continues. Devin Booker scored 27 points and Phoenix past the Dallas Mavericks 128-102 on Thursday to keep its playoff hopes ...
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After 20 years in college, Sean Spencer joins Giants' staff After spending more than two decades in the college ranks as an assistant coach, Sean Spencer is bringing his high-energy approach to the New York Giants. Spencer has a big personality and the Giants defensive linemen are learning it first-hand.
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Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin denies ex-wife's domestic violence accusations LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Toronto Raptors assistant coach Adrian Griffin on Thursday denied a series of domestic violence accusations made by his ex-wife in a social media post. "This morning, accusations were made against me on social media by my ...
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Jaguars' Long-Time Nose Tackle Abry Jones Reflects on New Faces Along Defense As the Jacksonville Jaguars longest tenured player, Abry Jones has seen a revolving door of players. The past few weeks though, it's seemed like more than usual as defensive linemen have either been sidelined due to injury, contract negotiations or elected ...
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Seahawks Quarterback Russell Wilson: "I'm Just Hitting The Beginning Of My Prime" Russell Wilson has opened 2020 training camp pretty in a similar fashion to how he started camp last year, and the year before that, and the year before that, and so on, which is to say he has started camp by looking like what he is: one of the best ...
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It's over: For first time in 23 seasons, Spurs miss playoffs With San Antonio out, the longest active postseason streak now belongs to the Houston Rockets. They'll be in the playoffs for the eighth consecutive year starting next week. This is how long the streak ...
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2020 Wyndham Championship scores: Harold Varner III shares lead after Round 1 in North Carolina GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Harold Varner III, Tom Hoge and Roger Sloan each shot 8-under 62 on Thursday to share the first-round lead at the Wyndham Championship, the PGA Tour's final regular-season event before the FedEx Cup playoffs.
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Tua Tagovailoa waiting for his first NFL hit to determine state of health The last time that Tua Tagovailoa got hit on a football field, Mississippi State linebacker Leo Lewis and defensive end Marquiss Spencer took down the Alabama quarterback as threw a pass in an SEC game on Nov. 16. Tagovailoa sustained a dislocated hip ...
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Report: RB Lamar Miller to Begin Patriots Stint on Active/PUP With Drew Rosenhaus announcing that his client - running back Lamar Miller - signed with the New England Patriots Thursday, an injury-related designation comes with the veteran back as well. Miller will begin his stint with the Patriots on the active/physically ...
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Stecher honors late dad after goal for Canucks in Game 1 win vs. Blues Troy Stecher saw the puck go in the net and instantly pointed with his right hand, the index finger, up in the air. The Vancouver Canucks defenseman followed with a fist pump, screaming "Let's gooooo." He ended the celebration with a subtle, more personal ...
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Nationals complete first road trip in 'Prison League' Trekking out of Manhattan to Citi Field is a chore in non-train transportation. The 7 line on the subway or the Long Island Rail Road can pull downtowners out to Queens with little trouble. Driving there can prove difficult. It's worse in the rain. The Nationals went ...
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Saints safety Williams owning up to tackling deficiencies NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Saints safety Marcus Williams has made it a priority to directly and openly address those painful instances when his trouble with tackling has overshadowed his ability to defend passes. ''The film doesn't lie,'' Williams said during a video ...
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Bruce Cassidy admits Bruins are 'behind on the power play' The Bruins had the second-best power play during the NHL regular season among the league's 31 teams and relied heavily on their special teams last season to get them all the way to the Stanley Cup Final a little over a year ago. That hasn't been the case ...
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Celtics vs. 76ers playoff schedule: Dates, times, TV channel for first round series The 2020 NBA playoffs are almost here, and the Boston Celtics will open their first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday from inside the bubble. The Celtics went 5-3 in their seeding games and earned the No. 3 seed in the Eastern ...
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Dark-Horse Destinations for NFL's Top 2021 Free Agents Tom Brady to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers? Jason Witten to the Las Vegas Raiders? Philip Rivers to the Indianapolis Colts? In honor of the upcoming Aug. 28 release of Bill & Ted Face the Music, "No way!" Yes way. These mind-bending moves and much ...
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Michigan State's Bill Beekman: Big Ten exploring 'bubble-like' concept for basketball The Big Ten is still hoping to play basketball in 2020. For now. Michigan State athletic director Bill Beekman on Thursday said the potential for starting the season on time in November remains a possibility, even as the Pac-12, Ivy League and other smaller ...
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Cowboys Camp: The Upsides - And Downfalls - Of Everson Griffen FRISCO - If this was all about a football team on paper, the Dallas Cowboys could start clearing the way for a sixth Super Bowl trophy on display here in the lobby at The Star in Frisco. Everson Griffen represents just the latest in a deep harvest of star-quality ...
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Jerry Jones Suggests Wiggle Room Over Cowboys' Anthem Policy Jerry Jones sidestepped the question of whether he would change his policy requiring Dallas Cowboys players to stand during the national anthem. Still, the owner who has taken the hardest line among his NFL counterparts against protesting racial injustice ...
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Trail Blazers vs. Nets in NBA bubble: Live stream, watch online, TV channel, odds, start time, prediction Late on Thursday night, the seeding games inside the NBA's Disney World bubble will roll on with an extremely important matchup between the Portland Trail Blazers and Brooklyn Nets. This one will have major implications in the Western Conference playoff ...
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Revisiting Jimmy Graham's contract after George Kittle, Travis Kelce extensions The tight end market has officially been reset. George Kittle (49ers) and Travis Kelce (Chiefs) each inked massive new extensions on Thursday that will make them the highest-paid players at their position by a wide margin. Kittle signed a five-year, $75 million ...
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Korpisalo makes 36 saves, Blue Jackets beat Lightning 3-1 to even series TORONTO (AP) — Two days after making an NHL-record 85 saves in a five-overtime loss, Joonas Korpisalo stopped 36 more shots to help the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 on Thursday to even the series at a game apiece.
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CFB Update: Dabo Wants Champion Crowned On Tuesday, the Big Ten became the first conference to cancel fall sports amid concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, with hopes of playing in the spring,. After the news, no Big Ten school was more outspoken than the University of Nebraska.
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Popovich's San Antonio Spurs miss NBA playoffs for first time since 1997 The San Antonio Spurs will not feature in the NBA playoffs for the first time in 23 years. With the Memphis Grizzlies and Phoenix Suns both winning their final regular-season games on Thursday, the Spurs were eliminated from postseason contention for the ...
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Former LSU president F. King Alexander says SEC not seeing 'reality' of playing fall football In the wake of the Pac-12's decision to postpone all fall sports, including football, until 2021, F. King Alexander said the Southeastern Conference might be failing to see the "reality" of the coronavirus pandemic's impact on college sports. Alexander, the ...
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Bryant held out of Cubs' lineup versus Brewers CHICAGO (AP) — Slugger Kris Bryant was held out of the surging Chicago Cubs' starting lineup against Milwaukee on Thursday night because of a sore left wrist and ring finger. Manager David Ross didn't disclose if Bryant would be available off the bench, ...
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Djokovic in, Andreescu out as US Open loses 2019 champions Novak Djokovic boosted the US Open by saying Thursday he will play in the Grand Slam tennis event while reigning women's champion Bianca Andreescu joined a host of notable no-shows. Top-ranked Djokovic, a 17-time Slam singles champion, ended ...
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Southland cancels football, but HBU will play nonconference games After much deliberation, the Southland Conference has postponed league competition in all of its fall sports with the intent of playing a football season in the spring of 2021 due to concerns over COVID-19. The Southland will, however, allow teams to play ...
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Dixon fastest, Alonso crashes as Indy 500 qualifying looms Two-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso crashed in practice Thursday while IndyCar season points leader Scott Dixon soared atop the Indianapolis 500 speed chart ahead of weekend qualifying. Tension grew at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as ...
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Blackhawks make lineup changes for Game 2 vs. Vegas Golden Knights After falling 4-1 to the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 on Tuesday night, the Blackhawks made some lineup changes for Game 2 on Thursday. Adam Boqvist was a healthy scratch in favor of Lucas Carlsson, who made his Stanley Cup Playoff debut. Boqvist ...
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NCAA doctors dubious fall sports — already shut down by the Big Ten — can be played safely Three members of the NCAA's COVID-19 advisory panel expressed skepticism Thursday that sports can be played safely on college campuses this fall. That group included Dr. Brian Hainline, the organization's chief medical officer. Hainline, in a virtual media ...
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49ers bring in wide receivers Donte Moncrief and JJ Nelson for workouts With Deebo Samuel recovering from a Jones fracture and Richie James working back from a wrist injury and Travis Benjamin opting out, the San Francisco 49ers worked out wide receivers. Donte Moncrief and J.J. Nelson in addition to Tavon Austin, per ...
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Rookie Quintez Cephus can learn from veterans like Jones Jr. After the Lions drafted Kenny Golladay in the third round back in 2017, veteran receivers Marvin Jones Jr. and Golden Tate took Golladay under their wings, showed him the ropes and taught him how to be a professional. It paid off too, because Golladay was ...
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Phillies: Alec Bohm joins infield, Scott Kingery odd man out With top Phillies prospect Alec Bohm's promotion to the majors, Scott Kingery appears to be the odd man out in the infield. Top Philadelphia Phillies prospect Alec Bohm has reached the majors, and it does not appear the former first-round draft pick is headed ...
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Rockets-Thunder playoff schedule set The Rockets will open their first-round playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, beginning a schedule with games every other day. Tuesday's game and Game 4 on August 24, a 4 p.m. start, will be on TNT. Games 2 and 3, ...
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Spencer: Will Day's model for January season get cold shoulder? Are you ready for some foot ... I mean, snowball? Ohio State coach Ryan Day used the hashtag #FIGHT on Monday when he tweeted "Swinging as hard as we possibly can right now for these players!! This isn't over!" And then it was. A day later the Big Ten ...
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Leafs' Auston Matthews over Toronto's playoff woes: 'Four years in a row is a little bit embarrassing' Toronto has not advanced in the. playoffs since knocking off Ottawa in Game 7 of a 2004 first-round series. Paulina Dedaj. By Paulina Dedaj | Fox News. Facebook; Twitter; Flipboard; Comments; Print; Email. close. Fox News Flash top headlines for August 13 ...
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Health order prohibits some fall sports, activities at schools in Wyandotte County Some fall sports and activities in Wyandotte County were prohibited today by a local health officer order. The order, which goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Aug. 14, will prohibit football, volleyball, soccer and marching band events. The order was from Dr.
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Lions Work Out CJ Prosise Free agent running C.J. Prosise was among the group of players that worked out for the Lions today, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (Twitter link). Prosise, 26, worked with Detroit offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell in Seattle from 2016-17, so he ...
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