When Carter Stewart calls his parents from his apartment in Japan, it often feels as if he's reaching out from a totally different universe. The right-hander already was charting new territory after making an unprecedented major league gamble last year. Now ...
The NBA bubble is in full swing. The race for the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference looks loaded, and Toronto Raptors are reminding people not to sleep on the defending champs. Now that we are one week into this grand experiment in Lake Buena Vista ...
The Winnipeg Jets face elimination, while the Toronto Maple Leafs hope to roll on despite the loss of key defenseman Jake Muzzin. And oh yeah, the NHL's two No. 12 seeds have the No. 5 seeds on the brink as well. We told you this was going to be like ...
The prospect of there being no college football this season is real. But more on that later. For now, Michigan State has a new schedule and a new opening opponent. And a marquee home game that has been changed, requiring traveling to Ann Arbor in ...
The New England Patriots have re-signed rookie wide receiver Isaiah Zuber Wednesday afternoon, per the team's transaction report. Zuber was signed by the Patriots following the draft this year but was amongst those released at the end of July. The 23 year ...
CHICAGO — When the news spread Monday that Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson had tested positive for COVID-19 and was heading for quarantine, Matt Nagy took a moment to gather himself. Nagy reached out to his friend and former colleague ...
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Michael Porter Jr. had 30 points and 15 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the San Antonio Spurs 132-126 on Wednesday. Nikola Jokic added 25 points and 11 assists. Jerami Grant finished with ...
It's not too often you see a manager intentionally load the bases to face Christian Yelich. Of course, it's not too often you see Yelich batting .088. White Sox manager Rick Renteria certainly turned some heads Monday when he opted to intentionally walk ...
DENVER — Brandon Belt extended his success against Colorado starter Jon Gray with a three-run homer and a double to lead the San Francisco Giants past the Rockies 4-3 on Wednesday night. Belt's two hits raised his career average against Gray to .417 ...
It's no secret Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden is a firm believer in the "next man up" mentality, but his devotion to the creed is now reportedly bordering on self-parody. NFL Network's Mike Garofolo reported Wednesday that Gruden recently ...
Ginkel struck out two over one scoreless inning in Wednesday's 14-7 win over the Astros. Ginkel has been slowly chipping away at a monstrous 54.00 ERA, which was the result of a four-run outing in two-thirds of an inning on Opening Day. He was a valued ...
Oakland A's president Dave Kaval said the lawsuit filed Wednesday by the A's against the State of California over what the A's describe as lapses in environmental oversight was an easy call to make. And he said to the extent it's about the A's, it's that the ...
Despite a loss in revenue from holding its marquee event without spectators amid the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Tennis Association announced Wednesday that its overall compensation to players at this year's U.S. Open will be $53.4 million – which is ...
Romelu Lukaku "cost the same as all of Getafe", Jose Bordalas said after his side's Europa League loss to Inter. Goals from Lukaku and Christian Eriksen saw Inter record a 2-0 win over the LaLiga side in the last-16 clash in Gelsenkirchen on Wednesday.
The announcements came within 40 minutes of each other Wednesday morning, one bleak, the other providing a glimmer of hope for a college football season that is looking iffy at best right now. First, , what was supposed to be its first season as a major ...
WARSAW -- Dutch cyclist Fabio Jakobsen endured a five-hour surgery and remained in a serious but stable condition on Thursday after a controversial crash with Dylan Groenewegen near the finish line of the Tour of Poland. Jakobsen was fighting for victory ...
The Mountain West will allow its college football teams to play two nonconference games in addition to the league's usual slate of eight conference games in the 2020 season. The league announced the plan Wednesday and noted in a statement that the ...
TOKYO (AP) — The five Olympic rings on a barge in Tokyo Bay were towed away for "maintenance" on Thursday and officials said they will return to greet next year's games. The Tokyo Olympics were postponed for a year because of the coronavirus ...
LA Clippers starting point guard Patrick Beverley has been ruled out of Thursday's game against the Dallas Mavericks with a left calf strain. Beverley suffered the injury in the first quarter of the Clippers' 117-115 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday.
Two of the NCAA's three divisions have decided the fate of their fall sports championships. Division I is still on the clock. The NCAA's board of governors announced Wednesday that Divisions I, II and III must decide individually by Aug. 21 on whether they will ...
Alexis Sanchez's nightmare at Manchester United is over after signing for Inter Milan on a permanent deal. United have agreed to cancel the remaining two years of Sanchez's contract and the Chile international has joined Inter on a free transfer and signed a ...
Lewis Hamilton will be hoping to continue his dominance of the Formula One season and seal a historic victory at Silverstone this weekend. Mercedes driver Hamilton made it three straight wins in 2020 last time out by triumphing in the British Grand Prix – the ...
Yesterday, defending champion Rafael Nadal withdrew from the 2020 US Open, citing concerns over the coronavirus, the latest in a long line of stars to make the tough call. For India's Sumit Nagal, ranked 127 in the world, it wasn't much of a dilemma.
The money pays the same, but it's instructive for bettors to take a clear-eyed view of their winning wagers. Did they make a good call, was the game a coin flip that could have gone either way, or did they get lucky? Here are some of the highlights from ...
Three-star running back Antario Brown (Savannah, Ga./Beach) committed to South Carolina football on Wednesday afternoon. The decision to go with the Gamecocks was certainly expected, as head coach Will Muschamp was the first to offer the speedy ...
Fourth time's the charm? No, that's not the saying, but the Kings hope it works for them Thursday against the New Orleans Pelicans. The Kings badly need a win over one of the most exciting teams in the NBA. Sacramento has dropped its first three games of ...
VALDOSTA, Ga. (247Sports) - USC quarterback commit Jake Garcia will play his senior year of football at Valdosta High School. Garcia was at La Habra (Calif.) and set to play for his hometown school this fall. When California football was pushed back to ...
If the Eagles do actually make it to the starting line of the 2020 season, defensive tackle Fletcher Cox expects the season to unfold differently for the defensive line, which is once again the top strength of this team. For one, he's not rehabbing an injury and ...
TSN Toronto reporter Mark Masters checks in daily with news and notes on the Maple Leafs, who practised at Ford Performance Centre on Wednesday ahead of Thursday's Game 3 against the Columbus Blue Jackets. What did Sheldon Keefe learn about ...
Valtteri Bottas will remain with Mercedes next season after the team confirmed the Finn has signed a new one-year deal for 2021. The 30-year-old has been with Mercedes since 2017, replacing Nico Rosberg and has signed one-year deals to stay on ...