The NFL season starts this week! And not a moment too soon. You have my award predictions, my playoff picks and my Super Bowl LV forecast. But now, at the 11th hour before the 2020 campaign officially kicks off, I have to get off a few more juicy takes.
Running back coach and run game coordinator Dell McGee is now entering his 5th season with the Georgia Bulldogs. In his tenure with Georgia alone, McGee has helped produce an impressive group of running backs into the NFL. He's also notably ...
The Boston Bruins have yet to find a "landing spot" when it comes to a contract with pending unrestricted free agent defenseman Torey Krug, and there are no assurances he or fellow defensemen Zdeno Chara will return next season. "We haven't found a ...
Oregon cornerback Deommodore Lenoir is declaring for the NFL draft, the second Ducks standout to opt out this week. Lenoir, a second-team All-Pac-12 selection in 2019 who started 27 consecutive games, announced his decision Wednesday on Twitter.
The Milwaukee Bucks are about to make the most widely-debated conventional decision in all of basketball. With Giannis Antetokounmpo a year away from free agency and Milwaukee's long-term prospects in doubt, the questions came in immediately after ...
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The NBA is targeting Nov. 18 as a new date for the 2020 draft, pending discussions with league owners and general managers in separate meetings on Thursday and Friday, according to a memo obtained by ESPN. The NBA and ...
Three different players were held out of practice in the Jacksonville Jaguars' Wednesday practice that comes just four days before the season kicks off at home vs. the Colts,. The players who did not practice including running back Devine Ozigbo (hamstring), ...
Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle, KIRO Radio 97.3 FM. Steve Raible and Dave Wyman will call the action for the Seahawks flagship station, with Jen Mueller and John Claying reporting from the "sidelines", as the entire crew will be calling the game remotely from ...
ESPN 100 forward Ben Gregg announced his commitment to Gonzaga on Wednesday, becoming just the third top-30 prospect to commit to the Bulldogs since 2007. Gregg, a 6-foot-7 forward from Clackamas High School in Oregon, is ranked No. 29 in the ...
Welcome to a busy schedule in Week 2 of the 2020 college football season. After nine games last week, a bunch of more teams join the fun. Most ACC and Big 12 teams begin their seasons this week. It's also the first week featuring ranked teams — six Top 25 ...
FRISCO - We've written often in this space that Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has a gift for "compartmentalizing'' all of the aspects of his life. He's done that with the April suicide of his beloved brother Jace ... and now he's talking about that ...
First baseman Justin Smoak, who was released by the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday, was signed to a minor league deal by the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. The Giants will send Smoak, 33, to their alternate site. Brandon Belt has been getting the ...
With the conversation winding down, the voice on the line, originating from Seattle, says he has to run. Or so he thought. Suddenly, he remembers something he needed to say. And it's probably the most important thing. "You tell Tua I'm rooting hard for him," ...
Brooks Koepka, who has been hampered by a knee problem for the better part of a year, withdrew from next week's U.S. Open at Winged Foot, tweeting, "I'm looking forward to getting healthy and competing at 100% again very soon." Koepka has won two of ...
For a club that has added the gaggle of proven talent that Chelsea has during this extremely unusual summer transfer window, the Blues sure don't seem to be getting much consideration as a dark horse title contender. Maybe that makes sense, given the ...
Newcastle United said on Wednesday a Saudi-backed bid to takeover the club has now been rejected by the Premier League. The investment group, which included the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), PCP Capital Partners and billionaire brothers David ...
Sam Darnold couldn't spend as much time as usual on the field with his teammates during the spring and summer. But he thought about them all the time and about what he can do to help get the Jets to the postseason. Darnold may seem like a chill California ...
With Von Miller sidelined indefinitely by an ankle injury, the Broncos don't have another future Hall of Famer to replace him at outside linebacker opposite Bradley Chubb. But what coach Vic Fangio does have is confidence in the unit's backups, both entering ...
The OKC Thunder made a major error in letting head coach Billy Donovan walk after five years with the club on Tuesday night. This summer's coaching carousel has been unlike any in recent memory, with one coach (Nate McMillan) being let go after a trip to ...
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M Soccer's 2020 fall schedule was released by the Southeastern Conference Wednesday afternoon. The Aggies will play an eight-game slate, including four matches at Ellis Field, the most electrifying venue in ...
VS. RAIDERS: None. ADDITIONS: S Jamal Adams, TE Greg Olsen, DT Jarran Reed, CB Quinton Dunbar. SUBTRACTIONS: DE Ezekiel Ansah, DE Quinton Jefferson, T Germain Ifedi. OUTLOOK: The Seahawks are in clear win-now mode, as evidenced by the ...
Buffalo Bills quarterback Jake Fromm (10) throws a pass in a drill during practice at the ADPRO Sports Training Center's outdoor field in Orchard Park,N.Y. on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. (James P. McCoy / Buffalo News) Pool PhotographerPool ...
The Philadelphia Eagles are changing it up with their captains this year. Instead of naming five, like they usually do, the team will have eight captains. These players will get to wear the "C" logo on their jerseys, as seen in the picture above this article.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – The Wrangler® National Finals Rodeo (NFR) is moving to Texas in December 2020! Arlington's Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers, will host the Wrangler NFR 2020 – the first non-baseball event at this ...
According to people familiar with Major League Baseball's postseason bubble plans, clubs will compete in California and Texas in five ballparks. The league plans to create a bubble for the World Series in the Texas Rangers' new stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Cal Clutterbuck will be a game-time decision for Wednesday night's Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals at Rogers Place in Edmonton. But Islanders coach Barry Trotz said he is also contemplating other lineup changes in the wake of Monday night's 8-2 ...
The Cardinals played the smallest of small ball in the nightcap, scoring five runs on just two hits in the third inning on their way to a 6-4 win. Game 2 - Cards 6, Twins 4. Game 2 - Cards 6, Twins 4. St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Giovanny Gallegos (65) ...
NEW YORK — A quick look at the U.S. Open: LOOKAHEAD TO WEDNESDAY. The battle of all mothers will be waged Wednesday at the U.S. Open when Serena Williams faces unseeded Tsvetana Pironkova for a berth in the semifinals. Williams missed more ...
There is no question that the Louisiana economy is dependent on LSU Athletics, especially in Baton Rouge. Regardless of how you enjoy your Saturdays, LSU Football does wonders to the local economy. Every home football game in the fall brings over ...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Arik Armstead sat down at the podium and had a message before he would answer any questions about playing defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers. Armstead gave a brief speech about hate crimes, challenging people to ...
The New England Patriots came into this summer loaded at cornerback. The defense returns every player from last season and is led by reigning Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore. On paper, it doesn't really get any better. However, that ...
With the continuous financial burden that COVID-19 has placed on Oklahoma State and its athletics department, the athletics budget has taken a massive hit. Due to the financial struggles, the athletics department announced major pay cuts throughout the ...
Gary Sánchez and the slumping New York Yankees lost their fifth in a row Tuesday night and fell for the 15th time in 20 games, again failing to get clutch hits in a 2-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Hours after general manager Brian Cashman tried to change ...
WINSTON-SALEM — Four straight bowl game appearances registers as a high-water mark for the Wake Forest football program, yet there's frustration left from a 1-4 end to the 2019 season that saw the Demon Deacons finish with an 8-5 record. "We were ...