The Pac-12 cleared another hurdle toward returning to play Thursday, as the Los Angeles County Public Health Department confirmed it will continue not to have any restrictions beyond what's mandated from the state of California as it relates to the USC and ...
Miro Heiskanen is 21 years old and in his second NHL season, but the Dallas Stars defenseman is already being compared to Hockey Hall of Famers. It's the Hall of Famers themselves heaping the praise on him. "His speed reminds me of Paul Coffey," ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- To open the NFL season last week, we ranked every NFL starting quarterback that entered the league in 2016 or later. That conveniently split the league in half, with 16 starters meeting that criteria. The goal is to rank those quarterbacks ...
LANSING, Mich -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's office said Thursday her requirement that athletes wear masks applies to Big Ten football in Michigan, but a face shield will suffice for players and the administration is open to potentially changing the order.
Mike McCarthy got the sentimental stuff out of the way before his first home game as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, in the stadium where he won his Super Bowl with Green Bay a decade ago. After getting hired, McCarthy wanted to know how long the ride was ...
MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- The question has to be asked, especially after watching all these guys walk off Winged Foot following the first round of the U.S. Open with smiles on their faces. What is going on here? The leaderboard, after one day, is loaded with ...
Before the dew had even been swept away and temperatures began to rise Thursday morning at Winged Foot, Jordan Spieth had already endured a fruitless search for a lost golf ball and a dreaded trip back to the tee at the second hole. That led to a double ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Woods is off to another strong start with the Los Angeles Rams in a career that has always exceeded expectations, and his team is planning to reward him for it. Rams coach Sean McVay on Thursday all but guaranteed Woods ...
Josh Jacobs was handed an assignment after a stellar rookie season at running back for the Raiders. As well as Jacobs ran the ball last year, he wasn't nearly as effective as a receiver and the Raiders hoped he could show significant improvement in year two ...
The return of Big Ten football has spurred one of the league's top draft prospects, Ohio State CB Shaun Wade, to opt back in to the 2020 college season after announcing he would opt out and prepare for the 2021 NFL Draft. Wade revealed his opt-in decision ...
Toronto Raptors president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri has long been a leader in advocating for Black people to be elevated into positions of power, and the organization was lauded for their efforts in continuing to advocate for Black lives and fighting ...
Earlier this week the Milwaukee Bucks met with superstar and reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo in an attempt to convince him to sign a super-max contract this offseason with them. Their main talking point was that they are now willing to spend into the ...
In the hours that followed his dropped touchdown pass, Detroit Lions rookie running back D'Andre Swift heard words of encouragement from more people than he could count. Coach Matt Patricia, Matthew Stafford and Adrian Peterson were among the ...
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- First-year South Florida coach Jeff Scott is looking forward to the gamble his Bulls are taking this Saturday in visiting No. 7 Notre Dame. The 39-year-old Scott, fresh off a 27-6 opening victory over The Citadel, is planning to roll the ...
After LeBron James made history by becoming the player with the most playoff wins on Sept. 8, Anthony Davis joked he's "drinking from the fountain of youth," adding he'll likely break another record in the team's next game. A week later, James made history ...
It looked like Bam Adebayo came out of nowhere, but he didn't. When Adebayo blocked Jayson Tatum's dunk at the end of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, he flew in from Heat practice, from the film room, from a culture that Pat Riley created 25 years ...
ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia coach Kirby Smart and his wife Mary Beth have committed $1 million to the university for programs supporting social justice and athletes impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, as well as an expansion of the Bulldogs' football facility.
ROME — The fans are missing quite a show at the Foro Italico. Led by teenagers Lorenzo Musetti and Jannik Sinner, four home players have reached the third round of the Italian Open for the first time in more than four decades. Support our journalism.
BOSTON – You don't have to say it. Kemba Walker will. "I'm just playing terrible," Walker said. He said it on Tuesday, minutes after needing 19 shots to score 19 points in a conference finals opening loss to Miami. He could have said it last Friday, after ...
Some people clean out their cars and find some spare change from time to time. And other people happen to find a baseball bat signed by Michael Jordan just chilling in the trunk. Wait, what? Hollywood actor and stuntman Tony Todd found a signed ...
PHILADELPHIA — With Jacob deGrom's Cy Young hopes hanging by a thread — and the Mets' playoff hopes hanging by a thinner thread — they got good news Thursday when his troublesome right hamstring felt better. Wearing an athletic sleeve on his ...
After falling short in the semifinals last season to the eventual champion Washington Mystics, the Aces were penciled in as one of the favorites to win it all this summer, especially after signing Angel McCoughtry in free agency. Then, the coronavirus pandemic ...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Trent Williams seemed to take out all the frustration from sitting out last season on Arizona's Jordan Hicks. Williams' debut for the San Francisco 49ers was punctuated by a crushing, pancake block against Hicks that was one of ...
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington defensive tackle , that he is opting out of the upcoming college football season and is declaring for the 2021 NFL draft. Onwuzurike was a first-team All-Pac-12 selection last season when he had 45 total tackles, six tackles for ...
Lokomotiv Plovdiv manager Bruno Akrapovic hopes to prove his son wrong when Tottenham visit in the Europa League second qualifying round on Thursday. Spurs travel to Bulgaria hoping to win the first of three qualifying rounds before they make it to the ...
The status of Sam Darnold's top target for Sunday's game against the 49ers is up in the air. Wide receiver Jamison Crowder did not practice Thursday because of a hamstring injury. Adam Gase said Crowder was running Wednesday and pulled up with ...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Texas A&M football placed a program-best eight student-athletes on the 2020 Preseason Coaches' All-Southeastern Conference Football Team, announced Thursday afternoon by the league office. Bobby Brown III, a junior from ...
Following the completion of the second round of the League Cup on Thursday, the draw for the fourth round was held prior to the third round, which is set to be played next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. [ MORE: Spurs come from behind to beat 9-man ...
Iowa State director of athletics Jamie Pollard, right, talks with Louisiana-Monroe director of athletics Scott McDonald, left, prior to last week's football game at Jack Trice Stadium. In a budget the Iowa Board of Regents will receive next week, ISU projects an ...
Hernandez is starting in right field and batting cleanup Thursday against the Yankees. The 27-year-old was activated off the injured list Wednesday but didn't see the field during the loss to the Yankees, but he'll rejoin the starting nine for the series finale.
It's Week 2! Some NFL teams got off on the right foot last week, and the same goes for our pickers. Now that we've seen a week, we have a little more to information to go on, in this unusual season without a preseason. Just like we said in our power rankings, ...
The White Sox' magic number is 2020. In what has been anything but an enchanting year with a pandemic that, among other things, shortened Major League baseball's season to 60 games, the Sox clinched their first postseason berth since 2008 with a 4-3 ...
Tennessee offensive lineman Cade Mays has won his appeal and has been granted immediate eligibility, pending approval from the SEC, Vols head coach Jeremy Pruitt said. "Today we heard back from the NCAA and they approved Cade's appeal," Pruitt ...
James Harden has risen to astronomical heights in the last few years, but bettering his title odds might mean returning to his ways of the past. There are many ways to describe James Harden: Perennial All-Star. Superstar talent. MVP. One of the game's most ...
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (WAFB) - Former LSU star running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire will be looking to build on his explosive NFL debut when the Kansas City Chiefs travel to Southern California to take on the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 2. The Baton ...
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If there's one thing an umpire absolutely hates, it's being forced to wipe dirt off home plate. Sure, they're probably going to dust off the plate anyway between batters, but when someone makes them do so as an act of defiance, oh man, it's game over. That was ...
The Seattle Sounders are bringing back Australian defender Brad Smith after signing the left back to a new contract Thursday. Smith spent the 2018 and 2019 seasons with Seattle on loan from English club Bournemouth and had eight assists in 35 ...
Paris, and victory at the Tour de France, are almost within reach for Primoz Roglic. The Slovenian rider safely negotiated the last truly mountainous stage of this year's race on Thursday, moving a big step closer to adding what would be his first Tour win to the ...
Conor McGregor "retired" again in the middle of 2020. The former UFC two-weight champion last fought in January but UFC president Dana White is teasing a return for McGregor. McGregor was arrested on September 12th in Corsica, a French region for ...
NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw has sold his home in The Concession golfing community in Bradenton for $1.43 million. The four-bedroom home was listed in early 2019 for $1.6 million, reduced in price several times and was at $1.495 million ...
The Tennessee Titans announced that they will be allowing fans to attend their three home games in October and may continue to increase capacity later in the season. "We are thrilled to welcome fans back to Nissan Stadium and can't thank Mayor Cooper ...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — "A bond rooted in football, and above all else, family." That's how the New England Patriots described the relationship between head coach Bill Belichick and his mother, Jeanne, who died Monday at the age of 98. During Thursday's ...
We are one week into the freshly-minted NFL season, and everything is going to plan for the Kansas City Chiefs, thus far. The defending Super Bowl champs easily dispatched the Houston Texas last Thursday night by a score of 34-20 in a game that was not ...
His free agent signing was a clear turning of the page for this organization, and it'll go down as one of the best free agent deals in club history. That's pretty rare when you're signing a post-age-30 starting pitcher to a six-year, $155 million contract.
NEW YORK (AP) — Basketball star Maya Moore has married Jonathan Irons, the Missouri man she helped work to free from prison after a 22-year-old wrongful conviction. This video is no longer available. WNBA star marries man she helped free from prison.
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