One of the toughest days of every football season comes the weekend before Week 1, as NFL teams are forced to reduce their rosters to 53 players. Most years, unheralded players are able to win spots in certain situations with standout performances in game ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Evan Longoria and Darin Ruf launched back-to-back home runs in the second inning and the Giants spoiled Madison Bumgarner's return to San Francisco with a 4-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night. Bumgarner ...
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are down to four teams and one bubble. Game 1 of the Western Conference Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and Dallas Stars is at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Sunday (8 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS). The Golden ...
LOS ANGELES -- Nolan Arenado drove in the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning, pinch-hitter Josh Fuentes added a two-run double and the Colorado Rockies snapped the Los Angeles Dodgers' six-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory Saturday night.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- After the Boston Celtics shot the Toronto Raptors back into their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Saturday, Celtics star Kemba Walker placed the blame on his shoulders. "I got to be more aggressive," Walker said after ...
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Anthony Rendon hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning, Albert Pujols drove in three runs and the Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 7-6 victory over the Houston Astros to sweep Saturday's doubleheader. It was not a walk-off win for the ...
Deshaun Watson didn't need this kind of money to justify his place in the NFL landscape. The substantial wealth that just rained downed upon him merely is one more indication of how special he is. That tends to get lost in a world where Chiefs quarterback ...
ATLANTA -- The Washington Nationals, playing without Juan Soto and some other top hitters, manufactured big offense without a home run. That was more than enough to overwhelm an Atlanta Braves team that hit three homers. Victor Robles' third hit, a bunt ...
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Mike Malone demanded a response from his team. He knew their Game 1 effort against the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference semifinals was a sinister mix of fatigue from an emotional Game 7 grind against the Utah Jazz in ...
CLEVELAND --. Milwaukee closer Josh Hader allowed his first hit of the season, and then gave up Cesar Hernandez's game-winning single in the ninth inning as the Cleveland Indians beat the Brewers 4-3 on Saturday night. Oscar Mercado, who scored on ...
Eastern Kentucky players and coaches wore "Say their names" T-shirts as they entered Joan C. Edwards Stadium to play Marshall in their season-opening game on Saturday. Coaches continued to wear the shirts, which read "Enough is enough" on the back, ...
After a bevy of trades and players waived during the week, the Jacksonville Jaguars made their final roster cuts ahead of the 4 p.m. deadline to set the team's initial 53-man roster ahead of the 2020 NFL season. Among the transactions were two quarterbacks, ...
CHICAGO — Tyler O'Neill and Paul DeJong homered, five St. Louis pitchers combined on a three-hitter and the Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 Saturday night to sweep a doubleheader. In the opener, Adam Wainwright pitched into the seventh inning ...
BALTIMORE (AP) — In a start that mirrored his first season with with the New York Yankees, Gerrit Cole was sailing along in dominant fashion before things went horribly awry. Cole endured a nightmarish sixth inning against the Baltimore Orioles, who got a ...
SEATTLE (AP) — Rookie Jose Marmolejos hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning after twice leaving the bases loaded, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 5-3 on Saturday night. It was 2-all in the eighth before Seattle scored three times off ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Los Angeles Rams left space in their final roster cutdown to go shopping on the NFL waiver wire this weekend. The Rams waived nine players on Saturday while also placing defensive tackle A'Shawn Robinson on the ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have waived veteran defensive linemen Mario Edwards Jr. and Margus Hunt while keeping veteran linebacker Kiko Alonso on the physically unable to perform list. New Orleans trimmed 25 players at the ...
Lionel Messi has announced he will stay at Barcelona because the financial outlay required to make his desired exit a reality was "impossible". The Argentina superstar sent shockwaves through Camp Nou last week when he announced he wanted to leave ...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- The San Francisco 49ers activated starting receiver Deebo Samuel from the non-football injury list as they reduced their roster to under the 53-man limit. The move with Samuel means he is eligible to play the season opener Sept.
What was said by Atlanta United manager Stephen Glass and player Adam Jahn after Saturday's 1-1 draw with Orlando at Exploria Stadium: Atlanta United interim head coach Stephen Glass. On how much of a relief this point is and the importance of it for rest ...
The San Francisco 49ers released former West Virginia University wide receiver Kevin White on Saturday after recently signing him to a one-year contract on August 27th. There has been some interest in the former Mountaineers. A week prior to signing with ...
The Eagles elected to activate Alshon Jeffery off the preseason PUP list and onto the 53-man roster, which means they believe he'll be able to play at some point in the coming weeks. Jeffery, still recovering from a foot injury suffered late last year, would not ...
NEW YORK -- Matteo Berrettini will not be consuming his beloved chicken salad and plain pasta (salt and pepper only) at the charming Via Della Pace restaurant in Manhattan's East Village during this US Open. That isn't because of the coronavirus pandemic ...
Kylian Mbappe was on target but Antoine Griezmann missed a penalty as France edged past Sweden 1-0 in Solna to get their Nations League campaign started with a win. Paris Saint-Germain attacker Mbappe converted France's only shot on target in the ...
SAN MARCOS — Texas State coach Jake Spavital said he doesn't think game days will ever start to feel normal this year. His first reminder Saturday was when the bus pulled up to an empty parking lot at Bobcat Stadium. The meetings with players in the ...
Luis Robert drops jaws with insane diving catch originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago. Adam Engel had a front-row seat for Luis Robert's 458-foot moonshot Thursday night in Kansas City.
NFL teams had to cut their rosters down to 53 players by 2 p.m. Saturday. Former players from Boise State, Idaho, Idaho State and local high schools battled for roster spots through an unusual training camp disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. Below is a ...
Mike Trout became the Angels' career home run leader and Jo Adell celebrated with a game-ending, two-run single in the seventh, lifting Los Angeles to a 10-9 victory over the Houston Astros in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday. The Angels ...
Despite the results, the Liberty don't back down. They dropped their second game of the season against the Mercury 83-67. The rebuilding Liberty (2-16) again struggled in the second half against the Mercury (12-7), but they never showed signs of quitting.
It was a story Don Mattingly was getting tired of talking about, even though he knew it was an important one. The Miami Marlins' ongoing woes against left-handed pitching were one of the biggest reasons they're just barely clinging to a playoff spot in the ...
Athletics first. Ramon Laureano called out on strikes. Tommy La Stella singles to left center field. Matt Chapman strikes out swinging. Mark Canha walks. Tommy La Stella to second. Matt Olson triples to deep right field. Mark Canha scores. Tommy La Stella ...
The Eagles took a risk on cornerback Sidney Jones three years ago. It didn't work, and now Philadelphia must deal with the ramifications of a 2017 draft that produced few quality players. Jones was one of eight players waived by the Eagles as they cut their ...
EL PASO, Texas — Deion Hankins ran for 113 yards and two touchdowns to lead UTEP to a 24-14 victory over Stephen F. Austin on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams. Gavin Hardison was 17-of-28 passing for 212 yards and tossed a 4-yard ...
The way the Miami Heat have played during this Eastern Conference semifinal series, you have to wonder if they realize that they're playing the No. 1 overall seed in the NBA playoffs. And the way the Milwaukee Bucks have played, you have to wonder if they ...
Daniil Medvedev rolled into the US Open fourth round and he was joined by Dominic Thiem on Saturday. Russian third seed Medvedev – last year's runner-up – eased past J.J. Wolf in straight sets at Flushing Meadows in New York. Thiem, who is seeded ...
Frances Tiafoe reacted as though he had just won the U.S. Open, covering a grin with his hands in disbelief. He actually had just lost a point when his opponent, Marton Fucsovics of Hungary, threaded a forehand between the umpire's chair and the net post ...
A Pride veteran and former champion under the Strikeforce and DREAM banners, Overeem said before the fight he's no more than two wins away from a second shot at a UFC title. Overeem nearly stopped current heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic in 2016 ...
NEW YORK — Russian Daniil Medvedev is finding little room at this year's U.S. Open for comparison with his inspired run at Flushing Meadows in 2019, with players on the Tour adjusting after a shortened run-up to the Grand Slam. Medvedev rode into last ...
Madison Keys' US Open campaign came to an abrupt end on Saturday night, as the American No. 3 had to retire during her third-round match against Alize Cornet down 7-6 (4), 3-2 due to injury.
Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin are expected to race head-to-head for the NASCAR Cup title when the 10-week playoff series begins Sunday at Darlington Raceway. The duo heads to the South Carolina track with a combined 13 regular-season wins ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Second seed Sofia Kenin overcame a sluggish start to surge past Tunisia's Ons Jabeur 7-6(4) 6-3 on Saturday to move into the fourth round of the U.S. Open for the first time. Jabeur, ranked 31 in the world, broke to take a 4-2 lead in ...
Box Score MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Ryan Silverfield 's home debut as University of Memphis football coach was a late-starting, but resounding success. Saturday night at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, the Tigers overcame a sluggish start to overpower Arkansas ...
ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit broke down into tears Saturday morning, urging white people to do a better job helping Black people fight racial injustice. "The Black community is hurting," Herbstreit said on ESPN's College Gameday Saturday.
The Broncos set their initial 53-man roster about two hours ahead of Saturday's 2 p.m. deadline and it includes 19 players not with the organization last year, a turnover of 35.8%. Twenty-two players were waived, tight end Troy Fumagalli was waived/injured, ...
(CNN) Ferrari's miserable season has gone from bad to worse as the Italian manufacturer failed to get either car into the top 10 at its home grand prix for the first time since 1984. Sebastian Vettel didn't make it out of the first qualifying round and could only ...
Jamel Herring defeated Jonathan Oquendo in Las Vegas to set up his long-awaited WBO super-featherweight title defence against Carl Frampton later this year. Herring successfully put his title on the line against Puerto Rican Oquendo, who was disqualified ...
Second seed Dominic Thiem set up an exciting clash 20-year-old Canadian hotshot Felix Auger-Aliassime for a place in the quarter-finals at the US Open. The world No 3 said he must raise his game if he is to win a first Grand Slam after ousting Marin Cilic in ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are content to defend their Super Bowl title largely with the team that won it. After signing a handful of veteran free agents during an offseason unlike other, the Chiefs waived the majority of them Saturday as ...
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