KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Faced with a defensive strategy he hadn't seen before from the Houston Texans, Patrick Mahomes did what he does best. He adjusted. The Texans, who played mostly man-to-man coverage in two games against Mahomes and the ...
There are some quotes that follow a coach his whole career, or at least long enough to become profoundly ironic. When Mike D'Antoni took over as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers in 2012 and was asked how he planned to use likely future Hall of Fame big ...
TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady acknowledged Thursday that he's still learning the nuances of Bruce Arians' offense and his role in it. He's also still learning a lot about his new teammates, even on the eve of the Bucs' season ...
The Dallas Stars' best players came through with their biggest performances of the Western Conference Final on Thursday. It was just enough for Dallas to inch one win closer to its first Stanley Cup Final appearance in 20 years. The Stars defeated the Vegas ...
PHILADELPHIA — On the same day the Eagles finally buckled to Jason Peters, another locker-room leader admitted some concern when it comes to his future in Philadelphia, Pro Bowl tight end Zach Ertz. Ertz intimated that 2020 could be his last season in ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Royals rookie Brady Singer allowed just one hit — a two-out single through an infield shift in the eighth inning — while pitching Kansas City to an 11-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night. Making his ninth career start, ...
Sometimes the best performances require just as much introspection as the worst. So it was for the Seattle Sounders on Thursday night, after they routed the San Jose Earthquakes 7-1 while becoming the first team in MLS history to score five goals in the ...
South Carolina football coach Will Muschamp said two players have tested positive for COVID-19 while another nine are being held out because of possible contact with the infected players. Muschamp gave the update Thursday night. The Gamecocks open ...
With the MLB season entering the final weeks of the regular season, former Yankees manager Buck Showalter takes a swing at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: How would you compare Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez as prospects? A: Derek ...
The UAB football team went down to South Beach with upset on its mind but found a young and talented Miami running attack that wore the defense slap-out as the offense struggled to gain any traction. The Blazers (1-1) struck first but were unable to ...
Green Bay Packers linebacker Christian Kirksey is eager to reintroduce himself to the NFL after missing most of the last two seasons. Kirksey once ranked among the league's most prolific tacklers, but a hamstring injury caused him to play just seven games in ...
Tom Brady is playing for a team not named the New England Patriots for the first time in 20 years. The Buccaneers are trying to snap a 12-year playoff drought with aspirations of being the first team to play a Super Bowl in their home stadium. How's it going to ...
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — When he first got word the trade was going down and he was on the move, Jamal Adams grabbed his phone and reached out to one of his closest friends. It happened to be Quandre Diggs, the guy Adams will line up next to Sunday ...
It's almost impossible to say this year has belonged to anyone, through the admittedly indeterminate criteria often applied by the media. There are few superlatives worthy of being handed out during a year when a global pandemic threatens to cancel the very ...
On a brilliant night of tennis, Azarenka registered an improbable comeback in a roller coaster of a match against Serena Williams that ended soon after Williams injured her left Achilles' tendon early in the third set. Osaka ...
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Angel McCoughtry scored 22 points on her 34th birthday and the the Las Vegas Aces made a franchise-record 10 3-pointers in beating the Minnesota Lynx 104-89 on Thurssday night for their fourth straight victory. Kayla McBride's ...
A look at what's happening around the majors Friday: ___. NOT JUSTIN, SHANE. It hasn't taken Shane Bieber long to become Cleveland's ace — and maybe the best pitcher in baseball this season. The right-hander looks to stay unbeaten as the Indians ...
Civale (3-5) allowed four earned runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out seven across six innings to take the loss Thursday against the Royals. Civale allowed four consecutive hitters to reach base in the third inning, accounting for three of his four ...
Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald smiled wide as he said it and promised he wasn't joking. Asked if he'd feel complete as a player if he got a Super Bowl victory, the 17-year pro acknowledged it might be the end of his Hall of Fame-worthy career.
Smith went 4-for-4 with a double during Thursday's loss to the Diamondbacks. Smith set a new career high by tallying four hits in a single game, including a double in the fourth inning against Madison Bumgarner. The 25-year-old backstop increased his ...
It didn't take long for David Johnson to make an impact. Johnson had one of the lone highlights for the Texans in their 34-20 loss at Kansas City. The running back finished with 11 carries for 77 yards and a first quarter touchdown. He also caught three passes ...
Daly, who won the 1991 PGA Championship as the ninth alternate before also winning the 1995 Open Championship, told Golf Channel that he recently underwent a successful surgery for bladder cancer, but said doctors have told him that "there's an 85 ...
Eagles offensive lineman Jason Peters will get some more money after all. Multiple reports state the veteran left tackle reworked his contract with the Eagles. Sign up for Eagles Extra: Get exclusive news, behind-the-scenes observations and the ability to text ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bubba Wallace, loaded with several new sponsors he personally signed, will leave Richard Petty Motorsports at the end of the season and take his new wealth elsewhere. Wallace, who has driven Petty's iconic No. 43 the last three ...
Hide caption. New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton starts his stint with a new team for the first time since he's been in the league. He could definitely have a tougher opponent to make his Patriots debut against as he faces the Dolphins on Sunday.
Mike Norvell has waited nine months to coach his first game at Florida State. After the coronavirus-disrupted offseason, Norvell believes the Seminoles are ready to play their first game Saturday when Georgia Tech visits Doak Campbell Stadium.
Naomi Osaka is back in the final of the U.S. Open. The 2018 champion prevailed over American Jennifer Brady in an extremely well-played match at Arthur Ashe Stadium Thursday night. It was oh so close the whole way, with Osaka winning 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-3.
CINCINNATI — The 2020 NFL season starts on Thursday night! There are 16 Week 1 games. Check out my picks for every matchup, along with the picks from other Sports Illustrated publishers below.
BRADENTON, Fla. — Myisha Hines-Allen scored 30 points and the Washington Mystics beat the Los Angeles Sparks 80-72 on Thursday night. Ariel Atkins hit a 3-pointer to give the Sparks a 71-68 lead with 2:53 remaining. Hines-Allen made consecutive ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio (92.3 The Fan) – At the end of the 2019 season Odell Beckham Jr. declared that 2020 was going to be his year. Earlier this year he said "this is my time" in a video of him working out while recovering from core muscle surgery posted to his ...
SARRAN, France — Tour de France rookie Marc Hirschi won the longest stage of this year's race with a bold solo breakaway Thursday on a previously unused sharp ascent, making up for two previous near misses. Support our journalism. Subscribe today.
Back when the 2020 NFL schedule was announced, many posited that the league – in preparation for potential COVID-19 delays – would front-load the schedule with non-conference games. The league went in a different direction, and thanks to the work ...
To non-NFL fans, Colin Kaepernick's name may be more synonymous with his activism and the controversy that came when he took a knee for the national anthem. While his work toward social justice has been significant, his success on the field can't be ...