Danny Ainge was no different than most other Boston Celtics fans in the waning seconds of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. With just 0.5 seconds until victory, his team poised to take a commanding 3-0 lead over the defending champion Toronto ...
CHICAGO -- Kyle Hendricks hit his spots and kept hitters off balance. It was a command performance at a big moment for the Chicago Cubs. Hendricks went eight innings, and the NL Central-leading Cubs beat the second-place St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 on ...
WASHINGTON -- Washington ace Max Scherzer cooled off Tampa Bay with seven scoreless innings, and the Nationals used a makeshift lineup to beat the Rays 6-1 on Monday night. Kurt Suzuki had an RBI double among his three hits and Michael A. Taylor ...
CLEVELAND -- Zach Plesac won his second straight start since returning to the Cleveland Indians' rotation after a demotion for breaking team COVID-19 protocols, a 5-2 victory over Kansas City on Monday night that extended the Royals' losing streak to a ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Douglas is not about to start patting himself on the back after a busy offseason. Sure, the New York Jets general manager made several moves to help the team get better. He also knows they're still very much a work in progress.
The Rams are working on moves to reconfigure the bottom of the roster before Sunday's opener against the Dallas Cowboys. The top of the roster — specifically the contract situations of star cornerback Jalen Ramsey and receiver Cooper Kupp — remains ...
After taking the series opener against the Denver Nuggets, the Los Angeles Clippers couldn't capitalize Saturday and dropped Game 2. Splitting the first two games is nothing new for this team as this is now the eighth time in nine playoff series it's happened ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers placed linebacker Kamal Martin and cornerback Kabion Ento on injured reserve on Sunday, as-expected moves that allow the team to bring them back to the active roster when healthy at midseason. Meanwhile ...
If you were to go to Lamar Jackson's house, you wouldn't find his MVP trophy, nor his Heisman trophy. They're in a closet, still bubble-wrapped in the luggage they were shipped in. "If we win a Super Bowl, I'll put my stuff up. But I'm not putting stuff up right ...
STILLWATER -- There were rumblings Sunday morning that Tulsa needed to stop practicing last week for a couple of days and that the game between the turnpike rivals was possibly going to be postponed as a result. Several checks revealed University of ...
Among the new conditions for 2020 NFL games due to the COVID-19 pandemic was the prohibition of the recent tradition of players exchanging their jerseys after games. That rule has been slightly augmented or as NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported, ...
With football barely having a complete season, the one thing the NCAA can not afford to fail is another missed season of college basketball. Due to a shortened season, and cancelled 'March Madness', finding the perfect formula for all NCAA schools to ...
It seems as if the A's will have to do with left-handed starting pitcher A.J. Puk for the 2020 season. Puk, for the second day in a row, had his throwing session pushed back on Monday. The hope had been that doing that would get him back on the A's roster this ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans finally have three-time Pro Bowl linebacker Jadeveon Clowney, and Vic Beasley Jr., too. Now it's up to coach Mike Vrabel and his assistants to figure out how much they can get from both outside linebackers ...
It took 13 wins for the 49ers to secure the No. 1 seed in the 2019 NFC playoffs. But in 2020, it won't take as many wins to lock up the top seed and a first-round bye, according to ESPN.com's simulation of the upcoming season. Using their Football Power Index, ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cam Heyward knew his father, Craig "Ironhead" Heyward, bounced around the NFL during a decade-plus career as a running back that saw him suit up for five different teams. As much as Heyward admires his dad, he wasn't eager to ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Logan Ryan is thrilled to be back in New Jersey, looking for an apartment for him and his pit bulls, and willing to do anything to help the New York Giants win this season. The latter won't be a problem for the former Rutgers ...
Nurkic quick to respond to Draymond Green's comment about NBA centers originally appeared on NBC Sports Northwest. Small-ball in the NBA -- it's a thing and it's most likely here to stay for a while. Yes, the league has been moving towards the smaller ...
DeAndre Hopkins and the Arizona Cardinals are nearing an agreement on a contract extension, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle noted the new deal is expected to make Hopkins the highest-paid receiver in ...
Mike Zimmer didn't give his standard public service announcement, the one in which he implores fans to be loud and rowdy on Sunday to make life difficult on the opposing offense. In non-pandemic years, Zimmer's message gets displayed on the gigantic ...
PHILADELPHIA — Carson Wentz was back at practice Monday after groin tightness shut the Eagles QB1 down for a few practices last week. "I feel great now," said Wentz when asked about the injury by SI's EagleMaven. "I had a little groin tightness and it was ...
Kamara said he's "never held out in (his) life" when asked Monday about his recent four-day unexcused absence from practice, Mike Triplett of ESPN.com reports. Kamara avoided questions regarding his negotiations with the Saints about a new contract, ...
PITTSBURGH -- It was a busy Monday for the Steelers. Between depth chart releases, captain honors and Cam Heyward's extension, re-signing Devlin Hodges to the practice squad nearly slipped through the cracks. As the day wound down and the team ...
SANTA CLARA — Coach Kyle Shanahan went one-on-one with 49ers running back Raheem Mostert last week and posed this season's most pertinent question: What is the morale of the guys in the locker room with the Super Bowl and stuff? Rebounding ...
Florida State will face off against Georgia Tech without senior defensive back Hamsah Nasirildeen in the lineup due to a knee injury. Coach Mike Norvell, who entered game week with optimism and enthusiasm, acknowledged Monday Nasirildeen wasn't ...
(Reuters) - Novak Djokovic has pleaded for compassion for the line judge he struck in the throat with a ball at the U.S. Open on Monday after the female official faced a backlash from fans of the world number one on social media. The Serb was disqualified in ...
Atlanta United FC on Monday announced the transfer of All-Star midfielder Gonzalo "Pity" Martinez to Al-Nassr FC of the Saudi Pro League. The transfer fee was not disclosed. The transaction opens a designed player spot and an international spot on United's ...
Syracuse, N.Y. -- Class of 2021 offensive tackle Enrique Cruz verbally committed to Syracuse football on Monday night. Cruz, a senior at Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, Ill., announced his decision on Twitter.
With a big boost from so many new players, looking at you Luis Robert, Dallas Keuchel, Yasmani Grandal and Nick Madrigal, the White Sox are sitting pretty in the AL Central and a near lock to make the playoffs for the first time in 12 years. They've also gotten ...
Semien (side) is expected to return at some point during the Athletics' series against the Astros, which ends Thursday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports. Semien has already been out for over a week with side soreness, though he was never placed on the ...
Notre Dame Notes | Duke Notes. GAME DAY INFORMATION. Date, Saturday, September 12, 2020. Time, 2:30 p.m. ET. Site: Notre Dame Stadium. TV: TV: NBC (national) Mike Tirico (play-by-play) Tony Dungy (analysis) Jac Collinsworth (sideline). Radio ...
Social media was abuzz on Monday afternoon after reports that the Colorado High School Activities Association was going to meet again with Colorado state officials regarding more modifications to the 2020-21 athletic calendar, including the possible ...
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The NBA fined Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley $25,000 on Monday for verbally abusing a game official in Game 2 of his team's Western Conference semifinal series against the Denver Nuggets. The incident ...
More than 500 racehorses have been displaced after weathering Hurricane Laura at Delta Downs racetrack in Calcasieu Parish, thanks largely to the refusal of Churchill Downs Inc., the owner of Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, to take them in, ...
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions announced the signing of Adrian Peterson on Monday. The 35-year-old running back comes to Detroit after being released by Washington. He has rushed for 14,216 yards in 13 seasons, mostly with the ...
(CNN) World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty will not be in Paris to defend her French Open tennis title. The Australian said in a statement that she would not be traveling to Europe in part because of the Covid-19 pandemic as well as factoring in her lack of preparedness ...
During the regular season, things were looking up for Washington. The Capitals were sitting in first place when the pandemic hit, and it looked as if they'd be a team that could have some staying power in the playoffs. That didn't happen. Instead, they were ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - It was a tough weekend for the Carolina Panthers coaches and front office as they had to cut the roster from 80 to 53. With that business done, there are 6 days until the official start of the Matt Rhule era with the Carolina Panthers ...
INDIANAPOLIS — After Saturday's final cuts, the Indianapolis Colts were in the market for a tight end because Trey Burton is expected to miss at least two games with a calf injury. The Colts were awarded undrafted Oregon State tight end Noah Togiai, claimed ...
Colin Kaepernick is about to start his fourth consecutive NFL season as a free agent. The former 49ers quarterback is reportedly in good physical shape, but no team has been willing to go further than hosting him for a workout since he and San Francisco ...
The Detroit Lions established their 53-man roster Saturday, with a number of surprises. Two decisions in particular may stand out as mistakes in the future. Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia, the general manager and head coach of the Detroit Lions, had over 20 ...
Alabama has completed three weeks of preseason practice and has three weeks left to prepare for its season-opening game at Missouri. The Crimson Tide has held 12 practices, and although we haven't been able to watch in person, we've learned a lot over ...
The first full weekend of college football wraps up on Monday night as Navy host BYU. This is just the third meeting of all time between the two schools, with each team taking one. Their last meeting came in 1989, which BYU won, 31-10. Don't have cable?
Kevin Harvick was in the right place at the right time to take the lead, then put on an impressive show of tenacity to hold off a hard-charging Austin Dillon to earn his second career Cook Out Southern 500 win at Darlington Raceway in Sunday night's NASCAR ...
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