Rutgers president Jonathan Holloway described President Donald Trump's involvement in the push to start the Big Ten football season as "cheap politics." Speaking to NJ Advance Media, Holloway said Trump's involvement in the Big Ten's situation will not ...
Houston Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni offered a simple explanation for his team's terrible performance through three and a half quarters of Thursday's 110-100 Game 4 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. "Just a lack of spirit," D'Antoni said. "It just seems like we ...
Thirteen months ago, a beaming Kemba Walker sat at a podium inside the Auerbach Center with the Celtics' 17 championship banners hanging behind him, and was asked why he chose to sign with Boston. "You see all the banners upstairs and in the arena.
SAN DIEGO -- Jorge Ona homered for his first major league hit, Manny Machado also went deep and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 6-1 Thursday night despite an injury to starter Chris Paddack. Six relievers blanked the Giants over the ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Rookie Bobby Dalbec homered for his fifth consecutive game, Rafael Devers homered and drove in three runs and the AL-worst Boston Red Sox beat the AL-best Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Thursday night. Devers hit a two-run drive in ...
ST. LOUIS -- Jeimer Candelario capped off a two-homer day with a two-run, bases-loaded single in the seventh inning to help the Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 on Thursday for a doubleheader split. "We needed that," Detroit manager Ron ...
I'm not sure if NFL commissioner Roger Goodell expected the scattered fans at Arrowhead Stadium to boo the pre-game moment of unity on opening night. Somewhere along the line in their thousand actuarial meetings pertaining to whether or not they ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After a century of NFL football, this season's Week 1 slate features the first game ever to involve two quarterbacks in their 40s: Tampa Bay's Tom Brady and New Orleans' Drew Brees. So mark down Sunday's NFC South Division clash ...
Four years ago, Akiem Hicks saw Colin Kaepernick protest police brutality and racial injustice by taking a knee during the national anthem and thought: If I join him, I'm out of a job. For good. The NFL has not solved all its issues with racism, and won't by ...
MIAMI (AP) — Starling Marte hit a tying, three-run double off Brandon Workman in the eighth inning, Jorge Alfaro singled home the winning run in the ninth and the Miami Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 Thursday night in the opener of a seven-game ...
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- The entire Dallas Stars bench was yelling out to Joe Pavelski about what to do with the puck after a broken play in front of them only seconds into overtime. Pavelski delivered, with a cross-ice pass to a breaking Alexander Radulov ...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Bill Belichick and Brian Flores have built their NFL coaching reputations on the defensive side of the ball. But it's what will happen offensively for both teams that will be in the spotlight as the Patriots and Dolphins open the 2020 ...
James Paxton suffered a setback Wednesday. The Yankees left-hander, who is on the injured list with a strained forearm flexor, "felt a little sore" after throwing Wednesday and won't throw for "a couple days," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said on his ...
The state's college football season was 18 minutes old when one of the most head-scratching trends in the sport came to an end: Miami finally has a quarterback. In one second-quarter drive in Thursday night's season-opening 31-14 win over ...
Anthony Davis and LeBron James starred as the Los Angeles Lakers topped the Houston Rockets 110-100 for a commanding lead in the Western Conference semi-finals. Davis posted a double-double and James finished one assist shy of a triple-double to ...
Former interim UFC lightweight champion Dustin Poirier may not be squaring off with fellow former interim titleholder Tony Ferguson at UFC 254 after all. UFC president Dana White has spoken openly about trying to put the bout together on the same fight ...
NEW YORK -- Serena Williams already was struggling to keep up in a fast-paced U.S. Open semifinal when she stopped behind the baseline after a third-set point and leaned over. She held that pose for a bit, then clutched at her left ankle and asked for a ...
Kevin Durant isn't upset that Steve Nash was pegged as the next head coach of the Brooklyn Nets last week. Far from it. Getting to learn under a former player like Nash, Durant said on JJ Redick's "The Old Man and the Three" podcast on Thursday, ...
Two-time major champion and golf legend John Daly revealed that he had been diagnosed with bladder cancer and underwent successful surgery, all discovered after health issues caused him to withdraw from a Charles Schwab Series event last month in ...
NEW YORK — On another day of bad news for the banged-up Yankees, New York said left-hander James Paxton had a setback in his return from a strained left flexor tendon. Paxton felt sore after throwing on flat ground. Support our journalism. Subscribe ...
Naomi Osaka vs. Jen Brady was the undercard on Thursday, but their semi turned out to be a main event all on its own. By Steve Tignor. September 10, 2020. MORE TO WATCH. Down a set and a break, Serena rallies past Pironkova in US Open QFs.
Royals third. Nicky Lopez grounds out to shallow infield, Francisco Lindor to Carlos Santana. Cam Gallagher grounds out to shortstop, Mike Freeman to Carlos Santana. Whit Merrifield singles to center field. Adalberto Mondesi walks. Whit Merrifield to second.
Forbes estimates the Dallas Cowboys are the NFL's most valuable franchise at $5.7 billion, the 14th consecutive year they've held that distinction. According to the magazine, Jerry Jones' team is also the most valuable franchise in the world. After the ...
Sherman, 32, who acts as his own agent, said he has engaged in preliminary conversations with the 49ers about remaining with the organization beyond this season. TRENDING. Rice believes Jimmy G is superior quarterback to Prescott. Sep 1, 2020 ...
PHOENIX — Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May left Thursday night's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks after just one inning after he was hit on the left foot by a sharp grounder. Diamondbacks leadoff man Josh Rojas hit a hard grounder ...
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Danielle Kang beat the desert heat Thursday morning with birdies on all the par 5s and a 5-iron that was inches away from an ace, giving her a 4-under 68 and a share of the early lead in the ANA Inspiration. Support our ...
The 2020 NFL season is upon us and with it comes the tough weekly decisions that fantasy football managers have to make every week. Whether you are staring down multiple contenders for your FLEX spot or worried one of your starters may produce a dud ...
Australia was picked over New Zealand to host the coronavirus-affected Rugby Championship on Friday, but the pandemic may prevent world champions South Africa from even taking part. The four-way international tournament, which also involves ...
Raul Ruidiaz and Joevin Jones both scored twice and the Seattle Sounders set a franchise record for goals in a match with a 7-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Thursday night. Seattle scored five goals faster than any team in MLS history, needing ...
Grant Enfinger passed ThorSport Racing teammate Matt Crafton with seven laps left to win the Richmond Truck race Thursday night. The race was the first for the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series at Richmond Raceway since 2005. Enfinger overcame ...
A football adage has it that the offensive line is second only to quarterback as the most difficult position to earn a starting job as a college freshman. At Alabama under Nick Saban, though, it seems that a freshman earns a starting job in the offensive line with ...
Duke at No 10 Notre Dame, Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET (NBC). Line: Notre Dame by 20. Series record: Notre Dame leads 4-2-0. WHAT'S AT STAKE? After finishing 2019 with an 11-2 record following a 33-9 victory over Iowa State in the Camping World Bowl, ...
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 3-pointers, found Emma ...
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. The Swiss rider powered away on the Suc ...
A day after the New York State Public High School Athletic Association decided to move "high" risk fall sports — football and volleyball, plus competitive cheerleading's fall season — to competing next March, Section II announced Thursday that it will not ...
BEREA, Ohio (WJW)– Cleveland Browns wide receivers Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham Jr. weren't at full strength last season. Cleveland Browns running back tandem hopes for long-term success. They both logged more than 1,000 receiving yards, but ...
After junior running back Cam'Rom Harris scored the first Miami touchdown of the season on a 66-yard rush in the first quarter, the Hurricanes revealed the second edition of the Touchdown Rings. The rings are made of orange and green sapphires and ...
David Montgomery's groin injury has him in a predicament. Because while there is growing optimism that Chicago's running back will play in Week 1, Montgomery sounds like someone willing to approach his return with caution: ...
The Philadelphia Phillies, who have won 12 of their past 16 games, and the host Miami Marlins will start a rare seven-day series on Thursday night. It's the first such series in Marlins history. Miami also made unfortunate history on Wednesday night with the ...
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