The NFL is about to enter a truly unprecedented season of football in 2020. It's impossible to predict what will happen in a typical year, let alone what might happen in a season affected by the coronavirus pandemic. As we've seen with Major League Baseball, ...
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE to know what Paul George was thinking the moment the ball left his hand, but it would be understandable if he was holding his breath. Considering his very public shooting slump to that point in the LA Clippers' opening-round series against ...
Steven Stamkos could return to the Tampa Bay Lightning during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, general manager Julien BriseBois told The Athletic on Tuesday. The forward has not played since Feb. 25. A lower-body injury sustained before training camp began ...
The Colorado Avalanche forced the Dallas Stars into a Game 7, to be played on Friday. Now it's the Philadelphia Flyers' and Vancouver Canucks' turn to extend the conference semifinal round. Can they do the same? Check out ESPN NHL Playoffs Today ...
Rory McIlroy can make history this week at the 2020 Tour Championship, which gets underway on Friday from East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga. With a victory this week at East Lake, McIlroy, the defending Tour Championship and FedEx Cup winner, will ...
UFC president Dana White said Tuesday night that a fight against Brock Lesnar would be a good way to introduce Jon Jones to the heavyweight division. But would it be? Lesnar is 43 and hasn't fought in the UFC since July 29, 2016, when a lackluster win ...
Adam Duvall hit three home runs as the Atlanta Braves made history in MLB, while the Tampa Bay Rays enjoyed a win. Duvall went deep three times as the Braves beat the Boston Red Sox 7-5 on Wednesday. Incredibly, it came a day after team-mate Marcell ...
The Vikings cleared five roster spots on Wednesday, taking the first steps toward Saturday's deadline for all NFL teams to reach an initial 53-man roster for the regular season. With the roster at 75 players, the Vikings front office needs to clear 22 additional ...
Leave it to Southern Miss football coach Jay Hopson to sum up 2020 with a front-runner for understatement of the century. "It's been a different spring," Hopson said. "It's been a different summer. This year everything has been different. ". However ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Zack Wheeler tried to outdo Aaron Nola while outpitching Max Scherzer. Wheeler tossed three-hit ball over 6 2/3 innings, Jay Bruce hit a solo homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Scherzer and the Washington Nationals 3-0 ...
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Jimmy Butler loves soccer, and the final scene from Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals resembled a penalty shot in a shootout. Only there was no goalie. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. This was just a free ...
Erik Sorga scored at the death on Wednesday to lift D.C. United to a 1-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena in Harrison N.J.. Sorga, who came on as a substitute for Ben Olsen's side in the 90th minute, got a hold of the ball on the left side of ...
No, the opening weekend of college football doesn't have the normal buzz. But if you look hard enough (or are desperate enough), there are plenty of interesting players, wrinkles and stories to a weekend headlined by … BYU at Navy? Related: Every Florida ...
Only three rookies in the 16-year history of the NASCAR Playoffs have qualified for the postseason. Cole Custer, who is piloting the No. 41 Ford for Stewart-Haas Racing, joined Hendrick Motorsports' Chase Elliott (2016) and Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin ...
Gareth Bale has accused Real Madrid of making it "very difficult" to leave the Spanish club as the Wales forward looks to end his Bernabeu exile. Bale is out of favour with Real manager Zinedine Zidane and played just 48 minutes of Madrid's 12 games when ...
ANAHEIM, Calif. - (AP) -- Jason Castro had never been traded before, so the 33-year-old catcher was surprised when he got called back from the Los Angeles Angels' bullpen last weekend with news of his impending move to San Diego. In an even stranger ...
Editors note: The following story originally was published on June 17, 1978. Tom Seaver died Monday from complications of Lewy body dementia and COVID-19 at age 75. CINCINNATI - Some years ago Tom Seaver spent much of his spare time while in St.
Many, this humble hockey writer included, truly believe that the Stanley Cup window was closed for the Boston Bruins as currently constituted. Its been a glorious run over the last 15 years with a Stanley Cup in 2011, three Stanley Cup final appearances and ...
Iglesias (2-2) recorded the win Wednesday against the Cardinals after allowing one hit with two walks and two strikeouts over 1.1 scoreless innings. The 30-year-old entered during the eighth in a 3-3 tie and stranded a runner, and he was able to work through ...
Sunday's Italian Grand Prix will be held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic but 250 doctors and nurses will watch from the grandstands as guests, Ferrari said on Wednesday ahead of their home race. The race at Monza, outside Milan, is the ...
Erlin allowed five earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out three across four innings Wednesday against the Red Sox. He did not factor into the decision. Erlin allowed the first four batters he faced to reach base to begin the game, and he ...
The Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May – or, as it turns out in 2020, the first Saturday in September – is the Super Bowl of American Thoroughbred racing. Every trainer and jockey in the sport dreams, however casually, of giving or getting a leg up to ...
Toronto Blue Jays (19-16, third in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (12-25, fifth in the AL East). Boston; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT. PITCHING PROBABLES: Toronto: Taijuan Walker (3-2, 3.27 ERA) Boston: Martin Perez (2-4, 4.59 ERA) ...
While the Tour de France yellow jersey is one of sport's most fabled prizes, there is more than just prestige up for grabs at the 107th edition of the race. Advertisement. Alongside the yellow, green, polka dot and white jerseys, the Tour de France has a ...
On second thought ... Gov. Tom Wolf has had a change of heart and will allow a small number of fans into sporting events. The governor's guidance for sports during the COVID-19 pandemic was changed Wednesday to allow spectators into games. But fans ...
After two successful seasons on loan at Sheffield United, the 23-year-old is aiming to be the starter at Old Trafford. Dean Henderson has fired a warning to fellow Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea, saying he does not intend to sit on the bench next ...
Coach Frank Vogel is hopeful that Rondo (back) will be in uniform and in the rotation for Friday's Game 1 against either the Thunder or Rockets, Dave McMenamin of ESPN.com reports. Rondo has yet to play in the bubble, but it appears he's on the verge of a ...
Editor's Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. In light of the recent marches and Black Lives Matter movement, there has been an uproar of ...
Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli is known as a dedicated customer when it comes to his cricket. The right-handed batsman is regarded as one of the most successful batsmen in the world for a reason. When he steps on to the field, Kohli ...
The Kansas City Chiefs were at Arrowhead Stadium on Tuesday to celebrate their Super Bowl victory over the 49ers and receive their championship rings. But Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes didn't just receive a ring — he gave one out too. Mahomes ...
The logo marks a digital age and was designed by Los Angeles-based athletes and celebrity designers. Although the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics seems like lightyears away, the City of Angels Olympic and Paralympic committee is making moves to ensure ...
NEW YORK — Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil have met just a handful of times on the ATP Tour, but their rivalry runs deep. The two Canadians will face off Thursday in the second round of the U.S. Open in their first Grand Slam match, and just the fourth on ...
ORLANDO, Fla. - Orlando's Amway Center will be used as an early voting polling location for voters in the 2020 election in November. The announcement was made on Wednesday during a news conference attended by Orlando and Orange County leaders ...
Ronald Koeman wants to capitalise on the contract impasse between Georginio Wijnaldum and Liverpool by signing the midfielder for Barcelona. Wijnaldum has entered the final year of his deal with the Premier League champions and is yet to agree an ...