No matter how you might view the particular vulnerabilities of this Milwaukee Bucks team, this is a stunning development that they find themselves down 3-0 to the Miami Heat. Barring a recovery that has never once happened in the NBA, the Bucks, who came ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Yannick Ngakoue just joined the Minnesota Vikings this week, taking part in his first practice of the entire calendar year a mere 10 days in advance of the season opener. The fifth-year pass-rushing specialist has hardly a worry about finding ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Rookie left-hander Josh Fleming won his third consecutive start, Michael Perez hit a three-run double and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Miami Marlins 5-4 on Friday night. Yoshi Tsutsugo homered for the Rays, who ...
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos have released inside linebacker Todd Davis, their leading tackler in three of the last four seasons. "I'm going to miss Todd," coach Vic Fangio said following a Friday night practice at Empower Field, where the Broncos ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates took advantage of an uncharacteristically average performance by Cincinnati's Trevor Bauer to earn a doubleheader split with a 4-3 win in the nightcap on Friday. The Reds took the opener 4-2 behind the strength ...
CLEVELAND — Corbin Burnes pitched six strong innings, Keston Hiura hit an RBI double in Milwaukee's four-run seventh inning and the Brewers scored three times on two weak infield grounders in a 7-1 win over the Cleveland Indians on Friday night.
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Arizona sophomore guard Brandon Williams will explore professional opportunities and forego his remaining eligibility. The school announced Williams' decision Friday. A 6-foot-2 guard from Los Angeles, Williams had a solid freshman ...
SEATTLE (AP) -- Yusei Kikuchi struck out seven, J.P. Crawford hit a three-run home run and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 6-3 on Friday night. Kikuchi (2-2) matched his season high with six innings of two-hit ball, the only blemish a solo home ...
He is a reserve who plays the role of closer, a 6-foot-7 big man who desires matchups with 7-footers, a 32nd overall draft pick in line to earn first-round money this offseason. Add another distinction for Clippers forward-center Montrezl Harrell: top reserve.
The Miami Dolphins are reportedly moving on from quarterback Josh Rosen. The former top-10 pick is among the Dolphins' training camp cuts, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Surprise cut: Dolphins are releasing QB Josh Rosen, source tells ESPN.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Czech Petra Kvitova struggled with unforced errors but still had enough weapons to defeat American Jessica Pegula 6-4 6-3 on Friday to advance to the fourth round of the U.S. Open. The two-times Wimbledon champion had 28 ...
Like the fullback and DVDs, basketball's mid-range jumper has been for years on a precipitous decline toward extinction. NBA offenses used to be built around it. A decade ago, the league's highest-scoring team took 24.6 shots a game in the space between ...
A six-day layoff wasn't kind to Oakland's hitters Friday at the Coliseum. Nor was replay, as it transpired. The A's appeared to score first, in the fourth inning, when Matt Olson lumbered through a stop sign at third base and slid in just ahead of the throw at home ...
ATLANTA – On Thursday, Justin Thomas said this year at East Lake would be different. As predictions go, he's off to a good start. Thomas opened with a 4-under 66 to gain ground in the strokes-based event that seeds players based on their position on the ...
The UFC is reportedly heading back to Abu Dhabi. The promotion is planning to stage five events at the city's Yas Island, better known as "Fight Island," next month, according to ESPN. That will reportedly include UFC 253 on Sept. 26 and UFC 254 on Oct. 24.
Several hours after his 2008 football team flew home from the desert following a 27-10 win at Arizona State, former Georgia coach Mark Richt announced the Bulldogs would be wearing black jerseys for the next week's game against visiting Alabama.
The Jets released Burgess (lower back) on Friday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Burgess started at linebacker in 2019 and averaged 67.2 defensive snaps per game, but he struggled with a knee injury that kept him out of six games. It's a bit surprising that ...
The scouting report on Barry Trotz notes his excellent communication skills as a coach, how well he relates to his players and that he has been known to deliver some impressive motivational speeches. So surely Trotz has some special words planned for the ...
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones softened his tone when it comes to players protesting during the anthem, after being the first NFL owner to insist his players stand for the national anthem. "Our policy is that you stand at the anthem, toe on the line," Jones ...
Four days after agreeing to terms with Logan Ryan, the Giants officially signed the former Rutgers star Friday. That matters in the age of COVID-19 as Ryan had to pass a physical and complete testing protocols, but he's now part of the 80-man roster and will ...
The Astros begin a brutal West Coast road trip today, playing 12 games in 13 days, and seven in the next five. Five of the games on the road trip will be against first place AL West rival the A's, and two more against the NL West leading Dodgers. Tonight the ...
There's really only one question to answer in handicapping this year's Kentucky Derby, now down to 16 likely starters with the defection today of Finnick the Fierce. Is Tiz the Law beatable in this spot? Know this first: I do everything I can to find horses to beat ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Saturday will be one of the toughest days in the NFL. Many players will be told all the hard work they put in to make the team wasn't enough. Before the Houston Texans come to Kansas City on Thursday, teams have to make roster cuts, ...
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah athletics director Mark Harlan confirmed that full department-wide furloughs and some layoffs are taking place as the coronavirus pandemic takes a toll. The postponement of fall sports, Harlan noted last month, could lead to an ...
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