NFL Players Association president JC Tretter is calling for NFL teams to change all field surfaces to natural grass to reduce the risk of injury to players. Tretter, the starting center for the Cleveland Browns, wrote in a newsletter that players have a 28% higher ...
A Louisiana man and a Florida man allegedly gained access to professional athletes' social media accounts and either sold the information or used it to extort payments, according to federal criminal complaints released Wednesday. Trevontae Washington ...
With injury issues in their secondary, the Seattle Seahawks have signed former Green Bay Packers and Cleveland Browns defensive back Damarious Randall to their practice squad. The Seahawks announced that move Tuesday; they also signed defensive ...
We'll get to your mail, but first I figured, with the news of the day being the Steelers–Titans postponement, we'd lay out for you the options the NFL has in front of it for rescheduling the game, along with the downside for each plan. Scenario 1: Move the game to ...
For the first time in the history of the MLB playoffs, there will be eight postseason games played on a single day Wednesday starting with a Cincinnati Reds-Atlanta Braves extra-inning thriller and the Houston Astros sweeping the Minnesota Twins out of the ...
Nick Foles showed what he could do coming off the bench against Atlanta. History suggests Foles can do as well or even better when he becomes the starter after being the backup, and has a week of prepation. "He's been there, done that," Bears coach Matt ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs learned shortly before kickoff last week that offensive lineman Andrew Wylie had been taken to the hospital for a suspected case of appendicitis, leaving them even more short-handed for a high-profile Monday ...
Yesterday brought the news that the Tennessee Titans had shut down facilities this week after several players and personnel tested positive for COVID-19, and today brings news of our first NFL postponement. The league announced Wednesday afternoon ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carlos Correa hit a two-out, tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning for the Houston Astros, who produced another stifling pitching performance and swept Minnesota with a 3-1 victory Wednesday that sent the Twins to a record 18th ...
Minnesota is getting its star wide receiver back for an abbreviated Big Ten season. Penn State will not be so fortunate with its All-America linebacker. Minnesota announced Wednesday that Rashod Bateman was cleared to play this season by the NCAA and ...
Google took less than a second (.39 to be exact) to return more than 170,000 results on the nine-word search, "Mahomes and Reid as the next Brady and Belichick," providing plenty of evidence the football world already has anointed the Kansas City duo as ...
ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman singled home the winning run in the 13th inning, finally ending the longest scoreless duel in postseason history as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 in the opener of their NL wild-card series on Wednesday.
Report: Asking price for Oliver Ekman-Larsson trade revealed originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston. Oliver Ekman-Larsson is sure to be one of the most popular names in NHL trade rumors as the 2020 draft and free agency approach. Several teams ...
After starting Kyle Higashioka behind the plate in the Game 1 Wild Card win over the Cleveland Indians (something that's become the norm for Gerrit Cole starts), Yankees' manager Aaron Boone has the struggling Gary Sanchez behind the plate for Game 2.
The Dallas Cowboys have suffered massive injury setbacks since before the start of the regular season on both sides of the ball. The offensive line, however, has arguably been the most affected so far. Luckily for the Cowboys, things took a step in a positive ...
Trevisan lost in the first round at the Australian Open this year in her first appearance at a major, then advanced Sunday at Roland Garros when her opponent, Camila Giorgi, retired in the second set because of an injury.
Jamison Crowder has missed the past two games because of a hamstring injury suffered in practice after his seven-catch, 115-yard opening-game performance, but after getting in limited practices all week, he's officially "questionable" for the Jets' Thursday ...
MIAMI (AP) — Miami Dolphins tight end Mike Gesicki concedes his latest touchdown celebration was too slow to develop. After Gesicki made a leaping catch at the goal line last week in Jacksonville, there were fist pumps and hugs before he pushed two ...
In this congested season like no other, coaches are typically using the English League Cup to rest and rotate key players. Not Pep Guardiola. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. The Manchester City manager fielded all of his top available stars against ...
Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs, and Tre'Davious White were among the Buffalo Bills players who spoke to the media Wednesday in advance of the team's Week 4 road game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Here are some highlights from their respective sessions.
After weeks speculating on a possible return for basketball, the Pac-12 voted to allow winter sports to play before Jan. 1. College basketball already announced a Nov. 25 start date, but it feels even more real now that the Sun Devils are involved.
Are the A's missing the music? Maybe. It's for sure that they are missing their DJ. It's been almost three weeks since Matt Chapman has been in the Oakland clubhouse and 24 days since their two-time Platinum Glove-winning third baseman has been in the ...
For the second straight week, Michigan State athletics has experienced a decrease in coronavirus cases. The Spartans had 11 of 165 athletes test positive for COVID-19, a rate of 6.7%, while all of the 13 athletic department staff members registered negative ...
The 32 teams in this season's Champions League will discover their fate on Thursday, with the seeding pots for the group-stage draw now set. CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2020-21. The competition will start later this season due to the coronavirus pandemic, but ...
Kerr turned off presidential debate, compared it to Springer originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea. The first 2020 presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden was held Tuesday night, and it was ... ... an embarrassment to human ...
The Los Angeles Angels' search for a general manager will be broad and deep, and the process could last past Thanksgiving. Angels President John Carpino said Wednesday that the franchise is committed to a detailed examination of the reasons it hasn't ...
The departure of Ambry Thomas leaves Michigan's cornerback position less experienced and thin. The Wolverines are slated to return Vincent Gray, a backup who appeared in all 13 games last season, while a group of inexperienced underclassmen are ...
The signing of tight end Daniel Helm from the Buccaneers' practice squad and the return of receiver Deebo Samuel to practice already were reported. The 49ers will have 21 days to activate Samuel to the 53-player roster. The 49ers also signed long snapper ...
MUNICH — Joshua Kimmich scored the winning goal as Bayern Munich shrugged off concerns about fixture congestion to beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 and lift the German Super Cup on Wednesday. Dortmund fought back from 2-0 down to level the score, ...
We asked Twitter what the San Francisco 49ers' biggest strength is as a team after three games. Quite a few of you said the schedule, which is logical and tough to disagree with. The 49ers are fortunate to have played both New York teams early in the season ...
Breeder/owner Bruce Lunsford missed a life-changing opportunity to run Art Collector in the Sept. 5 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1). Given a month to move on, he's optimistic his bay colt will show his best in the Oct. 3 Preakness Stakes ...
Hyde (ankle) isn't practicing Wednesday. Hyde left this past Sunday's wild win over the Rams due to this ankle injury, and it's keeping him out of practice to open the week. If Hyde's unable to heal up in time for Sunday's trip to Las Vegas, the safety's absence ...
The Cardinals added Ponce de Leon to their 28-man roster Wednesday ahead of the team's wild-card series with the Padres, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports. Ponce de Leon is slated to work in long relief for the Cardinals, who have ...
Coach Matt Nagy doesn't think Pineiro (groin) will be ready to play against the Colts in Week 4, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports. Chicago would need to remove Pineiro from IR before he can play, and Cairo Santos will continue to fill in as long as ...
When: Elizabethtown Area school board meeting, Sept 25. What happened: The district announced its third confirmed positive COVID-19 case, this time at Bear Creek School. The board also addressed sports attendance with guidance issued after the ...
College football programs are known for hushing up injuries and disciplinary issues during the season in order to gain a supposed competitive advantage, and the coronavirus pandemic presents an interesting conflict there. While coaches ideally would not ...
Happy Hump Day, friends and fans! It looks like the Iowa State Cyclones will be going with their black out uniforms on Saturday night when the Oklahoma Sooners come to town. It should make for an interesting dynamic from an aesthetics perspective.
Are 49ers facing NFL's worst starting QB on Sunday in Wentz? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea. It was not long ago that Carson Wentz, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, was being mentioned in debates around the top quarterbacks in ...
Sunday the Seattle Seahawks eked out a 38-31 win over the Dallas Cowboys that likely should not have been as close as the final score indicated. The Seattle defense struggled, in part due to injuries and in part due to defenses across the league struggling ...
A viral photo of former Dallas Mavericks guard Delonte West circulated online last week, the latest setback for a man that has suffered from an ongoing fight with substance abuse, homelessness and bipolar disorder for years. On Monday, Mavs owner Mark ...
ALLEN PARK -- Jack Fox leads the NFL in punting. Jack Fox also leads the NFL in net punting. He just became the first player in Detroit Lions history to boot 65-yard punts in back-to-back weeks, and his fourth-quarter bomb to the 2-yard line helped send ...
LSU coach Ed Orgeron still lists starting left tackle Dare Rosenthal as "questionable" for the Vanderbilt game. The 6-foot-7, 327-pound sophomore went down late in the Mississippi State game, and Orgeron said Rosenthal didn't practice Tuesday and his ...
Report and match highlights as Dominic Calvert-Lewin's hat-trick helps Everton thrash West Ham 4-1 at Goodison Park to send Carlo Ancelotti's side into the Carabao Cup last eight. By PA Sport. Created with Sketch. Wednesday 30 September 2020 22:16, ...
Every week, quarterbacks put up big numbers and end making comprising the majority of the top weekly scorers. In one-QB leagues, that doesn't matter as much, ut in superflex/2-QB leagues, there's nothing more valuable than a quarterback, and our Week 4 ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State is still looking for the first win of the 2020 season as the Seminoles play against Jacksonville State at 4 p.m. on Saturday. FSU has started the season 0-2 and this will be the first game of the year for Jacksonville State.
Effective Oct. 1, YouTube TV subscribers will lose access to Fox Sports Detroit and other regional networks. The streaming service announced the change Tuesday, noting it was unable to come to a deal with Sinclair Broadcast Group, the parent company of ...
Denny Hamlin won the Busch Pole Award for Sunday's YellaWood 500 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs race at Talladega Superspeedway (2 p.m. ET on NBC/NBC Sports App, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The lineup was determined using NASCAR's ...
SANTA ROSA BEACH — Pearce Spurlin has made his decision. Wednesday morning, South Walton's dynamic sophomore pass-catcher announced on his Twitter page he had committed to the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. South Walton ...
Lawson recorded eight tackles (four solo), two sacks and forced fumble in Sunday's tie with the Eagles. Lawson had a monster day defensively for the Bengals, taking down Carson Wentz on two occasions in the second quarter. The second was a strip-sack ...
Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach hugs safety Marcus Murphy (7) after an NCAA college football game against LSU in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. Mississippi State won 44-34. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert). He's the belle of the ball.