It took 14 quarters but the New York Giants finally seem to have located their misplaced running game. It could ultimately be the key to fixing the scoring woes that continue to plague this team. The Giants ran 14 times for 91 yards (6.5 yards per carry) in the ...
Five months removed from a hip resurfacing procedure, two-time NBA All-Star guard Isaiah Thomas is charting a course for the 2020-21 season armed with visual and data evidence that he's now a much stronger candidate to contribute to an NBA roster as a ...
Maybe there is hope after all. With their backs against the wall and a possible 0-4 start to the season looming, running back Dalvin Cook and the Minnesota Vikings woke up and played their best game of 2020, topping the winless Houston Texans 31-23 on ...
The NBA playoffs are when weaknesses are exposed, strengths are emphasized and the time when only those who can successfully strike a balance between two with poise survive. (Unless you've got LeBron James and Anthony Davis on your team.
It's crazy that we're almost a quarter of the way through the 2020 NFL season, but that will be the case after Monday night's doubleheader. There are still three teams (not counting the 0-3 Atlanta Falcons, who play Monday night) searching for their first victory.
Jack Johnson was placed on unconditional waivers by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday for the purpose of a buyout. The 33-year-old defenseman had three seasons remaining on a five-year, $16.25 million contract (average annual value $3.25 million) he ...
The bye weeks begin now, and the Bills vs. Titans upcoming game is surrounded by uncertainty, so the Week 5 Fantasy football waiver wire run will be very important. Broncos wide receiver Tim Patrick broke out with six receptions for 113 yards and a TD in ...
A strong Week 4 of NFL picks against the spread doesn't mean much unless we follow with a smashing Week 5 of similar predictions. Through one month, it's becoming a little easier to get a read on what good teams to trust and what bad teams to exploit.
Notre Dame gets back to action this weekend when it hosts the Florida State Seminoles. Notre Dame will look to earn its second ACC win of the season, and the Seminoles will look for their first winning streak of the season. Let's kick off our coverage of the ...
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers wiped out a 17-point deficit against the Los Angeles Chargers in the blink of an eye, scoring on four straight possessions in the middle of the bout to pull off the 38-31 win in a back-and-forth affair. "I don't think we were mature ...
Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman has agreed to a new six-year, $23.5 million contract with the school, athletic director Gene Taylor confirmed to ESPN. The new deal, first reported by Yahoo, is expected to be announced later Monday. Klieman is ...
Cincinnati Bengals: After First Victory, Belief in Joe Burrow Keeps Growing. The Cincinnati Bengals (1-2-1) will arrive in Baltimore on Sunday with a hot offense. Joe Burrow became the first rookie quarterback in NFL history to have three consecutive 300-yard ...
ARLINGTON -Yes, I know the actual Jimmy Buffett song is called, Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes. But as it applies to the cliche-laded 1-3 Dallas Cowboys? What's required here is Changes in Platitudes. The Cowboys are a Watermelon away from ...
Oregon Ducks cornerback Deommodore Lenoir has reversed course and will play this fall, after previously announcing he would opt out of the 2020 season. The news comes a day after Rose Bowl MVP Brady Breeze became the fourth member of the Ducks' ...
If you just read headlines, you may have been tempted to hammer a bet on Arkansas when the lines opened Sunday. Auburn lost to Georgia, 27-6, in a game that wasn't that close. Arkansas beat Mississippi State, which smashed LSU, one week after leading ...
LSU got back on track this past weekend with a dominant road outing against Vanderbilt. It was a game that saw significant, noteworthy strides by the program and now that week three is here, LSU's home game against Missouri is about maintaining the ...
The two best matchups of the week were both rescheduled because of positive coronavirus tests — New England Patriots-Kansas City Chiefs will played Monday night and Pittsburgh Steelers-Tennessee Titans will be played in Week 7 — but Sunday ...
Bryson DeChambeau is set to make his first start on the PGA Tour since winning his first major championship last month at the U.S. Open. DeChambeau also finished on top of the leaderboard at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in 2018, holding off ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Angel Hernández, who has sued Major League Baseball alleging racial discrimination, will umpire the NL Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres. The Cuba-born Hernández sued in July 2017, ...
Welcome to the Hotline's breakdown of the 2020 Pac-12 football schedule, version 3.0, which was unveiled Saturday. The inter-division matchups provided the primary source of drama for fans, so let's jump into that piece first. *** The crossover schedule.
Novak Djokovic reached the French Open quarterfinals for the 11th consecutive year on Monday, extending his Open-era record at the tournament. The top-seeded Djokovic faced his toughest challenge this year at Roland Garros but still won rather easily ...
Jonathan Caicedo (EF Pro Cycling) claimed a memorable stage 3 at the Giro d'Italia, winning alone atop Mount Etna after surviving from the day's break to take the biggest win of his career. The rider from Ecuador won alone ahead of Giovanni Visconti (Vini ...
It's been a while since the storied heyday of the N.F.C. East. From 1980 to 2000, teams currently in the division won the Super Bowl seven times. Overall, the N.F.C. East has produced 13 Super Bowl champions and made 21 appearances in the game. All that ...
Ryan Donato was traded to the San Jose Sharks by the Minnesota Wild on Monday for a third-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft. The forward scored 23 points (14 goals, nine assists) in 62 games this season and zero points in two postseason games when the ...
The Miami Marlins and the Atlanta Braves begin their best-of-5 National League Division Series on Tuesday at Houston's Minute Maid Park. Here's what you need to know. What are the game times and TV information? As of Monday, the game times and ...
The suspended status of Oklahoma defensive end Ronnie Perkins has not changed heading into Saturday's rivalry game against Texas. Perkins attended the Sooners' 37-30 loss at Iowa State and multiple reports on Saturday surfaced that the All-Big 12 ...
The New England Patriots had a flight to catch Monday morning — and it came at the expense of some local commuters. Related Links. Cam Newton reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 and Sunday's Patriots-Chiefs game is postponed. Here's what we ...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Justin Herbert is showing why the Los Angeles Chargers were excited to select him with the sixth pick of the NFL draft. The rookie from Oregon had another big day passing Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, albeit in a third ...
In the Divisional Playoffs this week the Tampa Bay Rays enter as an underdog in spite of holding the top seed in the American League. That's not really a surprise given the Yankees recent revival from an injury-riddled regular short season. With their huge fan ...
Christen Press and Tobin Heath showed the impact of United States women's national team members playing overseas before even taking to the pitch. Press and Heath signed with Manchester United early last month to get minutes in England's Women's ...
"This is a touchdown. This is a touchdown the second play of the game to Juice," NFL Network's Brian Baldinger said during a breakdown of the play on Twitter. "He goes completely blow to coverage and Juice is wide open. Speed is going to take both ...
The Bears defense played a solid game Sunday at Soldier Field but couldn't make enough big plays to put the Bears on top. While their best statistical performance came against the New York Giants in Week 2, the fact that they held a likely future Hall of ...
Former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa will lead the investigation into the astonishing Kart World Championship incident that saw a driver attack a rival on and off the circuit in separate incidents. On Sunday, video emerged of Italian driver Luca Corberi walking to ...
One of the Bears' best indicators in the early part of the 2020 season suddenly turned into one of the worst Sunday when the new-and-improved running game hit the wall — not coincidentally against the first good defense the Bears saw this season.
The 2020 MLB playoffs will feature a best-of-five American League Division Series between the Oakland Athletics and Houston Astros. The series will take place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Oakland defeated the Chicago White Sox in the AL ...
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference Football Players of the Week have been recognized following their standout performances in last weekend's games. The selections are determined by a vote of a 16-member media panel.
Bonnafon rushed 10 times for 53 yards and caught both of his targets for 18 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 31-21 win over the Cardinals. Bonnafon set a new career high in touches while playing just over a quarter of Carolina's offensive snaps.
OFFENSE: D. A second straight game without a touchdown, but at least this week they reached the red zone. In fact, they reached it four times. Three ended with field goals and the last with an interception. That's a season-long issue that has to improve.
In Chaim Bloom's first year with the Red Sox — it will officially be a year in a few weeks — there have been a whole lot of moves. The big ones get the most play for obvious reasons, but the vast majority of the transactions made over the last 12 months by the ...
Arsenal's dinosaur mascot Gunnersaurus has been axed as part of cost-cutting measures in the club. Jerry Quy, who has played the mascot since its introduction in 1993, worked part-time for the club and was seen as an unnecessary cost with no fans in ...
Breanna Stewart and a record-setting unselfish offense have the Seattle Storm on the verge of another WNBA championship. Stewart scored 22 points to lead five Storm players in double figures in a 104-91 victory over the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday in ...
How important is it to find difference-making NHL talent in the later rounds of the draft? Just ask the Tampa Bay Lightning. They found Brayden Point, Alex Killorn and Anthony Cirelli in the third round, while Ondrej Palat was grabbed in the seventh round and ...
On Sunday night, Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers arrived in Philly for the second time in less than a week. Last Monday, Rivers expected to head into the 2020-2021 NBA season coaching the Los Angeles Clippers for the eighth season. Suddenly ...
Austin Rivers gave his thoughts about the situation that caused Danuel House to be kicked out of the bubble during the Houston Rockets' playoff bid. When the Houston Rockets took on the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of this year's playoffs, they ...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — A couple of unlikely players helped deliver the Philadelphia Eagles their first win of the season. Travis Fulgham caught a go-ahead 42-yard touchdown pass from Carson Wentz with 5:50 remaining and Alex Singleton returned an ...
After week two of the SEC season, Alabama looks like the top dog in the West once again. While in the East, Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee all look like contenders to make it to the SEC title game.
Matt DiBenedetto's thrilling second-place finish at Talladega was turned into a 21st place result after he was given a post-race penalty for forcing William Byron out of bounds on the final turn of the final lap of the Yellawood 500 playoff race. Drivers are not ...
Geoff Collins took over at Georgia Tech two years ago with a monumental task ahead of him. He replaced Paul Johnson and his option offense and he needed to rebuild an offense into the spread style that he used at Temple. Georgia Tech didn't have many ...
Thomas Partey to Arsenal has dragged on and on and on, but on transfer deadline day it appears there has been a breakthrough. Get ready for a Partey party at Arsenal… [ WATCH LIVE: Deadline Day shows ]. Several reports state that as Atletico Madrid will ...
OXFORD -- Ole Miss punter Mac Brown has been named special teams player of the week in the SEC. Brown punted five times for an average of 49.0 yards per punt against the Wildcats. His 56-yard punt in the final minute of regulation flipped the field and ...