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'Contagious' energy of Dalvin Cook fueling Minnesota Vikings' run EAGAN, Minn. -- A shift took place when the Minnesota Vikings drafted Dalvin Cook 41st overall in 2017. The franchise that had been centered around the run game over the previous decade with one of the greatest to ever do it -- Adrian Peterson -- would ...
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NFL Playoff Picture 2020: Wild-Card Standings and Week 11 Super Bowl Odds The New England Patriots' Sunday night win over the Baltimore Ravens added another twist to the AFC playoff picture. The Patriots moved to within two games of a playoff spot, but the real news was that the victory created a five-way tie at 6-3 for the wild-card ...
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NFL draft 2021: Big questions for projected top-10 teams, including the Jets, Giants and Cowboys As we pass the midway mark of the 2020 NFL season, some teams are more likely to have a top-10 pick in the 2021 NFL draft than to have a playoff berth by season's end (though the Miami Dolphins could have both, thanks to the Houston Texans). In fact ...
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Flavell's Five Thoughts: What's Wrong With the Steelers Run Game? The Pittsburgh Steelers took care of business on Sunday afternoon with a handy 36-10 drubbing of the Cincinnati Bengals. With the victory, the Steelers continue their undefeated season. At 9-0, no one else in the National Football League can claim to be ...
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Lamar Jackson: Ravens 'ticked off' after loss to Patriots The Baltimore Ravens lost their second game in three weeks, getting washed away on a rain-soaked Foxborough field, 23-17, by the New England Patriots on Sunday night. "We ticked off. Don't nobody like losing," quarterback Lamar Jackson said after the ...
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Trask For Heisman? Odds Say Yes, Florida Gators Focused Elsewhere Florida Gators quarterback Kyle Trask leads the nation in touchdown passes, with 28 in six games. Two signal-callers, UNC's Sam Howell and UCF's Dillon Gabriel, are tied for second with 23, both of which have played at least seven games. Trask also ranks ...
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Former Falcons coach Dan Quinn talks to Daily News about his past and future Former Falcons head coach Dan Quinn had his hand in every decision Atlanta made during his 85 game tenure. As a first time head coach, and one who experienced extreme highs and extreme lows in Atlanta, Quinn learned about roster construction and ...
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Lions optimistic about Matthew Stafford's thumb injury after X-rays negative Matthew Stafford guided Detroit to a last-second win, playing one of his best games of the season despite suffering a thumb injury early in Detroit's 30-27 victory over Washington. The injury shouldn't cost the Lions QB any time. NFL Network Insider Ian ...
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IOC president: 'Participants,' fans at Tokyo Games should get vaccine TOKYO -- Olympic "participants'' and fans arriving for next year's postponed Tokyo Games will be encouraged to be vaccinated to protect the Japanese public, IOC President Thomas Bach said Monday. Bach said it won't be mandatory, but he left no doubt it ...
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Jalen Mills is right: 'Pissed off' Eagles' NFC East lead is irrelevant barring major turnaround Following Sunday's 27-17 loss to the Giants, Eagles safety Jalen Mills stood at a podium and answered questions about his team's latest letdown. Mills said the team was "pissed off" with its performance against the Giants (3-7) and frustrated with its 3-5-1 ...
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Nick Chubb crushes gamblers who bet on Browns by stepping out of bounds at 1-yard line in ultimate bad beat Running back Nick Chubb, in his first game back from a knee injury, took his final carry of the game, ran off-tackle to the boundary, turned the corner and found daylight, rumbling 59 yards down the sideline as no Texans defender could catch him.
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Five key questions facing Pitt men's basketball entering the 2020-21 season The start of the 2020-21 college basketball season in about two weeks comes with a cascade of questions, many of which go well beyond the intricacies of what will unfold on the various courts across the country. When it comes to Pitt, uncertainties about ...
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Can't-Miss Play: Murray Magic! QB hits Hopkins on Hail Mary for game-winning TD Can't-Miss Play: Murray Magic! Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray hits wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins on Hail Mary for game-winning touchdown. This game is streaming live on the Yahoo Sports mobile app, or on NFL.com. Our goal is to create a ...
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2020 NBA mock draft 21.0: First-round pick projections on final week The NBA Draft is just days away and the event will kick off one of the wildest stretches in league history. Within the span of a little over a month, the NBA will run through free agency, training camp, preseason and then start the regular season on Dec. 22.
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MLB rumors: Yankees' Brian Cashman has at least 1 untouchable outfielder, and it's not Aaron Judge New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman is ready to wheel and deal. But at least one player won't be on the table, according to the New York Post's George King: Clint Frazier. After he improved significantly in the outfield and was solid at the plate ...
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A Grizzlies Guide to the End of the World* Over the weekend the final details of the wild upcoming NBA offseason were finally revealed. Some things we already knew would happened indeed came to pass (no All-Star Game, in large part because COVID-19 currently has America reeling and it ...
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Chicago Bulls 2020 NBA Draft Preview: LaMelo Ball, Killian Hayes, Deni Avdija Among Targets At No. 4 The Chicago Bulls got a bit of lottery luck in 2020, moving up from the No. 7 slot to No. 4 in the draft. The new regime led by Arturas Karnisovas, Marc Eversley and Billy Donovan is hoping this pick will help turn around the franchise after years of struggle.
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Vettel: Hamilton the greatest of the modern era Four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel hailed Lewis Hamilton as the greatest of his era after the Mercedes driver celebrated his seventh Formula One title with victory in a wet Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday.
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Fortress Obetz an unfamiliar, but necessary change of venue | OHSAA football playoff takeaways PARMA, Ohio — Doubling as athletic director at Archbishop Hoban, Tim Tyrrell got an idea of what the change in venue for this year's state football championships will look like when a runner from his school reached the state cross country championships.
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Saints overcome Brees injury, beat 49ers 27-13 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees struggled to predict the long-term effects of a crushing hit by San Francisco defensive tackle Kentavius Street, who landed on top of the 41-year-old quarterback after de-cleating him with a clean shot. Brees only knew that ...
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Report: Ex-IU basketball star Calbert Cheaney to join Pacers' coaching staff A Hoosier homecoming is reportedly in the works, according ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The NBA analyst announced former Indiana University basketball star Calbert Cheaney is joining the Indiana Pacers as an assistant coach. Cheaney spent the ...
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Inside AFC South: Defining Moment Before this NFL season began, surprising roster decisions defined where the Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars are as AFC South Division franchises struggling to find stability. At the top of the division after nine weeks, the Indianapolis Colts and ...
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Surfing world pays tribute to John Shimooka, who has died aged 51 (CNN) The world of surfing is mourning the death of John Shimooka at the age of 51. Shimooka, a former world tour surfer turned broadcaster, died in the early hours of Monday morning, according to Surfing NSW, for whom Shimooka had been general ...
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Australian swimmer Shayna Jack banned 2 years in doping case LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Australian swimmer Shayna Jack was banned for two years on Monday for accidental doping, with her sanction expiring days before the start of the Tokyo Olympics. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said its judges decided "Jack did ...
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Mets Monday Morning GM: Francisco Lindor trade could be career-defining If the next general manager of the New York Mets successfully brings Francisco Lindor to the team via trade, it could define their career for the better. During Brodie Van Wagenen's time as the general manager of the New York Mets, I felt he gambled on too ...
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New Orleans Pelicans: Pros and Cons of the play-in tournament returning With the 2020-2021 NBA season inching closer as the draft and free agency stand only hours away, we're starting to get an idea about how this upcoming season will work for the New Orleans Pelicans. One of the biggest indications about what will happen ...
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Foote: Breakthrough win opens many doors for No. 24 Ragin' Cajuns Clinching a spot in the conference championship game is one thing. Doing it with three games left in the regular season puts the No. 24-ranked UL Ragin' Cajuns in a pretty unique situation. Suddenly, coach Billy Napier and his staff have three weeks – or at ...
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Longtime Syracuse men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim says he's tested positive for COVID-19 Longtime Syracuse men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim announced on Twitter Sunday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Boeheim, 75, said the positive result turned up following the most recent round of regular testing the Orange received as they ...
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Lakers beef up roster, acquire Thunder guard Dennis Schroder for Danny Green, first-round pick The Los Angeles Lakers have reached an agreement with the Oklahoma City Thunder to acquire guard Dennis Schroder for guard Danny Green and the 28th pick in Wednesday's NBA draft, a person familiar with details of the trade told USA TODAY Sports.
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Sunday's high school scores and highlights BOYS CROSS COUNTRY. Arlington 27, Reading 28. Wakefield 23, Burlington 36. GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY. Arlington 15, Reading 48. FIELD HOCKEY. Arlington 4, Reading 2. Ashland 0, Medway 0. Dedham 2, Medfield 1. BOYS SOCCER. Arlington 2 ...
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College football: Petras still not satisfied with his play MINNEAPOLIS – Teammates praise the way Spencer Petras goes about his work. Arrives early. Stays late. Meticulous in his preparation. A real student of the game. But as Iowa's first-year starting quarterback has guided the Hawkeyes from 0-2 to 2-2, Petras ...
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Raiders run over mistake-prone Broncos 37-12 LAS VEGAS (AP) — For most of Derek Carr's career with the Raiders, he's had to carry a heavy load whenever the team had success. That's what made this game so enjoyable with a powerful running game and opportunistic defense stepping up.
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Boilermaker at the Masters Purdue alumnus and current PGA Tour pro Tyler Duncan (School of Management, '12) participated in the Masters tournament in Augusta, Georgia this weekend for the first time in his career. Duncan qualified for the tournament after winning the 2019 RSM ...
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Mayweather returns to ring for Feb 2021 Tokyo bout Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather will return to the ring with a fight in Tokyo in February 2021, organisers said on Monday, but who he will fight and under what rules was left unclear. The retired ex-champ had already dropped hints about the fight, which ...
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Area high school teams dominating WPIAL and PIAA championship landscape A number of area teams – especially from Butler County are dotting the landscape of WPIAL titles and the PIAA championships! Soccer: –The Mars Boys and Girls Soccer teams remain unbeaten and have reached the state tournament semifinals. The 19-0 ...
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Eagles get Jeffery, Sanders back for game against Giants The NFC East-leading Philadelphia Eagles have gotten healthier on offence in time for another division game. Wide receiver Alshon Jeffery is back in Philadelphia's lineup against the New York Giants, his first action since foot surgery last year. Jeffery last ...
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Matthew Stafford thumb injury looks like it should not keep him out of Week 11 The Detroit Lions won a wild one over the Washington Football Team in Week 10, and may have also survived a bit of a scare. Quarterback Matthew Stafford injured his thumb during the game, and while he finished it out, he had x-rays after the game.
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In first Masters, CT Pan tries all the sandwiches, posts top-10 finish C.T. Pan plays his shot from the third tee during the final round of the Masters Tournament on Sunday. [Michael Madrid/USA TODAY Sports]. Article Photos. Photos description. C.T. Pan plays his shot from the third tee during the final round of the Masters ...
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