Google Alert - Sports

Google
Sports
As-it-happens update December 14, 2020
NEWS
ESPN
When the Green Bay Packers clinched the division last season, they donned NFC North champions hats and T-shirts that read, "The North is not enough." As it turned out, that had to be enough, as they headed into the playoffs unable to secure the No. 1 seed.
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
ESPN
At least Florida Gators corner Marco Wilson has some company. The Gators' cornerback made a big tackle on LSU Tigers tight end Kole Taylor that would have had the Tigers facing a long fourth down late in the fourth quarter of Saturday's game in ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
NFL.com
The Miami Dolphins are one of those teams you want to see succeed. You watch them battling the Kansas City Chiefs -- forging ahead with a beleaguered roster and a promising rookie quarterback -- and there are moments when Miami's upside feels so ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
ESPN
The Cleveland Indians plan to drop the nickname they have used for more than a century, becoming the latest professional sports franchise to shed its Native American imagery amid accusations that its use is racist, two sources familiar with the decision ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
ESPN
Hilton and Marcus Allen tackled Buffalo Bills tight end Dawson Knox as he hauled in a 6-yard catch from quarterback Josh Allen. Hilton knocked the ball loose and as Knox dove after it, trying to cradle the ball before it hit the ground, the ball popped up.
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
NHL.com
NHL Network is getting ready for this season by ranking the top 50 players in the League. Researchers, producers and on-air personalities compiled the list, and players 40-31 were revealed Sunday in the premiere of the sixth program in a nine-part offseason ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
USA TODAY
LAS VEGAS (AP) — When Indianapolis running back Jonathan Taylor made a 62-yard touchdown sprint past Raiders defensive backs Johnathan Abram and Erik Harris to put an exclamation point on the Colts' blowout win, broadcaster Brent Musburger's ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
USA TODAY
SEATTLE (AP) — Jamal Adams sat on the opposing bench, looked up at the scoreboard and felt empathy for his former team. The already miserable season of the New York Jets may have hit a new low on Sunday. "I hope they get it right," said Adams, the ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
USA TODAY
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Quarterback Daniel Jones didn't have either the return he wanted from a hamstring injury nor the one New York Giants needed. Not only did Jones return, so did the old Giants, the team that started the season 0-5 under ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
ESPN
Hunter Dickinson scored 20 points, including the tying and winning scores, as Michigan scrapped past Penn State 62-58 in a low-scoring grinder of a Big Ten Conference opener on Sunday. It was a breakout game for Michigan's freshman starting center, who ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
ESPN
The football game between Arizona and California scheduled for next weekend has been canceled because neither team has enough available scholarship players. The Pac-12 announced six games for next week, including Arizona at Cal. No day had been ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
Yahoo Sports
With Alex Smith injured and Dwayne Haskins struggling, the Washington Football Team didn't have much to offer offensively on Sunday. It didn't need it. Led by rookie pass rusher Chase Young, the Washington defense dominated the San Francisco 49ers to ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
NOLA.com
PHILADELPHIA — Making his first professional football start, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts exposed what was a heretofore unknown weakness for the New Orleans Saints defense: A mobile quarterback beating them with his legs. "He played ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
Sports Illustrated
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly both addressed the media ahead of Saturday's ACC National Championship game. Swinney was asked to give his thoughts on Notre Dame joining the ACC for the 2020 season.
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
Yahoo Sports
Gage secured five of seven targets for 82 yards, adding a 39-yard touchdown pass during Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Chargers. Gage logged four-plus receptions and 50 or more receiving yards for a second consecutive outing, but his long TD pass to Calvin ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
Golf.com
Editor's note: Tour Confidential, like the U.S. Women's Open, has been postponed, and will instead be published in this space on Monday evening. To tide you over, here's a special-edition Tour Confidential Daily. And you can join he conversation by tweeting ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
OrlandoMagic.com
The Lead. Orlando Magic rookie guard Cole Anthony was unhappy with how he played in his NBA debut on Friday, giving himself a "1" when asked to grade his own performance. Cool, calm and collected, the 6-foot-3 point guard wasted no time replacing a ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
Sports Illustrated
Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy, who not surprisingly will retain his job for the 2021 season, per @mortreport, gave credit to the defense. "On a number of fronts, it was a very gratifying ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
Arizona Daily Star
The Kevin Sumlin era at Arizona officially came to a crashing end after two-plus seasons at the helm, following the historical 70-7 loss to Arizona State in the Territorial Cup game. Sumlin finished his tenure in Tucson with a 9-20 record, the lowest win total by ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Raiders running back Josh Jacobs set the social media world ablaze with a cryptic post on his Instagram story Sunday morning. The star ball carrier didn't have quite the same impact on the field later in the day. Jacobs sparked controversy when he sent out ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
Charlotte Observer
Joe Wieskamp and the rest of the starters for No. 3 Iowa got to take a second-half break Sunday. Luka Garza scored 23 points and Wieskamp added 20 in the Hawkeyes' 106-53 romp over Northern Illinois. Garza and Wieskamp left at the 15:22 mark of the ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
Sacramento Bee
Haskins completed seven of 12 pass attempts for 51 yards and lost 12 yards on four carries during Sunday's 23-15 win over the 49ers. Haskins was called into action after Alex Smith (calf) suffered an injury in the second quarter. He completed just 58 percent ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
GoPSUsports.com
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – It was déjà vu at Pegula Ice Arena on Sunday afternoon as sophomore Connor McMenamin (Collegeville, Pa.) raced down the leftwing and into the Arizona State zone on an odd-man rush in overtime and like his classmate Connor ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
ChicagoBears.com
The Bears delivered their most impressive performance of the season Sunday at Soldier Field, snapping their six-game losing streak with a decisive 36-7 rout of the Houston Texans. The Bears dominated on both sides of the ball. Their offense scored four ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
Yahoo Sports
World champion Lewis Hamilton vowed not to ignore pleas to improve human rights in Bahrain and other countries where Formula One hosts races, after reading letters from alleged torture survivors and being sent a drawing from the young son of a Bahraini ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
NorthJersey.com
EAST RUTHERFORD - The Arizona Cardinals treated Sunday's game against the New York Giants as if it were the playoffs. And truth be told: if it were, the Giants looked like they did not belong. "We were outplayed, we were outcoached," Giants coach Joe ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
Washington Times
MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Dolphins weren't satisfied with putting a scare into the Kansas City Chiefs, which in itself is a sign of progress for a franchise striving to shake its perennial also-ran status. Miami intercepted Patrick Mahomes three times and staged a ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
Yahoo Sports
For the second time in three weeks, Mikel Arteta has used the word "unacceptable" to describe one of his players — this time, midfielder Granit Xhaka — earning a red card for violent conduct during the second half of a scoreless game that Arsenal ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
The Stanford Daily
What makes an underdog in the Pac-12? The team's record? Their reputation? Their recruits? The history of the program? My answer: hard work and joy in playing. For the Oregon State vs. Oregon game two weeks ago, I bet my sister $5 that UO would win by ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
OSU - The Lantern
Despite playing in just five games this regular season, the Ohio State football team is gearing up for the chance to earn the program's fourth-consecutive Big Ten title. Following the cancelation of the Michigan game Tuesday — the team's third cancelation this ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
The Stanford Daily
A Sunday evening meeting with USC (4-1, 0-0 Pac-12) was supposed to open conference play for Stanford men's basketball (2-2, 0-0 Pac-12), but the Trojans' lack of available scholarship student-athletes due to COVID-19 protocol forced the teams to ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
For The Win
Don't let anyone tell you that camera operators have an easy job. It's way more complicated than simply pointing and shooting. So, with that in mind, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver D.K. Metcalf could have used some practice with the broadcast camera ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
Sporting News
White Sox manager Tony La Russa reached a guilty plea agreement this past week in a case involving a DUI charge, as first reported by The Athletic. La Russa was hired by the team in October. La Russa's plea bargain would reduce his charge from DUI to ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
Big12Sports.com
Big 12 Stats Notables The 2020 Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship kicks off Saturday, December 19, when Iowa State takes on Oklahoma in an 11 a.m. CT kickoff at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The game is nationally televised on ABC. OU is making its ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
Mountain West Connection
Hawaii football concluded its 2020 regular season by defeating UNLV 38-21 at Aloha Stadium on Saturday night. Many, including myself, figured that meant Hawaii's season had come to a close. After all, Hawaii has qualified for a bowl game 13 times in their ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
Houston Chronicle
The Rockets got their first experience with the revised scheduling style for the 2020-21 season with Sunday's preseason rematch against the Bulls. Amid the spike in COVID-19 cases, the NBA has added homestands to schedules, with teams playing two ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
Columbia Daily Tribune
Missouri players and coach Cuonzo Martin pose with the Braggin' Rights trophy after they defeated. Cuonzo Martin is not the biggest fan of college basketball rankings. But so long as there ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
New York Daily News
There may be a new contender for Sixth Man of the Year in Brooklyn, and it's not Spencer Dinwiddie. Nets star Caris LeVert will miss Sunday's preseason opener against the Wizards with a patellar contusion (bruised kneecap) — a day-to-day injury that head ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
The Falcoholic
Coming into Sunday's matchup against the Chargers, Matt Ryan needed just 207 yards to surpass Peyton Manning's passing yardage mark through 13 full seasons. This offense has been so shaky of late that it wasn't a given he'd get there, but he did, and ...
Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
See more results | Edit this alert
You have received this email because you have subscribed to Google Alerts.
RSS Receive this alert as RSS feed
Send Feedback

Popular Posts