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Raiders' Marcus Mariota fills in for injured QB Derek Carr, passes for 226 yards in season debut LAS VEGAS -- Marcus Mariota, a former Heisman Trophy winner, No. 2 overall draft pick and the highest-paid backup quarterback in the NFL with a base salary of $7.5 million, made his season debut for the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday night, filling in for ...
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Let the hype begin for Chiefs-Saints. You know it's coming A rite of December in the NFL, along with Christmas, Hanukkah and meaningless games for the Jets, Bengals and Lions, is the release of playoff scenarios. Those scenarios become less complicated as the league gets deeper into the month. Suffice to note ...
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NBA preseason: LaMelo Ball draws praise from D-Wade; James Harden as hot as trade rumors; Steph Curry cooking The NBA's 202-21 season opener is just a few days away, so it's easy to dismiss the preseason in anticipation of the real thing. But, as franchises are so fond of reminding us, you can't skip steps. The remaining preseason games are essential to get ...
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Zegarowski leads No. 9 Creighton past St. John's 94-76 NEW YORK (AP) — Clicking on offense all night, No. 9 Creighton had little trouble putting its recent loss in the rearview mirror. Marcus Zegarowski scored 20 points, shooting 6 for 7 from 3-point range, and the Bluejays cruised to a 94-76 victory over St. John's ...
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SEC Rankings Week 13: League championship game is next step for Alabama on path to national title From the start of this wacky, shrunken-down, COVID-delayed SEC season, it seemed inevitable that Alabama would be sitting in the very position it's in as we head into Championship Saturday. Alabama was the overwhelming pick of media to win the Western ...
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NBA investigating Clippers amid claims Jerry West offered $2.5 million to friend of Kawhi Leonard, per report On Monday, TMZ reported that Wilkes is suing West over an alleged failure to make that promise $2.5 million payment in exchange for his help in securing Kawhi. The Clippers have since forcefully denied the claims against ...
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Lexi Thompson shoots 65, leads LPGA Tour's season finale NAPLES, Fla. -- With brother Curtis back at her side at Tiburon Golf Club, Lexi Thompson shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour's CME Group Tour Championship. Curtis Thompson, a Korn Ferry Tour player, also caddied ...
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Michigan State football adds Auburn RB Harold Joiner III from transfer portal Michigan State football did not sign its top running back recruit Wednesday, so Mel Tucker dove right back into the transfer portal. Auburn transfer Harold Joiner III announced via Twitter on Thursday evening he has committed to play for the Spartans next ...
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Omoruyi, Williams lead Ducks past San Francisco 74-64 EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Eugene Omoruyi scored 19 points, Eric Williams Jr. added 16 and Oregon defeated San Francisco 74-64 on Thursday night. The Ducks scored the first 11 points of the second half to take a 52-31 lead. The Dons scored nine straight to ...
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Youth shines in Timberwolves' 129-127 preseason OT win over Dallas The Minnesota Timberwolves future was on display Thursday night. Jarrett Culver scored 18 points, top draft pick Anthony Edwards added 17 and the Timberwolves defeated Dallas 129-127 in overtime to wrap up their three-game preseason schedule.
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Paul George is a sign of hope as Clippers finish preseason with loss to Jazz Driving into the paint Thursday night inside Staples Center, Clippers forward Paul George gathered his dribble in both hands and barreled into his defender, hoping to draw a foul. That he did something similar multiple times during a 125-105 loss to Utah in ...
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SLU pulls away to beat North Carolina State St. Louis University broke out its throwback offense to start Thursday night's hastily arranged meeting with North Carolina State. It was old school, circa coach Travis Ford's first season, complete with copious turnovers, disrupted execution and missed layups.
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ACC Championship Matchup: Notre Dame Defense vs Clemson Offense Notre Dame and Clemson go for round two on Saturday in the ACC Championship game. It's also round two for the Notre Dame defense and the Clemson offense, two of the nation's best unit. This time, however, there will be no excuses because Clemson will ...
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Did the Pac-12 have a successful football season? Commissioner Larry Scott speaks SEATTLE -- Did the Pac-12 have a successful season? On the surface, this would seemingly yield an obvious answer. After all, it was the last FBS conference to start its football season, and only two of its 12 teams — Oregon State and UCLA — have played ...
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Will the Chargers fire Anthony Lynn? Bad coaching mistakes, blown leads keep his seat hot Los Angeles (4-9) spent much of the early part of the 2020 season making history by blowing leads. Growing pains were fair to expect with rookie quarterback Justin Herbert at the helm, but Lynn has come under fire more for individual in-game coaching ...
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Colts To Host Up To 10000 Fans For Jan. 3 'Fan Appreciation' Game vs. Jaguars Indianapolis – The Indianapolis Colts will host up to 10,000 attendees at Lucas Oil Stadium for the Jan. 3, 2021 game vs. the AFC South division rival Jacksonville Jaguars, team officials said today. The Colts also will celebrate "Fan Appreciation Day" that ...
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Matt Coghlin, Jayden Reed Named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten on Special Teams EAST LANSING, Mich. – Two Spartans, redshirt senior kicker Matt Coghlin and redshirt sophomore kick returner Jayden Reed , earned honorable mention All-Big Ten accolades on special teams, the conference office announced on Thursday afternoon.
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How To Watch, Listen & Follow The Bengals-Steelers Week 15 Game Tune in to the Week 15 matchup as the Bengals host the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football at 8:15 p.m. ET. Learn more about the television, radio, live stream, and social media information fans need to know to follow the game.
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5 things to watch for during A&M-Tennessee Texas A&M (7-1) remains just outside the top four of the College Football Playoff rankings at No. 5 in the AP Poll for the sixth consecutive week despite the cancellation of last week's matchup against Ole Miss due to COVID-19 concerns. This week, A&M will ...
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Marcus Mariota throws first touchdown since Week 4 of 2019 Marcus Mariota lost his job to Ryan Tannehill after Week 6 last season in Tennessee. He moved on in the offseason, signing a two-year deal with the Raiders to backup Derek Carr. Mariota did not play in the Raiders' first 13 games. But the Raiders called his ...
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Broncos vs. Bills Betting Preview: Buffalo Rolls Into Town With Momentum The Broncos are coming off of one of their better wins of the season and Drew Lock's best game of his career. They are preparing for the AFC East-leading Buffalo Bills in Week 15. Let's take a deeper look at our Broncos vs. Bills betting preview with odds, ...
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Private dinner with Mel Tucker up for grabs in unique sweepstakes, enter here Mel Tucker is a busy man these days. But everyone must eat, right? Fresh off signing his first recruiting class, the Michigan State football coach will finish the regular season against Maryland on Saturday. But once the season is over, you could win a chance to ...
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Big 12 play opens for No. 8 WVU as Mountaineers host Iowa State Conference play starts earlier than normal for West Virginia men's hoops as it starts its Big 12 conference slate at home against Iowa State. Tip-off is set for 9 p.m. ET on ESPN. The eighth-ranked Mountaineers (6-1) have faced one of the toughest schedules of ...
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Charles Barkley says Kyrie Irving's not 'the smartest guy in the room' A lot of folks have heard enough from Kyrie Irving — even if his latest round of controversy arrived with the added irony of his refusal to speak. Count Charles Barkley among them. The NBA Hall of Famer and TNT analyst who's never shy with his own opinions ...
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Penn State, Illinois ready to close out regular season STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State will try to finish the season with a flourish when it hosts Illinois. The Nittany Lions have won three straight following an 0-5 start. The rise of freshmen like wide receiver Parker Washington, running back Keyvone Lee ...
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Steelers Injury Updates: James Conner, Kevin Dotson Missed Practice Thursday Steelers running back James Conner and guard Kevin Dotson did not practice on Thursday in the team's first official practice of the week leading up to their Monday Night Football battle with the Cincinnati Bengals. Conner suffered a quadriceps injury in the ...
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Vanessa Bryant lashes out at mother over lawsuit demanding financial support FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2017 file photo, from left, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant, wife Vanessa are seen before a Connecticut-UCLA NCAA women's basketball game in Los Angeles.
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Anthony Davis believes things are slowing down for Kyle Kuzma It's very easy to forget that during last year's preseason, Kyle Kuzma was unable to play and unable to practice with his new teammates after suffering what the Lakers called a "stress reaction" in his ankle, which he suffered while playing for USA Basketball.
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