A fantasy superstar has arrived. On Tuesday, the famously overlooked Fred VanVleet of the Toronto Raptors set the single-game NBA scoring record for an undrafted player with a 54-point opus against the Orlando Magic. VanVleet also set a new Raptors ...
The USGA and the R&A on Tuesday released their "Distance Insights Project," which revealed a steady increase in distance for more than 100 years - with average gains of about 30 yards by PGA Tour players in the last 25 years - and golf courses that keep ...
Here's a breakdown of the departed coaches: · Assistant head coach/pass coordinator/wide receivers coach David Culley to Houston Texans as head coach · Defensive line coach Joe Cullen to Jacksonville Jaguars as defensive coordinator · Inside linebackers ...
After fighting with the league over moves to and from Los Angeles in 1980s and '90s, the Raiders now had gotten the league's blessing -- and some funding -- to move to Las Vegas in 2020 with the fancy new stadium that had always eluded Davis.
EA Sports is coming back to college football. After last making a college football video game in 2013, the possibility of the game returning had been in limbo. Now, it isn't. Daryl Holt, EA Sports vice president and general manager, told ESPN the game maker ...
Their actions reflect their backgrounds and the franchises they came from -- Holmes from the Los Angeles Rams, and Campbell from the New Orleans Saints. From Sanders' perspective as a franchise icon and Hall ...
He finished four of the 12 wins needed to take the World Series in 2019. He and his wife, Eireann Dolan, spread themselves across the D.C. area, working with the LGBTQ community, veterans and the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy, among ...
It also leaves Golden State with a challenge for the next week — the Celtics outrebounded the Warriors 30 to 15 in the second half on Tuesday night and got the win. Other teams are going to look to copy that blueprint.
The clock is ticking in Colorado. Sure, the Rockies can hope to compete in 2021. They can say all the right things even after dealing away Nolan Arenado (and a ton of cash) to the St. Louis Cardinals. But here's what one of baseball's most directionless ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Two-time All-Star pitcher Chris Archer has agreed to rejoin the Tampa Bay Rays on a $6.5 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke to The AP on condition of ...
The Syracuse University men's basketball team has nine games remaining on the 2020-21 schedule. As it stands now, seven of those nine opportunities allow a chance to pick up precious Quad 1 and Quad 2 wins to shine up its NCAA tournament resume.
COVID-19 will not stop the 2021 baseball season. Will there be virus outbreaks? Certainly. Will games be postponed and rescheduled? Absolutely. But MLB, like the NFL has done and the NHL and college basketball are doing, will forge ahead, finish the ...
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Devontae Shuler and Mississippi put the clamps on No. 11 Tennessee's offense in a game characteristic of the Southeastern Conference's two stingiest teams. Shuler scored 15 points and fueled a second-half rally as the Rebels beat ...
The game was rescheduled from Jan. 14 because of COVID-19 related issues in the Spartans' program. Iowa coach Fran McCaffery wishes he had more time to prepare for the Buckeyes. "I ...
It's night and day. After their win against the league-best Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday, the Nets (14-9) improved to 9-0 against teams that were in the playoffs last season. Advertisement. Simple math shows, however, they are far less effective against ...
Last season, Luke Voit and Gio Urshela played through nagging injuries. Voit led baseball with 22 home runs in the coronavirus-shortened 60-game schedule, but was hobbled by plantar fasciitis. Voit was treated with a platelet-rich plasma injection.
TOKYO — Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics, already facing rising costs and significant public opposition to this summer's Games, faced a new furor on Wednesday after the president of the Tokyo organizing committee suggested women talk too much in ...
Since dropping three straight games in regulation by a combined score of 15-5 to open the season, the Blackhawks have picked up at least a point in seven of eight games and did so again in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday at the ...
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Jerome Hunter missed Indiana's game against Illinois Tuesday night due to "coach's decision," per a release from the program before the game. Indiana fell to No. 12 Illinois 75-71 in overtime, and after the game, Miller fielded a ...
INDIANAPOLIS – There still was work to be done as the 1998 NFL Draft loomed. There were college tapes to break down for a 10th, 15th, 20th time, sources to revisit and internal meetings that would consider every single aspect of a massive decision.
About an hour ago. We may have a Steelers-Patriots Super Bowl dust up thanks to our friends "across the pond." Steelers offensive linemen current and past are running to the defense of new offensive line coach Adrian Klemm. At least one big name ...
The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday night because no announcement had been made. The 37-year-old Liriano did not pitch in the majors during the pandemic-altered 2020 season.
The Atlanta Hawks guard is averaging 27 points, four rebounds, and nine assists this season, helping lead a team that did a lot of work on the free agency front in the off season. The Hawks will be without at least one of their primary additions, Bogdan ...
Despite a timeout by head coach Bruce Weber at the 15:20 mark, the Jayhawks continued their all-around play, using a 13-3 run capped by 3-pointers from redshirt freshman Jalen Wilson and sophomore Christian Braun to build a 56-32 lead midway through ...
Notre Dame is 6-9 overall and 3-4 at home, while Wake Forest is 5-7 overall and 0-5 on the road. The Fighting Irish are favored by five-points in the latest Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest odds from William Hill Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 141.5.
GAME 11: FLYERS vs. BRUINS Alain Vigneault's Philadelphia Flyers (7-2-1) host Bruce Cassidy's Boston Bruins (6-1-2) at the Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday night. Game time is 8:00 p.m. ET. The game will be televised nationally on NBC Sports Network.
Last season, the Sixers were undoubtedly a better team when playing in front of their home fans. The same, albeit to a lesser extent, could be said about the Flyers. So far this season, however, that hasn't been possible as COVID-19 precautions have ...
The Texas Longhorns are taking a second chance on former quarterback Vince Young. The former Tennessee Titans quarterback announced he was joining the school as a special assistant in the athletics department on Monday. His new job carries an ...
TOKYO (AP) — A coalition of 180 rights group on Wednesday called for a boycott of next year's Beijing Winter Olympics tied to reported human rights abuses against ethnic minorities in China. The games are to open in one year, on Feb. 4, 2022, and are set ...
They are not all true franchise quarterbacks, but the motivation of their respective teams trading any of them is too low. So, we're left with three different groups of potential trade option – who ...
The University of Hawaiʻi estimates that it will cost about $6 million to retrofit existing facilities to host Rainbow Warrior football games at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletic Complex on the UH Mānoa campus for the next three seasons starting in 2021.
While the Jets could easily use the pick themselves to do just that – Justin Fields and Zach Wilson are prime draft targets – Joe Douglas will likely weigh all his options before pulling the trigger. That includes trading ...
The Bills finished No. 10 in overall defense under Pettine and had the No. 4 pass defense. In addition, Buffalo had 57 sacks that year, second-most in the NFL.
Freshman point guard Khristian Lander continues to make strides for the Hoosiers. Lander was pressed into action due to Rob Phinisee being in foul trouble and wound up with six points, two rebounds and two assists in 19 minutes.
A win would do wonders to dim the all-too-vivid memories of a pair of disheartening beat-downs the Grizzlies issued the Silver and Black over the last few days and help prepare the team for three straight games against teams just above them in the playoff race.
Taking a look at the confirmed entries for the 2021 Daytona 500 in mid-February reveals five drivers from New England. They include Corey LaJoie in one of Spire Racing's racecars. Corey is the son of two-time Xfinity Series champion Randy Lajoie, who is a ...
The St. John's Red Storm (11-7, 5-6 Big East) host the Villanova Wildcats (11-1, 6-0 Big East) Wednesday, Feb. 3; Both teams are riding win streaks, with the Red Storm winners of four in a row and 'Nova on a nine-game run; Read below for odds, analysis, ...
But Stafford's feelings aren't shared by every other quarterback on the market, as Ryan Fitzpatrick explained (at least for himself) during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show. "For me, I ...