 | |||||||
| Sports | |||||||
| NEWS | |||||||
Dolphins' deals make Giants look silly for standing pat in 2018 NFL draft Let's begin with this disclaimer (one that I've repeated countless times over the past three years): This has almost nothing to do with running back Saquon Barkley, a fabulous performer who plays a grueling position that has already taken its toll on his pro career.
| |||||||
Coveted transfer guard Tyson Walker commits to Michigan State basketball team Walker chose the Spartans from a final five that included Kansas, Maryland, Miami and Vanderbilt. "They've been talking to me since I went into the portal," Walker told ESPN about Michigan ...
| |||||||
Paige Bueckers, the next big thing in basketball, explained UConn's Paige Bueckers is becoming a household name if she isn't one already. From her dominant high school career to becoming a player former UConn women's basketball greats rave about, she is someone you are going to want to follow during the ...
| |||||||
Veteran WR Mohamed Sanu signs with 49ers for second stint The San Francisco 49ers are adding a familiar face to their receiving corps. Veteran wideout Mohamed Sanu will return to the club for a second stint after agreeing to a one-year deal, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Saturday, per Sanu's agent ...
| |||||||
'I would have done exactly the same thing': Pros weigh in on Dustin Johnson-Kevin Na dust-up With the rarely used format comes scenes that aren't typical in any of the other tk weeks of the season on Tour. Some players never see the closing holes with their matches being closed out so early, and the field dwindles as the week wears on. The rules are ...
| |||||||
Detroit Tigers set Opening Day roster: Renato Nunez out, Harold Castro, Akil Baddoo in LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers have filled out their 26-man Opening Day roster with 13 pitchers and 13 position players. Getting to this point, however, came with tough conversations Saturday morning. Manager AJ Hinch informed non-roster invitee ...
| |||||||
Ravens adding wide receiver Sammy Watkins in 1-year deal OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Wide receiver Sammy Watkins, who won a Super Bowl with Kansas City, has agreed to a one-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens. Watkins must pass a physical exam before signing. Entering his eighth NFL season, Watkins ...
| |||||||
Jets in a position of power after trades shake up 2021 NFL draft The landscape of the 2021 NFL draft changed drastically Friday, as the 49ers sent three first-round picks to the Dolphins in exchange for the No. 3 overall pick — placing San Francisco in prime position to land its next potential franchise quarterback.
| |||||||
Chuma Okeke posts back-to-back career performances for Magic Amidst significant roster changes, Orlando Magic rookie Chuma Okeke has produced back-to-back career performances for his best two-game stretch of the season. Okeke kicked off the recent surge on Wednesday with 17 points to help the Magic to a win ...
| |||||||
MLB rumors: Yankees add Jay Bruce, Luke Voit needs surgery | What it means TAMPA — The timing was perfect and terrible at the same time for the Yankees. Late Friday night, doctors discovered first baseman Luke Voit's left knee meniscus tear. The injury and subsequent surgery, manager Aaron Boone said, is expected to shut down ...
| |||||||
Spring Game #25: Cole Irvin dominates Dodgers in pursuit of roster spot The Oakland A's and Los Angeles Dodgers played a televised Cactus League night game Friday, featuring a matchup of two lefty starting pitchers, and the result was exactly the opposite of what the casual viewer might have expected. The A's hammered ...
| |||||||
Caleb Farley wants to clear the air, corner the market Virginia Tech cornerback Caleb Farley had already proven he was willing to step outside the norms. So with his NFL future on the line, he did something you don't hear often from a professional player, and especially from an NFL coach. With the internet ...
| |||||||
LA Clippers vs. Philadelphia 76ers: Preview, How to Watch and Betting Info However, the Sixers have exceeded expectations in his absence, going 6-1 since Embiid went down. They are still a dangerous squad, with Ben Simmons as their ace perimeter defender and former Clipper Tobias Harris as their crunch-time scorer (Philly ranks ...
| |||||||
Game Recap: Celtics 122, Bucks 114 Led by Jayson Tatums 34 points, six rebounds and seven assists, the Celtics defeated the Bucks, 122-114, splitting their two-game back-to-back series and snapping the Bucks eight-game win streak. Marcus Smart (23 points, eight rebounds), Kemba Walker ...
| |||||||
New Twins shortstop Andrelton Simmons is a dazzling defender FORT MYERS, FLA. – If social media and text messaging hadn't already revived the ubiquity of the exclamation point, the Twins' new shortstop might have done so on his own. So frequently does the infielder provoke whoops and chortles from broadcasters, ...
| |||||||
James Harden says he thinks he's the NBA MVP and it's hard to disagree The Beard was dominant in Brooklyn's 113-111 win in Detroit. Without Kyrie Irving (personal) and Kevin Durant (hamstring), Harden hit side-step threes, step-back threes, contested threes and spot-up threes to keep his Nets afloat against a Pistons team that ...
| |||||||
Duke's Jordan Goldwire, who led the Blue Devils in assist and steals, plans to transfer as graduate student "Jordan always embraced his role, and his improvement over the course of his career is a testament to his mentality and competitive spirit," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said in a statement. "He was outstanding to coach and we wish him all of the best.".
| |||||||
Forgotten Yankees players on Opening Day rosters Four years after hitting the game-tying single in the ninth inning of Game 7 of the 2001 World Series against New York, Womack signed with the Yankees for the '05 season. On Opening Day, he went 3-for-5 in a 9-2 win over Boston. So, his time in Pinstripes ...
| |||||||
Canadiens acquire Eric Staal from Sabres in exchange for draft picks Although Montreal did its best to address its scoring void in the offseason, acquiring Tyler Toffoli, Josh Anderson and Corey Perry, the club needs some additional scoring punch to mount a serious threat in the North Division playoff race and beyond.
| |||||||
Cubs' Brad Wieck: Sent to minors Wieck was optioned to Triple-A Iowa Saturday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports. Wieck was competing with Rex Brothers to be the second lefty reliever in the Chicago bullpen, but the former will at least start the season in the minors. It was a lost 2020 for ...
| |||||||
Early run on quarterbacks should be good news for Bengals The 49ers trading up for the third overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft makes it a lock that the first three players selected will be quarterbacks. And the Falcons aren't ruling out a quarterback at No. 4. And that's good news for the Bengals. Having selected ...
| |||||||
Jay Bruce stays with Yanks as Luke Voit heads to injured list New York Yankees' Luke Voit hitting a RBI single against the Baltimore Orioles in the top of the 3rd inning during spring training at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, FL Tuesday, March 2, 2021 Credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams Jr.
| |||||||
The Latest: Red Sox closer Matt Barnes tests positive Manager Alex Cora said Saturday that Barnes is asymptomatic. Matt Andriese, who was scheduled to start a spring training game against Pittsburgh, was scratched because of contract tracing. "It's a fire drill now, ...
| |||||||
2021 Food City Dirt Race odds, predictions: Surprising NASCAR at Bristol picks from proven model Legends like Richard Petty, Bud Baker and Ned Jarrett all won at least 30 NASCAR Cup Series races on dirt in their careers, but this will be the first chance to run a Cup car on dirt for stars like Chase Elliott, Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin.
| |||||||
Formula 1 qualifying results: Starting grid for 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas were prevented from a front-row lockout, much to the joy of F1 fans everywhere — even if the cries of Mercedes' dominance ending over the sport a bit more than premature.
| |||||||
Matt Barnes tests positive for COVID This is still very much a developing situation in Red Sox camp and contract tracing is still taking place to see who is and is not available for the team right now. We do know that Matt Andriese, who was scheduled to get the start in Saturday's game against Pirates ...
| |||||||
USC expects a different Oregon team in Sweet 16 rematch INDIANAPOLIS — Not half an hour after USC beat Kansas to earn its spot in the Sweet 16, Trojans forward Isaiah Mobley raised eyebrows by saying USC's next opponent, Oregon, "stole" the Pac-12 championship from his team. The context: USC beat the ...
| |||||||
Reports: Marquette hires Texas coach Shaka Smart after Longhorns' first-round tournament exit The 2021 NCAA tournament bid was Texas' third in Smart's six seasons. The Longhorns went 19-8 in 2020-21 and posted the best winning percentage of Smart's tenure. Texas had never lost fewer than 12 games before this season.
| |||||||
Wisconsin men's basketball: Nate Reuvers enters the transfer portal As a junior he averaged a team-high 13.1 points and was named to the third-team All-Big Ten squad on a Badgers team that won a share of the Big Ten regular-season title. Reuvers has already graduated from UW with a degree in finance and is set to earn his ...
| |||||||
Astros' Myles Straw scratched from lineup due to COVID-19 protocols PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — A presumed COVID-19 positive test by another player in Astros camp sidelined starting center fielder Myles Straw for Saturday's game against the Mets, a person with knowledge of the team's situation told The Chronicle. An Astros ...
| |||||||
Jed Lowrie may be the answer at second base for Oakland A's After a predictably slow start with the bat, Lowrie is starting to heat up at the plate in spring training. He had posted a .214/.258/.500 batting line in his 31 plate appearances heading into Friday, hitting two homers and two doubles.
| |||||||
Coyotes' Jakob Chychrun: Uncertain for Saturday's game Chychrun exited Friday's win over the Sharks in the third period and didn't return. However, head coach Rick Tocchet doesn't believe it's a serious injury, and he believes Chychrun has a 50/50 chance to play Saturday.
| |||||||
Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Chicago Bulls That list of players includes 2x All Star big man Nikola Vucevic from the Orlando Magic, a move made with the clear intention of getting their own first-time All Star, Zach LaVine, some much-needed help.
| |||||||
Alexander Povetkin-Dillian Whyte fight live stream (3/27): How to watch online, TV, time The undercard will feature Ted Cheeseman vs. JJ Metcalf and Chris Kongo vs. Michael McKinson in their own title fights. The fight card takes place at 2 p.m. ...
| |||||||
In case you were worried about Derrick Henry falling off Henry hasn't punched his ticket to Canton just yet, but he should be a first-ballot no-doubter if he is able to lead the NFL in rushing for a third straight season - especially in today's league when there are so many running backs that are just flashes in the pan.
| |||||||
Nick Pope: Burnley goalkeeper to start for England World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Poland The Burnley goalkeeper started Thursday's 5-0 win over San Marino at Wembley and in the absence of the injured Jordan Pickford has been given the number one shirt for Sunday's match in Tirana and the Wembley encounter with the Poles on Wednesday.
| |||||||
NFL Draft 2021: Could Mac Jones be QB 49ers have targeted with No. 3 pick? Jones is, by almost everyone's measure, the No. 5 quarterback in the class, after Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson, Justin Fields and Trey Lance. But a number of analysts floated the notion Friday that Jones could be whom the 49ers are targeting at No. 3.
| |||||||
On Bobby Plager and grief By now most St. Louisans have heard the sad new of Blues legend Bobby Plager passing away in a car accident on Wednesday afternoon. I have a lot of thoughts about this tragedy all twisted up in my head. I've been trying to unravel them for two days into ...
| |||||||
| See more results | Edit this alert | |||||||
| You have received this email because you have subscribed to Google Alerts. |
 Receive this alert as RSS feed |
| Send Feedback |
