New York Jets assistant Greg Knapp, a well-traveled NFL coach who worked with Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve Young and soon-to-be-inducted Peyton Manning over his 25-year career, died Thursday from injuries suffered when he was struck by a car while biking last Saturday in San Ramon, California. The affable Knapp, known for his expertise […]
The Rays are currently one game back of the first-place Boston Red Sox in the AL East race entering Thursday night’s games. …Read the full story
In his only season as a full-time starter at OSU after backing up Thomas for two seasons, Sanders had one of the most dominant seasons in college football history in 1988, when he won the Heisman Trophy and was a unanimous All-American. “If he were playing in today’s offenses, he very well could’ve rushed for […]
“Just having the year I had last year, you don’t need more motivation than that,” Elliott said after the Cowboys’ first training camp practice. The goal was to improve his short-area quickness that will help him get more than just the two carries of 20 yards or more he had in 2020. He improved his […]
“I want to apologize to all those who I inadvertently offended as a consequence of my immaturity like members of the radio, television, and press,” Mercedes wrote in his post. Mercedes, 28, earned AL Player of the Week to open the season and hit .415 with five homers and 16 RBIs in 22 games in […]
Before last season’s Orange Bowl, North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell made a stunning admission: He’s never eaten a steak. Uiagalelei are the first college athletes to partner with Bojangles, which already works with several schools in the SEC and ACC. When the new NIL rules opened the door to endorsements, Bojangles chief marketing officer Jackie […]
5 and a one-day practice against the Los Angeles Rams. Prescott said any residual body soreness subsided as the spring workouts went on, but he will continue to do a more involved pre-practice warm-up to make sure everything is fine. The players have raved about his teaching style, willingness to work and ability to adjust. […]
HOOVER, Ala. — Alabama coach Nick Saban was reticent on Wednesday to provide any sweeping predictions about the impact on college football of athletes being able to profit off their name, image and likeness. “Everything that we’ve done in college athletics in the past has always been equal,” he said. “Not really, because at the […]
It’s just kind of about a philosophy and maybe forgetting that it is about the people that make the thing go. …Read the full story
PHOENIX — As Suns star Devin Booker drove into the lane inside the final 30 seconds of Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday night, it felt like it was about to be a storybook moment. “The pass was all about trust,” Antetokounmpo said. And just like that, the Bucks went from being on […]
As a sophomore, Nelson threw for 1,513 yards and 23 touchdowns with only four interceptions on 115 pass attempts. The staff doesn’t yet have a quarterback committed in the 2022 class, but coach Lincoln Riley was able to sign Caleb Williams in 2021. …Read the full story
Weathers was injured Sunday against the Colorado Rockies when he fielded Jon Gray’s sacrifice bunt, ran to tag him and landed awkwardly on his right leg. …Read the full story
Kershaw has been working out, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, but there’s still no telling when he will resume throwing and begin to build back up for a return to the rotation. With Kershaw on the IL, Dustin May opting for season-ending Tommy John surgery and Trevor Bauer on administrative leave at least until July […]
Rockies bench coach Mike Redmond will manage Colorado while Black is out, and Major League Data & Game Planning Coordinator Doug Bernier will coach first base. New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, who started the All-Star Game for the American League, was one of six players for that team to have also been placed on […]
Unseld completed two days of interviews in Washington on Friday, including with owner Ted Leonsis. Four of them — including Unseld, Mosley, Billups and Green — are assistants getting first-time opportunities as head coaches. Unseld was raised in the Wizards organization, working for 14 years in scouting and coaching roles before moving on to become […]
If you had told the creators of the OG “Space Jam” — the first movie to be shot in a virtual studio — that their $80 million film that grossed $250.2 million in 1996 would still be influencing the pop culture landscape in 2021, I doubt they would have believed you. It seems like just […]
TAMPA, Fla. — Captain Steven Stamkos wore a T-shirt bearing the message “BACK TO BOAT,” which set the tone for another signature Champa Bay celebration on Monday, as did a picture that went viral on social media showing a significantly dented Stanley Cup. For example, back in 2008, the Stanley Cup was pushed off a […]
The 6-foot-5, 220-pound Steinmetz, from the hamlet of Woodmere in Long Island, New York, is a 17-year-old right-hander whose repertoire features a fastball that sits in the mid-to-upper 90s and a knee-buckling curveball. Steinmetz recently told the New York Post he keeps the Sabbath and eats only kosher food, but plays during the Sabbath and […]
Following ten months of research, the Hamilton Commission identified a number of reasons for the lack of representation, ranging from the geographical location of the main motorsport hubs away from Black communities in the U.K. Hamilton recently signed a new contract with Mercedes to continue in F1 for the next two years, which included the […]
