Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and the rest of the WNBA's remarkable rookies appreciated the Olympic break after playing a grueling college season and then going straight into the professional ranks.
Gardner Minshew, competing for the Raiders' quarterback job, threw for 117 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's 24-23 preseason road loss to the Vikings.
Will Levis led touchdown drives on both his series and the Tennessee Titans beat the San Francisco 49ers 17-13 in the teams’ preseason opener Saturday night.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Whether it's star players holding out of training camp or holding in by reporting and not practicing, contract disputes are playing a prominent role across the NFL this summer.
Join guest Joe Pisapia as he discusses essential fantasy football tips and top picks like Justin Fields and Nico Collins to enhance your NFL draft strategy.
Juan “Chi Chi” Rodriguez joined the PGA Tour in 1960 and won eight times during his 21-year career, playing on one Ryder Cup team.
Deebo Samuel has looked like a different person since arriving for the offseason program this spring for the San Francisco 49ers.
Brandon Aiyuk has been rumoured to want a trade away from the 49ers, but is contracted until 2025.
The California native played in six big league seasons from 1987 to 1995, making his debut with the Detroit Tigers in a four-hit performance that tied a record.
Aside from his speed, athleticism and that whole playing-professional-football-for-a-living thing, there’s another reason to be jealous of Calvin Austin III these days. “I’m not on Twitter,” the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver was telling me after practice on Tuesday at Saint Vincent College. “So, I haven’t seen it.” Austin might be the one person in our little corner of the world who has ...
Two weeks into 49ers' training camp, Brandon Aiyuk's status hasn't changed despite trade rumors swirling around the disgruntled star wide receiver.
RENTON, Wash. — Midway through Monday's practice, Geno Smith took a shotgun snap and assessed his options as left tackle Charles Cross swallowed blitzing Seahawks safety Rayshawn Jenkins. Smith cooly climbed the pocket and delivered a dart to crossing wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who bolted down the left sideline for a 50-yard gain. Unsurprisingly, the berm bordering the same sideline ...
We’ve had to say goodbye to some beloved musicians, athletes, actors and more. Here's a look at the stars we've lost so far in 2024, through July.
The Oakland Athletics have agreed to sell their share of the Coliseum to a Black-led development group that has long promised to transform the enormous concrete property into a thriving new nightlife hub.
The NBA is ramping up talks with FIBA, basketball's global governing body, on how to best increase its competitive footprint in Europe either through an annual tournament or a league.
CHICAGO — Juanita Brown ended every pregame prayer the same way, from the time her son made the varsity high school team as a freshman until the final game of his Hall of Fame NFL career. Even that late in his football journey, Devin Hester called, often from NFL locker rooms. “Mom, it’s time for us to pray,” he said. Brown, who witnessed Hester’s fervent passion for the game from the time he ...
Jon Gruden is asking the Nevada Supreme Court to reconsider his lawsuit against the NFL over emails leaked to the media before he resigned as Raiders coach in 2021.
When 49ers GM John Lynch told 7-time Pro Bowler Kyle Juszczyk he would need to take a pay cut to stay with the team, he thought about it and agreed to it.
Victor Wembanyama gives the home fans a show in France’s first game of the Paris Olympics.
Here's a look back at the entertainers, leaders, athletes and other notable people we've said goodbye to so far in 2024.
Get used to hearing the terms “kickoff start line,” “setup zone” and “landing zone.” And, hopefully, get fired up to watch big plays instead of the obligatory touchback.
San Francisco 49ers right guard Spencer Burford will likely miss about three weeks of training camp with a broken right hand and could need surgery.
Matt Chapman and Jorge Soler each had three hits as the Giants edged the Rockies 5-4 to finished their first four-game sweep since 2022.
Brent Rooker hit a three-run double in a six-run third for the A’s in an 8-6 road loss to the Angels after the A’s had won eight of 10 and secured their fourth straight series win.
FOXBORO, Mass. — Rookies Ja’Lynn Polk and Javon Baker aren’t just making highlight plays in training camp, they’re also leading the way in motivating the rest of the Patriots’ wide receiver room. Polk and Baker both responded to an Instagram post noting that the Patriots’ wide receiver room ranks 32nd out of 32 teams. Both PFF and Sharp Football Analysis ranked the Patriots as having the NFL’s ...
DENVER -- According to the recruiting experts, Charlie Condon was never supposed to be here. Not even close. He was never supposed to be the No. 3 pick in the draft or sign for a record-tying $9.25 million bonus. And he was surely never supposed to be the future face of the Rockies, much less the best hitter in college baseball. But Condon became a star at Georgia and earned all those ...
San Francisco 49ers left tackle Trent Williams holds out as he seeks a more lucrative contract, and receiver Brandon Aiyuk conducts a “hold in” as he waits for a contract extension.
MINNEAPOLIS — The detours on Khyree Jackson's path to the NFL — the community college he left, the hourly jobs he worked while thinking he was done with football — became the details of his story that resonated with Brian Flores so deeply this spring. From their first meeting at the Senior Bowl to their pre-draft Zoom calls and Jackson's visit to Minnesota in April, Flores was drawn to ...
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Julius Peppers, a fearsome pass-rushing defensive end, would be on the Carolina Panthers’ Mount Rushmore. Fourth all-time in NFL sacks, Peppers is preparing for a big weekend. On Aug. 3, he will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Peppers was elected in his first year of eligibility after 17 total seasons in the NFL — 10 of them with the ...
INDIANAPOLIS – The giant inflatable Oregon Duck mascot meandering down the White River in Indianapolis gave it away. There was something entirely different about Big Ten football media days this year. The conference officially expands to 18 teams with the addition of Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington on Aug. 2, and this week's media gathering at Lucas Oil Stadium is serving as an introduction ...