Training camps open around the NHL this week with plenty of questions to answer before the puck drops on the regular season next month. Boston goaltender Jeremy Swayman headlines the players who do …
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By STEPHEN WHYNO
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9/17/24
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Bryce Young has been benched by the Carolina Panthers after 18 starts. It’s not the fastest hook for a No. 1 overall pick. John Elway was replaced by veteran QB Steve DeBerg in his first two career …
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By ROB MAADDI
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9/16/24
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Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin says Wake Forest violated “an unwritten rule” by buying its way out of next year’s matchup, leaving the Rebels in search of another major-conference opponent. The …
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By JOHN ZENOR
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9/16/24
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The American Athletic Conference has renewed interest in adding Air Force as a member to put all three service academies into the same league for the first time. That's according to a person with …
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By RALPH D. RUSSO
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9/16/24
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AP Top 25 Reality Check: SEC, Big Ten grab 16 spots in poll, monopolizing rankings like never before
The Southeastern Conference and Big Ten occupy 64% of this week’s AP Top 25, with 16 ranked tream combined, the most ever by two conferences in one poll. The third poll of the regular season had a …
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By RALPH D. RUSSO
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9/16/24
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It was a rough Sunday for some of the NFL’s best teams in 2023. The 49ers were stymied by the Vikings on the road. The Cowboys got destroyed by the Saints at home. The Ravens blew a double-digit …
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By ROB MAADDI
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9/16/24
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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will see a neurologist this week after suffering his fourth diagnosed concussion in five years and his third while in the NFL, according to a person familiar …
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By ROB MAADDI
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9/15/24
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Since suing the Atlantic Coast Conference, and essentially announcing to the world that it is too good to be associated with the likes of Georgia Tech and Boston College, Florida State has not won a …
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By RALPH D. RUSSO
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9/15/24
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The NFL has come a long way since the days when players brushed off concussions and stayed in the game or returned too soon. No more using smelling salts on the bench and getting back in the huddle. …
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By ROB MAADDI
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9/14/24
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Patton Kizzire hugged a tree on the way to the first tee Friday as part of a mental exercise, then patiently worked his way around Silverado to take the lead into the weekend in the FedEx Cup Fall …
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MICHAEL WAGAMAN
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9/13/24
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Tiger Woods is on the mend again after a sixth surgery on his lower back. Woods posted a brief statement on social media that he had microdecompression surgery on his lumbar spine Friday morning. …
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By DOUG FERGUSON
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9/13/24
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Braxton Whitehead says he has verbally committed to playing Division I hockey at Arizona State beginning in 2025. It is the first NCAA commitment for a player from the Canadian Hockey League since a …
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By JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNO
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9/13/24
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Lando Norris is only one of Max Verstappen’s problems at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The other is his own car. Verstappen needs to tame a car he’s called a “monster” to hold off Norris and …
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By JAMES ELLINGWORTH
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9/13/24
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Paying running backs paid off in Week 1 for teams across the NFL. Saquon Barkley, Joe Mixon and J.K. Dobbins proved for one game they were worth the investment after changing uniforms in the …
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By ROB MAADDI
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9/13/24
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The NFL says Baltimore Ravens linebacker Kyle Van Noy received "appropriate" care from Kansas City’s medical staff after sustaining an eye injury during the teams’ season opener last week. …
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By ROB MAADDI
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9/12/24
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You can’t say the Pac-12 is making a comeback because it never really went away. The Conference of Champions was certainly in critical condition, but the remaining members Oregon State and …
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By RALPH D. RUSSO
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9/12/24
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A'ja Wilson's single-season WNBA scoring mark likely short-lived. Several players poised to break it
A’ja Wilson now owns the single-season scoring record but is unlikely it will stand very long. Wilson has been scoring a record pace all season long and on Wednesday night she broke the year-old …
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By DOUG FEINBERG
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9/12/24
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Wisconsin will go for its highest-ranked nonconference win in 50 years when No. 4 Alabama visits Saturday. If the Badgers win as 16 1/2-point underdogs, it would be their biggest nonconference win …
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By ERIC OLSON
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9/12/24
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South Carolina is already in first place in the Southeastern Conference. The only team with an SEC win this year looks to validate its fast start when it faces No. 16 LSU on Saturday. A victory would …
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By PETE IACOBELLI
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9/12/24
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The Pac-12 is ready to begin its rebuild, targeting Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State and San Diego State of the Mountain West, with those schools applying for membership as soon this week, …
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By RALPH D. RUSSO
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9/12/24
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