An upset-riddled Eastern Conference side of the MLS playoff bracket has presented a scenario in which MLS Cup will have an unexpected contestant. Orlando City SC — born in expansion in 2015 — is enjoying the deepest MLS playoff run in team history. The New York Red Bulls — an original MLS club from 1996 — has made just one ...
Colorado football coach Deion Sanders got just about everything he wanted from his team Friday in their final regular-season game at home against Oklahoma State. ∎ After beating the Cowboys 52-0, the Buffaloes (9-3) finished the regular season in first place in the Big 12 Conference with a 7-2 league record. ∎ He said his star two-way player, Travis Hunter, ...
A once-upon-a-time MLS powerhouse is looking to recapture its previous glory. The Los Angeles Galaxy are a decade removed from their last MLS Cup win — which was the team’s fifth, the most the league history. The team appears highly motivated to hoist the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy once again after a lengthy title drought (by Galaxy standards). In three ...
– President-elect Donald Trump announced Karoline Leavitt will return to the White House next year as his press secretary, making the 27-year-old the youngest White House press secretary in U.S. history and notching another massive career benchmark. Leavitt has been a fierce defender of Trump throughout his hard-fought campaign against Vice President Kamala Harris, which included Democrats and the Harris ...
Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. has died one month after suffering a severe head injury during a game. Burnett, a redshirt freshman from Lakewood, California, was involved in a head-to-head collision during the Bulldogs’ 27-19 loss to Alabama State on Oct. 26, one day before his 20th birthday. The injury happened during a kickoff return. Burnett was hospitalized with ...
He added two more on Friday afternoon while answering for an injury-causing hit during the second period of a 5-2 win against the Calgary Flames. Olivier drove Flames defenseman Joel Hanley into the boards, leaving him lying on the ice. Hanley’s teammate, Martin Pospisil, challenged Olivier, who had the upper hand until Calgary’s Brayden Paschal grabbed Olivier and allowed Pospisil ...
One NFL ownership group’s venture from football into futbol has helped a soccer city in the United States reach new heights. A week ago, the Orlando Pride won its first National Women’s Soccer League title – marking the first professional league sports title for the city of Orlando. Orlando City SC is one game away from competing for the Major ...
The Heisman Trophy race is likely down to four entering the final week of the regular season. The winner will be announced and awarded the trophy during a ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 14 in New York. Voting opens Dec. 2 and ends on Dec. 9. With quarterbacks leading throughout the early weeks, there’s been a shift recently with Boise State ...
Infielder/outfielder Tommy Edman, who earned National League Championship Series MVP honors for the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, agreed to a five-year, $74 million extension on Saturday with a club option for a sixth season. Edman, 29, will be under contract with Los Angeles through at least the 2029 season after coming over from the St. Louis Cardinals on ...
Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter made his closing pitch to Heisman Trophy voters Friday in Boulder – 10 catches for 116 yards, three touchdowns, an interception and more than 110 plays on the field in a 52-0 win for the Buffaloes against Oklahoma State. Quarterback Shedeur Sanders also had a monster day for Colorado (9-3). He completed 34 of 41 ...