LeBron James is expected to practice with the Los Angeles Lakers Monday, Nov. 17 after the team returns home from a five-game road trip, according to multiple reports. The 40-year-old star did not travel with the team during the recent road trip. James has yet to make his season debut due to sciatica, but when he returns for his first ...
Los Angeles Kings forward Adrian Kempe, the top player on USA TODAY’s free agent list, is off the market. Multiple reports said Kempe has agreed to an eight-year, $85 million contract extension. The $10.625 million cap hit will make him the team’s second-highest-paid player behind defenseman Drew Doughty ($11 million). Kempe, 29, has spent his entire NHL career with the ...
I think I’m having déjà vu. I could’ve sworn that just two years ago Gotham FC was the low seed in the NWSL playoffs only to go on an incredible run to win a championship. Well, it’s happening again. After an unbelievable win over No. 1 seed and NWSL Shield winners, the Kansas City Current, in the quarterfinals, Gotham FC ...
The US LBM Coaches Poll got a bit of a makeover after some interesting results in Week 12. The top three teams, still unbeaten, retain their respective positions, though one did so with considerably more drama. Ohio State remains No. 1, claiming 60 of 63 first-place votes this week. Indiana holds at No. 2 with no last-minute heroics needed this ...
Several top-25 teams went down over the course of the weekend’s game, none bigger than No. 4 Alabama (No. 4 in the College Football Playoff rankings), which fell 23-21 to No. 10 Oklahoma (No. 11 in CFP) at home in Tuscaloosa. While a loss doesn’t preclude the Crimson Tide from making the playoff — or even the SEC championship game ...
New York Jets player Kris Boyd was shot early in the morning of Sunday, Nov. 16, according to multiple reports. A spokeswoman for the New York Police Department would not confirm to USA TODAY Sports the identity of the victim in the shooting, per department policy, but said officers responded to a 911 call at a restaurant around 2:09 a.m. ...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Sunday that the Cartel de los Soles, a powerful criminal network tied to Venezuela’s top leadership, will be labeled as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). The move appears to be an escalation in Washington’s stance toward the Venezuelan government and could lead to military action against the Maduro regime. In a statement, Rubio confirmed ...
Tennessee Titans wide receiver Calvin Ridley returned to action from his hamstring injury on Nov. 16. One play into Tennessee’s Week 11 game, he suffered a season-ending injury. Ridley was carted off of the field during the Titans’ clash with the Houston Texans on Nov. 16 and was ruled out with an ankle injury. Tennessee interim head coach Mike McCoy ...
A potential NFC championship game preview comes your way in the Week 11 ‘Sunday Night Football’ matchup when the Philadelphia Eagles take on the Detroit Lions. The Eagles are still trying to figure out the A.J. Brown dilemma. Brown has had an inconsistent season, resulting in some very vocal frustrations following Philadelphia’s ugly Week 10 win over the Green Bay ...
The NBA has reached out to several teams seeking records and access to cellphones as part of its ongoing investigation into an alleged gambling ring. The Los Angeles Lakers are among the teams the league has contacted, according to multiple media reports. ‘The NBA engaged an independent law firm to investigate the allegations in the indictment once it was made ...