Fantasy baseball managers may have to look a little deeper this week for players who can help improve their rosters. Perhaps the most help could come from some injury returnees who are just starting to get back in full swing. (Or … full pitch??) While veterans such as Trent Grisham and J.P. Crawford have been enjoying a resurgence lately, the ...
With the NFL draft firmly in the rear view, teams are looking ahead to roster moves for the 2025 season. The Carolina Panthers are in year two of a rebuild under coach Dave Canales. They announced multiple moves on May 8, notably placing running back Jonathon Brooks on the PUP list – ending his season – and releasing edge rusher ...
Former NBA player and coach Byron Scott is facing a lawsuit from a woman who says he sexually assaulted her in 1987 during an event at her high school. The accuser was 15 at the time, and Scott was 26. According to court documents obtained by USA TODAY Sports, the woman accuses the now 64-year-old Scott of sexual battery and ...
After winning just 12 of their first 38 games, the Pittsburgh Pirates have fired manager Derek Shelton. Shelton, who was in his sixth year as the Pirates’ skipper, is the first manager to be fired this season. The move comes as the Pirates began the year as a fringe playoff contender, thanks to a talented young starting rotation headed by ...
The Pittsburgh Pirates fan who fell 21 feet onto the warning track at PNC Park during an April 30 game against the Chicago Cubs gave an update on his condition for the first time on Wednesday. In an interview with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 20-year-old Kavan Markwood described his injuries as ‘broken everything’ after he tumbled over the railing in right field while celebrating Andrew McCutchen’s ...
Former Vice President Mike Pence has a message for his old boss. Pence is urging President Donald Trump, under whom he served as vice president in Trump’s first administration, not to raise the tax rate on wealthy Americans. Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the signature domestic achievement of his first White House term, is scheduled to expire this ...
Krispy Kreme stock plunged 24% on Thursday morning after the doughnut chain said it is “reassessing” its rollout with McDonald’s and pulled its full-year outlook in part due to economic “softness.” Krispy Kreme is not planning to launch its doughnuts in any additional McDonald’s locations in the second quarter, suspending a nationwide rollout. As of March 30, more than 2,400 of the burger ...
The roast of Tom Brady may have been well done, but it was a rare ‘regret’ for the former quarterback. In 2024, the former NFL quarterback and current minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders was the subject of ‘The Roast of Tom Brady,’ streamed on Netflix. While the six-time Super Bowl champion was entertained by jokes and jabs surrounding ...
On the heels of collecting her first tournament title since becoming a mother, former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka rallied to victory Thursday in the third round of the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome. Osaka dropped the first set to Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic, but came back for a 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 win. Last week in Saint-Malo, France, Osaka rode ...
The 2025 PGA Championship will be missing one of its most colorful characters next week at Quail Hollow Golf Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. John Daly, who first burst onto the PGA Tour scene when he came out of nowhere as an alternate to win the 1991 PGA Championship, won’t be in the field at the sport’s second major. He ...