With the Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Series celebration in the rearview mirror, Major League Baseball is taking one last look back at the 2025 season by handing out their end-of-year awards. Thursday marked the reveal of the National League Silver Sluggers, naming the best hitters at each position in the senior circuit. With so many talented hitters at each position, ...
In a dizzying managerial merry-go-around in which a college coach was hired with no professional experience in San Francisco, and a 33-year-old was hired in Washington, the San Diego Padres’ managerial choice Thursday was the most shocking of all. The Padres hired former 13-year-veteran reliever Craig Stammen to be their manager after retiring less than three years ago, and never ...
The Colorado Rockies kept telling everyone they were going to not only hire from outside, but go outside the box when hiring a new president of baseball operations. Who knew they would be looking outside the confines of their own sport? The Rockies are hiring Paul DePodesta, who has been chief strategy officer of the Cleveland Browns, to be lead ...
AI-assisted summary Nine Power Four college football coaching positions are currently open, with more expected by December. Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin’s decision on where he will coach next is expected to significantly impact multiple SEC programs. Several current Group of Five head coaches and Power Four coordinators are considered top candidates for these vacancies. Hugh Freeze’s dismissal at Auburn leaves ...
AI-assisted summary Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland’s death is being investigated as a suspected suicide, Frisco (Texas) police said. Kneeland was a second-round pick in the 2024 NFL draft out of Western Michigan. He recently scored his first NFL touchdown on a blocked punt during a ‘Monday Night Football’ game. This article discusses suicide and suicidal ideation. If you or ...
Former Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen was arrested in Arkansas on Wednesday and charged with multiple drug offenses. According to the incident report obtained by USA TODAY Sports, the 43-year-old Allen was a passenger in a vehicle driven by William Hatton, 33, when the Poinsett County Sheriff’s Department stopped it on Interstate 555 near Memphis. The report says that during a search ...
Aryna Sabalenka finally got to avenge her memorable French Open Final loss to American Coco Gauff. The world’s No. 1 women’s tennis player defeated Gauff in straight sets, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, to win the Stefanie Graf group and advance to the semifinals at the season-ending WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Thursday, Nov. 6. It was the first match ...
The penthouse and the outhouse of the AFC West take centerstage in the Week 10 ‘Thursday Night Football’ matchup when the Denver Broncos take on the Las Vegas Raiders. The Broncos look to continue their ascent up the division ladder as they enter their matchup against the Raiders at the top of the West. Thanks to the Buffalo Bills taking ...
The college football coaching carousel has been particularly active this year, with 11 FBS programs firing their coach since the start of the 2025 season. A potential candidate for several of those vacancies has a lengthy and largely successful track record – one he believes is clean, too. In an interview with ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ podcast, former Northwestern coach Pat ...
AI-assisted summary Former WNBA MVP Nneka Ogwumike is the first player to join Project B, a new women’s basketball startup league. Project B will offer players salaries larger than the WNBA and an equity stake in the league. The league plans to launch in November 2026 with six teams playing in a traveling, tournament-style circuit. Former WNBA MVP Nneka Ogwumike ...