Nearly three weeks after confronting Stephen A. Smith during the Los Angeles Lakers’ 113-109 win over the New York Knicks, LeBron James took to ‘The Pat McAfee Show’ on Wednesday morning to break his silence on the incident, referring to the fallout as a ‘Taylor Swift tour run’ for the ESPN broadcaster. The beef between James and Smith all started ...
In another timeline, they’d likely be former Cy Young Award winners, MVPs and strikeout champions pining for what was. World Series champions at one time, shells of themselves in the present. This spring, though, a handful of elite pitchers will see the radar gun light up as they once expected, a batter overmatched and returning to the dugout, and faith ...
CBS Sports’ announcing lineup is undergoing some massive shifts. The network announced Wednesday that lead college football analyst Gary Danielson will retire following the 2025 season, and he’ll be replaced by Charles Davis, who called the CBS’ No. 2 NFL package alongside Ian Eagle. Stepping into Davis’ former role is JJ Watt, who was an analyst on the studio show ...
The 2025 women’s NCAA Tournament is currently underway, and the No. 2 seed TCU Horned Frogs have advanced to the Sweet 16 after a convincing 85-70 victory over the No. 7 seed Louisville. Following the win, Hailey Van Lith openly discussed her struggles with mental health, which she has dealt with since a young age. Van Lith shared her experience ...
In the face of injury, USC’s JuJu Watkins is still adding to her trophy case this season. As the No. 1 Trojans gear up to play the No. 5 Kansas State Wildcats without Watkins — who went down against Mississippi State with a reported ACL tear, per Shams Charania — Watkins was named National Player of the Year by the ...
The NCAA men’s tournament is down to 16 teams with the field only consisting of schools from power conferences and just one seed higher than No. 6. It’s also the first time since 2007 the Sweet 16 has lacked a seed higher than No. 10. There are no Cinderellas left to cheer for in the regionals. On the bright side, ...
Rafael Devers’ desire to remain at third base eventually gave way to pragmatic acceptance. And Wednesday, Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora made it official: Devers will start the season at designated hitter, paving the way for marquee free agent Alex Bregman to take over at the hot corner. “We’re in the winning business,” Cora told the Red Sox’s flagship ...
It’s time for the New York Yankees to join the 21st century. With Opening Day upon us, that means more than adjusting the club’s facial-hair policy, as the Yankees have done this season by allowing “well-groomed beards.’’ That also means putting the names of its players on the backs of the jerseys and ending their status as the only Major League ...
PETERSBURG, Virginia – It was striking to hear Bruce Smith maintain how anxious he felt to deliver a speech last week at the groundbreaking for an ambitious hotel and casino project that looms as another type of game-changing play for the NFL’s all-time sack king. “I haven’t slept this whole week,” Smith told USA TODAY Sports, as several politicians and business ...
BOSTON — The 2025 world figure skating championships are underway at TD Garden in Boston − and already off to a somewhat surprising start. American Alysa Liu, who retired after the Beijing Olympics at the age of 16, is sitting atop the standings after the first half of the women’s singles competition, followed by Mone Chiba of Japan and another ...