Houston Rockets center Alperen Şengün suffered an ankle injury early in the first quarter against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. He appeared to roll his ankle after jumping for a rebound attempt, landing on Mavericks center Daniel Gafford’s foot. Şengün went back to the locker room to be evaluated by the team’s medical staff. He did not return, officially ruled ...
AI-assisted summary Carolina Panthers running back Rico Dowdle earned a $1 million bonus. Dowdle reached the bonus by surpassing 1,350 scrimmage yards for the season. The incentive was part of a one-year contract he signed with the Panthers. Cha-ching! That’s what Carolina Panthers running back Rico Dowdle is hearing after he racked up four yards on the first possession of ...
The Carolina Panthers tried to dial up a flea flicker in a key moment in their Week 18 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It backfired immensely. The play in question came on a first-and-10 from Tampa Bay’s 20-yard line. Panthers quarterback Bryce Young handed the ball to running back Rico Dowdle, who appeared poised to carry it up the ...
NFL rookies deserve the benefit of the doubt when it comes to assessing their first impressions. Adapting to the rigors and complexity of pro football is no easy feat, and any turbulence in navigating that process is not necessarily indicative of persistent trouble. Still, with the 2025 regular season almost complete, it’s time to look back on how last April’s ...
MILWAUKEE — Jordan Stolz only needed to show up to make the U.S. Olympic team. Good thing. Stolz finished third in the 1,000 meters Saturday after falling right after the start, an almost unfathomable mistake for a guy who has dominated the sport of speed skating the last three years. But because of a similar fluke four years ago, Stolz’s ...
MILWAUKEE – Erin Jackson came into the Olympic trials having already secured a spot in the speed skating 500 meters. Now she’s got one in the 1,000 meters, too. Jackson won the 1,000 meters — and the automatic Olympic spot that goes with that title — Saturday, blistering the second half of her race and finishing with a time of ...
Former North Texas quarterback Drew Mestemaker has found his new home. According to multiple reports, Mestemaker committed to follow his former coach, Eric Morris, to Oklahoma State on Saturday, Jan. 3. Mestemaker led North Texas to a 12-2 record during the 2025 college football season and to the American Conference Championship game. The redshirt freshman completed 319-of-463 passes (68.9%) for ...
AI-assisted summary The NFL MVP race is typically dominated by quarterbacks. Patriots QB Drake Maye is the current favorite to win the 2026 award. The NFL is a quarterback league, a reality that’s reflected in its annual MVP race. Ten of the 11 players with the best odds to be named 2026 NFL Most Valuable Player entering the final week ...
It’s appropriate that the NFL’s ‘Rivalries’ uniform rollout for the 2025 season will conclude with one of the league’s fiercest set of foes meeting in a high-stakes Week 18 matchup in prime time. The San Francisco 49ers will be the eighth team to utilize their new alternates Saturday night when they don the ‘For the Faithful’ threads against the Seattle ...
Amanda Serrano will face a promising boxer rather than a seasoned veteran in her first bout since losing to Katie Taylor in July. The change was beyond her control. Erika Cruz, Serrano’s originally scheduled opponent, was removed from the card due to an “atypical finding’’ in a prefight drug test, according to Most Valuable Promotions, which made the announcement Dec. ...