Today’s pro day at Colorado under coach Deion Sanders might be the most hyped workout session of the 2025 NFL draft process, maybe even more so than the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis earlier this year. That’s because Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders and his teammate, wide receiver/defensive back Travis Hunter, are expected to participate. We don’t know exactly what the ...
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin needs three goals to break Wayne Gretzky’s record for most goals in NHL history. Ideally, he would get it done in front of the home fans who have supported him for 20 seasons. Ovechkin will face the Chicago Blackhawks at home on Friday night before playing the New York Islanders on the road Sunday afternoon. The Capitals also ...
The Final Four is always a star-studded event at the women’s NCAA Tournament, and that extends to legends like Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi. The basketball icons will be at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, broadcasting both Final Four games as well as the national championship game as part of ‘The Bird & Taurasi Show,’ with ESPN giving fans the ...
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James produced a team-high 33 points for the Los Angeles Lakers in Thursday’s 123-116 home loss to the Golden State Warriors. James managed to overcome a slow start but his efforts ultimately weren’t enough. The Lakers remain in first place in the Pacific Division despite the loss to their division foe, but the game carried bigger ...
TAMPA, Fla. — Cori Close had a unique opportunity after her first season leading UCLA women’s basketball. The Bruins didn’t make the NCAA Tournament after that 2011-12 season, and she decided to make use of her extra offseason time. She called former Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw and UConn coach Geno Auriemma, asking if she could come watch practice to ...
SAN ANTONIO – Welcome to the Final Four, brought to you by the AARP, the Social Security Administration and Geritol. By college basketball standards, the Alamodome this weekend might as well be a nursing home. If you’re looking for a collection of players who are, shall we say, unusually mature to still be in college, you’ve come to the right ...
When you watch the NCAA men’s basketball Final Four Saturday, you won’t just be watching some of the best players in college hoops. You will be watching future NBA players, too. First-rounders and potential first-rounders abound in the Florida-Auburn and Houston-Duke games in San Antonio. Duke has three players who are projected lottery picks (Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, Khaman Maluach); ...
Ja Morant was the hero Thursday night, capping an eventful week for him and the Memphis Grizzlies by beating the buzzer to down the Miami Heat, 110-108. Morant’s fadeaway jumper in the paint gave the Grizzlies the win and marked his 29th and 30th points of the night. It was the first win for the Grizzlies since the team’s surprise ...
Miller Gardner, the teenage son of New York Yankees alum Brett Gardner, died from carbon monoxide poisoning, Costa Rica officials confirmed. A new toxicology report found the 14-year-old South Carolina boy’s body had carboxyhemoglobin level of 64%, which is 14% above what is considered lethal, the nation’s Judicial Investigation Agency said Wednesday. Costa Rican officials initially suggested that Miller died ...
The Las Vegas Raiders acquired quarterback Geno Smith from the Seattle Seahawks in an offseason trade. The organization is making it clear the veteran is set to be the team’s starting quarterback for years to come. The Raiders signed Smith to a two-year extension Thursday, according to multiple reports. The deal will tie Smith with Derek Carr to be the ...