The Indiana football team got to take quite a victory lap this offseason. A national championship is always sweet, but it probably tasted that much better coming from a program that was the losingest in college football history at this time last year. After the Hoosiers reveled in finishing off the
The Baltimore Orioles added an experienced catcher Thursday, acquiring Jake Rogers from the Detroit Tigers for minor league right-hander Zane Barnhart. Rogers provides another option behind the plate while Adley Rutschman and Samuel Basallo remain on the injured list. Rutschman is dealing with infla
July 30 (Reuters) – Inter Miami’s new Brazilian midfielder Casemiro said at his unveiling on Thursday that he still had the drive to be a winner after his move to the Major League Soccer club as a free agent. The 34-year-old, who won five Champions League titles with Real Madrid and later helped Man
Sean Payton wasn’t expecting a call from Drew Brees to serve as an emotional reminder of their 15 seasons together in New Orleans. Brees contacted his former coach by video call to ask Payton to serve as his presenter when the quarterback is enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 8 in Ca
SEATTLE (AP) — Less than six months removed from his first NFL title, Sam Darnold briefly chuckled to himself. Darnold was asked Thursday if he feels the narratives about him have gone by the wayside. For years, the discourse on Darnold centered around him being a bust, considering his pedigree as a
Deion Sanders was in attendance to watch son Shedeur operate the Cleveland Browns’ offense in training camp on Thursday. Deion Sanders, currently the head coach at Colorado where Shedeur Sanders starred at quarterback, huddled with Browns head coach Todd Monken between the two full-squad workouts he
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield feels “disrespected” by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and is focused on playing his best football. The two-time Pro Bowl quarterback didn’t get the contract extension he sought and plans to play out the final season of his three-year, $100 million deal. “I’ve been pretty
Washington Wizards forward Jamir Watkins had successful reconstruction surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, the team announced Thursday. Watkins, 25, was injured during the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. The procedure on his knee was performed by Dr. Riley Williams
The Big Ten has an advocate in Indiana coach Curt Cignetti when it comes to debating the best football conference in the country. The coach of the Hoosiers doesn’t believe there’s much of an argument these days. The blunt-talking coach also took a jab at the Southeastern Conference — with its slogan
Ready or not, Fernando Mendoza knows he wasn’t drafted to be a backup with the Las Vegas Raiders. But if the drumbeat from coach Klint Kubiak and general manager John Spytek continues to play the tune of Kirk Cousins being the QB1 in Las Vegas, Mendoza said he’ll wait his turn. Kubiak said as camp b
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kansas City Royals left-hander Noah Cameron took a no-hitter into the seventh inning against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday before Ryan Jeffers broke it up with a leadoff single. Cameron threw only 72 pitches through six innings with two walks and five strikeouts, with little sol
LIV Golf’s season-ending team championship at Michigan remains on the schedule for next month despite multiple reports that it will be canceled, Front Office Sports reported Thursday. No update on the status of the event is expected to come from LIV this week, according to the report. The $40 millio
Panthers rookie third-round pick Chris Brazzell II is out for the season just days into his first NFL training camp. The Panthers confirmed Thursday the wide receiver will undergo season-ending surgery on the lateral collateral ligament of his left knee and will be placed on injured reserve. Brazzel
July 30 (Reuters) – CONCACAF and its 41 member associations rejected FIFA’s World Cup stake sale proposal during a meeting on Thursday but stopped short of following UEFA’s plan to boycott the global showcase. The regional bloc for North America, Central America and the Caribbean said its membership
No discipline is under consideration for Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers and Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese discussing a friendly wager or side bet at the All-Star Game. Reese appears in the video shot during the team’s All-Star Game practice in Chicago, holding $400 in her hand, as she states
The PGA’s new schedule got a bit of clarity Thursday when the Arnold Palmer Invitational announced that it will be included in the new Championship Series that is slated to begin in 2028. The Arnold Palmer, at Bay Hill Club in Orlando, Fla., is the third tournament this week to announce it will be i
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Shane McClanahan was removed from Thursday’s game against the visiting Texas Rangers after facing two batters in the fourth inning. The Rays announced the left-hander had departed with mid-back tightness. The two-time All-Star hit Ezequiel Duran to open the inning and
Authorities say former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current CBS NFL analyst Tony Romo had an open container of alcohol in his vehicle when he was arrested last week on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence. A citation issued by the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office notes an “o
Combat sports are set to unite as Jake Paul’s MVP Productions and the Professional Fighters League announced a merger Thursday. The entities are set to combine under MVP’s banner just months after MVP held its first MMA event. “We started MVP to disrupt a broken model. We wanted to give fighters fai
Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Shemar Stewart will be out several weeks with a hyperextended left knee but has “avoided major injury,” head coach Zac Taylor said Thursday. “Very fortunate, because it obviously looked bad,” Taylor said. “The good news is we’ll be getting him back sooner rather than
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Two court appearances scheduled for the 27-year-old son of Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy in connection with the shooting of his mother at their Virginia home have been delayed pending a mental health evaluation. Elijah Bieniemy was arrested Monday in c
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Ahman Green, a four-time Pro Bowl running back and the Green Bay Packers’ career rushing leader, said he learned last year that he has early onset Parkinson’s disease. The 49-year-old Green discussed his diagnosis this week on Tyler Dunne’s “Go Long” podcast. “I know unfortuna
Atlanta United transferred defender Pedro Amador to Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Be’er Sheva on Thursday. The 27-year-old left back from Portugal joined the Five Stripes from Liga Portugal’s Moreirense FC in July 2024. Amador contributed two goals and nine assists in 53 matches across all comp
Baker Mayfield told reporters Thursday that he felt “disrespected” and “undervalued” by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after failing to reach a contract extension by his self-imposed deadline. Mayfield is entering the final season of a three-year, $100 million contract he signed in March 2024, with his $3
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former San Diego Chargers linebacker and college football hall of famer Billy Ray Smith Jr. has died. He was 64. Smith’s family said in a statement Wednesday that Smith died following a bout with CTE-caused dementia. “It is with profound sadness that we share the loss of our belov
Former San Diego Chargers linebacker and College Football Hall of Famer Billy Ray Smith Jr. died on Wednesday at age 64, his family announced. “It is with profound sadness that we share the loss of our beloved Billy Ray Smith Jr., who passed away peacefully surrounded by family,” the family statemen
Defending champion Alex de Minaur of Australia needed just over two hours to win his first-round match at the Mubadala DC Open, getting past Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on Wednesday. de Minaur logged twice as many double faults as aces (8-4), but he got the lone service break of the th
Taysom Hill, who starred for the New Orleans Saints for the better part of nine seasons as a unique jack-of-all-trades, has announced his departure from the team via social media. The 35-year-old gained fame for playing multiple positions — and doing it well — in an era that hadn’t typically seen th
Alexandra Eala ousted the defending Mubadala DC Open champion, No. 7 seed Leylah Fernandez, with a 6-2, 7-6 (1) victory to advance to the quarterfinals in Washington. The Filipina competitor dropped five straight games to fall into a 5-1 second-set hole before responding with five straight game wins
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers expect Shohei Ohtani to pitch again this season, but they’re not rushing the two-way superstar back to the mound because of concern about him overcompensating while his left knee heals. Andrew Friedman downplayed Ohtani’s right biceps soreness, too. “If it
