Fathers of two 2024 first round receivers are voicing frustrations, and one son is trying to steady the noise. After Chicago’s 47-42 win over the Bengals, where Rome Odunze had no catches on three targets, his father James reposted messages urging the Bears to throw to him more or trade...
Rico Dowdle surged to RB2 and remains an RB1, pending a precautionary quad issue. Arizona will start Jacoby Brissett over injured Kyler Murray, lifting Trey McBride and Marvin Harrison amid a pass-happy tilt. Chicago weighs Kyle Monangai’s breakout against D’Andre Swift’s return in a soft Giants matchup. Jacksonville’s injuries open...
Don Mattingly said he had a strong sense this would be his final year in Toronto, telling a crowd at MLB's Manhattan flagship he was close to that decision before the season began. The Blue Jays bench coach of three seasons, whose contract expired after Toronto's World Series loss to...
Steph Curry will miss Friday’s game in Denver, the Warriors NBA Cup opener, due to a lingering illness linked to the recent trip to Milwaukee and Indianapolis. He felt symptoms before Tuesday’s home game against Phoenix, still logging 28 points in 34 minutes but fading late, then sat out Wednesday’s...
Week 10 opens with an AFC West meeting as the Raiders visit the Broncos on Thursday Night Football. Denver arrives atop the division for the first time since its Super Bowl‑winning 2015 season and carries a six-game streak fueled by late rallies; Bo Nix and company have scored over 40%...
Giants kicker Graham Gano said the abuse he’s faced has escalated into death threats, both online and in person, often linked to sports betting, as injuries threaten to sideline him for a 21st game in three seasons. After missing a 45-yard field goal against the 49ers, he did not practice...
Just over a week after his firing, former LSU coach Brian Kelly issued a statement thanking fans, recalling the roar of Death Valley in a win over Alabama and acknowledging painful losses. Kelly, 34-14 in three-plus seasons and a 2022 SEC title game participant, praised players including Heisman winner Jayden...
College football’s coaching carousel accelerated: UCLA’s DeShaun Foster and Virginia Tech’s Brent Pry were out after three weeks, and within seven more, a half-dozen high-profile firings followed. A quarter of SEC coaches are gone, as are longtime James Franklin and Mike Gundy. Buyouts for dismissed head and assistant coaches swelled...
One week into the blackout of ESPN, ABC and other Disney channels on YouTube TV, frustration is mounting as viewers miss college football and Monday Night Football. A Drive Research survey of 1,107 U.S. streamers found 24% have canceled or plan to cancel, 30% may switch to ESPN Unlimited or...
Paul DePodesta will leave the Cleveland Browns to lead the Colorado Rockies’ baseball operations, sources said, ending 10 turbulent seasons as the Browns’ chief strategy officer. The former Dodgers GM, portrayed in Moneyball, steps into a franchise criticized for insularity after seven straight losing seasons and a major league-worst 43-119...
