NFL analyst Todd McShay cheered Penn State’s firing of James Franklin, blasting his leadership as driven by “image, selfishness, agenda” and saying it lasted “entirely too long.” The move, which triggered a $49 million buyout and a campus uproar, came during a skid of three straight losses. McShay opposed betting...
The NFL trade deadline looms at 4 p.m. Nov. 4, with seven in-season deals already completed and last year’s 18-trade rush as a backdrop. Contenders seek fixes while strugglers clear cap space for draft picks. Ten names to watch include Baltimore’s Mark Andrews and DeAndre Hopkins; Miami rushers Bradley Chubb...
American skier Jim Morrison, 50, became the first to descend Mount Everest’s notoriously narrow north face route on skis, completing the Hornbein and Japanese Couloirs from 29,032 feet at 7:45 p.m. local time after more than six weeks on the mountain, National Geographic reported. On his third attempt, he reached...
Detroit will be without starting safety Brian Branch on Monday night against the Buccaneers after the NFL upheld his one-game suspension, sustained by hearing officer Jordy Nelson. Branch sparked a postgame brawl by striking Chiefs receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster in the facemask in Kansas City; the league issued the ban the...
Thursday's Steelers-Bengals game will pit Aaron Rodgers, nearing 42, against Joe Flacco, almost 41—the NFL's second-ever matchup of starting quarterbacks over 40 after Tom Brady vs. Drew Brees in 2020. Teammate Cameron Heyward joked about an Icy Hot Bowl. Rodgers praised Flacco's classic deep-ball touch and said he pulls for...
Despite a torn thumb ligament, Keegan Murray agreed to a five-year, $140 million extension with the Kings on Wednesday, hours after Sacramento reportedly added Russell Westbrook on a one-year, $3.6 million deal. Murray, 25, would have been a restricted free agent after this season and is now under contract through...
BOSTON – One day after he and the Celtics’ coaches routed local reporters 57-4 in a surprise pickup game, head coach Joe Mazzulla explained he staged it to “humanize” interactions and put both sides in the same competitive arena. He noted the staff’s full-court pressure, thanked participants, and even removed...
The Cowboys’ low-cost trade for George Pickens is paying off and complicating the future. Acquired from the Steelers for a 2026 third- and 2027 fifth-rounder, with a 2027 sixth returning, he’s making $3.656 million and has 32 catches, 525 yards and six touchdowns, pacing for career highs. With free agency...
In Seattle’s first ALCS game there since 2001, the Mariners struck first on a Julio Rodríguez two-run homer, but Toronto’s bats roared awake. Ernie Clement doubled, Andrés Giménez tied it with a two-run shot, then a spiked pitch and Daulton Varsho’s wall-scorching double put the Blue Jays up 5-2. George...
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa opened Wednesday’s press conference with an apology for comments about “guys not showing up to player-only meetings” after Sunday’s loss to the Chargers. After coach Mike McDaniel and teammates said such matters belong in-house, Tagovailoa said he failed to lead “to the best of my...
