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Report: Raiders hire Mike McCoy as assistant head coach
First-time head coach Klint Kubiak is adding veteran coach Mike McCoy to his staff with the Las Vegas Raiders, naming him assistant head coach, NFL Network reported Thursday.,McCoy, 53, coached the San Diego Chargers from 2013-16 and was the interim coach of the Tennessee Titans to end the 2025 seas...
Phillies release OF Nick Castellanos with $20M remaining on contract
The Philadelphia Phillies released outfielder Nick Castellanos on Thursday.,The move hardly was a surprise given Castellanos is owed $20 million during the final season of his five-year, $100 million contract. In addition, Castellanos found himself in a platoon role last season after being admonishe...
NBA Three-Point Contest 2026 Best Picks and Prediction Markets for All-Star Saturday
The NBA Three-Point Contest has really turned into the best event of NBA All-Star Weekend. Here are the best picks and prediction markets for the event....
Browns president: We're 'easy to pick on right now'
Dave Jenkins knows the reputation surrounding the Cleveland Browns.,The president of the Haslem Sports Group, which owns the NFL's Browns in addition to the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA and Columbus Crew of MLS, hasn't overseen much success during his 22 years as president of the Browns.,In the Haslem...
Texans, county in agreement on training facility
The county commission in Harris County, Texas, approved an agreement to work with the Houston Texans to build a new headquarters and training facility on Thursday.,The Texans want to build on a portion of an 83-acre site in northwest Harris County and do so in a public-private partnership with the c...
Dodgers' Max Muncy, Enrique Hernandez agree to deals
The Los Angeles Dodgers announced a one-year, $10 million extension with veteran third baseman Max Muncy on Thursday.,The deal includes a $7 million salary for the 2027 season and a $10 million club option for 2028 that includes a $3 million buyout. He will earn $10 million in 2026.,Also on Thursday...
Spurs' De'Aaron Fox replaces Giannis Antetokounmpo in ASG
San Antonio Spurs guard De'Aaron Fox on Thursday was named to replace injured Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo in the upcoming NBA All-Star Game. ,Fox will join the USA Stripes team led by Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson for the Sunday game, while Miami Heat guard Norman Powell -- who h...
NBC sees 93% Winter Olympics ratings spike through first 5 days
NBCUniversal has seen an average of 26.5 million viewers during the first five nights of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, the most to this point since the 2014 Sochi Games, it announced Tuesday.,That translates into a 93% increase from the same period at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and inclu...
Dodgers' Max Muncy agrees to deal, Enrique Hernandez back
The Los Angeles Dodgers announced a one-year, $10 million extension with veteran third baseman Max Muncy on Thursday.,The deal includes a $7 million salary for the 2027 season and a $10 million club option for 2028 that includes a $3 million buyout. He will earn $10 million in 2026.,Also on Thursday...
Reports: D-backs bringing back reliever Paul Sewald
The Arizona Diamondbacks are bringing back former closer Paul Sewald on a one-year, $1.5 million deal, multiple outlets reported on Thursday.,The 35-year-old right-hander split last season with the Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers, finishing 1-1 with a 4.58 ERA and two saves in 22 relief appea...
NCAA denies Connor Stalions' appeal of Michigan sign-stealing penalty
An NCAA appeals committee denied former Michigan staff member Connor Stalions' appeal of the eight-year show-cause penalty he received for his role in a sign-stealing scandal.,Stalions had argued that the August ruling from the NCAA Committee on Infractions was based on "procedural errors" and a mis...
Rangers top prospect Sebastian Walcott (elbow) likely to miss season
Infielder Sebastian Walcott, the top prospect in the Texas Rangers' organization, will undergo elbow surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament.,Chris Young, Texas' president of baseball operations, told reporters on Thursday that Walcott, 19, could miss the 2026 season.,While playing in the...
Curler Rich Ruohonen, 54, becomes oldest US Winter Olympian
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Curler Rich Ruohonen became America's oldest Winter Olympian at the age of 54 when he stepped onto the ice during his team's 8-3 defeat by Switzerland on Thursday.,Ruohonen, an alternate, was brought on by skip Danny Casper once it was clear victory was out of reach. His ...
Without Jaren Jackson Jr., Jazz take aim at Blazers
Jaren Jackson Jr. was fitting in well and making a solid first impression with the Utah Jazz.,On Thursday morning, however, the Jazz announced Jackson will undergo surgery on his left knee. Their announcement came nine days acquiring him in an eight-player trade with the Memphis Grizzlies.,Without J...
Dodgers 3B Max Muncy agrees to 1-year, $10M extension
The Los Angeles Dodgers announced a one-year, $10 million extension with veteran third baseman Max Muncy on Thursday.,The deal includes a $7 million salary for the 2027 season and a $10 million club option for 2028 that includes a $3 million buyout.,He will earn $10 million in 2026.,Muncy, 35, is a ...
Jazz F Jaren Jackson Jr. to undergo surgery on left knee
Utah Jazz star forward Jaren Jackson Jr. will undergo surgery on his left knee, the team announced Thursday -- nine days after acquiring him in an eight-player trade with the Memphis Grizzlies.,The Jazz said the procedure over the All-Star break will remove a localized pigmented villonodular synovit...
Skier Breezy Johnson misses medal but gets a ring
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 12 (Reuters) -- Olympic downhill champion Breezy Johnson ended up with an engagement ring instead of a medal on Thursday after crashing out of the women's super-G at the Milano Cortina Games and then saying yes to her fiance.,The American skier's boyfriend Connor Watkin...
Crash involving baseball team bus in Iowa leaves 1 dead
One person died and 32 other occupants were injured when a bus carrying an Iowa community college baseball team overturned, authorities said.,The Iowa State Patrol said a bus from Iowa Lakes Community College crashed into a highway ditch in the single-car incident early Wednesday near Twin Lakes, ab...
NBA Suspensions From Pistons-Hornets Brawl Raise Bigger Questions
The NBA handed down suspensions following the Detroit Pistons vs. Charlotte Hornets brawl, but the incident raises bigger questions about how the league handles fighting....
The NBA’s Tanking Problem Is Getting Worse — Not Better
Despite the NBA’s player participation policy, teams like the Jazz are still finding ways to tank. Has Adam Silver’s reform effort failed?...