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Report: QB Derek Carr could unretire provided situation is right
Derek Carr retired from the NFL prior to the start of last season, however that doesn't mean that he and the league have completely moved on from each other.,Carr, 34, reportedly has considered ending his retirement if there's a team that provides the "right fit and coaching staff," per NFL Network....
Report: Travis Kelce, Chiefs to discuss future after Super Bowl
Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs plan to discuss the star tight end's playing future following Super Bowl LX, NFL Network reported on Sunday.,Kelce, 36, is set to become a free agent next month after finishing his two-year, $34.25 million extension this past season.,The Chiefs reportedly woul...
Lindsey Vonn crashes in downhill; American Breezy Johnson wins gold
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn's bid to win Olympic downhill gold with a ruptured ACL lasted less than 20 seconds on Sunday as the American great suffered a horrific crash early in her run.,Vonn, 41, whose battle to reach the starting line despite her knee injury dominated the o...
Duke coach Jon Scheyer: Staffers punched in face by court stormers
Duke head coach Jon Scheyer was understandably upset after his fourth-ranked Blue Devils lost on the road to No. 14 North Carolina 71-68 on Saturday night.,But it wasn't the score that had him fired up in his postgame news conference in Chapel Hill, N.C.,According to Scheyer, after fans stormed the ...
Heat look to rebound from Boston collapse against Wizards
After a pair of disappointing results, the Miami Heat will travel to face the undermanned Washington Wizards in the nation's capital on Sunday afternoon.,Miami has dropped consecutive games, including a 98-96 loss to the Boston Celtics on Friday in which it squandered a 22-point lead. The Heat were ...
Report: Lakers signing former first-round pick Kobe Bufkin to 2-year deal
The Los Angeles Lakers are signing guard Kobe Bufkin, a former first-round pick, to a two-year contract with a team option for the 2026-27, ESPN reported on Saturday night.,Buffkin, 22, has appeared in four games as a reserve this season for the Lakers and averaged 3.0 points, 1.3 rebounds and 11.3 ...
Lindsey Vonn says she's already won whatever happens in Sunday's downhill
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Lindsey Vonn has declared herself a winner come what may in the last Olympic downhill of her stellar career.,The 41-year-old U.S. great will try and beat the odds of age and injury on her favourite Olimpia della Tofane piste on Sunday, hoping to become the oldest Alpine s...
Falcons LB James Pearce Jr. arrested on battery charges
Atlanta Falcons outside linebacker James Pearce Jr. was arrested on two counts of aggravated battery, among other charges, in Florida on Saturday, according to an online court posting.,Pearce, 22, was arrested in Miami-Dade County, Doral police chief Edwin Lopez confirmed to Local 10 News. Pearce al...
Rockets C Alperen Sengun apologizes for sexist remark
Houston Rockets star center Alperen Sengun was remorseful on Saturday for making a sexist remark to a female referee during a game on Wednesday.,Sengun made his first public comments following the Rockets' 112-106 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday. The 23-year-old had been ejected f...
Report: WNBA owners present modest CBA changes to players
The WNBA has at long last presented a CBA proposal to players, according to a report from Front Office Sports.,Following a six-week period of silence with no reported movement, league representatives met with players earlier this week to renew talks.,That Monday meeting, lacking from the players' pe...
Report: Cowboys to place franchise tag on George Pickens
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told the team's website that Dallas wants to keep George Pickens for "a long time," and will take a step toward that by placing the franchise tag on the Pro Bowl wide receiver, ESPN reported on Saturday.,Per the report, the fully guaranteed tag -- which can be applied from ...
Elvis Smylie soars to Riyadh title in LIV debut
Elvis Smylie will be hard-pressed to outdo his LIV Golf debut.,The 23-year-old lefty from Australia outdueled Jon Rahm to capture the $30 million LIV Golf Riyadh title on Saturday at Riyadh Golf Club in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Smylie, who had not won outside of his home country, tapped in a 3-foot par...
Report: Falcons to cut Kirk Cousins before new league year
Kirk Cousins soon will get to decide where he wants to play in 2026 -- or whether he wants to play at all -- as the Atlanta Falcons are expected to part ways with the veteran quarterback before the new league year begins in mid-March, ESPN reported Saturday.,Last month, the 37-year-old Cousins and t...
Ice dancers help US hold lead in team skating event
MILAN -- Ilia Malinin made his anticipated Olympic debut at the Milan Cortina Games on Saturday and despite being upstaged by Japan's Yuma Kagiyama, the U.S. extended their lead in the team event thanks to the ice dancing of Madison Chock and Evan Bates.,Going on to the ice last in the men's short p...
Super Bowl LX: Patriots thinking about path to big game
PALO ALTO, Calif. - The New England Patriots returned to Stanford Stadium for a final time on Saturday afternoon to take a team photo and spend time with their family and friends ahead of Super Bowl LX., ,Quarterback Drake Maye was the first player on the field to take photos. Players wore the white...
Super Bowl LX: Seahawks relaxed at walk-through
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Seahawks held a 44-minute walk-through Saturday at 12:35 p.m. PT, in their final preparation on the day before Super Bowl LX. , ,"We're in great shape," Seattle head coach Mike Macdonald said. "Guys are in good spirits. You can hear them. Finally. It's taken a while to get her...
Ayo Dosunmu glad to join Timberwolves, who face reloading Clippers
Ayo Dosunmu hoped for an opportunity to reach the playoffs this season.,It looks as if Dosunmu will get his wish. He will make his debut with the Minnesota Timberwolves when they tip off against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Dosunmu arrived in Minnesota on Friday but w...
US figure skater Alysa Liu ready to show her true self in Olympic return
MILAN, Italy -- After quitting figure skating shortly after making her Olympic debut at the 2022 Beijing Games as a 16-year-old, Alysa Liu has returned to winter sports' biggest stage with a message to deliver.,"I know who I am as a person now. I have ideas and concepts that I want to share with the...
Warriors upgrade G Pat Spencer to NBA deal for rest of season
The Golden State Warriors upgraded guard Pat Spencer from a two-way contract to a standard NBA contract for the remainder of the season as they square away their roster following this week's trade deadline.,Spencer, 29, made his fifth start of the season during Thursday's 101-97 road victory over th...
Pitinos face off again as No.22 St. John's takes on Xavier
The last time Rick Pitino opposed his son Richard, the elder Pitino earned his 900th on-court win as St. John's beat Xavier on Jan. 24.,Sixteen days later, Rick Pitino will be seeking another milestone at his son's expense -- as well as another opportunity to prove St. John's is back not only as a t...