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Bucs hire former Steelers special teams coordinator Danny Smith
Special teams coordinator Danny Smith has left the Pittsburgh Steelers after 13 seasons for the same role with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.,Smith and the Steelers' entire coaching staff, though under contract through February, have been permitted to seek employment elsewhere, according to reports. Mike...
Report: Bucs hiring Steelers special teams coordinator Danny Smith
Special teams coordinator Danny Smith is leaving after 13 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the same role with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, NFL Network reported on Tuesday.,Smith, 72, and the entire coaching staff, though under contract through February, have been permitted by the Steelers to se...
Matthew Stafford, Myles Garrett headline NFL All-Pro team
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford on Saturday was named to the Associated Press NFL All-Pro Team for the first time in his career.,Stafford, who led the NFL in passing yards (4,707) and touchdown passes (46), received 31 of the 50 first-place votes by a national panel of media members.,N...
Falcons' Morris calls special teams play 'awful,' stops short of more changes
Of the Atlanta Falcons' many problems this season, special teams play has been chief among the main issues. Still, head coach Raheem Morris maintains there will be no changing of the guard with the unit.,Atlanta (4-8) is on its third kicker after releasing Younghoe Koo and John Parker Romo, while th...
Catarina Macario tallies twice as USWNT routs Italy
Catarina Macario recorded a brace and Olivia Moultrie scored in the second minute as the United States women's national team cruised to a 3-0 victory over Italy in an international friendly on Friday night at Orlando.,Rose Lavelle, Sam Coffey and Lily Yohannes had assists as the USWNT controlled pla...
Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers to make USA senior camp debuts
Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers, the No. 1 overall picks in the last two WNBA drafts, will be participating in their first USA Basketball senior national training camp next month, the organization announced Monday.,They are among the 18 players invited to attend the Dec. 12-14 camp in Durham, N.C. ...
Ex-NBA great Tony Parker to fulfill father's dream, coach France's 17U team
Four-time NBA champion Tony Parker has been named head coach of the national Under-17 team in his home country of France.,The team has qualified to compete in the 2026 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Istanbul next summer.,Parker, 43, said he accepted the job as a tribute to his father, Tony Pa...
Taking measure of playoff teams with the most work to do this offseason
The baseball offseason waits for no one. ,Opt-outs, managerial hirings and free agent filings are the talk of the day a mere five nights after one of the greatest Game 7s of all-time. ,Here's our look at the tasks ahead of the 12 teams who made the playoffs this season, leading off with the teams wi...
Yandex, BetBoom advance to FISSURE Playground 2 upper-bracket final
Team Yandex and BetBoom Team clinched top-three spots and advanced to the upper-bracket final of the FISSURE Playground 2 event with wins on Wednesday in Belgrade, Serbia.,Team Yandex rallied for a 2-1 win over MOUZ while BetBoom Team handed Team Spirit its first loss of the tournament, also 2-1, in...
2025-26 NBA preview: Southwest Division capsules
Southwest Division team capsules,1. Houston Rockets,2024-25 record: 52-30, 1st in the Southwest,Head coach: Ime Udoka, third season with the Rockets (93-71 record),Coming and going: The Rockets made the most significant move of the offseason by trading for Kevin Durant in July. The deal cost them Ja...
2025-26 NBA Preview: Pacific Division capsules
1. Golden State Warriors,2024-25 record: 48-34, third in the Pacific,Head coach: Steve Kerr, 12th season with the Warriors (567-308 record),Coming and going: The no-cost addition of Al Horford is a godsend for the Warriors, who in recent years have been forced to send Draymond Green to battle out of...
2025-26 NBA preview: Southeast Division capsules
1. Orlando Magic,2024-25 record: 41-41, first in the Southeast,Head coach: Jamahl Mosley, fifth season with Magic (144-184 record),Coming and going: The addition of Desmond Bane from Memphis should give the Magic someone to run the offense and they added to the stock at that position by tacking on w...
Report: Heat's Erik Spoelstra to be named coach of Team USA
Erik Spoelstra is expected to be named as the new head coach of the United States men's national team, ESPN reported on Thursday.,The Miami Heat coach will succeed Steve Kerr for the 2027 World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics.,Spoelstra, 54, joined Mark Few and Tyronn Lue as assistants on the Ameri...
Lynx place two on WNBA All-Defensive first team
Minnesota Lynx forwards Alanna Smith and Napheesa Collier anchor the WNBA's 2025 All-Defensive first team announced on Wednesday.,Joining the duo is Seattle Storm guard Gabby Williams and two players currently competing in the WNBA Finals, Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson and Phoenix Mercury forwar...
Report: NCAA Tournament considering expansion agreement
Madness is not only reserved for March when it comes to college basketball.,Continued reports suggest the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament is set to eventually expand, with the latest coming from On3 on Thursday that said the NCAA is considering a 76-team field that could arrive by 2027.,The current...
Report: Maple Leafs top NHL team valuations at $4.25B
An NHL franchise now is valued at an average of $2.1 billion, with the Toronto Maple Leafs worth double that, according to research compiled by Sportico.,The Leafs, for the fifth straight year, top the NHL team valuation list, now carrying a $4.25 billion valuation. They are followed by the New York...
USMNT snaps skid with 2-0 win over Japan
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Alex Zendejas and Folarin Balogun scored, and Matt Freese made six saves, giving the U.S. men's national team a much-needed victory, 2-0 over Japan in a friendly on Tuesday.,Zendejas scored in the 30th minute and Balogun extended the lead in the 64th against the No. 17 team in the ...
Majesticks beat Iron Heads in team championship play-in
Majesticks GC beat Iron Heads GC 2-1 on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the LIV Golf Team Championship Michigan.,The two teams finished at the bottom of the LIV season standings, requiring them to play in LIV's first-ever play-in match.,It was the work of the singles players for the Maj...
Portland WNBA franchise reignites Fire name
The Portland Fire are being reborn.,The WNBA expansion franchise, which will enter the league in 2026, announced Tuesday it will reuse the name of the city's original entry into the league. The original Portland Fire were league members from 2000-02 with a 37-59 record.,The team dissolved following ...
Report: NBA's first 7-team trade makes Kevin Durant officially a Rocket
The NBA's first seven-team trade is official on Sunday with the start of the new league year as 15-time All-Star forward Kevin Durant is moving from the Phoenix Suns to the Houston Rockets, ESPN reported.,The transaction, initially reported on June 22, also involves the Brooklyn Nets, Golden State W...