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Ravens hire Chargers DC Jesse Minter as head coach
Jesse Minter, who has a coaching history with the Baltimore Ravens and the Harbaugh family, is the Ravens' new head coach, the team announced on Thursday.,Minter, the Los Angeles Chargers' defensive coordinator under head coach Jim Harbaugh the past two seasons, replaces John Harbaugh, who was fired...
Rangers acquire LHP MacKenzie Gore from Nationals
The Texas Rangers acquired All-Star left-hander MacKenzie Gore from the Washington Nationals on Thursday.,The Nationals received five of the top 20 prospects in the Texas organization in exchange for Gore, including infielder Gavin Fien, the No. 12 overall pick of the 2025 MLB Draft.,Right-hander Al...
Reports: Rangers acquire LHP MacKenzie Gore from Nationals
The Texas Rangers are acquiring All-Star left-hander MacKenzie Gore from the Washington Nationals, the New York Post reported on Thursday.,Multiple media outlets reported that the Nationals are receiving five prospects in exchange for Gore, including infielder Gavin Fien, the No. 12 overall pick of ...
Lions OT Dan Skipper: 'Time for me to 'report' as retired'
Detroit Lions offensive tackle Dan Skipper announced his retirement from the NFL over social media on Thursday.,Skipper, 31, started five of the 12 games in which he appeared this season and 16 of the 69 in his career with the Lions and Houston Texans.,"24 years of putting on pads and a helmet every...
Reports: Cowboys closing in on Eagles' Christian Parker as next DC
The Dallas Cowboys are working to hire Philadelphia Eagles defensive backs coach and passing game coordinator Christian Parker as their next defensive coordinator, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday.,Parker, 34, has spent the past two seasons working under Vic Fangio with the NFC East-rival...
Jarrett Stidham, the AFC Championship Game, and the Most Unlikely Spotlight
Jarrett Stidham steps into the AFC Championship spotlight as Sean Payton bets big on a career backup with history on his side....
Ex-champ Stan Wawrinka makes history at Australian Open
Stan Wawrinka is making his final Australian Open a historic one.,The 40-year-old from Switzerland, who won his first Grand Slam title in Melbourne in 2014 and plans to retire after this season, became the oldest man to reach the third round of the tournament since 1978 with his 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, ...
Novak Djokovic, Lorenzo Musetti head to 3rd round in Melbourne
All seven seeded players advanced in the Thursday afternoon session of the Australian Open in Melbourne, including 10-time tournament champion Novak Djokovic.,The fourth-seeded Serbian eased past Italian qualifier Francesco Maestrelli 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in second-round action. Djokovic had a 10-5 edge in...
Lorenzo Musetti, Ben Shelton head to 3rd round in Melbourne
All six seeded players advanced in the Thursday afternoon session of the Australian Open.,In the most intriguing second-round match, fifth-seeded Lorenzo Musetti ousted Lorenzo Sonego 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in a battle of top-40 Italian players and occasional doubles partners.,The top-ranked American, eighth...
No. 1 Arizona manhandles Cincinnati, improves to 19-0
Freshman Brayden Burries logged 12 point, 10 rebounds and four assists as the No. 1 Arizona stayed unblemished with a 77-51 walloping of Cincinnati on Wednesday in Tucson, Ariz.,Motiejus Krivas totaled 17 points and nine rebounds, and Ivan Kharchenkov had 14 points as the Wildcats (19-0, 6-0 Big 12)...
Gambler sentenced to 2 years in prison for NBA betting scandal
Gambler Timothy McCormack became the first person sentenced in the wide-ranging NBA gambling scheme that involves players Jontay Porter and Terry Rozier on Wednesday in New York.,McCormack, who used nonpublic information to place significant wagers on prop bets involving players implicated in the sc...
Celtics build 23-point lead in 1st half, coast past Pacers
Jaylen Brown had 30 points, 10 rebounds and five assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 119-104 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night., ,Brown was 11 of 22 from the field, but also committed a game-high five turnovers. Sam Hauser connected on 5 of his 7 3-point attempts and ad...
Broncos QB Bo Nix terms injury 'devastating,' has confidence in Jarrett Stidham
Injured Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix expressed full confidence in Jarrett Stidham on Wednesday in his first comments since sustaining a broken ankle in Saturday's 33-30 overtime win over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC divisional round.,Nix posted his feelings on Instagram, one day after undergoin...
Potential Landing Spots for Brandon Aiyuk After 49ers Exit
Brandon Aiyuk’s time with the San Francisco 49ers is over. Here are five teams that could pursue the 27-year-old wide receiver next season....
Stacked field out to dethrone Sepp Straka at The American Express
The slightly altered start to the 2026 PGA Tour schedule has become a boon for The American Express.,Several top players who normally would have debuted at The Sentry, the since-canceled tournament on Maui, will hit their first tee shots of the season at The American Express on Thursday in La Quinta...
Nothing like 72 holes for Scottie Scheffler as World No. 1 begins season
Scottie Scheffler steered clear of wine glasses when helping with Christmas dinner this year.,That joke was surely going around the PGA West resort in La Quinta, Calif., as the No. 1 player in the world arrived for The American Express, his 2026 PGA Tour season debut.,Scheffler's 2025 season got off...
After close win, No. 1 Arizona hosts rising Cincinnati
After a slight scare in the Sunshine State and a career-worst performance by its top scorer, top-ranked Arizona returns home for Wednesday night's Big 12 matchup against Cincinnati in Tucson, Ariz.,The Wildcats (18-0, 5-0) held a 13-point second-half lead against UCF on Saturday before withstanding ...
Pacers facing multiple concerns heading into game at Celtics
The Indiana Pacers will hope things take a turn for the better Wednesday when they face the Boston Celtics in the third stop of a five-game road trip.,Indiana, which ranks last among NBA teams in field-goal percentage (44.3%), lost to Detroit and Philadelphia in the first two games of the trip. The ...
Trial begins for slugger Yasiel Puig in sports betting case
A trial in the federal case against former major league slugger Yasiel Puig started on Tuesday in downtown Los Angeles.,Puig, 35, faces one count of obstruction of justice and two counts of making false statements to federal investigators about his suspected involvement in an illegal sports betting ...
The Three Biggest 2026 NBA All-Star Starter Snubs
The NBA All-Star Game still matters for starter, and these three stars were the biggest snubs this season....