Drake Maye is fast becoming a superstar. Jaxon Smith-Njigba is arguably the NFL’s best receiver. Christian Gonzalez is on the shortlist of elite cornerbacks. Labeled a bust at the start of his career, Sam Darnold is firmly a top-10 quarterback these days. There’s star power on both sides of the Super Bowl LX matchup, but…
David Stearns dismantled the Mets in December. Facing extreme levels of discontent and pressure, the team’s president of baseball operations was confident he had the time and resources to retool the team into a winner. After weeks of questions and uncertainty about whether he would be able to pull it off, this was the week…
It wasn’t easy for Laila Edwards’ parents, missing much of their daughter’s formative years developing into a women’s hockey Olympian away from her roots in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Thanks to an outpouring of donations, including a major push from the hometown NFL brother tandem of Travis and Jason Kelce, they will be making the trip…
The Las Vegas Raiders haven’t officially won the Klint Kubiak sweepstakes, but they appear primed to land the Seattle Seahawks’ offensive coordinator to be their next head coach. Kubiak intends to try to work out a deal with the Raiders to become their next head coach, ESPN reported Sunday. The feeling is reciprocal, as Las…
Azzi Fudd scored 27 points and Sarah Strong added 26 to help No. 1 UConn beat 15th-ranked Tennessee on Sunday, 96-66, handing the Lady Vols their worst loss in the storied rivalry. The Huskies (23-0) only led 57-53 midway through the third quarter before scoring the last 14 points of the period to blow the…
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — NASCAR will delay its lone preseason event by two additional days to Wednesday as North Carolina digs out one of its biggest snowstorms in years. The Clash, originally scheduled for Sunday at Bowman Gray Stadium, will now run Wednesday on the historic quarter-mile track that doubles as the home football stadium for…
Angela Dugalic scored a season-high 22 points and had a career-high five steals as No. 2 UCLA extended its winning streak to 15 with an 88-65 victory over No. 8 Iowa on Sunday. Kiki Rice had 17 points and seven assists and Lauren Betts scored 16 points as the Bruins (21-1, 11-0 Big Ten) remained…
Sam Darnold has quarterbacked the Seattle Seahawks to the Super Bowl after leaving the Minnesota Vikings in the offseason, and Justin Jefferson can’t help but think what could’ve been if the quarterback remained in the Twin Cities for another year. In fact, the Vikings’ star wide receiver admitted in an interview with USA Today that…
Keaton Wagler scored 28 points and No. 9 Illinois won its 11th straight game, beating No. 5 Nebraska on Sunday, 78-69, in the first matchup of top-10 teams the Cornhuskers have hosted. The Fighting Illini (19-3, 10-1 Big Ten), who haven’t lost since falling 83-80 at home to Nebraska on Dec. 13, held the Huskers…
Michigan guard Elliot Cadeau directed traffic and stayed composed in the raucous Breslin Center, leading the third-ranked Wolverines to a victory over in-state rival No. 7 Michigan State on Friday night. Cadeau’s poise in the Wolverines’ 83-71 win caught the attention of FOX Sports play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson, and earned him a spot on Johnson’s…
