8:42 PM ET Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — What David Stern did for the sport of basketball transcended any gender bias and opened a whole new world for women in the game. NBA commissioner from 1984 to 2014, Stern was the key figure in the formation and operation of the WNBA in 1997. That bold
Month: August 2021
7:44 PM ET Associated Press Emmitt Smith, the NFL’s career rushing leader, is joining the Xfinity Series as a part owner of Jesse Iwuji Motorsports. Iwuji is fielding his own team as an owner-driver, and now he has Smith on board. Smith joins a growing list of sports personalities to get involved in motorsports team
7:45 PM ET Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich. — AJ Allmendinger took the lead with four laps left in regulation and held on through three overtimes Saturday to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Michigan International Speedway. Six days after winning the Cup Series’ Brickyard 200 at Indianapolis, Allmendinger beat Brandon Jones to the finish
8:06 PM BST Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has said South Africa was ready to host the remainder of the Rugby Championship, as the competition’s organisers scramble for a venue for the rest of this year’s matches in the coming days. The Springboks have been told they cannot enter New Zealand for two tests in late
1:23 PM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was furious at Burnley’s treatment of his players during their 2-0 win on Saturday and said: “It’s like we’re going 10 to 15 years backwards.” Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane scored as Liverpool started the Premier League season with back-to-back wins but Klopp was unhappy about the number
6:42 PM BST Tries from wing Makazole Mapimpi and hooker Malcolm Marx helped South Africa secure a comfortable 29-10 victory over Argentina in their Rugby Championship clash at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday. Both tries came in the second half, and the Springboks will be disappointed they could not score more to earn
3:57 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams have placed punters Johnny Hekker and Corey Bojorquez on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Saturday. That leaves the
7:33 PM ET ESPN 300 defensive tackle Travis Shaw committed to North Carolina on Saturday. Shaw is the No. 18 ranked recruit overall and the No. 1 prospect in the state of North Carolina. It’s the third year in a row the Tar Heels’ coaching staff has gained a commitment from the top in-state prospect.
5:44 PM ET NFL NationESPN We’re in the midst of the second full week of preseason football. With three weeks remaining before the regular-season opener, expect more starters and names you know to be playing this week. Things started off Thursday with the New England Patriots rolling past the host Philadelphia Eagles, a game in
6:37 PM ET New York Jets rookie Zach Wilson continued his strong preseason, delivering a near-perfect performance Saturday against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. The No. 2 overall draft pick finished with a 154.7 passer rating, completing nine of 11 passes for 128 yards and two touchdowns. Wilson was sharp and poised, showing
3:58 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Mike Trout says he is still aiming to return to the Los Angeles Angels‘ lineup this season despite a lengthy and frustrating recovery from a calf injury that has sidelined him since May 17. The three-time American League MVP said Saturday before a game in Cleveland that he
4:45 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — Top-ranked Ash Barty will make her first Western & Southern final appearance on Sunday, while Andrey Rublev will do the same on the men’s side. The 25-year-old Barty used a strong service game to survive a challenge from No. 22 Angelique Kerber and reach the women’s final
Ross Whiteley heaves down the ground during his 44 from 19 © Getty Images Southern Brave 168 for 5 (Stirling 61, Whiteley 44*) beat Birmingham Phoenix 136 for 5 (Livingstone 46, Mills 1-13) by 32 runs Southern Brave lived up to their pre-tournament billing as the strongest side in the men’s Hundred – but they
4:38 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears‘ past collided with the future on Saturday. And the past — at least for one day — won by a landslide. Week 2 of Chicago’s preseason home schedule marked the highly anticipated return of Mitchell Trubisky, whom the Bears drafted second overall in 2017. The looming quarterback
4:45 PM ET Associated Press Tapio Pulkkanen will take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Czech Masters after a 6-under 66 on Saturday. Three shots off the lead after the second round, the 31-year-old did not drop a shot in the third round until the par-4 17th. He bounced back with his
Report Play will start half an hour early on day three with 98 overs scheduled to be bowled Pakistan 212 for 4 (Azam 75, Alam 76*, Roach 3-49) v West Indies The second day of the second Test between West Indies and Pakistan was washed out completely, with no action possible due to intermittent rain
4:25 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Francisco Lindor says first-year New York Mets owner Steve Cohen was right to criticize his hitting in a tweet this week. Cohen tweeted Wednesday about his struggling ballclub that “it’s hard to understand how professional hitters can be this unproductive.” The Mets have lost seven of eight
4:11 PM ET Western Carolina offensive line coach John Peacock died Wednesday due to complications from COVID-19, his fiancée said. He was just 32. The school confirmed Peacock’s death with a message posted on social media Friday, saying Peacock was a “selfless hard worker who was always upbeat and humming a tune.” Peacock joined the
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