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New York Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau made the big decision to bench Julius Randle down the stretch in the team’s Game 4 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday, and offered an explanation as to why after the game. Randle struggled mightily …
The Los Angeles Angels are struggling to catch a break, with one of their better hitters in the early part of the season going on the shelf for an extended period of time. Angels manager Phil Nevin revealed Sunday that catcher Logan O’Hoppe …
Former Miami and NFL star Willis McGahee’s son is going to play Big Ten football in Fall 2024. Willis McGahee IV, a linebacker recruit from the 2024 class, announced Saturday that he has committed to Nebraska. …
The Pittsburgh Pirates are rewarding manager Derek Shelton with the team off to a hot start in 2023. Pirates GM Ben Cherington announced Saturday that Shelton has been signed to a contract extension. Terms were not disclosed, though Shelton was in …
Video from Saturday’s Colorado Buffaloes spring game shows just how big an impact Deion Sanders is already having on the program. The Buffs played in front of a packed house at Folsom Field in Boulder. Thanks to video from Nikki Edwards of …
Gymnast Simone Biles and Houston Texans safety Jonathan Owens are officially married. Biles confirmed the nuptials in an Instagram post on Saturday, showing off a set of photos of her and Owens from their wedding ceremony. View this post on Instagram …
The Arizona Cardinals are making sure there are no questions about their level of backing for Kyler Murray. Murray returned to Oklahoma on Saturday as the school unveiled his statue in their famed Heisman Park, where every Sooner Heisman winner gets …
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah is not backing away from criticism he directed toward Yankees ace Gerrit Cole ahead of their head-to-head matchup on Saturday. In an appearance on NBA forward Serge Ibaka’s podcast last November, Manoah …
Kawhi Leonard has already been ruled out of Game 4 of the Western Conference quarterfinals, but the Los Angeles Clippers star’s status for Game 5 does not sound particularly promising either. In an appearance on NBATV Saturday, Chris Haynes of …
The San Francisco 49ers’ quarterback situation remains the source of a lot of intrigue, and some NFL teams apparently have an expectation around it that could surprise some. In an appearance on “SportsCenter” Saturday, ESPN’s …
More details are emerging about what led to the Toronto Raptors’ decision to fire coach Nick Nurse after five seasons. The Raptors parted ways with Nurse on Friday, and concerns about the coach’s communication style apparently played a …
It took until Friday for LeBron James to issue some sort of response to Dillon Brooks’ trash talk, and it wasn’t much of one. The Los Angeles Lakers forward responded to questions about Brooks after Friday’s practice, and was …
NFL team executives field a lot of questions about their thinking and targets in the weeks prior to the NFL Draft. Whether they’re telling the truth or not, however, is a fair question. Colts general manager Chris Ballard took on a more honest …
Former Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim had quite the story about the team’s pre-draft visit with defensive lineman Nick Bosa in 2019. The Cardinals had the first overall pick in 2019, and they ultimately used it on quarterback …
Nebraska fans who are firm believers in the “Curse of Frank Solich” can take solace in the fact that the former Cornhuskers coach has done his part to end it. Solich, the former Nebraska coach, is back in Lincoln this weekend as an …
Chicago Cubs pitcher Drew Smyly’s perfect game bid came to a brutal end in the 8th inning on Friday in the most unfortunate of ways. Smyly had not allowed a baserunner for seven innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and faced outfielder …
