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Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is 0-7 as an underdog as the head coach of the Wolverines. Saturday’s game at Penn State was following the trend, and he did himself no favors with a key decision late in the first half. Stalled at the Penn State 41 …
The New York Yankees were already trailing to the Houston Astros in the second inning of ALCS Game 6, and they did not need the help of home plate umpire Marvin Hudson to make things worse. The Yankees had scored once in the second and were trying to …
The weather in Atlanta is a bit rough Saturday evening, and it could have some impact on the morale of the Los Angeles Rams ahead of Sunday’s game. The hotel the Rams are staying at lost power on Saturday, plunging the players into darkness …
The Washington Huskies may feel a little bit robbed after their final offensive play of Saturday’s rivalry game against Oregon did not result in defensive pass interference. With the Huskies down four while facing a fourth and three from the …
Buddy Hield wants to get paid, and he’s not really enamored with the Sacramento Kings right now, but he still has a sense of humor about it. At the Kings’ Fan Fest on Saturday, Hield threw down an alley-oop, then turned to GM Vlade Divac …
The Miami Hurricanes fell to 3-4 on Saturday with a surprising loss to Georgia Tech, but if coach Manny Diaz is to be believed, it may yet get worse. Diaz admitted after the loss that the Hurricanes are in a “rebuild,” but through …
It has not been a great week for NFL referees, but the league itself is cracking down on criticism from within the locker room. According to Tom Pelissero, three players — Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield, Rams linebacker Clay Matthews, and …
The phrase “rat poison” has entered the college football vernacular thanks to the efforts of Alabama coach Nick Saban, but he’s not the only one who believes in the concept. Urban Meyer, former Ohio State coach and current Fox …
The New York Yankees beat the Houston Astros 4-1 in Game 5 of the ALCS on Friday, setting up a situation where both teams will be piecing things together for Game 6 in Houston. Thanks to Wednesday’s Game 4 rainout, both the Yankees and Astros …
Joe Buck is a polarizing national announcer; you can find fans who both love and hate him. One fan at Friday night’s ALCS Game 5 went to great lengths to put those feelings on display. A Houston Astros fan behind home plate at Yankee Stadium …
The Jacksonville Jaguars gave in and traded Jalen Ramsey to the Los Angeles Rams this week, but one of Ramsey’s ex-teammates certainly seems to wish things had gone down differently. Ramsey has been quite pleased with his move to Los Angeles. …
One of former athletic director Lynn Swann’s more unpopular decisions at USC will be reversed this season. The USC Song Girls will be welcomed back to the Galen Center for home basketball games this season after being blocked from performing on …
With their backs to the wall in Game 5 of the ALCS, the New York Yankees responded in a legitimately historic way. Down 3-1 to the Houston Astros in the ALCS and already trailing 1-0 in a decisive Game 5, the Yankees stepped in against Justin …
Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer has some time off before the start of the World Series, so he’s pumping up some of the other teams in the city. He just has to avoid falling down doing it. Scherzer participated in a ceremonial puck …
The Washington Nationals will go a full week between winning Game 4 of the NLCS and opening the World Series next Tuesday. Part of the challenge of such a layoff is keeping the team fresh while the ALCS carries on. Manager Dave Martinez revealed that …
The Chicago Cubs may have the best managerial position available this offseason, and it seems they might be leaning toward giving it to a first-timer. The Cubs have spoken to several in-house candidates like Mark Loretta and Will Venable, as well as …
