The Athletics open pre-season training camp on February 15 while the NFL Scouting Combine to analyze prime draft prospects is February 26 and Murray will likely require time for workouts to produce peak efforts at whichever sport he selects. [Full Article...]
Duke freshman RJ Barrett , who led all scorers with 32 points, then went to the line with 5.1 seconds remaining and a chance to tie it, but he missed the second of two free throws. With Williamson out, both players knew exactly what they had to do to lead Duke to the win. They have all of the ingredients. "That's a scary thought". [Full Article...]
Liverpool defender Andy Robertson defended teammate Mohamed Salah after the Egyptian winger has been accused of diving inside the box. "He's not that type of player", Robertson said. 'It's not like it came one attack after the other. We knew it was really hard to take all three points here. Despite making major improvements in the club's overall depth, options remain pretty thin on the ... [Full Article...]
But after taking down Baltimore last week, Los Angeles is tasked with beating a New England team that hasn't lost many home playoff games during the Bill Belichick/Tom Brady era. A rematch of that popcorn-worthy scoring festival should be more than enough reason to want to see the Chiefs and Rams win this weekend. This was the same matchup back in Week 11, a game that New Orleans won 48-7. [Full Article...]
The photo is almost identical to the one Bündchen shared after the Patriots beat the Jacksonville Jaguars, 24-20, in the AFC Championship last season. And the three-time MVP took a moment to shoutout his naysayers. Brady's troll game remains strong, apparently. "They're a good team". That's right, Brady. [Full Article...]
There are many players, not just one if it doesn't happen". "Normally when you are involved with Madrid and Barcelona you are going to lose". "I think they know that already, but maybe you realise more on the bench", said the Catalan. Of course, in all departments in the club, we have in every position four or five or six options - depending on age, what we believe and, of course, the price. [Full Article...]
The results continued an inspiring showing for the local contingent, with a trio of young Australians on debut - Astra Sharma, Zoe Hives and Kimberly Birrell - having kicked off proceedings earlier on day one. Teenage tennis sensation Alex de Minaur is the first to welcome comparisons between he and Lleyton Hewitt, after the youngster took another step down the path well worn by his mentor in th... [Full Article...]
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates a 27-23 win over the Denver Broncos at Broncos Stadium at Mile High on October 1, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. "Playoff wins are hard to come by, let alone wins in the NFL ". Chiefs: Safety Eric Berry (heel) and running back Spencer Ware (hamstring) were inactive, though Berry - the team's emotional leader - broke down the ... [Full Article...]
Youth team graduate Declan Rice scored his first West Ham goal in the 1-0 victory over Arsenal on Saturday. Arsenal have missed out on Champions League football in both of the last two campaigns and while they weren't expected to return to Europe's premier competition this term, missing out would undoubtedly hurt their chances of attracting better players as they seek to progress under E... [Full Article...]
The Oakland Athletics - led by president Billy Beane - are meeting with Heisman Trophy victor Kyler Murray in hopes of persuading him to forego the National Football League and play professional baseball, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports . [Full Article...]
Kuchar was flawless on day three , posting four birdies without dropping a shot, to be the 54-hole leader at 18 under. He has made only one bogey through 54 holes, and he only came seriously close to one on Saturday, saving par from the bunker on the par-3 17th. [Full Article...]
It was the most rushing yards the Cowboys' defense has given up in a game this season. They were especially impressive in limiting the vaunted Cowboys running game to just 50 yards. Plus, with the surprise impact by Anderson fitting in Sean McVay's offense along with Gurley showing clear signs of being ready to go for Saturday's battle with the Dallas Cowboys , this could make the Rams even m... [Full Article...]
By John PyeCaroline Wozniacki is entering new territory at the Australian Open as a defending champion for the first time at a major. Federer has credited improvements in travel, in nutrition and in life balance for giving modern tennis players the ability to extend their careers well into their 30s. [Full Article...]
After the goal, I think we thought now it's easy, but it wasn't. Willian should have put Chelsea back in front before the interval, failing to find a way through when one-on-one with Dubravka, who kept out a couple of Pedro shots in the opening 13 minutes of the second half. [Full Article...]
Slowing down Harden has been very hard this season and for the Bucks it was no different, but Giannis Antetokounmpo did try out something nobody had seen before. "He's up there", Harden said. "I was like, 'Oh, my bad, '" Antetokounmpo said. It was just the second 20-plus rebound game of Antetokounmpo's career, with the first coming almost a full year ago, on January 15 of last season. [Full Article...]
Miami had 33 assists on 45 field goals. Kyrie Irving had 22 points for Boston. The up-and-down game seemed to take a toll on two Celtics players, as Marcus Morris and Jaylen Brown were seen arguing in front of the team's bench at one point during a stoppage in play. [Full Article...]
Los Angeles Chargers defensive lineman Brandon Mebane plans to play in Sunday's playoff game against the New England Patriots - even though it means taking the field just days after the death of his 7-week-old daughter. Nonetheless, the contest should be close and could come down to the final minutes, but the Chargers end New England's seven-game divisional round winning streak and move on ... [Full Article...]
The 29-year-old, who has scored 18 and registered eight assists in his last 36 top-flight games, signed from Stoke in the summer of 2017 and after an initial hard start to life in East London he transformed into a fans favourite, and was named Hammer of the Year last term. [Full Article...]
In fact, notes Jeff Passan of ESPN , Betts's new contract has been exceeded only by players in their fourth year of arbitration by virtue of the Super Two rule. While Kris Bryant holds the record for salaries among first-year arbitration eligible players, Betts could be setting the standard in his second year of eligibility. [Full Article...]
Kubiak was Denver's head coach when the team won Super Bowl 50 in February 2016 before stepping down from the position. "So, I think there's a real relationship there to say, 'Can we get the best out of Case Keenum with Gary Kubiak running this offense?'" According to ESPN's Adam Schefter , due to differing opinions on staffing and offensive philosophy, Kubiak will not be the Broncos' next of... [Full Article...]