NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto, Blake Snell and Clay Holmes debut for new teams, Paul Skenes makes his first opening-day start at age 22 and Sandy Alcántara returns from Tommy John surgery. A week after the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgersswept an opening two-game series over the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo, 26 other teams … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime CBS Sports college football analyst Gary Danielson will retire after the 2025 season. That will be his 36th season on television, making him the longest-tenured college football analyst on any network. “I have discussed the timing of this moment with CBS Sports leadership over the past few years and we … Read more
It’s time for the Sweet 16, which makes this a perfect time to release my first mock draft for the 2025 NBA Draft. Below is the first round for my mock. You can find this mock, plus a full second round and scouting reports for every single prospect in the 2025 NBA Draft Guide. Some … Read more
James Robinson Local Democracy Reporting Service Getty Images Defender Dan Burn scored the opening goal of the game Newcastle United hero Dan Burn will be made an honorary freeman of Northumberland after councillors unanimously voted to back the plans. Born in Blyth, the 32-year-old scored the opening goal in the Magpies’ first Wembley triumph since … Read more
Over the course of a 162-game season plus October, fans become very familiar with the players who appear most frequently for their favorite teams, whether that’s on the mound or in the batter’s box. Regardless of whether these players are star performers or unproductive placeholders and whether the team is good or bad, the players … Read more
A lot of the NBA scouts I chat with don’t spend too much time obsessing over lottery prospects. What they care about is the meat of the draft, those late first-round and second-round prospects that don’t grab headlines but end up being key contributors. Who has underrated upside? Who can play immediately? Who got lost … Read more
The Minnesota Vikings believed they drafted a future starting NFL quarterback when they took J.J. McCarthy with the No. 10 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. That’s not exactly breaking news, but it’s the message Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah conveyed to reporters Wednesday. McCarthy sits atop the team’s depth chart currently, but there’s … Read more
What did ESPN’s NFL analyst Ben Solak love and not love about the Indianapolis Colts’ offseason moves? What did ESPN’s NFL analyst Ben Solak love and not love about the Indianapolis Colts’ offseason moves? Solak recently power-ranked each NFL team’s offseason and highlighted what he liked and disliked about the moves that were made. For … Read more
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News and notes from Fred Hoiberg ahead of Nebraska’s Crown Tournament Nebraska head coach Fred Hoiberg holds a basketball during a NCAA Big Ten Conference men’s basketball game against Iowa, Sunday, March 5, 2023, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. While his team hasn’t played a basketball game in 18 days, Fred Hoiberg’s world … Read more