How worried are the Carolina Panthers about the future of 2024 second-round draft pick Jonathon Brooks? It might be worse than we’ve been led to believe. Here are three NFL nuggets after the first day of the NFL’s new year: What is Carolina’s plan for RB Jonathon Brooks this season? It hasn’t been a secret … Read more
Austin Jeanty and Omarion Hampton appear to be the toast of the running back class for the 2025 NFL Draft. But Ohio State’s Quinshon Judkins is racking up admirers across the league. Here are three NFL nuggets after the first day of the NFL’s new year: Ohio State RB Quinshon Judkins now a first-round pick? … Read more
Desmond Claude, left, and Rashaun Agee slap hands during the second overtime against Rutgers. (Michael Conroy / Associated Press) They’d withstood one wave after another, their season hanging in the balance with seemingly every possession. Nothing had come simply for USC through this frustrating first campaign under Eric Musselman, and here was one last stand, … Read more
Coleman Hawkins had a rough season, then rough end to the season. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Warning: This article contains graphic language. All in all, NIL has been a pretty good deal for athletes like Kansas State’s Coleman Hawkins. Getting paid millions of dollars to do what their equivalents were doing … Read more
Oliver Miller twice led the SEC in blocks while at Arkansas. (Getty Images) Oliver Miller, a big man who played for six teams in an NBA career that spanned nine seasons, has died, the National Basketball Retired Players Association confirmed Wednesday. He was 54 years old. Phoenix Suns broadcaster Eddie Johnson first reported Miller’s death. … Read more
After releasing wide receiver Mike Williams in a cost-cutting move last year, the Chargers are now signing him to a one-year contract. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Mike Williams is running a comeback route. A year after being released by the Chargers, the team announced Wednesday it agreed to terms with the wide receiver. … Read more
Kansas’ five straight homers tied an NCAA record set three times before. (Photo by Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images) On Tuesday, University of Kansas baseball fell to Minnesota with a 10-6 loss in Minneapolis. The game was the first in a two-game series against the non-conference opponent. One day later, the Jayhawks shook off the loss, … Read more
Caleb Williams | Maybe the Houston Texans really did need to take a stick of dynamite to their offensive line. Their line was horrible last season, a big reason C.J. Stroud regressed from a magical rookie season. A report from SI.com said the offensive line room was “borderline toxic,” and behind-the-scenes strife like that leads … Read more
British number three Sonay Kartal is set to climb to a career-high 63rd in the world next week [Getty Images] British lucky loser Sonay Kartal saw her memorable Indian Wells run ended by world number one Aryna Sabalenka. Kartal, 23, was beaten 6-1 6-2 in just over an hour as Sabalenka ruthlessly moved into the … Read more
Steven Adams and Mason Plumlee were both tossed after a fight broke out in the first half of their matchup on Wednesday night in Houston. (Troy Taormina-Imagn Images) Phoenix Suns center Mason Plumlee and Houston Rockets center Steven Adams were both ejected from their matchup on Wednesday night after the two got into what essentially … Read more