Early Friday morning, as Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was preparing for a meeting with head coach Sean McVay, a league source with significant interest in this offseason’s QB carousel offered a prediction and theory on the story that had dominated the start of the NFL scouting combine: Stafford and the Rams would stay … Read more
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Jake Knapp was 11 shots worse than his opening round at the Cognizant Classic and still stayed in front, curling in a 15-foot birdie putt on his final hole Friday for a 1-under 70 and a one-shot lead over Matthieu Pavon. Knapp, who made 12 birdies Thursday for the 15th … Read more
Connor Zilisch will lead the field to the green flag in Saturday’s Xfinity Series race at Circuit of the Americas after winning the pole Friday. Zilisch, driving for JR Motorsports, won the pole with a lap of 88.832 mph. It is his second career Xfinity pole. The 18-year-old Zilisch is doing double duty this weekend. … Read more
On every game day this season, THN Fantasy will highlight players and goalies for fantasy managers to stream or roster for the rest of the season. The recommended players and goalies are rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahoo leagues and can be selected in standard fantasy leagues or for daily fantasy games. Patrik Laine, LW/RW, … Read more
USA Swimming is once again looking for a new boss. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) In a surprise reversal, Chrissi Rawak won’t be taking over USA Swimming. The sports’s national governing body announced Friday it is no longer hiring the Delaware athletic director as president and CEO “due to unforeseen personal circumstances that we learned … Read more
Lakers guard Austin Reaves, right, and Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard chase after a loose ball in the first half Friday at Crypto.com Arena. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) Lakers guard Austin Reaves, amid his best season as a pro, left Friday’s game with the Lakers because of a right calf injury. He’s expected to … Read more
Gerrit Cole was strong in his spring training debut and the Yankees used three home runs from their split-squad to get past the Blue Jays, 6-3, on Friday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Here are some takeaways… -Cole’s spring debut was everything the Yankees could have hoped for. The ace struck out two in … Read more
The competition to be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft figures to be fierce, and quarterbacks Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward are top candidates to go first overall. Amid rumblings that his stock could be falling, the Colorado QB made his case to to go first overall for a team that wants … Read more
UCLA guard Eric Dailey Jr., right, drives on Purdue guard Myles Colvin during the first half of the Bruins’ 76-66 loss Friday night. (Doug McSchooler / Associated Press) An arena known for noise was oddly quiet when a referee, unhappy with all the contact between the post players, reached his arm out to separate UCLA’s … Read more
The Yankees are hoping they find their starting third baseman this spring. With a few candidates already on the roster, but none that have stood out recently, the team has said they could use a platoon at that position but would rather not. Both manager Aaron Boone and general manager Brian Cashman have named four … Read more