The NFL was happy with how the dynamic kickoff worked in its inaugural run in 2024, but there may still be changes to the play in 2025. NFL Competition Committee chairman and Falcons CEO Rich McKay told reporters on Sunday that the group is considering changes that they hope would lead to even more returns. … Read more
PORT ST. LUCIE — The Mets’ infield plans might have taken a sizable hit on Sunday, but the team still does not expect to seek external help. Nick Madrigal, who entered camp as the likely frontrunner to replace Jose Iglesias as the team’s utility infielder, dislocated his left shoulder while playing shortstop in Sunday’s split-squad … Read more
Dodgers rookie Hyeseong Kim had a .304 batting average in six-plus seasons in Korea. (Ashley Landis / Associated Press) At the end of infield workouts most days during spring training, the Dodgers do a live-fungo drill in which every player has to field a ball cleanly and make an accurate throw to first base. If … Read more
Christopher Bell won Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta with a last-lap pass before a crash on the backstretch. Bell passed Kyle Larson on the last lap and finished ahead of Larson and Hocevar as Josh Berry got crashed on the final lap. The caution came out before the finish line a day before … Read more
Guard Eric Dailey Jr. led UCLA in scoring on Sunday with 20 points. (Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) A special day needed a big moment. Leave it to the tallest Bruin to deliver a handful in his own tribute to Bill Walton. With UCLA clinging to a narrow lead over Ohio State midway through the … Read more
USC’s Rayah Marshall, left, guards Illinois forward Kendall Bostic during the first half of the Trojans’ 76-66 win Sunday at Galen Center. (William Liang / Associated Press) There wasn’t exactly proof of concept, back in the spring of 2021, to convince Rayah Marshall to stick with USC’s new coach. Lindsay Gottlieb had spent the past … Read more
The Yankees’ third game of spring training, Sunday’s 4-0 loss to the Detroit Tigers, featured hits by Cody Bellinger and Jazz Chisholm Jr. while Jasson Dominguez struggled defensively. Bellinger picked up where he left off from this past Friday’s 4-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, which was a 1-for-2 debut, singling to right field … Read more
Alex Rodriguez earned a Bucknell student $10,000 on Sunday afternoon with a wild half-court shot. The former Major League Baseball star and co-owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves expertly drained a bucket from the half-court line on Sunday in the middle of Bucknell’s 84-53 win over Army. Rodriguez launched the high-arching shot up and banked it … Read more
San Jose Sharks right wing Walker Duehr (55) attempts a wraparound shot against Dallas Stars goaltender Casey DeSmith (1) and defenseman Esa Lindell (23) during the first period at SAP Center at San Jose. Mandatory Credit: Robert Edwards-Imagn Images San Jose Sharks forward Walker Duehr will face the Calgary Flames, the team that put him … Read more
Former Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress’s Super Bowl XLII ring has fetched $280,600 at auction. Heritage Auctions announced that the ring won by Burress went for that price in an auction this weekend. Burress’s ring has historical significance because he caught the game-winning touchdown pass in the Giants’ win over the Patriots, which ended the … Read more