HOUSTON, TX – Texans wide receiver Nico Collins saw a fan in the stands and tossed him a football following a Nov. 24 touchdown against the Titans. The move earned him a fine by the NFL. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins says he was fined by the NFL for … Read more
Dodgers players, from left, Mookie Betts, Chris Taylor, Jack Flaherty, Brusdar Graterol and Freddie Freeman are honored before a Lakers game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Crypto.com Arena on Nov. 8. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) The face of the franchise, Landon Knack is not — that distinction belongs to Dodgers stars Shohei Ohtani, … Read more
The NBA world has been enraptured all week by the idea of Miami Heat SF/SG Jimmy Butler being available in trade rumors. Kevin O'Connor is joined as always on Fridays by Yahoo Sports NBA contributor Tom Haberstroh to discuss a handful of landing spots, which ones seem likely, which don't and which teams have surprisingly … Read more
With the College Football Playoff approaching, and with eyes already turning to next season, Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork still has full confidence in head coach Ryan Day. Bjork went on local station 97.1 The Fan on Thursday to express his support for Day during the “Morning Juice” show. Day has been in a … Read more
Bill Belichick made sure to win over North Carolina fans early in his first news conference. The former New England Patriots coach was introduced as the Tar Heels’ head coach on Thursday. The start of the news conference leaned heavily into the time that Belichick’s father, Steve, spent at North Carolina as an assistant. Belichick … Read more
There’s a month left in the season, so it’s time for a rookie check-in! And I’m not going to spill 3,000-plus words of digital ink (sorry, editor Al) on the pretty boys at quarterback. No, for this three-quarter point check-in, I’m going to focus on all of the other non-quarterback positions. Running backs, wide receivers, … Read more
Bill Belichick said he “didn’t come here to leave” while being introduced at North Carolina, but his contract sure gives him the ability do so. A few hours after the legendary New England Patriots coach was introduced as the next head coach of the Tar Heels, details of his contract began to leak out, and … Read more
Rams troll 49ers with boombox graphic after key divisional win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Winners get bragging rights – and there’s no need to tell the Los Angeles Rams twice about that. Following the 49ers’ underwhelming 12-6 loss to the Rams on Thursday at Levi’s Stadium, Los Angeles wasted no time in … Read more
A Detroit Lions fan who got into verbal confrontations with Green Bay Packers players and head coach Matt LaFleur on the field before their Week 14 game has had his season tickets revoked by the team. The fan, identified as Fahad Yousif, told Detroit’s WXYZ-TV that the Lions emailed him and took away his season … Read more
Whitner declares 49ers should cut Campbell for refusing to play originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area NBC Sports Bay Area analysts Donte Whitner and Rod Brooks didn’t hold back on 49ers linebacker De’Vondre Campbell after he refused to play in San Francisco’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night. “Cut him,” Whitner, … Read more