ATLANTA — The SEC and Big Ten are scheduled to hold a second joint meeting of their athletic directors next month, where conference leaders are expected to deeply explore the future of the College Football Playoff format. The meeting — set for Feb. 19 in New Orleans — comes a week before CFP commissioners meet … Read more
On Monday, the NHL suspended both Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid and Vancouver Canucks’ Tyler Myers for three games for cross-checking. Both incidents occurred on Saturday night, with McDavid targeting Conor Garland while Myers went after Evan Bouchard. The good news is that neither Garland nor Bouchard suffered injuries despite the violent cross-checks that did hit … Read more
Patrick Cantlay looked a bit like the odd man out on Tuesday night in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The quiet demeanor that he’s carried throughout his entire golf career didn’t necessarily fit in with the flashing lights, loud fans and high-tech golf simulators that make up the SoFi Center. He walked out behind Billy Horschel, … Read more
The season began with a cautionary tale from Nick Saban about Ohio State’s $20 million roster. “I just want to say, you guys keep talking about a $20 million roster,” Saban said on ESPN’s College GameDay. “If you don’t pay the right guys, you’ll be shit out of luck.” The Buckeyes, despite an upset loss … Read more
Connor McDavid Bob Frid-Imagn Images The Edmonton Oilers released a statement on Connor McDavid’s three-game suspension. “The Oilers organization is disappointed, and we share in our fans’ frustration over the three-game suspension of our captain Connor McDavid,” the statement said. “We support him through this process, and the organization and our fans look forward to … Read more
Are the Suns stockpiling assets to upgrade their roster this season around Devin Booker and Kevin Durant? (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) The Phoenix Suns have turned one first-round draft pick into three. Per ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Suns have agreed to trade their 2031 first-round pick to the Utah Jazz in exchange for … Read more
The band is getting back together in New England. Newly hired Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel is hiring Josh McDaniels as his offensive coordinator, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reports. McDaniels was New England’s offensive coordinator under Bill Belichick for 13 seasons across two stints and an assistant coach under Belichick for five years before that. … Read more
The Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2025 has been decided. Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, pitcher CC Sabathia and reliever Billy Wagner have all been elected, each earning at least 75% of votes from eligible members of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Ichiro was nearly unanimously elected, but he missed that mark by just a … Read more
Former Mets third baseman David Wright was on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot for a second year, and while he didn’t get enough votes to enter Cooperstown this year, he’ll remain on the ballot. The 2025 ballots were revealed Tuesday night and Wright reached the required five percent of the total votes to remain on … Read more
The Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2025 has been decided. Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, pitcher CC Sabathia, reliever Billy Wagner and outfielder Carlos Beltran have all been elected, each earning at least 75% of votes from eligible members of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Ichiro was nearly unanimously elected, but he missed that mark … Read more