Starting in 2025 at Bethpage Black, members of the United States Ryder Cup team will be paid to play. The PGA of America announced Monday morning that it will provide a “stipend” for players, in addition to increasing the amount it designates for each player’s charitable donations. The PGA of America will increase the amount … Read more
Yahoo Sports AM is our daily newsletter that keeps you up to date on all things sports. Sign up here to get it every weekday morning. 🚨 Headlines 🏀 3-point barrage: The Lady Vols set the NCAA record for most threes in a game (30), while the Warriors and Mavericks set the NBA record for … Read more
Mike Norvell signed a new contract prior to the season that will eventually pay him $11 million annually. (Photo by Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Florida State head coach Mike Norvell is giving back big time. Norvell is contributing $4.5 million of his salary this year to the university in a one-year restructured contract, … Read more
Nearly seven years in the making, the expanded College Football Playoff will make its debut this season with Indiana at Notre Dame on Friday. The 2024 college football season was rife with drama, from beginning to end. There was endless politicking by coaches, athletic directors and fans, but the College Football Playoff selection committee settled … Read more
NFL power rankings: Where 49ers sit after feckless loss to Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Does anyone else just want to fast forward to the end of the regular season? I know some teams, and one player in particular, who wouldn’t mind wrapping up their 2024 NFL seasons early. The playoff picture … Read more
Week 15 brought some very peculiar running back performances. While big names — like Saquon Barkley and Joe Mixon and Derrick Henry — wildly underperformed, random backs offered top-12 performances … likely on your fantasy bench. What should we make of big performances from Tyjae Spears, Jerome Ford and Justice Hill? Are they simply one-week … Read more
Buffalo Bills @ Detroit Lions Josh Allen followed up last week’s historical fantasy performance with yet another huge game Sunday, throwing and rushing for two touchdowns. Allen had TD runs during the first two drives and 254 passing yards (13.4 YPA!) by halftime. He became just the third player ever with 250 passing yards and … Read more
Bijan Robinson #7 and the Atlanta Falcons visit the Las Vegas Raiders tonight for Monday Night Football. (Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images) Week 15 of the 2024 NFL season comes to a close tonight with a Monday Night Football doubleheader. First, the Chicago Bears play the Minnesota Vikings. Then just 30 minutes later the Atlanta Falcons face … Read more
Jalen Hurts took his seat at the podium. Without cracking a smile, the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback quipped: “So that’s what y’all wanted to see, huh?” Hurts knew the noise surrounding the Eagles’ recent passing game reduction had struck a nerve the past week. Hurts’ own receiver, A.J. Brown, had aired his discontent with a passing … Read more
Jim Tunney, who spent three decades as an NFL official, has died at the age of 95. Tunney was the referee for Super Bowl VI, Super Bowl XI and Super Bowl XII, and worked legendary games including the Ice Bowl in Green Bay, the Fog Bowl in Chicago and The Catch in San Francisco. Tunney … Read more