The Sun Belt has fined Marshall for the school’s decision to opt out of the Independence Bowl. Marshall said it couldn’t play in the Dec. 28 game against Army due to a lack of players. The Thundering Herd won the Sun Belt title game over Louisiana and was set to play the Black Knights in … Read more
The Mets are adding a serious jolt to their bullpen, signing left-hander A.J. Minter, reports SNY’s Andy Martino. The deal, which is pending a physical, is for two years and $22 million and includes a player opt-out after the first season. Minter will be one of the main late-inning bridges to Edwin Diaz. The 31-year-old … Read more
The Tennessee Titans have hired Mike Borgonzi as the franchise’s newest general manager, the team announced on Friday. Borgonzi, who was one of six candidates the Titans met with twice, replaces Ran Carthon, who was fired last week after two seasons in charge. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, it’s a five-year agreement for Borgonzi and … Read more
Dick Vitale’s last broadcast was the 2023 men’s national title game between San Diego State and UConn. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) Legendary college basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale will be back calling games for the first time in nearly two years when Duke visits Wake Forest on Saturday, Jan. 25, from Veterans Memorial Coliseum in … Read more
Emma Navarro of the United States faces Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur tonight in the Third Round of the Australian Open. (Shi Tang/Getty Images) No. 8 American tennis player Emma Navarro will play the currently unseeded three-time Major finalist Ons Jabeur in the Third Round of the Australian Open tonight. Jabeur was victorious the last time the … Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Austin Reaves scored a career-high 38 points, LeBron James had 29 and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Brooklyn Nets 102-101 on Friday night. The Nets, who lost 126-67 to the LA Clippers on Wednesday night in a franchise-record 59-point defeat, had a chance to win it, but … Read more
YPSILANTI, MI – DECEMBER 18: The Eastern Michigan Eagles logo on a pair of shorts during a college basketball game against the Detroit Mercy Titans at the George Gervin GameAbove Center on December 18, 2022 in Ypsilanti, Michigan. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) A men’s college basketball game between Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan on … Read more
The volatility that prompted DraftKings to stop the betting has ended. Wagers are once again being taken for the next coach of the Dallas Cowboys. The current favorite, at -150, is Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. He interviewed virtually for the position on Friday. Next on the list is Colorado coach Deion Sanders, at +200. … Read more
Hope is a dangerous beast. Or, in other words: Roki Sasaki is a Los Angeles Dodger, and few in the baseball industry are particularly surprised. The 23-year-old Japanese hurler, one of the most promising talents in the nation’s storied baseball history, announced Friday on Instagram that he agreed to a deal with the defending World … Read more
During Thursday’s telecast of The American Express, Golf Channel’s Johnson Wagner showed how to play out of the 18-foot-deep bunker on the 16th hole at the PGA West Stadium Course. William Mouw must have missed it. Oh, what he would have given for a lucky “skull shank” to settle on the green. Mouw, at 6 … Read more