CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami sophomore forward Marcus Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and will miss the remainder of the season, the school announced Friday. The Hurricanes and Allen’s family said he was diagnosed following routine medical tests. Allen, a Miami native who started his college career at Missouri before joining the … Read more
A prime-time battle for first place in the NFC North. Followed by another clash between rivals tied atop the NFC South. Plus a showdown between two red-hot AFC division leaders, and a Sunday Night Football contest in which a .500 AFC North squad is favored over the 11-win leader of the AFC East. Advertisement Needless … Read more
Since the day that head coach Jamie Morrison was hired to take over the Texas A&M volleyball program three years ago, his goal has been to change the landscape and perception of the Aggies on a national level. That mission was accomplished in the team’s sweep of the No. 1 seed Pittsburgh Panthers in the … Read more
Date 12/20 || Time 8:00 || Venue Madison Square Garden || Video ESPN With the exception of Michigan on February 21st, Duke will finish off non-conference play on Saturday with Texas Tech in Madison Square Garden. Advertisement Why the Garden? Well, first because Duke has a lot of alum in the area. They call it … Read more
Everyone watching UFC these days knows fighters get a few free fouls per bout as a treat. Veteran MMA referee Herb Dean understands everyone is sick of that and is promising change, but we’re not anticipating too much given some of his thoughts on what constitutes an intentional foul. Dean made an appearance on Dominick … Read more
VAL GARDENA, Italy (AP) — It took a historic achievement and some late sunshine to deny Marco Odermatt another World Cup victory. No Czech man had ever won a World Cup race in the 60 seasons of the Alpine skiing circuit until unheralded Jan Zabystran started Friday’s super-G wearing the low-ranked bib No. 29. Odermatt, … Read more
The Minnesota Vikings are climbing down the draft position rankings as the wins continue to stack up. They have won back-to-back games and have a decent shot at winning a third in a row as they take on the New York Giants next Sunday. For now, they are still mocked in the low teens, as … Read more
The Seattle Seahawks walked into a massive NFC West showdown with the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night, needing someone to step up and deliver a standout performance in what is perhaps the biggest game on the regular-season schedule. Running back Kenneth Walker III ended up filling that role. Walker, who had rushed for 779 … Read more
The Pittsburgh Steelers are dealing with some major injuries at the outside linebacker position, leaving rookie fourth-rounder Jack Sawyer in line to potentially make his first career start in Week 16 against the Detroit Lions. On Thursday, T.J. Watt (lung) and Nick Herbig (hamstring) missed their second consecutive practices and appear to be trending toward … Read more
When quarterback Sam Darnold threw his second interception of Thursday night’s game against the Rams while down 16 points in the fourth quarter, it looked like he was on his way to the kind of result that has helped define his last two seasons. Darnold’s return to the starting ranks with the Vikings and Seahawks … Read more