As the second half of the season begins, it sure looks like a breakaway pack is forming at the top, with a handful of NFL teams clearly a notch above the rest. But how much should you believe in upstart teams like the Patriots, Seahawks and Colts, or erratic ones like the Lions and Broncos?…
A potential NFC Championship Game preview is on tap to close a wild NFL Week 10, with Hurts and the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles heading to Lambeau Field to take on Love’s Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football. Both teams enter MNF sitting atop their respective divisions. The Eagles (6-2) already appear to be…
Athletics slugger Nick Kurtz was a unanimous choice for American League Rookie of the Year, and Atlanta Braves catcher Drake Baldwin won the National League award. The 22-year-old Kurtz batted .290 with 36 homers, 86 RBIs and a 1.002 OPS in 117 games this year. The first baseman became the eighth rookie since 1901 to…
The last time Joe Schoen searched for a head coach for the New York Giants, he interviewed five defensive coaches, including three who had been an NFL head coach before. The only other candidate on his list was Brian Daboll, his old friend, who, of course, got the job. Now that the Giants general manager…
Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz is due in court Monday on charges accusing him and teammate Emmanuel Clase of taking bribes to help bettors in their native Dominican Republic win prop bets placed on pitches they threw. According to the indictment against the two unsealed Sunday, the highly paid hurlers took several thousand dollars in…
The New York Giants‘ latest blown double-digit lead was enough for them to move on from Brian Daboll. Daboll has been fired as the head coach of the Giants in the midst of his fourth season at the helm, the team announced Monday. Offensive coordinator Mike Kafka will be named interim head coach. Giants general…
In partnership with Jude Bellingham has been recalled by England for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania. The Real Madrid superstar was left out of Thomas Tuchel’s selection in October, amid questions of his character, but has been drafted back into the Three Lions fold for November internationals. Phil Foden has also…
Midfielder Tyler Adams will miss the United States’ exhibition games against Paraguay and Uruguay, joining Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Tim Weah, Chris Richards, Antonee Robinson and Malik Tillman among those not at the team’s next-to-last camp before players are called in ahead of the World Cup. The U.S. Soccer Federation said Monday that Adams and…
Washington Commanders defensive tackle Daron Payne is receiving further punishment for punching wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown in their 44-22 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday. Payne has received a one-game suspension from the league after getting ejected for the hit in Sunday’s game, the NFL announced Monday. “During the second quarter, Payne was…
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – The Los Angeles Chargers earned their fourth victory in the last five games with a 25-10 home victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers at SoFi Stadium on Sunday, improving to 7-3 on the season. The Chargers kept pace with the Denver Broncos (8-2) in the AFC West race with the victory, while…
