Michigan football fans braved soaring temperatures Saturday, standing in the snow along State Street, all to cheer on the university’s new national champion team at a parade in Ann Arbor. An estimated 50,000 students and fans stood along the parade route and outside the UM president’s home on South University Avenue wearing hats, blue scarves […]
Sources – Antonio Pierce is the prime candidate for the Raiders job
January 13, 2024 at 08:35 AM ET Interim coach Antonio Pierce has emerged as a prime candidate to become the Raiders’ full-time head coach, with support from key players in Las Vegas, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. There will be other options for Raiders owner Mark Davis to consider, but as one source said, […]
NWSL 2024 tracker: Where do BYU players end up?
The Deseret News is tracking Utah’s ties to the 2024 NWSL Draft. Check back for updates. Fourteen players with ties to Utah — including eight from BYU — declared for the National Women’s Soccer League draft on Friday. The players will try to earn a roster spot on one of the league’s 14 teams and […]
How Shota Imanaga ended up around Chicago before the Cubs landed the free agent
Shota Imanaga heard the roar of the crowd during the national anthem, and captured the scene before one of Connor Bedard’s first home games with the Chicago Blackhawks. Imanaga later returned to the United Center to buy a Michael Jordan jersey and take a photo next to the famous statue. It was early November, a […]
Marcus Stroman reaches deal with Yankees (Source)
The Yankees have reached agreement on a two-year, $37 million contract with right-hander Marcus Stroman that includes a third-year vesting option, a source told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand. Stroman also posted a photo of himself wearing a Yankees uniform to his Instagram Stories. The club has not confirmed the deal, which is awaiting a physical examination. […]
Stuart Mandel’s top 25 college football players so early for the 2024-25 season
While Michigan and Washington pursued a national championship, most of the sport has spent the past five weeks reshaping its rosters for 2024. My preliminary rankings only assess who will come and go. I didn’t try to predict season records. 1. Georgia (13-1 in 2023) Georgia will be busy again, especially on defense. The entire […]
Jim Harbaugh on the future: ‘I just want to enjoy this’
With Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh winning the national championship, the inevitable question had already been asked of him, in the press conference after his team’s 34-13 win over Washington. Do you want to win the Super Bowl? “I just want to enjoy this,” Harbaugh said. “I just want to enjoy this. I hope you can […]
The free agent market for Shōta Imanaga is shaping up
The baseball world is waiting for the next big domino to fall with notable names like Blake Snell, Josh Hader, Cody Bellinger and Matt Chapman still available. It remains to be seen if any of those players will sign this week, but another notable free agent will almost certainly be off the board by Thursday: […]
Teoscar Hernandez is dealt to the Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers’ impressive offseason got even better late Sunday night, as the club and All-Star outfielder Teoscar Hernandez agreed to a one-year, $23.5 million contract, sources confirmed to MLB.com. The club did not confirm the deal. Even after adding Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, and Manuel Margot, the Dodgers were in […]
Fletcher Cox and D’Andre Swift reportedly out against Giants – NBC Sports Philadelphia
Eagles running back D’Andre Swift and defensive tackle Fletcher Cox are officially inactive for the regular season finale at MetLife Stadium. Swift, 24, entered the weekend as questionable due to illness after having limited participation on Friday. The Philadelphia native is having a career season in 2023. He has carried the ball 229 times for […]