English soccer flexed its unrivaled spending power by embarking on an unprecedented $4.7 billion outlay on players in the summer transfer window — and Manchester City saved the biggest signing of the lot right to the very end. Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez became one of the most ...
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings have signed 13-year veteran outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy to their practice squad, adding some needed depth and experience at the edge rusher position. Van Noy, who was a free agent after playing the last three seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, agreed to join the Vikings on Tuesday night after visiting team headquarters. He was among four additions to the practice squad announced by team on Wednesday. Van Noy, who joins his fifth team in seven years, has 57 sacks in 173 career regular-season games after playing primarily on the inside earlier ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs still has the support of his coach and general manager, who remain optimistic the three-time Pro Bowler will come off the commissioner's exempt list and play sometime this season. Jacobs was placed on the exempt list after being ...
The Chicago Bears were one of the best stories in the NFL last season under new coach Ben Johnson, with the development of quarterback Caleb Williams, an impeccable turnover margin, and the team's steely late-game resolve serving as driving forces behind their first division title in seven ...
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin reacted to back-to-back losing seasons by tackling the dual challenge of restocking its talent base through the portal while making sure those transfers understood what it takes to win. Embattled coach Luke Fickell responded by reaching out to players from past Wisconsin teams that contended for Big Ten titles. That helped the Badgers discover the threads linking the best teams in this program's recent history. "There was a consistency that you heard from whoever the leaders were that you talked to from those teams, that really held out throughout all ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Royce Lewis and Ryan Jeffers hit three-run homers during a 10-run sixth inning for the Minnesota Twins to highlight a 15-2 victory over the skidding Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Kody Clemens homered for the second straight game and Kalen Culpepper had two hits and three RBIs for the Twins (67-72), who won their third straight game after losing seven of eight. Minnesota is 3 1/2 games behind Cleveland for the third wild- card spot in the AL, with three other teams between them. Luke Keaschall drove in two runs on two hits and Lewis went 3 for 4 with a walk as the ...
