College football's biggest stars enter 2026 with a chance to take home some of the sport's most prestigious individual awards. Some of the players to watch: Doak Walker Award: Kewan Lacy, Ole Miss Kewan Lacy established himself as one of the top running backs in college football last season ...
NEW YORK — The expansion Toronto Tempo are struggling for wins in their first season, but help could be on the way soon with the return of Brittney Sykes. The Tempo guard has been out for two months with a left plantar fascia injury she suffered in a June 16 game against the Indiana Fever. Without her the team has struggled, dropping 10 straight games. Toronto was in the mix for a playoff spot before the skid that has left the Tempo at 10-23 for the season, the third-worst record in the league. Sykes said at practice Monday that she just needed to get cleared by the doctor to be ...
The push and pull between the Big Ten and Southeastern sonferences only grows stronger with the release of the preseason Associated Press Top 25. Having Ohio State and Oregon enter the season Nos. 1 and 2 ahead of sixth-ranked defending conference and national champion Indiana is a flex for ...
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings safety/linebacker Jamal Adams was placed on injured reserve Monday, two days after leaving a preseason game on a cart with what was later diagnosed as a torn tendon in his right quadriceps. Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell told reporters before practice that Adams will have surgery and stay in Minnesota for his rehabilitation so he can serve as a mentor to the younger players. Adams, the sixth overall pick in the 2017 draft, made three Pro Bowls and was an All-Pro in 2019 with the New York Jets. He has been an excellent blitzer who set the NFL ...
The middle of the American League standings has turned into a medicore mess. It might make for a fascinating playoff race. There are seven teams fighting for the final AL wild-card spot and all of them have a record below .500. The Baltimore Orioles would make the playoffs if the season ...
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Lakers governor Jeanie Buss is legally contesting her siblings' plan to sell the family's remaining 17.8% minority ownership stake in the team to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, according to a letter obtained Monday by The Associated Press. ESPN and The Athletic first ...
