During his playing career, Derek Jeter was notoriously private, which is a character trait that has wavered somewhat since retirement but still definitely exists. His baseball diamond of girlfriends made the news cycle every now and then, but he didn’t get married or have kids until after he retired. The …
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West Virginia head coach Neal Brown received the honor of the mayo bath on Wednesday night as the Mountaineers topped North Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl, 30-10. Brown sat in a chair and had mayo poured on him, as is tradition for coaches who win the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. …
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Quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa is reportedly looking for his next chapter after spending four years at the University of Maryland. Reports say Tagovailoa, the younger brother of Miami Dolphins star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, has entered the transfer portal — yet it remains unclear if he’ll be able to play in 2024. …
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All-Pro wide receiver Tyreek Hill was back at practice Friday, two days after a fire broke out at the Miami Dolphins superstar’s home. Hill was absent from Thursday’s practice after the team granted him a personal day. Earlier this week, Davie Fire Rescue ruled the fire “unintentional, accidental,” saying it …
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The Green Bay Packers are heading to the playoffs after taking down their NFC North-rival Chicago Bears, 17-9, to seal their fate. Jordan Love and the Packers knew that a win on Sunday would put them in, and they immediately got what they needed on their second drive of the …
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte Hornets are turning to a pair of young, inexperienced power forwards after losing Josh McRoberts in free agency. McRoberts was the one player coach Steve Clifford said the team couldn’t afford to lose this offseason. Yet the seven-year NBA veteran is headed out the door. …
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PHILADELPHIA – Something about the Mariners brings out the best in Jerome Williams. The righty took a three-hitter into the eighth inning, Andres Blanco hit his first homer in three years, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Seattle 4-1 in an interleague game Monday night. Williams improved to 6-2 against the …
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TORONTO – Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, the boxer whose wrongful murder conviction became an international symbol of racial injustice, died Sunday. He was 76. He had been stricken with prostate cancer in Toronto, the New Jersey native’s adopted home. John Artis, a longtime friend and caregiver, told The Canadian Press that …
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ALBANY, N.Y. – An American Indian tribe in upstate New York said Thursday it will launch a radio ad campaign pressing for the Washington Redskins to shed a name often criticized as offensive. The Oneida Indian Nation said the first ad will run on radio stations in Washington before the …
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If we trust 12 completely random people on a jury to decide whether to put someone to death for a crime they may have committed, shouldn’t we trust 12 to 18 of the smartest people in the college sports universe to pick the four best teams in college football? As …
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