Category: Sports

Jerrin Thompson of the Texas Longhorns takes the field during the Valero Alamo Bowl against the Washington Huskies.Image: Getty Images The 14-team Southeastern Conference has one more year on the open circuit. The baker’s dozen plus one number of full-time members lasted 12 years, when Texas A&M and Missouri departed the Big 12 for the […]

Injuries eliminated some superstars from the NBA All-Star Game, but those injuries opened the door for two All-Star debuts. Fox and Edwards are two of the most exciting young guards in the league, but the Western Conference is absolutely packed at their position. Injuries to Steph Curry and Zion Williamson made two spots available, and […]

At the NBA trade deadline, several players returned to their original teams — Jakob Poeltl to the Raptors, Spencer Dinwiddie to the Nets and D’Angelo Russell to the Lakers. In another deal, the Clippers sent veteran guard John Wall to the Rockets, where he spent the past two seasons. Houston is expected to release Wall, […]

The Warriors were excited to get Gary Payton II back on their team. Then he failed his physical. Golden State engineered a four-team deal to get Payton from Portland, trading James Wiseman to Detroit and sending five second-round picks from Atlanta to Portland. But a physical exam Friday found Payton had a core muscle injury, […]

Gary Payton II has failed a physical exam, placing the four-team swap involving the Warriors, Pistons, Trail Blazers and Hawks in jeopardy, Shams Charania and Anthony Slater of The Athletic report. Payton has a core muscle injury that could sideline him for up to three months, according to the exam by the Warriors’ medical staff. Although the trade has been […]

Gary Payton II’s reunion tour may be coming to a screeching halt. Shams Charania and Anthony Slater of The Athletic reported Friday that the Warriors’ trade for Payton is now in serious jeopardy after Payton failed his physical exam. The report adds that Payton has a core muscle injury that may sideline him for up […]

The SEC and Big Ten have both expanded their borders in recent years, and some of those moves have led to criticism. In the mind of SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, however, there is no comparison between what the SEC has done and what the Big Ten has opted to do. Sankey took a shot at […]

The Buffalo Sabres will get Tage Thompson back from his injury-related absence in Saturday’s game against the Calgary Flames, head coach Don Granato confirmed Friday. Thompson, 25, suffered an upper-body injury in a game against the Minnesota Wild on Jan. 28. He briefly played with the injury against the Carolina Hurricanes on Feb. 1 but […]

President Joe Biden will be part of the Super Bowl LVII broadcast, after all.  According to Chris Megerian and David Bauder of the Associated Press and Brett Samuels of The Hill, President Biden will sit down with network and live-streaming service Fox Soul for a chat ahead of the Super Bowl LVII clash involving the […]

After playing just three shifts before exiting Monday’s game against the Dallas Stars, Troy Terry has been placed on injured reserve. The Anaheim Ducks forward is dealing with an upper-body injury and missed Tuesday’s match against the Chicago Blackhawks. In his roster spot, the Ducks have recalled goaltender Olle Eriksson Ek from the AHL. With […]