ST. LOUIS – Frankie Montas, Devin Williams’ teammate for the past three weeks, could only shake his head and smile after watching the closer’s latest ninth-inning masterpiece Tuesday night at Busch Stadium. “Phew,” Montas said when asked about the right-hander who casually shook off runners in scoring position with just one out, striking out Paul […]
NORMAN — With preseason training camp over and the season opener less than two weeks away, OU coach Brent Venables addressed the media Tuesday night after the Sooners’ practice. Here are four takeaways from Venables’ media briefing: More: OU football A-Z: Everything you need to know about the 2024 Oklahoma Sooners The Sooners switch from […]
Detroit Lions QB Hendon Hooker has a mixed day in training camp Hendon Hooker had an inconsistent day at the Detroit Lions training camp, and even during warm-ups he seemed out of sync with the receivers. Nate Sudfeld has the “upper hand” in the battle against Hendon Hooker for the backup position to Jared Goff, […]
NEW YORK – Yankees starter Luis Gil abruptly left the game Tuesday night and was escorted by an athletic trainer from the mound to the home team’s locker room. The cause was tension in the lower back, according to the club. There was visibly concern for Gil at Yankee Stadium after the right-hander threw an […]
A look at the list of the top 100 NASCAR Cup Series winners of all time, sorted by number of wins, updated through August 19, 2024. Richard Petty200 David Pearson 105 Jeff Gordon 93 Bobby Allison 84 Darrell Waltrip 84 Jimmie Johnson 83 Cale Yarbrough 83 Dale Earnhardt 76 Kyle Busch 63 Kevin Harvick 60 […]
Vanderbilt football is entering a crucial season under Clark Lea. In his fourth year, the Commodores have yet to play in a bowl game. It was also an offseason of transformation, as Vanderbilt landed more transfers than ever before, traded away a large portion of the roster and replaced both coordinators. Lea will take over […]
Joey McGuire recaps Texas Tech football’s first practice game Joey McGuire recaps the Texas Tech football team’s first practice game of preseason camp for the 2024 season. The Texas Tech football team failed to live up to expectations last year, needing a win in the Independence Bowl to reach 7-6. The Red Raiders had been […]
MANSFIELD – Let’s go. It’s officially Week 1. High school football kicks off this week with some interesting matchups kicking off the fastest 10 weeks of the year. If you haven’t planned your travels for this season yet, let’s see if we can make some decisions for you. In this edition of Jake’s List, we […]
3 minutes reading time Sarah Hamilton and Shafian Rahman | Special to the USA TODAY Network As the dust has settled on the 2024 Copa America, which will be hosted in the United States, significant deficiencies have emerged that raise serious doubts about the country’s suitability to host the 2026 World Cup. While the event […]
The Jaguars’ starters only played two series against the Chiefs in the first week, but will have a lot more work to do against the Falcons at the end of the preseason. Jaguars Doug Pederson talks about starters’ playing time in Week 3 of the preseason Jacksonville Jaguars HC Doug Pederson met with the media […]
