This week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing schools to offer extra benefits for college athletes is another blow to the NCAA’s tortured attempts to maintain the amateurism of those whose talents produce big pay for others. But the blow wasn’t really dealt…
The Wall Street Journal Record-Smashing Teen Hobbs Kessler Leaps From High School to Olympic Trials Last month, 18-year-old Hobbs Kessler smashed Jim Ryun’s 1,500-meter American junior record, which stood for 55 years. Now Kessler is aiming for the Tokyo Games. Source
After a phenominal rookie year, the Baltimore Ravens are expecting big things out of second year running back J.K. Dobbins. The former Ohio State University star showed his burst, elusiveness, balance and more as he led all running backs in yards per…
Sharks fans celebrate as Vegas falls short of Cup again originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Which NHL team is the second-favorite of Sharks fans? Whoever is facing the Vegas Golden Knights, of course. And for that reason, Sharks fans had reason…
A series of strict COVID protocols has drawn the ire of some PGA Tour players leading into next month’s Open Championship, with some considering a boycott of the prestigious event and others simply miffed by the regulations. The 149th Open is scheduled…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eddie Rosario broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-run single and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-1 on Thursday night. Rosario, who spent six seasons with the Twins, was playing his first game in Minnesota since he…
DETROIT (AP) — Carlos Correa had three hits, walked twice and drove in three runs, helping the Houston Astros beat the Detroit Tigers 12-3 Thursday night to extend their winning streak to 11. “This has obviously been a lot of fun,” Correa…
(Reuters) - The British Olympic Association is still trying to convince some athletes to get vaccinated against COVID-19 before next month's Tokyo Olympics, chief executive Andy Anson said. The BOA said earlier this month it was on track to ensure all athletes…
Rising American sprint star Gabby Thomas set the fastest time in the world this year in the women's 200m at the US trials in Oregon on Thursday as Allyson Felix squeezed into the semi-finals. Harvard graduate Thomas, who is studying to be…
MONTREAL (AP) — Artturi Lehkonen scored 1:39 into overtime, Carey Price stopped 37 shots and the Montreal Canadiens advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in 28 years following a 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday…