Some believed that the failure of the NFL to promptly place Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson on paid leave when he reported for training camp on Sunday meant that the league won’t do it. The statement issued Tuesday by the league proves how…
Charlotte Dujardin has become the most-decorated British female Olympian in history after securing bronze in the individual dressage at Tokyo 2020. The 36-year-old won double gold at London 2012, then successfully defended her individual title in Rio five years ago, where Great…
Simone Biles LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images Simone Biles shockingly withdrew from team competition at the Olympics this week after experiencing a "frightening" phenomenon known as "the twisties." Biles, after withdrawing from the women's gymnastics team final Tuesday, explained…
Alexa Pano made a bunch of birdies Tuesday at the 45th Girls Junior PGA Championship – and some news after the round. After shooting a 7-under 66 at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, to take a two-shot lead, the 16-year-old Pano…
A former Tennessee tennis player is having a successful run in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Tennys Sandgren was selected to represent the United States in both the singles and doubles tennis tournament. Sandgren and his doubles partner Austin Krajicek have advanced to…
ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports NFL’s obsession with ending holdouts could backfire on some teams The latest labor deal makes it harder than ever for players under contract to hold out. As a result, this year’s ritual of players reporting to…
By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - World Athletics president Sebastian Coe is looking forward to some "sumptuous head to heads" when the Olympic athletics programme gets underway on Friday and said this edition could go down as one of the strongest competitions…
Fayetteville's Advertising and Promotion Commission said it would accept another $1.4 million from the Walton Family Foundation to host a series of cyclocross events, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported. The commission found it had a deficit following a switch in management contractors for…
For the first century of the modern Olympic Games, professionals were barred from competition. The Games were a place the world saw largely unknown and unpaid athletes compete on the international stage. In sports with major pro leagues, that meant the Olympic heroes were…
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber TOKYO (Reuters) - World Athletics, the sport's governing body, limited the number of Russians eligible to compete internationally this year to 10 in response to doping offences by senior staff at Russia's suspended athletics federation. Russians competing in all…