England and Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope has undergone "successful" surgery on the knee injury that ended his hopes of selection in Gareth Southgate's Euro 2020 squad, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday. Jordan Pickford has been recognised as England's number one…

May 26—Gracy Mowers described it as intense, yet also fun and relaxing. There were times when all eyes in the Estero Recreation Center were on her, others where she got to bond with her new teammates. When it was over and she…

There’s been a consistent churning of talent at the wide receiver position since Sean McVay took over as head coach of the Los Angeles Rams in 2017. Sammy Watkins, Brandin Cooks and Josh Reynolds have all come and gone, and more recently,…

Once the NFL approved a proposal to change the way jersey numbers are assigned, it was expected plenty of players would take advantage. Jaylon Smith, who wore No. 9 at Notre Dame, will switch back to that number, which caused an uproar…

Fan interest and competitive uncertainty will always drive Amazon Prime Video in the decisions it makes on buying sports rights, its managing director has said. The broadcaster went public in its opposition to the European Super League last month at the point…

Welcome to the PHT Morning Skate, a collection of links from the NHL and around the hockey world. Have a link you want to submit for the PHT Morning Skate? Email us at phtblog@nbcsports. • Wayne Gretzky is stepping down from his…

The Los Angeles Lakers pulled out a thrilling 109-102 victory over the Phoenix Suns in Game 2 Tuesday, and LeBron James delivered the dagger late in the fourth quarter to seal the win. Los Angeles held the lead for much of the…

One of four winners on 1.5-mile tracks this year, Kyle Larson is PointsBet Sportsbook’s early line favorite for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (6 p.m. ET on Fox). As of Wednesday morning, PointsBet lists Larson at +400. In four starts…

Always the realist, Kerry Haigh mulled his answer when asked last week at Kiawah Island about the PGA of America’s decision to allow rangefinders at the year’s second major. “I'm hopeful that balls hit wide will save time, but for the general…

Florida State baseball coach Mike Martin Jr. might be breathing a sigh of relief at the idea of merely reaching the conference tournament and making the NCAA postseason. It took much longer than he – and any other 2020 first-year college baseball…