From factory job to Division II, Nathan Shepherd has taken winding path to NFL draft The printers were massive, Nathan Shepherd said. Probably 25- or 30-feet long, whirring as they spit out 50 hot strips of cardboard in a row — flattened cartons so sharp they would leave thin cuts […]
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After leaving San Francisco 49ers after one season to protect his health, Chris Borland isn’t looking back This time of the NFL offseason features loads of potential-based excitement. Free agent signings and returning players have started reporting to team headquarters for the start of workouts. The regular-season schedule just came […]
Joel Embiid plays key role in 76ers’ Game 3 win; Winslow steps on protective mask Wearing a high-tech carbon face shield that is part mask, part goggles, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid made his much-awaited playoff debut vs. Miami in Game 3 of their first-round series on Thursday. All told, […]
LeBron James knows his responsibility to sports journalism as Erin Popovich question shows LeBron James, as much as any professional athlete today, understands the complex dynamics of the modern media landscape. He knows the mission of print media, online media, TV media and social media and the role they each […]
Lamar Jackson, the NFL and a system that de-emphasizes his greatest attribute After next weekend, Lamar Jackson will all but certainly have a multimillion-dollar check to cash. The NFL draft’s first round is Thursday, April 26, meaning the University of Louisville’s high-flying Heisman Trophy winner has one more week of […]
Knicks owner: It’s possible Kristaps Porzingis is out all next season Knicks president Steve Mills said last week that they hadn’t thought about the possibility of Kristaps Porzingis not playing next season. But the team’s owner apparently has. In an interview with the New York Post, James Dolan, the Madison […]
Meet the quarterback recruit who chose Princeton over Alabama It’s hard to be miserable in Cancun, especially when you’re in the Mexican resort city for your 18th birthday, as Brevin White was in late July of 2017. But surrounded by family and friends, shimmering water and sandy beaches, White was […]
Muncy homers, Maeda fans 10 in Dodgers’ 13-4 win over Padres The Los Angeles Dodgers roughed up the San Diego Padres in sweeping a three-game series, and newcomer Max Muncy got in on the action in a big way. Muncy homered for the first time since 2016, Corey Seager had […]
Sharks ride depth, Jones to first-round sweep of Ducks Very little separated San Jose and Anaheim in the regular season, with the Ducks edging out the Sharks by one point for second place in the Pacific Division. Their first-round series wasn’t nearly as competitive. The Sharks rode their superior depth, […]
LeBron James vs. Lance Stephenson: A history of their running feud As NBA beefs go, it doesn’t get any better than LeBron James v. Lance Stephenson. On one side, you have the game’s greatest player, a 6-foot-8, 250-pound force who was deemed “The Chosen One” during his celebrated high school […]
