Malcolm Butler denies wrongdoing led to Super Bowl benching New England Patriots defensive back Malcolm Butler has broken his silence over being benched for Sunday’s Super Bowl. In a statement issued Tuesday on Instagram, Butler denied reports that his actions before the game caused Patriots coach Bill Belichick not to […]
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MLB win totals: How we see the 2018 season unfolding You’d think projecting win totals for all 30 Major League Baseball teams in early February would be a perilous task. And you’d think that task would be all the more difficult in this unprecedented winter, when 100 perfectly employable, in […]
U.S. bobsled pilot Justin Olsen has emergency appendectomy U.S. bobsled pilot Justin Olsen had an emergency appendectomy here on Monday, just two days before the team is to start unofficial training. USA Bobsled and Skeleton is hopeful that Olsen will recover in time to compete later in the Pyeongchang Olympics. […]
No. 2 Mississippi State takes down No. 6 South Carolina to stay unbeaten Victoria Vivians had never beaten South Carolina during her stellar career at Mississippi State. In front of the first sellout crowd in women’s basketball history, Vivians scored 20 of her 24 points in the first half to […]
10 biggest questions for the 2018 NFL offseason As Bill Belichick might put it: It’s on to next season. Super Bowl LII provided the crowning moment for one season and the kickoff to another. Here a few items to ponder from the NFL’s offseason landscape. 1. Where will Kirk Cousins […]
Redskins could try to trade Kirk Cousins, but here’s how he can fight back When the Redskins made a deal for Alex Smith last week, that effectively put an end to the Kirk Cousins era in Washington. Cousins, the team’s 2012 fourth-round pick who was franchised each of the last […]
Doug Pederson won the Eagles the Super Bowl by not blinking against Bill Belichick All week long, the Philadelphia Eagles had this air about them. They weren’t foolishly cocky. They definitely respected the opponent that awaited them. They acknowledged the greatness of the New England Patriots. But they knew that […]
Jordan Spieth misses cut at Waste Management Phoenix Open SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — With the cut number in his head and the putter in his hands, Jordan Spieth took dead aim on a couple of weekend rounds. As he took the club back, the rare silence surrounding the ninth hole at […]
Poll: NFL’s core audience dropping as interest lessens The NFL’s core audience is slipping away at a rapid pace, with a 9% decrease in interest since 2014, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll released on Friday. The dip in interest comes from adult fans who reported to […]
Brown leads No. 11 Auburn over Mississippi 79-70 Auburn was struggling to put away a mediocre Mississippi team in the second half when Bryce Brown made a crucial 3-pointer to give the Tigers a little separation. The smooth-shooting junior was just getting started. Brown made several crucial shots down the […]