The leaders of Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada announced Wednesday that they will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced at a news conference in Sydney that the government would retain its official officials at home, despite the fact that Australian…
Mark Whipple has resurfaced at Nebraska in the same job under head football coach Scott Frost, just one day after leaving as offensive coordinator at Pittsburgh. Whipple, 64, announced his retirement on Tuesday after his third season as head coach at Pitt, where he coached Heisman Trophy contender Kenny Pickett. In 2021, the Panthers were…
The Heisman Trophy finalists were named on Monday: Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett, and Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud. Three quarterbacks led the nominees during a 2021 season in which there was no apparent front-runner until November and which was marked by outstanding defensive performances. Quarterbacks have…
Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell laid his hands on his knees on the sideline of Ford Field, slightly slouched over in anticipation of the game’s last play. Campbell yelled, leaping in the air with glee as quarterback Jared Goff came over to him for a big hug after Goff found rookie receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown…
Tommy Rees, the offensive coordinator at Notre Dame, confirmed to the players Wednesday night that he will remain at the school during the next coaching transition. According to reports, Rees, a former Fighting Irish quarterback who joined the team as quarterbacks coach in 2017, had an option to join former Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly…
Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker signed a 10-year agreement for $95 million to stay with the Spartans on Wednesday, according to the school. Tucker’s new contract, which made national news last week ahead of Michigan State’s game at Ohio State, makes him one of the highest-paid coaches in the sport and comes only four…
Shohei Ohtani, baseball’s amazing two-way standout, was unanimously named the American League Most Valuable Player for 2021 on Thursday. Ohtani, 27, is coming off a historic season in which he starred for the Los Angeles Angels on both the pitching and at the plate, a feat that has garnered comparisons to Hall of Famer Babe…
Would you have believed it if someone told you on Oct. 24 that the Chiefs would be in sole ownership of first place in the AFC West after three games? Even the most fervent Kansas City fans might have disagreed with that prediction. After winning their last three games, including a 41-14 victory over the…
Veteran quarterback Cam Newton has endorsed with the Carolina Panthers, returning to the team that he entered the NFL with as the first generally overall pick in 2011 and afterward prompted the Super Bowl in 2015. The arrangement is worth up to $10 million for the rest of the season, including $4.5 million guaranteed and…
November is Major League Baseball awards season, and the competition started off on Sunday evening when the league reported the winners for the 2021 Gold Glove Awards. Per Major League Baseball, here’s the voting process: Given out since 1957, the Gold Glove honors the best defenders at each position in each league. Major League managers…