Back up North: Thielen returns to Vikes in trade
The Minnesota Vikings brought back Adam Thielen on Wednesday in a trade with the Carolina Panthers, giving the veteran receiver…
Author: Michael Greenwood
NASCAR: How the 16-driver field stacks up ahead of the 2025 Cup Series playoffs
The NASCAR postseason has arrived. The 16-driver playoff field was set at Daytona on Saturday night as Alex Bowman snuck…
Madden NFL 26 Team Captains program honors leaders from the 2010s
Madden NFL 26 is available to play, and that means Madden Ultimate Team — MUT, for short — has begun…
AL Cy Young contender Eovaldi likely done for ’25
ARLINGTON, Texas — Right-hander Nathan Eovaldi is likely done for the season because of a rotator cuff strain, another huge…
Sanders makes Browns roster, to open as QB3
BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns have trimmed their crowded quarterback room and named a backup. After trading Kenny Pickett…
Way-too-early UFC at the White House fight card
When U.S. President Donald Trump floated the idea in July that the UFC could stage a fight card on the…
‘Transitions take time’: How things are different for Kalen DeBoer in Year 2 at Alabama
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The pun, purposeful or not, is not lost on a grinning Ryan Williams. “It was basically the…
Source: Veteran WR Cooper reunites with Raiders
The Las Vegas Raiders are signing free-agent wide receiver Amari Cooper to a one-year deal, a source told ESPN’s Adam…
Raleigh joins Mantle in record books with 50th HR
SEATTLE — Cal Raleigh hit his 50th homer Monday night, extending his major league record for home runs by a…
Fantasy baseball pickups: Power, speed and a must-add returning ace
News flash: A Cy Young Award winner and two-time, top-15 overall fantasy point scorer, was back on the mound on…
Transfer rumors, news: Premier League clubs eye Man United’s Mainoo
Liverpool are set to make another move to bring in Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak after the two teams meet…
WNBA’s expansion Fire names Cernivec 1st GM
The Portland Fire announced Monday that Golden State Valkyries vice president of basketball operations Vanja Cernivec will be the WNBA…
Saints release veteran RB Akers in initial cuts
METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints released veteran running back Cam Akers, the Saints announced Monday. Akers, a 2020…
2-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova heads to retirement after a first-round US Open loss
NEW YORK (AP) Petra Kvitova’s professional tennis career ended on Monday at the U.S. Open, where the two-time Wimbledon champion…
‘His kids were getting messed with at school’: How Ryan Day handles the pressures at Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State coach Ryan Day leans back into the leather couch in his office, days away from…
Blue Jays play the Twins in first of 3-game series
Minnesota Twins (59-71, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (76-55, first in the AL East) Toronto; Monday,…
Djokovic jokes that he's challenging Serena Williams to come back to tennis
NEW YORK (AP) Novak Djokovic thinks he came up with a way to get Serena Williams back on the tennis…
Cal Raleigh's record-setting home runs power Mariners to 11-4 win over Athletics
SEATTLE (AP) Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 48th and 49th home runs, setting a single-season record for catchers, as…
Spencer Steer hits a 3-run homer as the Reds avoid a sweep with a 6-1 victory over the Diamondbacks
PHOENIX (AP) Spencer Steer hit a three-run homer in Cincinnati’s five-run eighth inning, and the Reds avoided a sweep by…
Highlights from the Little League World Series
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) Baseball players between the ages of 10 and 12 gathered in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, for the…