Sunday marks the first time Richard Sherman will play a game in Seattle since the Seahawks, his former team of seven seasons, waived him last offseason while he was recovering from an Achilles injury. Sherman stuck it to the supposedly rebuilding ‘Hawks by taking his talents to San Francisco and hooking up with Seattle’s biggest […]
Ben Askren will finally make the walk to the Octagon when he takes on former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler at UFC 233 in January. The UFC made the news official Wednesday, confirming the initial report from ESPN. UFC 233 will go down inside the Honda Center on Jan. 26 in Anaheim. Askren (18-0, 1 […]
The Saints will bring a 10-game winning streak into Dallas on Thursday night and one might think that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones would prefer a less imposing opponent as the race for the NFC East title plays out. That wasn’t the approach Jones took on Tuesday, however. Jones called it “real exciting” to have a […]
Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins is hoping to return to the court after Christmas, the Mercury News’ Logan Murdock reported on Monday. According to Murdock, Cousins had originally wanted to make his Warriors debut during the team’s five-game road trip, which starts Thursday and runs through Dec. 7: “Nonetheless, there have been no setbacks […]
The Vikings quarterback was sharp in their 24-17 win over the Packers, earning his money and putting his team in good position for the final month of the season. He finished 29-of-38 for 342 yards and three touchdowns, and made the timely plays when he needed them. It was more of an efficient night than […]
The New York Yankees’ general manager, Brian Cashman, made his first move on Monday, trading for Seattle Mariners left-hander James Paxton. While Cashman continues to shop the free agent market for one more pitcher at least, the rumor mill still connects the Yankees to the two best hitters up for grabs: Manny Machado and Bryce […]
The Cardinals are cutting veteran cornerback Jamar Taylor, Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports. Taylor got beat badly on a double move by Jared Cook for the Raiders’ first touchdown Sunday. Cornerback David Amerson, whom the Cardinals signed last week and then cut Saturday, likely replaces Taylor on the roster, John Gambadoro of 98.7 FM […]
Alvin Kamara’s comments to Bleacher Report over the summer, when he said the New Orleans Saints would have “beat the s*** out of” the Philadelphia Eagles had they met in the playoffs last season, were revisited again this past week. Kamara’s comment doesn’t look so crazy now. True, this isn’t the same Eagles team that […]
LeBron James lit Staples Center on fire, doing everything for the Los Angeles Lakers in their 126-117 win over the Portland Trailblazers. It was a pretty historic night for LeBron as he passed Wilt Chamberlain for fifth on the all-time NBA scoring list midway through the fourth quarter with 39 points. James now sits 867 points […]
Kevin Harvick‘s pit crew will have a new rear tire changer for Sunday’s championship race in Miami at 3 p.m. ET, NBC Sports has confirmed. Chris McMullen, who has been Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Aric Almirola‘s rear tire changer all season, will switch over to Harvick’s team in the same role this coming weekend. The move was made since […]