Tua Tagovailoa injury investigation will be public, NFL doctor says

Tua Tagovailoa injury investigation will be public, NFL doctor says

The NFL’s Chief Medical Officer says the league will release the full investigation of how and why Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was allowed to return to action during Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills.  Tagovailoa was injured after he was pushed to the ground by Buffalo Bills linebacker Matt Milano, causing his head to hit the … Read more

Rachel Nichols lands at Showtime, sounds off about ESPN exit

Rachel Nichols lands at Showtime, sounds off about ESPN exit

Nearly a year after ESPN removed Rachel Nichols from its airwaves, the longtime NBA reporter has a new job at Showtime, where she will work as a host and reporter on everything from podcasts to documentaries to potentially a new monthly show. Last summer, Nichols was removed from ESPN’s NBA coverage after the New York … Read more

College football TV schedule: N.C. State-Clemson highlights big week

College football TV schedule: N.C. State-Clemson highlights big week

With five games featuring two ranked teams, Week 5 sees the college football season finally shifting into second gear, with just about everyone beginning conference play in earnest. Could be a fun one. Iowa’s dinosaur offense has failed to exceed one touchdown in three of its four games, the latest a 27-10 win over Rutgers … Read more

Arsenal and Spurs eye statement win, but home advantage counts

Arsenal and Spurs eye statement win, but home advantage counts

Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur will renew their long-standing rivalry at Emirates Stadium on Saturday, but this specific fixture hasn’t been much of a contest in recent years. Spurs have not won a Premier League game at the home of their closest enemy since November 2010, when manager Harry Redknapp masterminded a recovery from 2-0 down … Read more

Seattle Mariners make playoffs for first time since 2001

Seattle Mariners make playoffs for first time since 2001

At long last, the Seattle Mariners ended North American sports’ longest postseason drought Friday, clinching an American League wild-card berth with a walk-off win to get back to the playoffs for the first time in 21 years. That 2001 Mariners team – led by rookie MVP Ichiro Suzuki – won an MLB-record 116 games but lost … Read more

California angler shatters world record for yellowtail

California angler shatters world record for yellowtail

A California angler who landed a 36-pound, 10-ounce yellowtail at San Clemente Island in late July has been granted a women’s line-class world record. Lisa Kitagawa’s catch, after a 25-minute battle on 12-pound-test line, shatters a record that had stood for 34 years. Kitagawa is a member of the Balboa Angling Club, which shared the … Read more

Alex Morgan says she told U.S. Soccer not to hire Paul Riley

Alex Morgan says she told U.S. Soccer not to hire Paul Riley

In a new ESPN documentary, Alex Morgan said she told U.S. Soccer not to hire Paul Riley as U.S. women’s national team head coach in 2019. Riley was a candidate to replace Jill Ellis at the time after his track record of on-field success as head coach of the North Carolina Courage, and previously with … Read more