Grambling leads preseason HBCU football coaches poll Grambling, which nearly beat Arizona in its opener last year before winning 11 consecutive games, will open the 2017 football season as the No. 1 team in the BOXTOROW HBCU Coaches Poll. The Tigers, who play in the Championship Subdivision, received 18 of […]
Dan Hardy: Conor McGregor making boxing establishment face some hard truths We are now just days away from boxing going on trial like never before. Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor will present the prosecution’s case. It is fitting that in a venue that […]
Clint Dempsey PK goal leads Seattle Sounders to last-minute win over Minnesota United Clint Dempsey converted a penalty kick in the final seconds of stoppage time on Sunday night, lifting the Seattle Sounders to a 2-1 victory over Minnesota United. A corner kick by Seattle’s Joevin Jones floated into the […]
Saints top Chargers 13-7 as Brees, Rivers are both held out For Alvin Kamara to see meaningful playing time this season for the New Orleans Saints, the rookie running back is going to have to offer something different than Adrian Peterson and Mark Ingram. That’s exactly what Kamara showed by […]
Boldin abruptly retires 2 weeks after signing with Bills Receiver Anquan Boldin is abruptly giving up on football to pursue his humanitarian and charitable work just under two weeks after signing with the Buffalo Bills. Boldin released a statement on Sunday night shortly after informing the Bills of his decision. […]
WWE SummerSlam: 5 titles change hands, but Brock Lesnar retains WWE Universal championship It was a night of title changes as World Wrestling Entertainment brought SummerSlam back to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. WWE crowned five new titlists Sunday night. The tag team and women’s titles on both brands […]
Ragan Smith wins first career women’s gymnastics title at P&G Championships Ragan Smith and her coach now have the same title. On the 25th anniversary of Kim Zmeskal Burdette’s third national championship, Smith won her first Sunday night at the P&G Championships. Next year, when the video montage of past […]
Gonzalez pitches 6 scoreless, White Sox hold off Rangers 3-2 Miguel Gonzalez and Juan Minaya pitched out of trouble just well enough on Sunday. Gonzalez escaped early trouble to finish six scoreless innings and Minaya recorded the final out after giving up a two-run homer, leading the Chicago White Sox […]
Cardinals, Pirates in awe of Little League spectacle Mike Matheny took a moment to look around the Lamade Stadium bleachers and was transported back in time. The sights reminded him of his childhood when the Cardinals manager idolized big leaguers just like the hundreds of Little Leaguers stretched out before […]
Henrik Stenson closes with 64 to win at Wyndham Henrik Stenson kept making birdies on the back nine Sunday at the Wyndham Championship. They added up to a tournament record — and his first victory of the year. Stenson closed with a 6-under 64 for a one-stroke victory in the […]
