Time could be running out for a handful of projected contenders, whose early-season struggles have spilled over into the second quarter of the schedule and now have these teams in holes that could soon prove impossible to escape. After showing a burst of life, winning two games to rebound from a 1-4 start, the Cincinnati…
By David Aldridge, Tony Jones and Sam Amick Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid shoved a Philadelphia Inquirer columnist in the Sixers locker room Saturday night, multiple league sources confirmed to The Athletic. The physical altercation occurred after Embiid and the columnist, Marcus Hayes, argued following Philadelphia’s 124-107 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. Hayes, a…
Indiana football is 9-0 for the first time in program history, emphatically, a 47-10 win at Michigan State welcoming the return of starting quarterback Kurtis Rourke and pushing the Hoosiers closer to College Football Playoff lock status. Rourke missed last week’s win over Washington with a right (throwing) thumb injury that he suffered a week…
The NFL’s toughest people aren’t always found on the field. In a week dominated by discussions surrounding a young quarterback who tapped out before a third-down play and a grandstanding defensive back who might have blown it on a Hail Mary, the most resilient, poised person in the NFL might have been a 58-year-old woman.…
An audio clip obtained and verified by The Athletic demonstrates how it is possible to intercept college football’s new coach-to-helmet communication technology. A person identified as Texas Tech defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter can be heard relaying a series of in-game defensive play calls and prompts during Texas Tech’s game against TCU on Oct. 26. The 31-second…
The jeers followed Malik Nabers the day after a late-game drop. “You suck,” Jayden Daniels told him. The LSU teammates-turned-top-10 picks make a point of watching each other’s NFL games, and some competitive banter inevitably follows. The New York Giants’ rookie receiver allowed a fourth-quarter slant pass to slip from his grasp in their Monday…
For more than a week they felt pretty miserable, as though they might never be able to run like they once did. For some, it lasted longer than three weeks. That made for one of the stranger buildups to this weekend’s New York City Marathon, a wicked balancing act between recovery and training, between rest…
Jason Kelce slammed a Penn State football fan’s phone on the ground after taunts and a homophobic slur were said toward him on Saturday ahead of the Nittany Lions’ matchup against Ohio State at Beaver Stadium. While walking behind Jason, a fan can be heard saying: “Kelce, how does it feel that your brother is…
NEW YORK — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole opted out of his nine-year, $324 million contract, a league source confirmed. But there’s a twist to his potential free agency. The Yankees can void Cole’s opt-out by adding a 10th year and an additional $36 million to his current deal, which would restore his status…
Maybe the NFL knew what it was doing when it flexed Indianapolis Colts-Minnesota Vikings into prime time. Quarterback Anthony Richardson’s benching has been a major talking point around the league this week. Another act of Joe Flacco’s career begins against the Vikings, who were once the hottest team in the league before losing their last…