Sports

The Carolina Panthers gave away significant assets when they traded up to the top spot in the NFL Draft to select quarterback Bryce Young. The Houston Texans then drafted quarterback C.J. Stroud at No. 2.  Stroud has gotten off to an impressive start, throwing for nine touchdowns against just one …

Michigan State has found former head football coach Mel Tucker responsible for violating the university’s sexual harassment policy against Brenda Tracy, a prominent rape survivor and activist.  A 73-page report by a university hearing officer found that Tucker “sexually harassed and exploited Tracy” after masturbating and making sexual comments to …

Eight-time NBA All-Star and former NBA champion Dwight Howard has denied sexual assault-and-battery allegations leveled against him last year, claiming that the encounter was “consensual,” according to court documents obtained by ESPN.  The allegations leveled against Howard by a man named Stephen Harper stem from a July 2021 incident that …

Big brother Jason Kelce has some concerns about Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce amid his rumored relationship with Taylor Swift.  The veteran Philadelphia Eagles center told NBC Sports’ Peter King on Sunday that while he is “really, really happy” for Travis and his “current situation” with Swift, he …

When New York Giants first-round pick Kayvon Thibodeaux reviewed what he put on tape in his rookie year, he admitted during training camp that it “disgusts me.” “Last year’s film kind of disgusts me a little when I look at myself, I get a little cringe feeling,” Thibodeaux told reporters …

Two years ago, the Arizona Diamondbacks lost 110 games – even this season, they weren’t even supposed to be a postseason contender in spring training. Now, they’re World Series bound. The Diamondbacks won the National League pennant on Tuesday night with their Game 7 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. …

A four-game suspension for Denver Broncos safety Kareem Jackson was reduced to two games, the NFL announced Tuesday. Derrick Brooks, an appeals officer, reduced Jackson’s suspension for repeated violations of the league’s unnecessary roughness rules following an appeal by the defensive back. NFL vice president of football operations Jon Runyan …

The NHL reversed course on Tuesday, announcing that players will again have the option to use Pride Tape and other stick tape throughout the season “in support of social causes” after Arizona Coyotes defenseman Travis Dermott became the first player to openly defy the ban over the weekend.  The league …

Kansas City Chiefs wideout Justyn Ross is facing an additional charge after he was arrested Monday in connection with a domestic violence incident, police said.  Ross, who was signed by the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2022, was arrested in Shawnee, Kansas, at around 2:30 p.m. local time …

The pressure is on during the World Series. While Major League Baseball’s championship series results in moments of triumph, viewers never forgot a memorable blunder either. With all the World Series games played in the history of MLB, a number of costly mistakes have turned game time upside down and …