12:08 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Speaking publicly for the first time since ending his NFL retirement after 40 days, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady said Wednesday that he felt pressure to end his retirement because of free agency, and that his key reasons for his indecision stemmed from commitments to his family. “At
11:16 AM ET Associated Press MADISON, Ill. — Hendrick Motorsports will return to the Xfinity Series for the first time in more than a decade when it fields cars later this year at Road America, the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Watkins Glen. The team said Thursday that defending Cup series champion Kyle
7:00 AM ET My older brother, Matt, is my best friend, and the strongest person I have ever met. We were born in the same year, just 11 months apart, and immediately inseparable. My parents sent me to kindergarten a year early because they couldn’t imagine separating us. We were in some of the same
11:36 AM ET Arkansas football coach Sam Pittman, who last season guided the Razorbacks to their first Top 25 finish since 2011, has agreed to a new contract through 2026. The new agreement runs through December 2026, but it will be extended by a year if Arkansas wins seven or more games in any season
7:00 AM ET We’re past the two-month mark of the 2022 MLB season, meaning we’ve seen enough action to more accurately draw conclusions about what’s going on in the world of baseball. If you’re a Dodgers fan, you can rest assured that despite a couple of odd outings recently against the Pirates, your team is
8:40 AM ET Defining “value” in the Stanley Cup playoffs can be challenging. Although apparently not as challenging as defining “possession” in the Western Conference finals, as Edmonton Oilers fans screaming about the NHL’s offside rules after Game 1 will no doubt tell you. For me, value in the playoffs is a combination of statistical
6:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — The timing could have been better for new Philadelphia Eagles cornerback James Bradberry. Needing to shed salary, the New York Giants entered the offseason looking to trade Bradberry, who had been one of the team’s most productive players over the past two seasons with seven interceptions and 25 pass breakups.
6:00 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Former fullback J.R. Niklos was surprised the first time he met Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk with the St. Louis Rams in 2002. “He’s got his shirt off, and you would think being Marshall Faulk, he would just be shredded,” said Niklos, who played for the Rams
7:00 AM ET CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Over the past five years, every now and then, Mack Brown would ask Gene Chizik a version of the same question. “Are you ready to coach again?” Brown asked it four years ago, before he got back into coaching at North Carolina. At the time, Chizik told him
7:00 AM ET DENVER — The Western Conference finals were billed as two superstar-laden, high-octane offensive powerhouses going head-to-head for a chance to play for Lord Stanley’s Cup. Colorado and Edmonton already managed to surpass even those lofty expectations. In Game 1 of their best-of-seven series Tuesday, the Oilers and Avalanche threw it back to