9:22 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Offensive lineman Alex Lewis announced he was surprisingly cut by the Baltimore Ravens on Monday. Lewis, a 2016 fourth-round pick who started 10 games, was expected to compete at Baltimore’s left guard spot. He struggled to stay healthy throughout his career (missing a total of 28 games over
Month: August 2019
8:04 AM ET The past four years have been rather interesting when it comes to the Heisman Trophy race. Players who were the clear-cut favorite midseason or even late in the year have come up short in the end. Neither of the top two preseason favorites has won the Heisman in any of the past
8:56 AM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said it was difficult to enjoy Lewis Hamilton’s Hungarian Grand Prix victory after seeing Valtteri Bottas endure such a tough race at a crucial time in his career. At some point in the next four weeks, Wolff is expected to decide whether Bottas or highly-rated
9:07 AM ET Starting with this year’s tournaments, the reigning U.S. Amateur and U.S. Women’s Amateur champions will be able to utilize their exemptions in the following year’s U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open even if they decide to turn pro. In the past, the reigning winners of the amateur championships received exemptions in the
8:41 AM ET PFL’s 2019 playoff brackets will be locked by the end of Thursday night at PFL 6, as the big boys — the heavyweights and light heavyweights — get last licks. There were some surprises back on June 6 when those divisions competed for the first time, as light heavyweight favorites Vinny Magalhaes
8:00 AM ET NFL Nation As the NFL preseason schedule gets cranking with upcoming games, there are intense battles for starting jobs and roster spots raging all across the league. Who will start at quarterback in Miami and Washington? Who will be snapping to Drew Brees? When the Patriots go four-wide, who will be running
The trade deadline was an opportunity for all 30 teams to shake things up, to reinforce a bid to win now and earn a postseason slot, to retool a roster or to add talent with which to rebuild. As such, it’s no surprise that it helped trigger a bit of a shakeup in the rankings.
7:05 AM ET The NFL moves and shifts faster than you think. Since the league went to its current standings and schedule format back in 2002, an average of six teams have made repeat trips to the playoffs each season, meaning half of the playoffs turn over from season to season. Just five of the
6:51 AM ET With the trade deadline a few days behind us, it’s a good time to take stock of where things are in the playoff races. Let’s check in on the top 15 teams, based on the playoff odds at FanGraphs, and look at some key factors down the stretch. Houston Astros Playoff odds:
6:45 AM ET CHICAGO — It has been five years of big swings and bigger home runs. It has been five years of adventures on the basepaths few would even attempt. And it has been a half-decade of tags with the sleight of hand reserved for a magician — hence the nickname “El Mago.” Mostly,