11:49 AM ET Associated Press WEST POINT, N.Y. — Army assistant football coach Mike Viti is the winner of the Armed Forces Merit Award. The award began in 2012 to honor an individual or group in football. Viti was selected on Veterans Day by a seven-person committee made up of Football Writers Association of America
Month: November 2019
11:45 AM ET Former Michigan State star and Detroit Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers has died at age 38. Rogers’ former high school coaches told mlive.com that Rogers died from liver failure and that he also recently was diagnosed with cancer. “I called his mom at the hospital over the weekend and got a chance
10:24 AM ET CHICAGO — The National Football League is looking into how the Detroit Lions handled the reporting of quarterback Matthew Stafford‘s back injury in the week leading up to Sunday’s loss to Chicago, including the designation of Stafford being questionable and then ruled out, a source said. “We’ll look into it and gather
Nov 4, 2019 Less than 24 hours before Novak Djokovic strolled onto the floor of London’s 02 Arena on Sunday morning to resume his quest to regain the top ranking at the ATP Finals, an Italian youngster established himself as a player who might soon follow in the Serbian star’s outsized footprints. Jannik Sinner, a
2:33 PM GMT Andrew Fidel Fernando Sri Lanka has become the first South Asian nation to criminalise several offences related to match-fixing, after its parliament passed all three readings of a bill entitled “Prevention of Offences Related to Sports” on Monday. Offences related to corruption in sports will carry a prison term of up to
6:45 AM ET You can say watching Lamar Jackson is like looking into the past, if you want to say he reminds you of Michael Vick. And you can say watching Lamar Jackson is like looking into the future, if you want to believe the football world will someday be inhabited by jet-powered, shape-shifting human
3:31 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Watching No. 3 Alabama do its best imitation of Arkansas in the first half Saturday against No. 2 LSU, the thought occurred that nothing lasts forever. Watching Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa give away the ball twice, watching punter Ty Perine go stonehanded on a snap at midfield, watching
8:48 AM ET Maurice Hamilton Close • Veteran F1 journalist, covering the sport since 1977• Motor racing correspondent for the Observer for 20 years• Has written several books and covered F1 for BBC Radio 5 Live James Mangold’s latest movie is variously titled ‘Ford v Ferrari’ or ‘Le Mans ’66’, depending in which part of the world you
8:00 AM ET With free agency underway, the offseason is going to pick up steam. What are the big questions facing all 30 teams? Here’s a look at the NL East, which features four potential contenders, including the World Series champs. Atlanta Braves: Will Gerrit Cole, Madison Bumgarner or any other star pitcher be in
7:57 AM ET MLB awards week is here, and that means it’s time to hand out some hardware as baseball’s best of 2019 vie for MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year and Manager of the Year honors. Will Mike Trout hold off Alex Bregman for his third American League MVP award? Did Cody Bellinger