8:54 PM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Adam Scott, Sergio Garcia, Ernie Els and other players at this week’s Australian Open could have another course hazard to contend with: smoke from nearby bushfires. A temperature inversion that formed over Sydney on Monday night trapped smoke in the region on Tuesday and caused considerable haze during
Month: December 2019
8:38 PM ET Former NHL player Akim Aliu met with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and other league executives on Tuesday in Toronto after his allegations of racist language led to the resignation of Calgary Flames coach Bill Peters. “It was a tough week, but we had some great discussion,” Aliu said in a brief statement
7:40 PM ET Penn State junior defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos announced Tuesday that he will enter the 2020 NFL draft. Gross-Matos, a first-team selection for the All-Big Ten defensive team, led the Nittany Lions with 8.5 sacks and 14 tackles for loss this season. He is ranked third on ESPN draft insider Mel Kiper’s list
7:40 PM ET Penn State junior defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos announced Tuesday that he will enter the 2020 NFL draft. Gross-Matos was a first-team selection for the All-Big Ten defensive team and led the team with 8.5 sacks and 14 tackles for loss. He did not indicate on his Twitter posting whether he plans to
7:16 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With injuries mounting at running back, the Kansas City Chiefs signed veteran Spencer Ware. Ware played for the Chiefs from 2015 through last season and led the team in rushing in 2016 with 921 yards. Injuries to Damien Williams (rib) and Darrel Williams (hamstring) left the Chiefs before
7:02 PM ET With Ohio State, LSU, Clemson and Georgia remaining atop the College Football Playoff rankings, Alabama‘s loss to Auburn opened the door for Utah and Oklahoma to move up to No. 5 and No. 6, respectively, entering this weekend’s conference championship games. Taking advantage of Minnesota‘s loss to Wisconsin, Baylor moved up two
5:48 PM ET Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who is recovering from hip surgery, said that whether he’ll enter the upcoming NFL draft will be a “business decision” that he plans to make with the help of his family. The junior has not made use of a redshirt season and has a year of
1:00 AM ET Bottom 10 Inspirational thought of the week: I’m going to take you toMy special placeIt’s a place that youLike no one else I knowMight appreciateI don’t go there with anyone, butYou’re a special caseFor my special placeMy special placeA secret place — “A Secret Place,” Joni Mitchell This week, as tradition and
6:59 PM ET The New Jersey Devils have fired head coach John Hynes after a disastrous start to the season. The Devils are 9-13-4, their 22 points are second-fewest in the NHL, and they have the fourth-worst record over the past two seasons, at 40-54-14. Assistant coach Alain Nasreddine will become interim coach while Peter
7:24 AM ET I recall being in ninth-grade science class and learning about something called a litmus test. For some reason, this particular test, which according to Merriam-Webster is defined as “a test in which a single factor (such as an attitude, event, or fact) is decisive,” stuck with me. The stick goes in the