It’s the most subtle but important connection in sports: a quarterback’s grip on the football. Critical but somehow often unnoticed, it can be the difference between offensive supremacy and pick-sixes galore. NFL quarterbacks all hold it a little differently — the laces are crucial or optional depending on whom you ask — but every great
5:30 AM ET An amateur mixed martial arts fighter has died in England after suffering a brain injury during a match. Saeideh Aletaha, 26, was competing at a Fast and Furious Fight Series (FFS) event in Southampton’s Central Hall on Saturday when she was critically injured. She was taken to hospital following the fight, but
9:00 AM ET Despite being heralded as one of the elite teams heading into the 2019-20 NHL season, the Toronto Maple Leafs have struggled out of the gate for the first quarter of the season, with an even 22 points in 22 games. Is coach Mike Babcock to blame? Can they fix the issues internally,
5:47 AM ET The inaugural edition of the new-look Davis Cup got underway on Monday as Croatia began their Davis Cup title defence with a 3-0 loss to Group B opponents Russia. Without their injured talisman Marin Cilic and with the team in upheaval after captain Zeljko Krajan was axed two days before their opening
9:59 AM GMT Gary Stead has suggested New Zealand may look to “fight fire with fire” during the Test series against England. While Stead, the New Zealand coach, acknowledges that England have, in Jofra Archer, a “point of difference” fast bowler, he points out that his side have some good pace bowling options of their
3:54 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Japanese pitcher Shun Yamaguchi, who led Japan’s Central League in wins, strikeouts and winning percentage this season, says he wants to move to the major leagues through the posting system. The 32-year-old right-hander declared his intention this week and becomes the first player from the Yomiuri Giants to
3:31 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Paul George knows the narrative used to be that he isn’t clutch. That hasn’t been true of late, and on Monday, the All-Star swingman proved that for the first time as a member of the LA Clippers. In his third game back from offseason surgeries on both of his
2:15 AM ET MEXICO CITY — Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers knows he’s costing his team games because of his turnovers. However, so far through 11 games, Rivers hasn’t found the magic elixir. “It’s a football game,” he said. “If you could just pick and choose and never throw them ever, I’d choose to
11:15 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Luka Doncic scored a career-high 42 points in his sixth triple-double of the young NBA season and the Dallas Mavericks sent the San Antonio Spurs to their sixth straight loss, 117-110 on Monday night. Dallas led wire to wire but had to fend off a late Spurs rally,
11:48 PM ET HOUSTON — James Harden‘s scoring average for the season dipped slightly Monday night, when he scored 36 points in the Houston Rockets‘ 132-108 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. That just puts in perspective how productive Harden has been for the Rockets, who have won eight consecutive games, with Harden scoring more