6:06 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles may have a backup kicker in the wings if Jake Elliott has any trouble this year. World champion soccer star Carli Lloyd, a diehard Eagles fan, visited Philadelphia’s camp on Tuesday and showed off her leg. She kicked 40-yard field goals flawlessly, with room to spare, and even hit
6:32 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Billy Hamilton feels like Christmas came early. After being let go by one of baseball’s worst teams, Hamilton joined the first-place Atlanta Braves on Tuesday to help with their push for the playoffs. “It’s a great feeling,” Hamilton said in the clubhouse at SunTrust Park before the opener
6:26 PM ET Challenge accepted. That was Jorge Masvidal‘s message to Nate Diaz in a YouTube video published Tuesday after Diaz had called him out after a victory at UFC 241 on Saturday. Masvidal said he’d be down to fight Diaz in December, though he was also open to November. “I’m ready to put it
5:56 PM ET Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Former Michigan quarterback Brandon Peters has been named the Illinois starter for the season opener, coach Lovie Smith said Tuesday. Peters, a graduate transfer, is a former Mr. Football in Indiana who played 10 games with four starts at Michigan, passing for 680 yards and four touchdowns.
5:19 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Drew Lock‘s diagnosis of his right thumb injury proved to be only half right. Lock, who suffered his injury on a second-down sack early in the third quarter of Monday night’s preseason loss to the San Francisco 49ers, said following the game he believed the
3:00 AM ET David Hopps at Hove Sussex 309 (Wells 62, Carey 56, Beer 77, Roland-Jones 5 for 70) and 145 for 3 (Carey 69*) beat Middlesex 75 (Robinson 8 for 34) and 378 (Simpsone 89, Robson 68, Harris 66, Robinson 6-101) by seven wickets As Jofra Archer attracts nationwide acclaim during an exciting debut
5:04 PM ET The door seems very much open for one of the most anticipated trilogy fights in MMA history. Conor McGregor took to Instagram on Tuesday to congratulate Nate Diaz for his win over Anthony Pettis at UFC 241 on Saturday night. The former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion waited until Tuesday to write
4:11 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Amari Cooper will likely not play in a preseason game because of a heel injury suffered while in Oxnard, California, but the Pro Bowl wide receiver is hopeful he can practice with the Dallas Cowboys by the end of the week. Cooper has not practiced since Aug. 6, and
5:20 PM ET I’m sorry, Denny Hamlin, but on Saturday night, most of the NASCAR world was rooting against you. (Note: Not including people with money on Hamlin, or those with No. 11 tattoos or immediate members of the Hamlin family). Heck, after hearing his comments after getting out of the car, I’m not completely
4:02 PM ET Pitching great Roger Clemens didn’t shy away from many battles in his major league career, but politics is something he’s not willing to take on. Clemens had been encouraged to run as a Republican candidate for the seat of Texas Republican Rep. Pete Olson, who announced his retirement last month. The 57-year-old