10:12 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Zach Wood won’t be so disrespected by EA Sports’ Madden NFL ratings anymore. The New Orleans Saints‘ third-year long snapper was given the lowest rating in the league in the recently released edition of the popular video game — a 36, which tied him with Oakland Raiders long snapper
10:16 PM ET Associated Press WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Six days after his first Xfinity Series victory of the season and not-so-fresh from a disheartening loss in the Truck Series race at Eldora only hours earlier, Chase Briscoe was ready for the challenge of Watkins Glen International. “I definitely want to be higher up on
Jul 31, 2019 SAN JOSE, Calif. — Cain Velasquez leans up against the ring ropes in a small pro wrestling gym wearing a maroon Arizona State workout top. It’s his third shirt of the practice. The other two were sweated through. The former UFC heavyweight champion is a month into training in lucha libre at
9:39 PM ET DETROIT — Calder Hodge has big dreams; record-breaking, life-changing, world-inspiring dreams. He’s 14 years old. Due to a rare disorder called fibular hemimelia, his legs were amputated when he was 3. That never stopped him from thinking big. From pushing to do everything that his older brothers could do, and maybe even
9:22 PM ET The Phillie Phanatic has been part of Philadelphia lore since 1978. The Phillies are hoping to keep it that way, even if it means getting the courts involved. In a federal lawsuit filed Friday in New York, a copy of which was obtained by the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Phillies alleged that the
9:11 PM ET CHICAGO — With under two months left in the regular season, Chicago Cubs reliever Brandon Morrow is still hopeful he can contribute to his team’s playoff push as he continues his long recovery from elbow and forearm issues. Morrow, 35, hasn’t pitched in the big leagues since before last year’s All-Star break,
10:02 PM ET It may be three weeks later, but the sting of India’s World Cup semi-final exit has been a tough pill to swallow for India captain Virat Kohli. Speaking in Florida on the eve of his team’s first T20I against West Indies, Kohli said the initial days after his side’s loss to New
8:45 PM ET Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer encouraged troubled staff member Zach Smith to stay with the Buckeyes in January 2018 when Smith was offered a coaching position at Alabama, according to a text message exchange released by the university Friday afternoon. Meyer fired Smith roughly six months later after reports about Smith’s
7:59 PM ET In the last few weeks, Ohio State and Texas were locked in a recruiting battle for elite running back Bijan Robinson. On Friday, the No. 31-ranked prospect in the class of 2020 announced his decision with the Longhorns winning out over the Buckeyes, USC, UCLA and Arizona. View this post on Instagram
7:54 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Coco Gauff reached the Citi Open women’s doubles final with fellow teenager Catherine McNally, who also is into the singles semifinals in her first appearance in the main draw of a WTA tournament. Gauff and McNally routed the third-seeded team of Russian Anna Kalinskaya and Miyu Kato of