Teenager Wan Kuzain scored his first professional goal in just his second game, Daniel Salloi and Cristian Lobato added first-half goals, and Sporting Kansas City cruised to a 4-1 victory over Minnesota United on Sunday night in Kansas City. Diego Rubio completed the scoring late in the second half for Kansas City, which moved back […]
Shohei Ohtani traveled more than 5,000 miles from his home in Japan in his quest to make history as a two-way player in the major leagues, so it was only natural for him to feel a knot in his stomach and the burden of expectations several hours before his pitching debut with the Los Angeles […]
With Ronald Acuna Jr. now occupying a corner locker in the Atlanta Braves’ clubhouse, Baby Vlad has ascended to the top of the charts in the prospect ranking business. He’s as flashy a prospect as you’ll ever see. His namesake father is one of the most exciting players ever to grace a big league ballfield […]
Over the weekend, The Athletic published an oral history of the Golden State Warriors’ free-agent meeting with Kevin Durant in the Hamptons, which was 23 months ago. LeBron James’ letter in Sports Illustrated announcing his signing with the Cleveland Cavaliers, which is about to turn 4 years old, still gets web traffic and is referenced […]
“I was kind of joking around with a few guys that this is the first opportunity I’ve had to take a rep at quarterback in the New Orleans Saints’ offense. So these last [two weeks of OTA practices] have been a ton of fun,” said the second-year quarterback, who managed to create an enormous amount […]
Joe Flacco has consistently found Michael Crabtree during the first two weeks of Baltimore Ravens offseason practices, whether it’s over the middle, along the sideline or in the corner of the end zone. The impressive part isn’t the number of times Flacco has hit the Ravens’ biggest free-agent addition. It’s the effortlessness it takes for […]
Jonathan Gonzalez was never promised a spot in Mexico’s World Cup squad, but he remains a top prospect for the national team moving forward, says the Mexican federation’s director of national teams. The 19-year-old California native had been part of the United States’ youth national team set-up, but the midfielder switched to Mexico in January […]
Odell Beckham Jr.’s presence this spring comes with a purpose. It’s not simply for show, to learn the new offense or for the extra work. He can get the latter at his offseason home in California if he so pleased. Beckham is out to prove that the New York Giants can trust their star wide […]
The rest of the Capitals joined him for a team photo after beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 on Wednesday night in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final, a victory that sent Washington to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in 20 years. A decade of playoff frustration is fading fast.cheap nfl […]
Dejan Lovren believes Liverpool have come a long way since the last time they faced Real Madrid, insisting “the only thing that is similar to that night is the name.” Lovren was part of Brendan Rodgers’ Liverpool team that were beaten by Real Madrid 3-0 in the group stages of the Champions League back in […]