Pisgah High School in western North Carolina reopened its football stadium last year after Tropical Storm Fred tore through in 2021. Now it has to be rebuilt again after being demolished by Hurricane Helene. Amid the lives lost and the catastrophic damage, high schools in dozens of communities in southern Appalachia are shut down and … Read more
MILWAUKEE – Willy Adames had just finished playing perhaps his final game with the Milwaukee Brewers when he described the most devastating of this franchise’s growing collection of playoff defeats. “Losing that way, when you’re so close, it’s like when you’re a kid and they let you try candy, but they don’t give you the … Read more
RALEIGH, N.C. – N.C. State football player Davin Vann was on the move, tiptoeing his way between obstacles in the Wolfpack’s indoor practice facility midway through a game week. And it had nothing to do with the upcoming visit from Wake Forest. Instead, he stepped carefully through and over boxes of canned food, stacks of … Read more
Amid the NFL’s crackdown on violent gestures, Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Vita Vea appeared to imitate a sniper crawl after sacking Kirk Cousins in Thursday night’s match up against the Atlanta Falcons. The incident took place in the fourth quarter on 3rd and 5 with the Falcons in the red zone. Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk … Read more
In 2019, Pablo Tellez was living in Naples, Florida, and still loving tennis. It is the sport he has always played, doing so collegiately at the University of West Florida, where he won a Division II national title. However, a trip to a tennis shop led Tellez down a path to becoming a professional athlete … Read more
It was three years ago when the NFL went to its officials and reminded them to make sure they throw flags when they see taunting on the gridiron. After four weeks this season, the NFL is nudging referees again, according to Pro Football Talk, as there is a “point of clarification” as to what is … Read more
On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. ___ Doug Pederson won a Super Bowl with a backup quarterback and turned a perennial loser into a playoff winner in his first season. Now, he’s the most likely NFL coach to get fired, according … Read more
BARCELONA – A British yacht is back in the America’s Cup finals for the first time since 1964 after INEOS Britannia finished off Italy’s Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli on Friday. Britannia scored the winning point for a 7-4 series victory after a fast and flawless race that it finished 17 seconds ahead of Luna Rossa. … Read more
Miller Moss could see, as he scanned the scene on a critical red zone third down last Saturday, that a big hit was probably in his future. It was simple math. USC had an extra receiver out wide. Wisconsin had six in the box. Somebody was going to run free. And he would probably pay … Read more
This time, they aren’t overthinking. This time, they don’t have a choice. The Dodgers will start Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the opening game of their National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres on Friday but not necessarily because they trust him more than Jack Flaherty. In the regular season, Yamamoto never once pitched a … Read more