EUGENE, Ore. — It was UCLA-Oregon, so weird things were bound to happen. Into a rivalry that once saw Bruins guard Bryce Alford, one of the nation’s leading free-throw shooters, miss a late foul shot in a loss and UCLA come back from nine points down in the final 51 seconds to win came more unusual … Read more
DALLAS – Dave Parker and Dick Allen were elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame on Sunday by the classic era committee. Parker received 14 of 16 votes and Allen got 13. A vote of 75% or more was needed for election. They will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 27 along with … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Spurs point guard Chris Paul moved to second on the NBA’s all-time assists list against the New Orleans Pelicans, the franchise where his 20-year career began, on Sunday The 39-year-old Paul collected his 12,092nd assist on a 3-pointer from Victor Wembanyama with 7:06 remaining in the first half. Paul surpassed … Read more
So maybe this Rams team is better than average. Perhaps coach Sean McVay finally has them on track to win the NFC West. And, dare we posit it: A deep playoff run? It’s all out there for the Rams, who went from marginal-all-season to mostly magnificent for a day with a 44-42 victory over the … Read more
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Matthew Stafford passed for 320 yards and hit Puka Nacua for a 19-yard touchdown with 1:54 to play, and the Los Angeles Rams overcame Josh Allen’s record six-touchdown performance to snap the Buffalo Bills’ seven-game winning streak with a 44-42 victory Sunday. Allen passed for 342 yards and three touchdowns and rushed … Read more
Who will win the first 12-team College Football Playoff national championship? I believe there are six teams that have the personnel, savvy and leadership to make a run and win it all, handling top competition as the margin for error gets smaller and the spotlight gets so much brighter. I love so many of these … Read more
A Caitlin Clark trading card sold at auction for $234,850 on Saturday night — more than doubling the previous all-time record for a Clark or WNBA card of $97,212.54 set in October. The latest record was achieved by Clark’s one-of-a-kind 2024 Panini Select WNBA Gold Vinyl signed rookie card and was sold by Goldin. The … Read more
With the Hot Stove warming up and the Winter Meetings getting underway in Dallas, let’s pull back and survey more of the free-agent field. We’ve already seen Blake Snell sign a $182 million contract with the Dodgers and Willy Adames agree to a $182 million contract of his own with the Giants, along with several … Read more
Taking up the cause for Alabama and the SEC feels like going to bat for Apple or Amazon. It’s fighting for a tax break for Elon Musk or Warren Buffet. It’s rushing to the defense of the biggest bully on the block the one time somebody gets in a shot that knocks him to his … Read more
College football’s conference shakeup left concerns about two super conferences dominating the playoff field. They weren’t totally unfounded or 100% borne out. The Big Ten, not the Southeastern Conference, was the biggest winner Sunday. The ACC scored, too. The Big Ten led the initial 12-team playoff field with four programs making the cut, topped by … Read more