The Jacksonville Jaguars added a Super Bowl champion quarterback to its roster on Tuesday as the team was dealt a major injury to their depth chart over the weekend. Trevor Lawrence suffered a concussion from a brutal hit by Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair. The defender was suspended for three games over the blow. Lawrence’s … Read more
The LPGA Tour saw a shakeup in leadership this week when Mollie Marcoux Samaan announced she will be stepping down as commissioner next month, and Liz Moore will be taking over in the interim. Marcoux Samaan has served as the tour commissioner since May 2021 and introduced record prize money to the organization, but faced … Read more
Two longtime NASCAR executives were introduced at Andretti Global on Wednesday as part of the restructuring now that Michael Andretti has stepped aside, The Associated Press has learned. Doug Duchardt, who has served multiple roles with race teams and with General Motors, was named chief performance officer of motorsports at TWG Group, which now oversees … Read more
Usually, schools and fans wait until the College Football Playoff is officially set before hurling criticism and scrutiny toward the selection committee, but that did not happen Tuesday night. Iowa State Cyclones athletics director Jamie Pollard and SMU Mustangs athletics director Rick Hart got into a tiff on social media following the penultimate rankings release. … Read more
A look at this week’s top high school football Southern California regional bowl games: FRIDAY Newbury Park (14-0) vs. San Diego Lincoln (10-2) at Southwestern College, 8 p.m. This is a challenging matchup in Division 1-AA for both schools. Lincoln’s speed will cause the Panthers problems. Newbury Park’s passing attack will cause the Hornets problems. … Read more
As the Dodgers officially welcomed their latest gazillionaire pitcher to a remodeling Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, the churning of the bulldozers in the infield was momentarily drowned out by the whining around the baseball world. Boo-hoo! The Dodgers are buying another championship! For shame! The Dodgers have an unfair advantage! It’s not right! The Dodgers … Read more
Marques Johnson is a living, breathing legend who’s seen and experienced so many moments of greatness that his story could be part of a museum exhibit dedicated to telling L.A. basketball history from the 1970s into the 21st century. From becoming the City Section player of the year at Crenshaw High in 1973 to playing … Read more
It’s that time of the year when high school football is ending, basketball has begun and winter baseball is in full swing. Who wants to be a multiple-sport athlete? Not many. Lots of teenagers have decided to specialize in a single sport, but there are plenty of great multisport athletes from the past to emulate. … Read more
Auburn Tigers men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl is not one to shy away from some of the hot-button political topics raging in the United States, and he dipped his toe in the water again on Tuesday. Pearl applauded New York City Mayor Eric Adams after Adams dismissed criticism from the left regarding his meeting with … Read more
Jalen Brunson is taking an altruistic view of the NBA Cup prize. Josh Hart is thinking about himself. The contrast in teammates, presented with the usual humor from Hart, was played out in the two days leading up to the Knicks’ 121-106 victory Tuesday to advance to the NBA Cup knockout round. Jalen Brunson said … Read more