The 2024 LPGA Tour season is drawing closer to an end with each month and each tournament gone by, and that means women’s golf legend Lexi Thompson’s full-time stay on tour is also coming to an end. Thompson announced at the U.S. Women’s Open that she would be stepping back from full-time play on the … Read more
Muffet McGraw, a two-time NCAA women’s basketball champion head coach with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, blamed former President Donald Trump for the hateful messages WNBA players have received. McGraw posted a lengthy statement and pointed to Trump giving “permission” for people to use social media to direct nasty messages to people who do not … Read more
How stable is the Steelers’ culture? | The Herd Pittsburgh Steelers HC Mike Tomlin said there’s “no need” to name Justin Fields the starting QB despite a 3-0 start. Colin Cowherd discusses stability and continuity within a football team and how it contributes to a winning culture. A change of scenery seems to have worked … Read more
Taylor Heinicke is not supposed to be in the spotlight like this. The backup quarterback stood in front of his locker that was full of freshly laundered sweatshirts and spoke to a group of reporters as concerns about starter Justin Herbert’s ankle loomed. After the gaggle dispersed, Heinicke could return to his main task. Heinicke … Read more
PA Wire Manchester City’s Rodri reacts to an injury, during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (Martin Rickett/PA via AP) MANCHESTER – Manchester City midfielder Rodri has sustained ACL damage and will be out for the rest of the … Read more
Two weeks ago, this matchup looked as if it could be an opportunity for the Chargers to make a major divisional statement. Now it’s just about survival. With injuries affecting four key starters and a one-game suspension to star safety Derwin James Jr., the Chargers (2-1) are hoping to at least limp into the off … Read more
Mookie Betts spent so much time in the batting cage Thursday afternoon that his hands were raw, the Dodgers right fielder determined to find his stroke after his disappearing act in the first two games of a showdown series against the San Diego Padres. “I took about 300-400 swings today,” Betts said. “I hit for … Read more
A few years back Jimmy Nordberg, then coach of an indoor soccer team in Ontario, was trying to come up with a way to build interest in a sport that, so far, had generated very little. “So we thought ‘what’s the best rivalry we have in this country as far as soccer goes?’,” said Nordberg, … Read more
Lingering on the field after the game ended, everything that just unfolded swirling in his head, UCLA wide receiver Carter Shaw received instant analysis from a football savant and one of the top coaches in Pac-12 history. You know, his dad. David Shaw told his son to focus on what he did well against Louisiana … Read more
On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. ___ The NFL isn’t going back to old-school, smashmouth running football. Even though rushing yards are up and passing numbers are down over the first three weeks of the season, it’s too soon to call … Read more