OAKLAND — It was one thing when the Dallas Mavericks’ Rick Carlisle chimed in on the LaVar Ball saga in Lakers Land, the president of the NBA Coach’s Association coming to the defense of second-year coach Luke Walton after the father of…
As the 2018 fantasy baseball season approaches, USA TODAY Sports will take a look at the important offseason news and potential story lines from each major league team. We’ll feature one each weekday … and we’ll finish up on Feb. 16, the day all…
SportsPulse: NFL Insider Lorenzo Reyes details the rift between Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft, Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. USA TODAY Sports Could the New England Patriots be on the verge of imploding? An ESPN story published early Friday detailed rifts between coach Bill…
ESPN has fired former NFL stars Donovan McNabb and Eric Davis for their roles in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former NFL Network employee. Time Sports Donovan McNabb and Eric Davis will not return to their positions at ESPN in the…
SportsPulse: NFL insider Lindsay H. Jones on how Jon Gruden’s decision to return to the Oakland Raiders could reinvigorate the franchise and get Derek Carr back to MVP form. USA TODAY Sports Marv Levy, retired head coach of the Buffalo Bills, said…
With 2018 just under way, USA TODAY’s first NFL mock draft is published, and it has the Cincinnati Bengals filling a major need in the first round with the 12th overall selection. From USA TODAY Sports’ Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz: 12. Bengals — Mike…
Viewership for NFL broadcasts during the regular season dipped once again in 2017 — and by a larger percentage than last year. The average audience across the NFL’s broadcast partners — CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN and NFL Network — dropped 10%, according to…
With something called a “bomb cyclone” set to strike the Northeast, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick reminded his players Wednesday that a little snow is no excuse for tardiness. Veteran players told reporters that Belichick, a stickler for routine and “process,”…
Lias Andersson, right, of Sweden celebrates his goal against the United States with teammates Gustav Lindstrom, left, and Timothy Liljegren during the third period of a semifinal in the IIHF world junior hockey championships Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, in Buffalo, N.Y. (Nathan…
Wild-card weekend is here. To commemorate the occasion, we’ve added USA TODAY Sports’ NFL rookie of the year reporter Mike Jones to our panel. Yet despite the additional voter, our experts are nearly unanimous in predicting the outcomes of the NFL playoffs’ opening…
