The Oakland Raiders have fired general manager Reggie McKenzie, effective immediately, it was announced on Monday. McKenzie, 55, has been the Raiders GM since 2012. He was signed through the 2021 NFL draft as part of a
Harold Baines and Lee Smith have been elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The former Major League Baseball greats were announced as the newest members of Cooperstown on Sunday night. Baines, 59, made his MLB
Kenyan Drake ran the last 52 yards as the Miami Dolphins scored on a pass and double lateral, on a wild final play Sunday to beat the New England Patriots 34-33. The Patriots were on the verge
Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray apologized Sunday for several homophobic tweets that he deleted hours after winning the Heisman Trophy. Murray, 21, had used an anti-gay slur in a tweet to friends when he was a teenager. “I
The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired All-Star first baseman Paul Goldschmidt from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for right-handed pitcher Luke Weaver, catcher Carson Kelly and infielder Andy Young. The Diamondbacks also receive a 2019 Competitive Balance
The AP announced Thursday that Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray has been named The Associated Press college football Player of the Year. Murray is the second straight OU quarterback and fifth Sooner overall to win the award since
Los Angeles, the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area and Dallas are among the eight cities and venues chosen to be the home sites when the XFL launches its inaugural season in February 2020. Commissioner and chief executive
NFL umpire Roy Ellison was placed on administrative leave by the league Tuesday after he was accused of using derogatory language toward the Buffalo Bills’ Jerry Hughes on Sunday. Hughes confronted Ellison, a 16-year veteran, after Buffalo’s
The NHL’s Board of Governors voted Tuesday to place a 32nd franchise in Seattle, starting in the 2021-22 season. The unanimous vote marks the league’s second expansion in three years. The still-unnamed team will play in the
On Tuesday it was announced that Ohio State coach Urban Meyer plans to step down, and will coach his final game in the Rose Bowl. Meyer, 54, will be replaced by Ryan Day, the 39-year-old offensive coordinator
