Kabul [Afghanistan], July 21 (ANI): Sixty-nine per cent of Afghan people chose India as Afghanistan's "best friend" country, according to a recent survey. In order to gain insight into the people of Afghanistan, a survey was conducted which gathered an understanding of the common people's assessment of their past, current scenario, and their future aspirations, a Brussels-based news website EU Reporter reported. Data show
Billy Napier coached Louisiana to a 33-5 record over the past three seasons to earn his opportunity of Florida's new coach. He doesn't need to be reminded the Gators lost more games (seven) last season than he did over his final three seasons with the Ragin' Cajuns. Napier clearly knows there's work to do after replacing Dan Mullen. But he also doesn't want to write off chances of excelling right away. "This 2022 team
Commissioner Jim Phillips understands the college sports landscape will experience seismic shifts with the likes of UCLA, Oklahoma, Texas and Southern California changing conferences in the near future. Phillips said he still believes the Atlantic Coast Conference is the place to be, but implored his peers to act with the greater good in mind instead of tending to their own "gated communities." "I will continue to do wh
Teresa Varley
Learn more about Steelers fifth-year offensive lineman Mason Cole in this edition of Five Fast Facts.
1. Cole signed with the Steelers as an unrestricted free agent this offseason.
2. He spent his first three seasons with the Arizona Cardinals and played for the Minnesota Vikings in 2021. In his four seasons he has played in 60 games, starting 39, working at both the center and guard po
Bob Labriola
There was a time during the early-to-mid 1990s when it seemed as though the Steelers had a scout assigned specifically to the University of Colorado. During the first four years of Bill Cowher's tenure as the team's coach, the Steelers used five premium draft picks on players who spent some or all of their time in Boulder playing for Coach Bill McCartney.
Of those five players, two were first-
Saints will face Eagles in Week 17 on FoxNew Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints will travel to Philadelphia for a noon game Sunday, Jan. 1 on Fox. New Orleans will be looking to rebound from a 40-29 loss at Lincoln Financial Field in Week 11, 2021. Trevor Siemian started at quarterback for the Black & Gold, passing for 214 yards and three scores.
Let's take a deeper look at the Saints' Week 17 opponent,
The San Francisco 49ers have given the agents for quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo permission to seek a trade, ESPN reported Wednesday. Garoppolo, 30, was cleared to start practicing after recovering from shoulder surgery, per the report. The 49ers are expected to turn over the offense to second-year quarterback Trey Lance, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Garoppolo had a procedure on his right shoulder in Marc
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CHARLOTTE - Jaycee Horn recalled watching confetti rain from the ceiling in the Target Center after South Carolina women's basketball won the NCAA Division I women's basketball championship in April.
Horn, a former South Carolina football player, looked around at proud faces. The Panthers' cornerback watched his girlfriend, USC starting guard Brea Beal, coaches, parents, and fans beam with jo
Now that the All-Star Game is over, all eyes are turning to Aug. 2 and the Major League Baseball trade deadline. While the long-term destination of Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto is the dominant topic, he'll be joined on the market by plenty of stars who could make the difference in pennant races that are more wide open than ever thanks to the expansion of the playoff field. Here's a look at six players likely
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 20 (ANI): Neha Tripathi, who has not won on the Women's Pro Golf Tour since the first leg of the 2019 season, had a share of the first-round lead in the tenth leg of the Women's Pro Golf Tour at the Prestige Golfshire. A card of 2-under 70 installed her as a co-leader with Seher Atwal. Three players, amateur Vidhatri Urs, Sneha Singh and Ishvari Prasanna carded 1-under 71 each, while tw
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met renowned former Olympic track and field athlete PT Usha in Parliament. "Glad to have met PT Usha Ji in Parliament," PM Modi said in a tweet sharing a picture with the former Olympic athlete. PT Usha took the oath as a nominated member of Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Usha, along with renowned composer Ilaiyaraaja, screenwriter V Vijayendra Prasad and spiritual
Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams are on the official U.S. Open entry list revealed Wednesday, but Djokovic's chances of playing are still remote. Djokovic is unvaccinated and reiterated after winning Wimbledon earlier this month that he doesn't intend to get the vaccine. Current United States restrictions would prevent him from entering the country. The U.S. Open indicated that it will follow government policy. "The
by Clifton Brown & Garrett Downing
Downing: Let's start by addressing the Tyre Phillips piece of this question. I do think there is value in putting him at a specific spot and keeping him there, rather than rotating him around the offensive line to get practice reps at just about every position. Phillips is a talented player who can be a quality starter at left guard, and he's probably the favor
All-Star forward and restricted free agent Matthew Tkachuk has informed the Calgary Flames that he will not re-sign with the club long term, The Athletic reported Wednesday. Further, Tkachuk has given the Flames a list of teams with whom he would sign a long-term contract, per the report. The report comes a week after star Johnny Gaudreau took less term and money to sign with Columbus in free agency. Gaudreau and Tkachu
Clifton Brown
As we prepare for the start of training camp on July 27, here's a look at how each position group is shaping up:
In the Hunt
Odafe Oweh
Justin Houston
Tyus Bowser
Daelin Hayes
Vince Biegel
David Ojabo
Steven Means
Jeremiah Moon
Chuck Wiley
Projected Starters
Oweh had five sacks as a rookie and
Jim Wyatt
TRAINING CAMP PREVIEW: DEFENSIVE LINE
In camp (11): Jeffery Simmons, Denico Autry, Larrell Murchison, DeMarcus Walker, Teair Tart, Naquan Jones, Kevin Strong, Jayden Peevy, Haskell Garrett, Da'Shawn Hand, Sam Okuayinonu.
Offseason developments: The Titans signed Walker, formerly of the Texans, in May. The Titans also added Peevy, Garrett an
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Thomas Bjorn is the odds-on favorite to lead Team Europe in next year's Ryder Cup after Henrik Stenson was stripped of the captaincy Wednesday. Bjorn captained Team Europe to its most recent victory in the event in 2018 and has been highly critical of players bolting for the rebel LIV Golf tour. He was installed as the 2-5 favorite by SportsBetting.ag to replace Stenson as the captain in 2023. The next shortest odds bel
Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said Wednesday that he will come out of retirement to fight fellow Brit Anthony Joshua for free. Fury, 33, made the comments in a video posted to his Instagram account. Fury said he would "sign the contract today" under the following conditions: "The fight's got to be for free. Free-to-air television and all tickets go for free. No money is to be made out of this British historic fight i
Lindsey Young
EAGAN, Minn. - The public window of 2022 Vikings Training Camp practices at Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center will open July 30 with Back Together Saturday.
To get you ready for the return of football, we're going through a position-by-position preview of the Vikings. We covered the offense last week with quarterbacks, wide r
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Dalvin Cook made his father a promise before he passed away.
He was telling me, 'If you get the chance to put [No. 4] back on, put it back on.' And the first chance I got, I did that," Cook said of his dad James, who died in December 2020. "It was just important for me to keep my word and to live that on."
The first time Cook saw his game-day jersey since opting to switch from 33 to 4,
Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Charles Johnson died Tuesday in North Carolina of unknown causes. He was 50 years old. The 1994 first-round pick posted a 1,000-yard season with the Steelers in 1996 and earned a Super Bowl ring with the New England Patriots in 2002. The Steelers selected Johnson 17th overall out of Colorado in the 1994 draft. The university confirmed his passing in a statement Wednesday on socia
By Vivek Prabhakar SinghBirmingham [UK], July 20 (ANI): The 22nd edition of the Commonwealth Games is set to take place in Birmingham in the United Kingdom. The event is going to commence on July 28 but the city has already started to decorate with billboards, hoardings, banners, and signages displaying Commonwealth Games 2022 colours. With just eight days remaining for the Games wherever you go to shopping malls, restaur
Namchi (Sikkim) [India], July 20 (ANI): Carrying forward the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on creating a new, healthier and fitter India, Tokyo Olympian Tarundeep Rai interacted with students from 75 schools during the unique campaign on Santulit Aahar - 'Meet The Champion' on Wednesday at Namchi in Sikkim. The Indian recurve archer who also hails from Namchi was given a rousing welcome by nearly 200 students gat
Seven-time Grand Slam winner and former World No. 1 Venus Williams will play her first singles match in nearly a year at Toronto's National Bank Open next month. The 42-year-old Williams accepted a wild-card entry into the main draw of the Aug. 8-14 WTA 1000 tournament, organizers said Wednesday. Williams last competed in Toronto in 2019 and has not played a singles match on tour since the Chicago Women's Open in August