Jim Saccomano
The NFL year is packed more tightly every year, starting from the end with the Super Bowl, which this year was played on Feb. 12.
A very respected national reporter told me recently that between the end of his Super Bowl coverage and the beginning of the NFL Combine, he barely had time to spend four days on a vacation with his family.
He was not complaining, mind you - just noting that
Aric DiLalla
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Broncos Head Coach Sean Payton has announced the addition of 16 coaches to the team's staff, including Joe Lombardi as Offensive Coordinator, Vance Joseph as Defensive Coordinator, Mike Westhoff as Assistant Head Coach and Ben Kotwica as Special Teams Coordinator.
On offense, the Broncos named John Morton as Pass Game Coordinator, Keary Colbert as Wide Recei
After having their nine-game point streak snapped, the resurgent Arizona Coyotes will try to put a dent into the playoff hopes of the Nashville Predators on Sunday in Tempe, Ariz. Arizona is seventh in the Central Division but is 5-1-4 over its last 10 games. The Coyotes had their streak snappedwith a 6-3 home loss to Calgary on Wednesday as the Flames finished with an eye-popping 51-14 edge in shots on goal including 38
Tolu Smith scored 17 points and Mississippi State cooled off one of the hottest teams in the SEC with a 69-62 victory over No. 25 Texas AM in Starkville, Miss., on Saturday. Shakeel Moore added 14 points as the Bulldogs (19-10, 7-9 SEC) strengthened their NCAA Tournament hopes while snapping the Aggies' six-game winning streak. Cameron Matthews finished with 11 points. Mississippi State's relentless defensive effort in
DUBAI, 25th February, 2023 (WAM) - H.H. Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority and member of the Dubai Council, today crowned the Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova the women's singles winner of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, held under t
Despite their star power up front with the likes of Auston Matthews and John Tavares, the Toronto Maple Leafs lost six of their first seven overtime games this season. So coach Sheldon Keefe changed the game plan. Instead of starting the three-on-three session with Matthews or Tavares at center, Keefe decided to have a defensive forward take the initial faceoff in overtime. The move has paid off, as the Maple Leafs have
Cape Town, [South Africa], February 26 (ANI): ICC Women's T20 World Cup final will be played on Sunday and for this match Kim Cotton will be overlooking closely as the match official. She has been named one of the two on-field umpires officiating the encounter between South Africa and Australia. She will be officiating the T20 World Cup final for the second consecutive time. Jamaican cricket umpire Jacqueline Williams wil
Two .500 teams much in need of a winning streak go head-to-head Sunday afternoon in San Francisco when the Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Golden State Warriors. The meeting is one of two remaining at Golden State for the set of Western Conference playoff contenders who split games at Minnesotaearlier this season. The most recent of those encounters took place earlier this month, when the Timberwolves clamped down defe
Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic recorded six aces on Saturday while posting a 6-4, 6-2 upset of World No. 1 Iga Swiatek to win the title match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in the United Arab Emirates. Krejcikova converted five of six break points and won 23 of 33 first-serve points while thoroughly handedly the top-seeded Swiatek of Poland. The singles title is the sixth of Krejcikova's career. K
Two days after playing in the second-highest scoring game in NBA history, the Sacramento Kings return to action to face the host Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. The Kings probably need more than one day off after outlasting the Los Angeles Clippers 176-175 in double overtime on Friday. Malik Monk scored a career-high 45 points off the bench to lead Sacramento, while De'Aaron Fox added 42. The teams combined for 44 3-po
Disgraced casino operator Crown Resorts is offering sponsorship deals to multiple AFL clubs that could see themabandon a pledge not to accept money from gambling companies.
Eddie McGuire will be back behind the AFL commentary microphone as it was revealed he would call select games for 3AW in 2023.
Alabama's Brandon Miller scored 17 of his 24 points in the second half, Mark Sears canned six free throws in the final 35 seconds and the second-ranked Crimson Tide outlasted Arkansas 86-83 Saturday afternoon in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Vying for a No. 1 tournament seed and possibly the overall national top spot, the Crimson Tide, who lead the Southeastern Conference at 15-1 and are 25-4 overall, trailed by nine after shooti
Arizona State's Desmond Cambridge Jr. shocked No. 7 Arizona with a buzzer-beating shot from beyond half court, providing an 89-88 victory in a wild, hot-shooting rivalry game on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz. Arizona (25-5, 13-5 Pac-12) led 87-86 with 2.9 seconds left, but Oumar Ballo missed his first free-throw attempt before making the second. Cambridge took the inbounds pass near the free-throw line while curling to the ri
Four Trinidad and Tobago players chosen for WI Under-19 cricket ... TT Newsday
Chicago Blackhawks star forward Patrick Kane was a healthy scratch for Saturday's road game against the San Jose Sharks and has left the team for at least the time being. Rumors have circulated that Kane could be dealt, possibly to the New York Rangers, in advance of Friday's NHL trade deadline. "... Based on the current status of Patrick's situation, we collectively felt it was more appropriate to have him not play dur
The Vancouver Canucks acquired forward Vitali Kravtsov from the New York Rangers on Saturday in exchange for forward Will Lockwood and a seventh-round draft pick in 2026. Kravtsov, 23, has three goals and three assists in 28 games with the Rangers this season and has five goals with five assists in 48 career games with New York. The former ninth overall draft pick in 2018 is a restricted free agent after the season. Loc