College Football Playoff director Bill Hancock plans to retire soon after the 12-team playoff debuts at the end of the 2024 season. Hancock provided more than his contractually obligated 12 months notice to the CFP board of managers on Wednesday at a meeting in California. He said he plans to retire when his contract expires Feb. 1, 2025, less than two weeks after the first 12-team playoff is scheduled to end with the na
Eric Smith
Things are a bit quiet around Hoag Performance Center.
With the Bolts on summer break, we got a few of the Chargers beat reporters together to discuss the offseason and look ahead to training camp.
Here's what Jeff Miller (Los Angeles Times), Elliott Teaford (Orange County Register), Daniel Popper (The Athletic) and Eric Smith (Chargers.com) had to say:
What's your quick feel
Omar Navarro
Quentin Johnston has made a strong first impression right out of the gate.
The Chargers 2023 first-round pick just finished up first NFL offseason program and impressed early on by showing what he can do when the ball is thrown his way.
Just check out this toe-tap connection with quarterback Justin Herbert near the sideline.
Johnston has flashed it all early to bring plenty of exci
Teresa Varley
The Steelers signed linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski and long snapper Rex Sunahara, and released wide receiver Anthony Miller on Tuesday.
Kwiatkoski was signed after the team brought him in for a tryout during minicamp.
Kwiatkoski was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth-round of the 2016 NFL Draft and played four seasons with the Bears (2016-19) before joining the Las Vegas Raiders for
Teresa Varley
Learn more about Steelers 13th-year cornerback Patrick Peterson in this edition of Five Fast Facts.
1. Peterson, an All-Pro cornerback, signed a two-year contract his offseason. Peterson spent the last two seasons with the Minnesota Vikings after spending the first 10 seasons of his career with the Arizona Cardinals.
2. Peterson, who will be entering his 13th season in the NFL, is a thr
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Zack Short had three hits, including a solo homer, and drove in three runs as the host Detroit Tigers rolled past the Kansas City Royals 9-4 on Wednesday afternoon. Eric Haase also drove in three runs and Javier Baez had two hits, including the 1,000th of his career, and knocked in two runs. The bottom third of Detroit's batting order drove in seven runs. Matthew Boyd (5-5) collected his first home win this season, hold
Good Morning Faithful,
Here are your top 49ers storylines for Wednesday, June 21st.
New and NotableNFL Power Rankings: 49ers Positioned in the Top Five Following Veteran Minicamp
As teams near the end of the NFL offseason, it is time once again to revisit the moves made by clubs in free agency, the 2023 NFL Draft and offseason programming to improve their respective r
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CHARLOTTE - Minicamp was over - another high-energy day of practice for a new team - and it was time for a break.
But before they left, there was some wisdom Thomas Davis had to impart, and it wasn't just in what he told the team when head coach Frank Reich invited him to speak to the final huddle of June moments earlier.
No, it was several minutes after Davis was done talking when an old
Nico Hoerner homered and hit a two-run triple Wednesday as the visiting Chicago Cubs completed a three-game series sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with an 8-3 win. Ian Happ added a two-run double and Nick Madrigal a two-run single for the Cubs, who are on a 10-2 run. Chicago starter Kyle Hendricks (3-2) gave up three runs (one earned) on two hits in 6 1/3 innings, with two strikeouts and three walks. Josh Palacios hit
Jake Fraley launched a two-run homer in the eighth inning and the host Cincinnati Reds ran their winning streak to 11 games by rallying for a 5-3 win over the floundering Colorado Rockies on Wednesday afternoon. Luke Maile also drove in two runs, the Reds' bullpen threw three scoreless innings with five strikeouts in relief of rookie starter Andrew Abbott, who was unscored upon in his first three starts. Ian Gibaut (8-1)
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): India A women's team clinched the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Women's Emerging Teams Cup defeating Bangladesh A in a low-scoring final in Mong Kok on Wednesday. India's cricket fraternity lauded the performance and congratulated the team for its victory in the tournament held in Hong Kong. BCCI Secretary Jay Shah praised the Indian team, which won the match by 31 runs. "What a sensational
by Ryan Mink & Garrett Downing
Mink: We don't know what goes on in Eric DeCosta's office, but judging from J.K. Dobbins' tweets about his future, it seems he and the Ravens have engaged in some contract talks this offseason. Dobbins is entering the final year of his rookie deal.
Head Coach John Harbaugh said during OTAs that the Ravens "want him back" beyond this season. Dobbins said he wa
Ryan Mink
Just a few months after going on a trip to Asia with teammates, Roquan Smith is back in Japan, this time for a cause.
Smith is on a week-long NFL-USO tour to Japan to visit U.S. troops. He's joined by New Orleans Saints safety Jonathan Abram.
"We're beyond excited to connect with our nation's heroes and their families and show our appreciation for their services during this NFL-USO tour," S
Clifton Brown
Ronnie Stanley remembers the last time he was healthy for an entire season.
It was 2019 and Stanley was a first-team All-Pro. It's no coincidence that the Ravens went 14-2 that season, and that Stanley was regarded as the best left tackle in the NFL.
That was before the serious ankle injury in 2020 that detoured Stanley's career in a major way. Stanley missed 33 games between 2020 and 2
Tampa Bay's Randy Arozarena and Isaac Paredes hit back-to-back homers, Taj Bradley fired six strong innings and the Rays split a two-game series with the Baltimore Orioles with a 7-2 win Wednesday in St. Petersburg, Fla. Arozarena produced a 3-for-3 day, doubled and notched two RBIs. He also walked to reach base in all four plate appearances. Jose Siri had two hits, walked, scored and drove in a run. Yandy Diaz had two h
The Toronto Blue Jays scored five second-inning runs against Sandy Alcantara and defeated the host Miami Marlins 6-3 on Wednesday afternoon. Alcantara, the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner, allowed 10 hits and five runs in seven innings. He is now 2-6 with a 5.08 ERA. Toronto was led by George Springer, who went 2-for-5 with two RBIs, and Matt Chapman, who slugged his 10th homer of the season. Jays starte
Photography 101
Most NFL players don't pay attention to the cameras always following them around, but some guys, like Cardinals cornerback Kei'Trel Clark, share the same passion for capturing the world that we photographers do. When Kei'Trel expressed his interest in photography to me, I thought it would be fun to show him the ropes around Downtown Phoenix.
Both of us equipped with a Nikon D6, I started Kei
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Budapest [Hungary], June 21 (ANI): Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra will spearhead the Indian contingent at the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest, which will start on August 19. Neeraj Chopra had already qualified for the World Championships when he marked the entry standard of 85.20m with a throw of 89.08m at the Lausanne Diamond League. Race walker Ram Baboo was the first Indian athlete to qualify for th
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): The International Olympics Day will be celebrated on June 23, which also marks the day of formation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which is responsible for organising Summer, Winter, and Youth Olympics Games. The IOC was founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas. It is also the governing body of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) worldwide as well. The cu
Harare [Zimbabwe], June 21 (ANI): A fire broke out at the Harare Sports Club, currently hosting the ICC Cricket World Cup qualifiers matches on Tuesday, ESPNCricinfo reported. A quick response made sure that no damage was done to the ground despite the fact that the blaze happened very near to it. ICC security team, Zimbabwe Cricket did an inspection and cleared the venue for further use in the tournament. After six hours
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): The reigning ONE Heavyweight Champion Arjan Singh Bhullar, who will be defending his title against Anatoly Malykhin in a heavyweight world title unification match, said that mindset is extremely important in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and said that he puts himself in an environment where he can push himself to the highest level. The match between Arjan and Anatoly will take place on June 23
Brampton [Canada], June 21 (ANI): Cricket fans are bound to be enthralled as the Global T20 Canada returns for an eagerly anticipated third edition. Scheduled over the course of 18 days starting 20th July, the marquee tournament will see six franchises from across Canada vying for success. Following the Player Draft held last week that saw the likes of Chris Gayle, Harbhajan Singh and Shahid Afridi featured among the star
London [UK], June 21 (ANI): England have announced their playing XI for the Women's Ashes Test starting from June 22 at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. England's two talented players Lauren Filer and Danni Wyatt will make their debut in the one-off test series. Filer, who is uncapped at the international level, was the beneficiary of good domestic form. She has been a top-notch performer with the ball for the Western Storm, i