(Photo credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports) Forward Miles Bridges is back with the Charlotte Hornets after more than a year away from the team following his arrest on domestic violence charges, still embroiled in a related legal case. Bridges, 25, did not play last season after he was arrested in Los Angeles on June 29, 2022, on domestic violence charges and ultimately entered a no contest plea while receiving a sentence
(Photo credit: Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports) Buffalo Bills wide receiver Gabe Davis openly defends fired coordinator Ken Dorsey and takes offense to suggestions he was to blame for the team's downturn in production. "It's on us players to go out there and play at a high level and execute," Davis said Thursday. Davis said the "offense is the offense" and there are no major changes coming after the Bills decided to mov
(Photo credit: Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK / USA TODAY NETWORK) Two teams reeling from Sunday losses at home will try to regroup and claim a key AFC North win when the division-leading Baltimore Ravens host the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night. The Ravens (7-3) blew a golden opportunity to put more distance between themselves and the Steelers, Browns andBengals, losing leads of 17-3 and 31-17 at ho
(Photo credit: Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports) The Philadelphia Union announced the signing Thursday of 19-year-old Danish midfielder Sanders Ngabo. The two-year contract begins in 2024 and includes club options for 2026 and 2027. Ngabo arrives from Lyngby Boldklub of the Danish Superliga, where he had a goal and two assists in 29 matches. "Sanders is a young, promising midfielder with a strong potential to do well in our
(Photo credit: Aaron E. Martinez-USA TODAY Sports) There is a simple and relatively benign solution to college football's sign-stealing drama if you are willing to listen to Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian make the argument for technology in players' headgear. "Everybody write an article about why doesn't college football have coach-to-player communication so I don't have to deal with sign-stealing," Sarkisian said to r
Eric Smith
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Welcome back to the weekly rollercoaster ride that is the Chargers 2023 season.
I've written about the emotions of how the NFL is a week-to-week
Bob Labriola
Let's get to it:
DAVE ADAMS FROM CHILLICOTHE, OH: In your opinion, why do you think Hines Ward is not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame? He is the Steelers leading receiver in most statistical categories.
ANSWER: I want to start with this: I believe Hines Ward is a Hall of Fame caliber player, and if I had a vote I would vote for him - but I don't so I cannot. There are a
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], November 17 (ANI): Rohit Sharma-led red-hot Team India on Thursday arrived in Ahmedabad ahead of their title clash of the World Cup. On the back of its all-round performance, India stormed into the final beating New Zealand by 70 runs in a mouth-watering semifinal clash on Wednesday. India will meet Australia in the final. Several players, including Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami, Rohit Sharma an
Kuwait City [Kuwait], November 17 (ANI): The Indian senior men's football side started off its FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers second round campaign with a 1-0 win over Kuwait in Kuwait City on Thursday. Indian winger Manvir Singh (75)' scored the lone goal of the match and got his name on scoresheet. Faizal Zaid Al-Harbi of Kuwait was sent off in the stoppage time during the second half, as per Olympics.com. The 102nd ran
(Photo credit: Michael Chow/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK) The Philadelphia Eagles placed linebacker Nakobe Dean on injured reserve Thursday as he continues to recover from a Lisfranc sprain. Dean was injured during the second quarter of the Eagles' 28-23 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Nov. 5. The Eagles had a bye last week. He sustained a foot injury in Philadelphia's 25-20 win at the New England Patriots in Wee
(Photo credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports) Major League Baseball awarded the 2025 All-Star Game to Atlanta on Thursday. The 95th midsummer classic will be the first played at Truist Park and the third in Atlanta. "I commend Terry McGuirk, Derek Schiller, the entire Braves organization and the Atlanta Sports Council for leading this effort," MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said in a news release. "As a model of success on
Kota/Bundi/Ajmer Dehat (Rajasthan) [India] November 17 (ANI): Ahead of the Rajasthan assembly polls, going to be held on November 25, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, asserted on Thursday that BJP is going to win the elections amid a "wind of change" while hitting at the Congress-led government of Ashok Gehlot for crossing the limits of appeasement. He said that Hindu temples faced destruction and sym
(Photo credit: Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK) The Most Outstanding Player of the 2023 Big 12 Conference championship game on Dec. 2 will get to look just like a WWE champion. As part of a new agreement between the conference and WWE, the player will be gifted a custom-made WWE championship belt. "WWE is a global brand that connects with a wide array of audiences," Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark said Th
(Photo credit: Hannah Pajewski-USA TODAY Sports) Virginia's attorney general has threatened legal action if the NCAA doesn't reverse its decision to exclude James Madison from bowl consideration this season. A law firm engaged by Virginia AG Jason Miyares sent a demand letter to the NCAA ahead of the NCAA's anticipated announcement Wednesday night. The letter requests a response by noon Friday. "We are prepared to act o
(Photo credit: Bob Self/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK) Longtime Steelers assistant coach Danny Smith tore his rotator cuff in a sideline collision Sunday in the game between Pittsburgh and the Green Bay Packers. Smith, 70, has been the Steelers' special teams coordinator since 2013 and has coached in the high school, college and professional ranks since 1976. "I've been hit a lot, and been hit hard," Smith tol
Darin Gantt
CHARLOTTE - There was only so much Jaycee Horn could really say, at least that you could print on a family website.
See, he's had this conversation before, a few times, actually. Yes, he's coming back from injury. No, he doesn't love to have to talk about it again.
So when he has to answer the inevitable question about what it was like to have this season cut short by a hamstring tear in
(Photo credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports) No. 22 Alabama will attempt to put triple digits on the scoreboard for the fourth straight game Friday night when Mercer visits Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Crimson Tide (3-0) scored 105, 102 and 102 points in their first three games, all at home, including Tuesday's runaway 102-46 victory against SouthAlabama. Alabama will have a tougher time hitting the century mark against Merc
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], November 16 (ANI): It was a classic cliffhanger match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata as a quickfire half-century by Travis Head proved to be a point of difference between Australia and South Africa, taking the Aussies to final of the ICC Cricket World Cup against India after a three-wicket win on Thursday. This is Proteas' second loss to Australia in the 50-over World Cup semis. The first-ev
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], November 16 (ANI): Following his side's three-wicket loss to Australia in their ICC Cricket World Cup semifinal match, South Africa captain Temba Bavuma said that his side showed a lot of resilience, and Australia making the most of their opportunities in the powerplay allowed the rest of the team to settle. Australia cruised to their eighth World Cup final, denying South Africa their maiden
Karachi [Pakistan], November 16 (ANI): Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi expressed his excitement and gratitude after being appointed the country's new T20I captain. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday named Afridi as T20I captain after Babar Azam stepped down from captaincy in all three formats. Babar's decision to step down came after Pakistan failed to qualify for the knockout stages of the ICC Men's Cricket
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], November 16 (ANI): After setting a clash with India in the ICC World Cup 2023 final, Australia captain Pat Cummins said the first couple of hours of the chase were nerve-racking for his side against South Africa in semis and added that he never thought of playing another WC final. A low-scoring thriller at Eden Gardens ended in Australia's favour as Pat Cummins' side sealed a spot in the fin
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], November 16 (ANI): Following his side's three-wicket win over South Africa in the ICC Cricket World Cup semifinal, Australian opener Travis Head said that the team knew that the match was going to be a hard grind and added that the finalists India have one of the best teams in the competition. In a match where bowlers dominated the match, Travis's quickfire knock of 62 runs proved to be a di
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): Following Virat Kohli's record-breaking 50th ODI century, former Indian head coach and all-rounder Ravi Shastri believes that the star India batter's meticulous approach to batting and physical fitness can help him push him to match legendary Sachin Tendulkar's mark of 100 centuries in international cricket. Virat was barely bothered by a shaky start at Mumbai against New Zealand. Aft
(Photo credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports) The NHL fined Edmonton Oilers forward Adam Erne $2,018.23 on Thursday for elbowing Seattle's Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. It is the maximum fine allowable under the collective bargaining agreement. The incident occurred during Edmonton's 4-3 overtime win against the visiting Kraken on Wednesday night. Erne was penalized for an illegal check to the head at the 10:57 mark of the
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], November 16 (ANI): Australian opener David Warner on Thursday became the third batter to score 500-plus runs in two or more ICC Cricket World Cup editions. Warner accomplished this feat during the ICC Cricket World Cup semifinal match against South Africa at the Eden Gardens. The opener gave Australia a brilliant start with his 29-run knock that came in just 18 balls. His knock was laced wit