Due to NFL rules, the Houston Texans must wait until after Sunday’s NFC Championship Game to interview DeMeco Ryans a second time for their vacant head coaching position. Meanwhile, the Texans had to figure out if Ryans really wanted the job. According to a league source, Houston and team owner Cal McNair were unsure if … Read more
This is it. The last exit on the way to the Super Bowl. The NFC championship is in a day. This stuff hypes itself. Many people think this game will be a close, low-scoring affair, similar to the 49ers-Cowboys game. I’m not so sure. Neither team has had an attack like their opponents Eagles offense … Read more
The Rays and infielder Yandy Diaz are close to finalizing a contract extension, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reports (Twitter link). According to Feinsand and his MLB.com colleague Juan Toribio, the deal is a three-year, $24 million contract that includes a club option for the 2026 (through Twitter). Diaz is represented by the Octagon Agency. The extension … Read more
We are now in the NFL final four and by the end of this weekend we will know what the Super Bowl LVII game will be in Arizona. As usual, we expect crazy things to happen when these conference championships get underway. So here we are again with our bold predictions: three for both the … Read more
4:04 p.m. ET Jeff PassanESPN Close to ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” National League batting champ Jeff McNeil and the New York Mets agreed a four-year, $50 million contract extension on Friday, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN, which will see one … Read more
Greg Fiume-Getty Images Following the Lakers’ acquisition of Rui Hachimurarival executives immediately assessed what the move entails, looking ahead to the trade deadline and free agency. After giving up three picks in the second round, the Lakers are expected to retain Rui Hachimura – eligible for a $7.7 million qualifying offer and limited free agency. … Read more
49ers rookie Brock Purdy will look to extend his magical run as starting quarterback when the San Francisco 49ers take on the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2023 NFC Championship Game on Sunday. Selected with the last pick (No. 262 overall) in last year’s NFL Draft, Purdy became a starter in Week 14 after injuries to … Read more
It looks like Saturday could be one of the busiest days of the college basketball season so far this season, with the annual SEC/Big 12 Challenge being the main event of the weekend. The action will turn early and continue all night, culminating in a No. 9 Kansas in Kentucky matchup at 8 p.m. ET … Read more
PHILADELPHIA — Several teams. Different level. Different bets. But Sunday’s NFC Championship Game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers (3 p.m. ET, Fox) features a college rematch between quarterbacks Jalen Hurts and Brock Purdy. Hurts’ Oklahoma Sooners and Purdy’s Iowa State Cyclones squared off under the lights in Norman, Oklahoma in November … Read more
SPINDLERUV MLYN, Czech Republic — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin dominated a slalom Saturday for her 85th career victory, breaking one of the World Cup records set by Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark in the 1980s. She can match Stenmark on another slalom Sunday. Shiffrin had shared the women’s record of 82 wins with former teammate Lindsey … Read more