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After losing to Canada on home soil for the first time since 1957, the United States men’s national team is in need of a bounce back performance hosting New Zealand in a friendly in Cincinnati. While this isn’t as bad as the pre-Copa America 5-1 loss to Colombia there are plenty of similarities. The USMNT […]

Payton Thorne’s four interceptions against Cal in a Week 2 loss have ignited a quarterback discourse on the Plains, but for now, Auburn coach Hugh Freeze will ride with the veteran second-year starter by way of Michigan State because of what happens during the week — despite a brutal showing on Saturday.  But it also […]

Here are the Week 1 grades for every team Sep 9, 2024 at 11:25 pm ET • 19 min read Getty Images Welcome to the Week 1 grades.  The 2024 NFL season is off and running and like we do every year, we’re going to be grading every game that’s played between now and January.  […]

Getty Images Former All-Star and member of the 1969 “Miracle Mets,” Ed Kranepool, has died at the age of 79, the Mets announced Monday.  “We are incredibly heartbroken to learn of Ed Kranepool’s passing,” Mets owners Steve and Alex Cohen said in a statement. “He was an original Met, who debuted at age 17 in […]

New York Knicks owner James Dolan continues to take issue with the NBA’s revenue sharing policies and move to streaming, which, in his mind, punish big-market teams by redistributing the money they earn, in large part through local media rights and sponsorships, to less-successful franchises at a disproportionate rate while crippling regional sports networks’ viability […]

Getty Images Christian McCaffrey didn’t play, but the San Francisco 49ers offense was not devoid of weapons Monday night, and that included at the running back position.  With McCaffrey out, the bulk of the 49ers’ carries has gone to Jordan Mason, a third-year player who made his first career start. While he hasn’t had a lot of […]

Netherlands will host Germany at the Johan Cruijff Arena on Tuesday for their second game of the UEFA Nations League. Both sides won their first games of the tournament against Hungary and Bosnia and are now tied at the top of Group 3 of League A. Tuesday’s clash will probably tell us who the leading […]

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo vowed after Spartans’ loss to North Carolina in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament that he will get MSU back to a deeper run in the NCAA Tournament or that, “I’m going to die trying.” Izzo’s first crack at making good on that vow will come with a […]

UFC debuts at the viral Las Vegas Sphere on Saturday for a card dubbed “Noche UFC.” There’s arguably more intrigue about the production than the actual fights, headlined by UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili. UFC president Dana White has promised an unrivaled sporting spectacle but is tight-lipped on the specifics. UFC chief […]

USATSI Legendary actor James Earl Jones died on Monday. He was 93 years old. CBS News has a full obituary on the esteemed Jones.  There was obviously much, much more to Jones’ life than his connection to baseball movies, but this is a sports shop and we write about baseball here. And he has an […]