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The proposed trade between the Raiders and Ravens that would send star edge rusher Maxx Crosby to Baltimore was axed Tuesday night, sending shockwaves across the NFL. The Raiders said the Ravens "backed out" of the trade agreement, adding that it would have no further comment at this time. However, Crosby didn’t pass his physical as part of the deal, which couldn’t become official until Wednesday, The Athletic and others […]

It’s a bit of a tricky time for World Cup hopefuls. In order to make the 26-man roster this summer, U.S. men’s national team manager Mauricio Pochettino wants to see players getting regular minutes for their clubs. That means he wants to see them at the top of their games, scoring goals, making an impact, and keeping clean sheets. On the surface, that’s all well and good. But there’s risk […]

Long before the season began, Illinois men's basketball head coach Brad Underwood and his staff devised a training tool they believed would help optimize offensive efficiency. Each and every kind of shot a player might take was funneled into a grading system derived from easily understood imagery: a podium at the Olympics. Regardless of whether shots were made or missed, each attempt could then be deemed worthy of a gold, […]

Daikin Park (Houston) — Three years after upsetting Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, Team Mexico’s fans were ready to party again Monday night. Among a sellout crowd of 41,628 fans, in a sea of green, white and red, Mexican flags were unfurled and the sound of noisemakers filled the air. And then, at least for one inning, they stopped. A five-run bottom of the third, courtesy of home […]

Daikin Park (Houston) – Tarik Skubal thought he knew what to expect. After all, just last year, the two-time Cy Young Award started the All-Star Game and pitched in three playoff games. Yet nothing could prepare him for the emotions of representing his country at the World Baseball Classic. In the first inning Saturday, he couldn’t feel his legs. "I haven’t felt that since, like, ‘24, just that feeling of […]

Day 1 of NFL free agency started hot and heavy, with many of the biggest names available coming off the board in the first couple of hours after the noon ET start time. The Dolphins' plans to cut Tua Tagovailoa started the day, and then they had their new quarterback pretty quickly. A legendary receiver left the Buccaneers, and the two teams in New York made some big strides to […]

The USA is into the World Baseball Classic championship game, and now they await their opponent. Team USA held off the Dominican Republic to advance to the final. In the other semifinal, undefeated Italy will continue its surprise run against Venezuela, which ousted Shohei Ohtani and the reigning champion Japan. Here's the upcoming schedule: All times Eastern: Semifinals Sunday, March 15 Monday, March 16 Final Tuesday, March 17: Previous Quarterfinal […]

Conference tournaments are underway, the first sign that March Madness has arrived! Each of men's college basketball's 31 conference tournament champions earns an automatic berth to the 2026 NCAA Tournament, while the other 37 spots are awarded to at-large participants by the tournament’s selection committee. Follow along to see which teams have locked up an auto-bid thus far, as of March 15: This story will be updated throughout the week. […]

Roughly two-thirds of the way through the 2025-26 men's college basketball season, a statistical oddity seemed to be emerging: Nearly 50 teams were averaging more than 120 points per 100 possessions — the standard metric used to derive offensive efficiency — as the calendar turned from January to February. Intuitively, the number seemed extraordinarily high — even for a year when there is so much elite-level talent across the sport that […]