The NASCAR Cup Series is heading back to Atlanta for the Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway on Sunday, July 12. When the series last raced here in February, Tyler Reddick won the day, holding off Chase Briscoe and Ross Chastain. Which driver takes the checkered flag this weekend? Here are the latest odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of July 9. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports […]

There is always baseball happening — almost too much baseball for one person to follow themselves. Don't worry, we're here to help you by figuring out what you missed but shouldn't have. Here are all the best moments from last night in Major League Baseball: Mike Trout debuted in the majors on July 8, 2011. Mike Trout came back from a stint on the IL for a strained right hamstring […]

New Wisconsin athletic director Shawn Eichorst, who spent the last eight years at Texas, believes his new and old schools have much in common. Both are well-regarded research universities in state capitals that belong to major conferences and have relatively similar enrollments. He also pointed out one difference. "There’s swag at Texas, right?" Eichorst said Tuesday during his introductory news conference. "There’s 30 million people in Texas. We’ve got swag, […]

The largest turnover of Big 12 head coaches in seven seasons includes two first-timers at their alma maters, a national championship winner and another who last season almost got a Group of Five team into the College Football Playoff. "I grew up a Big 12 kid," new Kansas State coach Collin Klein said Wednesday. "And being able to be part of this conference as a fan, as a player, as […]

Adam Vinatieri, the NFL's career scoring leader who was also widely considered the best clutch kicker in league history, will have one more celebration on the Indianapolis Colts' home turf this season when he's inducted into the team's Ring of Honor. Team officials announced Wednesday that Vinatieri would be honored during the Colts' game against the Tennessee Titans on Oct. 18, a little more than two months after his induction […]

Christian Pulisic has become the target of many critics of the U.S. men's soccer team following its round of 16 loss to Belgium at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. However, he has a pair of U.S. Soccer icons in his corner, too: Landon Donovan and Tim Howard. Both Donovan and Howard expressed some empathy for Pulisic after some of the criticism he's received for his underwhelming play during the World […]

Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire said it has been business as usual in the football operation through the turmoil surrounding the Brendan Sorsby gambling saga. The 54-year-old Texas native credited the school's leadership and boosters when asked at Big 12 media days on Tuesday how he has managed an offseason he couldn't have imagined in his younger coaching days. "We’ve all been in this together," McGuire said. "I have good […]

The NCAA wants to know what the University of Cincinnati knew about former quarterback Brendan Sorsby and his gambling issues during his two seasons with the program. According to reports by multiple media outlets, the NCAA has sent an official letter of inquiry to the school regarding Sorsby, who was ruled permanently ineligible by the NCAA in April after he placed thousands of impermissible sports bets over the past four […]

Dave Roberts knows the drill. As he gets set to lead the National League All-Star team for the fifth time since 2018, the Dodgers manager understands how the next week will look leading into the game and when he needs to start preparing his lineup and pitching decisions. So, he's in no rush. "I probably really start thinking about the starting pitcher the Thursday or Friday before the All-Star Game," […]

Remember the coronation that never quite happened? A few years ago, Kylian Mbappé was the consensus heir. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo would eventually ride off, and the kid from Bondy — a World Cup winner as a teenager, the first teenager to score in a final since Pelé — would inherit the throne. In 2022, he nearly took it by force: a Golden Boot, a hat trick in the […]