PHILADELPHIA (AP) 鈥� Jaylen Brown got the call that Boston 鈥� the franchise that drafted him as a teenager and where he blossomed into an NBA Finals MVP and champion 鈥� had traded him and heaved his phone across the room. No, it wasn't a prank call. Brown was indeed headed to the ...
CANTON, Ohio (AP) 鈥� Maybe a team should've drafted Haynes King. The rookie quarterback ran in from the 5 on the final play to give the Carolina Panthers a 33-30 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in the Hall of Fame game that kicked off the NFL preseason on Thursday night. King, who was the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year last season at Georgia Tech, was 21 of 34 for 180 yards and two touchdowns. He ran for 39 yards and the winning score. "Well, that was a lot of fun. Just the back and forth of it. Just a really good game," Panthers coach Dave Canales said. "The guys ...
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) 鈥� Expectations are high for Dallas Cowboys rookie defensive back Caleb Downs, the No. 11 overall draft pick who is being counted on to help overhaul their defense. Downs's personal goals are even more ambitious. "That's for me to know, and y'all to find out," Downs ...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) 鈥� Frank Reich had to think for a second while raving 鈥� again 鈥� about Geno Smith, pondering the New York Jets quarterback's age. "I don't know how old he is. Isn't he past 35?," the offensive coordinator asked Friday before being told Smith is actually 35. "It ...
MONT VENTOUX, France (AP) 鈥� Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney launched a decisive attack up Mont Ventoux to win the seventh stage of the Women's Tour de France and take the overall lead from Marlen Reusser on Friday. The 2024 champion was in tears as she put on the yellow jersey and now leads ...
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) 鈥� David Forst won't return as general manager of the Athletics, with the team announcing Friday that the two sides have "mutually agreed to part ways." Assistant general manager Dan Feinstein will work as interim GM for the remainder of the season as the team begins searching for a permanent replacement. "David has been an integral part of the A's and our success for nearly three decades," team owner and managing partner John Fisher said in a statement. "His leadership, dedication, and commitment to this team have helped shape our baseball operations ...
