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Three Bruins players, one staff member added to COVID protocol

Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron was added to the team's ever-growing number of players and staff members in the NHL's COVID-19 health and safety protocol on Wednesday. On Thursday, more teammates joined him.

Two more Flames players, one staff member enter COVID-19 protocol

One day after a whopping 17 members of the Calgary Flames organization were added to the NHL's COVID-19 health and safety protocol, at least three more people joined them.

Rays promote Peter Bendix to general manager

The Rays announced Thursday that they’ve promoted vice president of baseball development Peter Bendix to the title of general manager.

Penn State-VCU game Saturday canceled due to COVID-19

The Penn State Nittany Lions and VCU Rams' men's basketball programs have suffered their first casualties of their 2021-2022 regular-season schedule. "The health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches, staff and the broader community are of the utmost im

Clint Frazier reveals he had mental health issues with Yankees

Clint Frazier was a highly touted prospect with equally high expectations during his time with the New York Yankees. However, the results were mixed and Frazier never ascended to the level many anticipated.

Jaguars players reportedly 'aren't sad' to see HC Urban Meyer fired

Urban Meyer's tumultuous 11-month tenure as the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars officially came to a close early Thursday morning and multiple players on the team are reportedly far from devastated with the news.

Report: Cardinals WR DeAndre Hopkins headed to IR, has 'chance' to return deep in playoffs

Hopkins had an MRI on his injured knee earlier this week and received opinions from multiple doctors before the decision was made. Hopkins missed three games earlier in the season with a hamstring injury.

Report: Chargers RB Austin Ekeler expected to play Week 15 vs. Chiefs

Williams hasn't missed a game this season and got in a pair of practices this week, but he has been battling a heel injury.

MLB, MLBPA not expected to discuss core economics until January

Since Major League Baseball instituted a lockout in the early morning hours of December 2, there’s been little known back-and-forth between the league and the MLB Players Association.

Year in review: The 2021 athletes of the year

There are always too many special individual athletic moments to count on a yearly basis. But, of course, many that stand out beyond a single calendar year.

Steph Curry making one big change after setting record three-point record

Curry remained humble throughout his quest to the record. He may regard himself now as the best shooter ever, but he will probably continue to be pretty humble.

Roger Goodell: No discussion about postponing Browns-Raiders game despite COVID-19 issues

The 7-6 Cleveland Browns began the week with tight end David Njoku, punter Jamie Gillan and linebacker Anthony Walker on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Since

Raptors, Maple Leafs games to be limited to 50% capacity

Local COVID-19 mandates in Ontario now conclude that venues with more than 1,000 people will be limited to 50% capacity.

NFL considering significant change to COVID policy

Mark Maske of the Washington Post reported on Wednesday that the NFL is exploring the idea of giving vaccinated, asymptomatic players a quicker path to returning to team activities.

Urban Meyer fired as head coach of Jaguars

Meyer’s tenure never got off to a good start.

Flames have fourth game postponed amid COVID-19 outbreak

Calgary confirmed Wednesday afternoon that Saturday's home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets has been postponed.

Giants considering shutting QB Daniel Jones down due to neck injury?

Ongoing rumors claiming the strained neck that sidelined New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones over the past two games could keep him out through the rest of the season had, thus far, been denied by head coach Joe Judge.

NHL players increasingly apprehensive about participating in Winter Olympics

The most recent COVID-19 outbreaks across the NHL are, not surprisingly, causing many players to rethink their position on participating in the upcoming Olympics.

Kevin Love embracing new bench role, ‘having a lot of fun’ with upstart Cavaliers

The up-and-coming Cleveland Cavaliers are among the biggest surprises of the NBA season with a 17-12 record, but the team perhaps wouldn’t be enjoying as much success if Kevin Love failed to embrace his new role as a bench player.

NFLPA calls out NFL over lack of daily COVID-19 testing throughout season

NFL general counsel Larry Ferazani told team executives Tuesday every club, not just those impacted by outbreaks, could soon enter enhanced COVID-19 protocols

Coyotes listening to offers on Jakob Chychrun

Given he won’t turn 24 until March and costs just $4.6M for another three seasons, there’s a good argument to be made that he’s among the most valuable trade chips in the entire league.

Jazz hiring Danny Ainge as alternate governor, CEO

Since Ainge stepped down from his position in Boston earlier this year, Utah has been repeatedly cited as a potential landing spot for him.

Nets head coach Steve Nash weighs in on Kyrie Irving's status

As a result of New York mandates, unvaccinated players cannot participate in home games. Because the Nets refused to let Irving be a part-time player, he was rendered unavailable to the team.

O.J. Simpson is now ‘a completely free man’ after discharge from parole

The 74-year-old was originally supposed to be on parole until Sept. 29, 2022, but he was discharged several months early due to good behavior.

Browns QB Baker Mayfield, coach Kevin Stefanski test positive for COVID-19

The Browns continue to battle a COVID outbreak.

More than 100 NBA players become trade-eligible

Wednesday is December 15, which means that – by our count – 106 NBA players who signed as free agents this offseason have officially become eligible to be traded.

Flames' COVID outbreak continues to get worse as 17 more people added to protocol

Calgary seems no closer to returning to action anytime soon. 

Hurricanes-Wild postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests

The Hurricanes defeated the Flames last Thursday, but Calgary had a minimum of three games postponed on Monday because of a COVID-19 outbreak.

Year in review: The athletes who dominated in 2021

2021 was another year of dominant individual performances and seasons from the world's best athletes. These 25 athletes stood out this year.

The 'NFL AP Defensive Rookie of the Year' quiz

Given the year, team and position, how many of these first-year defensive standouts since the 1991 season can you name in five minutes?

Flames' next three games postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak

The Calgary Flames have become the latest team to have to postpone games because of a COVID-19 outbreak after adding six players and a staff member into the league's health and safety protocol.

Former Indiana QB Michael Penix Jr. transfers to Washington

Penix has two years of eligibility remaining.

Report: Rams WR Odell Beckham Jr. tests positive for COVID-19

Beckham Jr. scored a touchdown on Monday in his third consecutive game and finished with six receptions for 77 yards as well.

Lakers cancel practice after Talen Horton-Tucker tests positive for COVID-19

COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the NBA.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones: 'Probably fair' to say QB Dak Prescott is in 'slump'

Dallas has gone 3-3 over the past six games, and Prescott matched eight touchdown passes with six interceptions across those contests.

Stephen Curry breaks NBA all-time three-point record

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has re-defined the NBA game as we know it.

All 32 NFL teams could enter enhanced COVID-19 protocols amid outbreak?

As of Tuesday night, the NFL has no plans to postpone any of the upcoming weekend's games, but that could change depending on the results of additional testing between Wednesday and Friday.

Flames place three more players in COVID-19 protocol

Noah Hanifin, Milan Lucic and Sean Monahan are the latest Flames to be placed in COVID-19 protocol.

NBA pushes back start time of Sunday's Bulls-Lakers game

The Chicago Bulls have already had their two scheduled games for this week postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak on the team and now, the NBA is doing what they can to try and avoid a third consecutive postponement.
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