The NCAA relocation portal is helping shape perception ahead of the 2022 season, and big decisions are still coming in by the day. Arguably the most coveted player on the market is FCS American linebacker Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey, who has wrapped up visits to Texas and UCF over the past week. Texas A&M, Auburn, Ole Miss … Read more
Welcome to The Opener, where every weekday morning during the regular season you’ll receive a fresh and current story to start the day from one of SI.com’s MLB writers. It happens about 270 times a day in Major League Baseball: the pitcher records the third inning and the catcher heads to his bench. Transmission stops. … Read more
Although the UEFA Champions League has expanded over the years to its current format, its main philosophy until the mid-1990s was simple: the champion from every European country made his way into a prestigious club competition after winning national championships of various strengths. With the 2021-22 final coming on Saturday, the original “one champion, one … Read more
1. We all know football is serious business in England, so it’s not entirely surprising that an innocent mistake turns into a red code for Britain’s main broadcaster. It also doesn’t make the whole saga any less absurd. During coverage of today’s French Open, the BBC news scan at the bottom of the screen showed … Read more
At Deshaun Watson’s introductory press conference in March, he said four times that he “never disrespected” a woman. On Tuesday, two of the 22 women who filed a civil lawsuit against Watson for sexual misconduct during massage appointments detailed, on camera in a segment with HBO, the moments during those sessions in which Watson put … Read more
Grant Williams entered the playoffs as a smart and versatile defender who has attempted and scored more three in his third year than in his first two combined. He was solid enough all round, as a 23-year-old seventh man in a serious title contender. Fast forward to date, and Williams are integral, averaging eight minutes … Read more
1. We all know that football is serious in England, so it’s no surprise that an innocent mistake turns into a red code for Britain’s main broadcaster. It also doesn’t make the whole saga any less absurd. During coverage of the French Open earlier today, the BBC news scan at the bottom of the screen … Read more
Nick Van Exel wants it clear: he never left his team, he never wanted to imply it and he never wanted to offend anyone. Surely he had never intended to launch a meme, especially since, well, no one in 1998 knew what a “meme” was when Van Exel let out his ironic battle cry: “One, … Read more
ATLANTA – After a full day of loitering … Snyder: Kevin Jairaj / USA Today Sports; Murray: Michael Chow / USA Today Network; Donald: Kirby Lee / USA Today Sports • I wouldn’t expect much movement on the state of Commanders owner Dan Snyder during the two days of the league here in Buckhead. In … Read more
Tottenham and Arsenal both finished the season with a flourish, scoring five goals each in victories over Norwich City and Everton, but what really mattered were the previous two games. When the pressure was high, Arsenal went to the Spurs and lost and then compounded the defeat by losing to Newcastle, while the Spurs, who … Read more