Bengaluru FC owner Parth Jindal has apologized for an “inexcusable” breach of COVID-19 protocols by two of his players and a coach that led to the Indian club being told to leave the Maldives before a scheduled AFC Cup playoff game...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The brother of a Chicago Bears player was found dead at a North Carolina electrical substation on Sunday, authorities said. The News & Observer reports that Tyrell Antar Cohen, brother of running back Tarik Cohen, is...
WALNUT, Calif. (AP) - Seattle Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf couldn't catch the field in his heat of a 100-meter race at the USA Track and Field Golden Games on Sunday, finishing ninth out of nine but in a respectable time of 10.37...
May 10 1913 - Donerail, ridden by Roscoe Goose, comes from fifth place in the stretch to upset Ten Point by one-half length and win the Kentucky Derby, paying a record $184.90. 1919 - Sir Barton, ridden by Johnny Loftus, leads the whole...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Canelo Alvarez jumped into his trainer's arms while Billy Joe Saunders slumped in his corner with a towel draped over his head. The wildly popular Mexican fighter added another super middleweight title belt in...
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - Jequez Ezzard's catch-and-run for a touchdown and punt return for a score were among two of three touchdowns Sam Houston State scored in the last 2 1/2 minutes of the third quarter en route to a 38-35 comeback...
BOSTON (AP) - An aging playground in Boston will be getting a major upgrade through a $1.2 million donation from NFL star Rob Gronkowski. The former New England Patriot returned to Boston on Friday to deliver a check for the renovation...
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) - Mark Gronowski passed for two touchdowns and caught a 24-yard TD pass from Pierre Strong Jr. to help top-seeded South Dakota State beat Delaware 33-3 in the semifinals of the FCS playoffs on Saturday. South Dakota...
NEW YORK (AP) - Zach Wilson has been busy working the phones in his first week-plus as the newest quarterback of the New York Jets. Calls, video chats, texts and social media messages have all been part of the playbook for the No. 2...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Tennessee's leading tackler Henry To’o To’o is heading to rival Alabama. The junior linebacker announced Saturday on social media that he was transferring to the defending national champions. To'o To'o would...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Maurice Linguist was hired as the University at Buffalo’s football coach Friday night, just months after he became Michigan's co-defensive coordinator. Linguist joined Jim Harbaugh's Michigan staff in January as part...
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - The Denver Broncos placed right tackle Ja’Wuan James on the non-football injury list Friday, two days after he tore an Achilles tendon working out away from the team’s facilities, imperiling his paychecks for the...
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings have signed tight end Shane Zylstra out of the NCAA Division II program at Minnesota State that produced two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Adam Thielen. The Vikings announced Friday the addition of...
CBC Sports' daily newsletter takes a quick look at NFL star DK Metcalf's chances of qualifying for the U.S. Olympic trials in the 100 metres before exploring another way we might see American football players in the Games one day.
CRETE, Neb. (AP) - A small university in Nebraska is turning to the gridiron for its new president. Doane University announced Friday that 61-year-old Roger Hughes will take over as president on June 1. He succeeds Jacque Carter, who...
NEW YORK (AP) - Robert Saleh wrapped up his first practice with the New York Jets by taking his usual spot behind the huddle and waiting for the head coach to address the team. Then, it quickly dawned on him. “Oh, shoot,” Saleh said...
CLINTON, S.C. (AP) - Presbyterian has named successful Arkansas high school coach Kevin Kelley to coach its FCS program. The school announced Kelley's hiring on Friday. Kelley had led Pulaski Academy in Little Rock to nine state titles...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama football coach Nick Saban and other sports figures have taped a public service announcement encouraging Alabamians to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The Alabama Department of Public Health says Saban and...
An NFL team can’t release a player simply because he is not vaccinated for COVID-19, a person with direct knowledge of the league's directive told The Associated Press on Friday. Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane hypothetically...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is back in the ring for the third time in less than five months with a “Cinco de Mayo” theme serving as a backdrop for the Mexican star after the pandemic scrubbed the same matchup a year...
Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow rattled off a slew of names, thanking those who helped him become the NFL's highest-paid player at the position. The Pro Bowl center was collected and composed as he shouted out the Ford family, his...
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf has officially entered the men's 100 metres at the USATF Golden Games track meet this Sunday, but as CBC Sports Senior Contributor Morgan Campbell writes, viewers should considerably limit their...
Chuba Hubbard's patience was finally rewarded Saturday as the Carolina Panthers selected the Oklahoma State running back from Sherwood Park, Alta., in the fourth round of the NFL draft.
When Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks like Brady, Rodgers and Russell Wilson grow frustrated with their teams, the nature of N.F.L. contracts makes it hard to scramble away. Brady ultimately succeeded by running out the clock.
Oregon safety Jevon Holland was the first Canadian taken in the 2021 NFL draft Friday night. The Miami Dolphins selected Holland with the fourth pick of the second round, No. 36 overall.
Some fans scratched their heads at Dave Gettleman’s decision to trade back in the draft for the first time. But scooping receiver Kadarius Toney at No. 20 and getting draft assets was no fleecing.
Since the league began allowing underclassmen to enter the draft in 1990, the number who do so has ballooned more than threefold. There are fewer options for those who go undrafted.
The Jets used the second pick in the N.F.L. draft to select Zach Wilson from Brigham Young, hoping that their long search for a franchise quarterback is over.
With no shortage of teams looking for a passer to build around, Zach Wilson, Justin Fields, Trey Lance and Mac Jones figure to shape the draft’s top 10 picks.
San Francisco traded for the No. 3 pick to select a quarterback, and Baltimore traded into the first round, sending Orlando Brown to Kansas City, to reload for the future.
After years of disarray, the Jaguars have what the team’s owner called “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in football” — the No. 1 pick in the N.F.L. draft and a coach who knows what to do with him.
After he is drafted Thursday, Pitts is expected to join the N.F.L.’s top-shelf tight ends: Rob Gronkowski, George Kittle and Travis Kelce, big-bodied pass catchers who are coveted by contending teams.
With fans in attendance, prospects on hand and Commissioner Roger Goodell dispensing greetings to players being selected Thursday night, Clemson's Trevor Lawrence went to the Jacksonville Jaguars to get things started. Next was BYU's...
Philadelphia’s general manager has come under fire in recent years for Carson Wentz’s contract, the team’s post-Super Bowl slide and reports of dysfunction in the front office.
Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst reiterated Thursday that the team remains committed to quarterback Aaron Rodgers amid a report the reigning MVP doesn't want to return to Green Bay.
For months, Sherwood Park, Alta. native Chuba Hubbard, has been working out, undergoing testing and conducting numerous virtual interviews in preparation for the 2021 NFL draft. All the Oklahoma State running can do now is wait to hear...
Charles Adams, a former police officer, and the Minneapolis North team are warily moving forward after the Derek Chauvin verdict offered a rebuke to one police killing in their community.
Tom Brady is recovering from off-season knee surgery and expects to be ready for June minicamp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. "I'm definitely feeling a lot better than I did six or seven weeks ago," says the 43-year-old quarterback.
Citing a knee injury that cut his 2020 season short after just six games, Julian Edelman announced Monday that he is retiring from the NFL after 11 seasons.