It’s still too early to bank on replacement refs returning to NFL fields this season as negotiations with the referees union remain stuck in the mud.
- JOSH DUBOW Associated Press
The NFL is moving forward with plans to begin hiring and training replacement officials in the next several weeks because negotiations with the referees' union have been unsuccessful.
- MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press
Woods' movements were slow and lethargic, he was sweating as he talked to deputies, and he told them he had taken prescription medication earlier in the morning.
- DAVID BRANDT Associated Press
Every moment of any major sporting event can be dissected these days, with officials staring at a TV screen to review calls as much as they're watching the game.
- MARK ANDERSON Associated Press
The Super Bowl will return to Las Vegas in 2029 for the second time after NFL owners voted Monday to award the nation's gambling and entertainment capital the big game.
- SportsGrid
Kevin Walsh and Joe Lisi discuss how replacement referees would compare to the regular full-time officials in their deficiencies and impact on game outcomes.
- ROB MAADDI Associated Press
The NFL is moving forward with plans to begin hiring and training replacement officials because negotiations with the referees' union have been unsuccessful, sources say.
PITTSBURGH — To stay or not to stay? That is the question polarizing NFL draft prospects in the winter when the dust settles after the college football season. In years past, this decision was simple — the blue-chippers could leave after three years and get a head start on their financial earnings, and those seeking a higher spot in the draft hung back in school. The paradigm shifted after the ...
Torrid day for umpire CB Bucknor, who has six calls overturned by ABS
President Donald Trump is hosting a UFC fight on White House grounds to celebrate his 80th birthday and the nation’s 250th anniversary. Trump has long supported UFC.
Tiger Woods was released from a Florida jail Friday night several hours after being booked on DUI charges, sneaking out the back door in a failed bid to avoid the media. The 50-year-old golf legend was spotted slumped in the front seat of a black Cadillac that chauffeured him out of the Mart…
Polymarket indicates a 34% chance of a new NFL CBA by 2027-2028 amid potential sports strikes. Donnie and Joe discuss the possibility of a league lockout.
Going into Thursday night's games, teams had a 60.7% success rate on challenges, going 17 of 28 through the first 10 games of the regular season.
Doctor Bhrett McCabe joins Smylie Kaufman to discuss how striving for perfect golf from junior to pro levels negatively impacts mental health and performance.
- SportsGrid
Doctor Bhrett McCabe joins Smylie Kaufman to discuss how striving for perfect golf from junior to pro levels negatively impacts mental health and performance.
- JANIE McCAULEY Associated Press
New York's José Caballero thought for sure the pitch from Logan Webb had missed the strike zone, so he challenged — making major league history in the process.
- Bob Condotta, The Seattle Times
RENTON, Wash. — As Jaxon Smith-Njigba sat at a table at the VMAC Wednesday flanked by Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald and general manager John Schneider, he several times looked in the direction of his father, Maada, sitting in the audience. Smith-Njigba, there to discuss a new co…
- TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer
The NBA has finally decided to consider expanding past its current 30-team footprint.
- SNTV
Vegas and Seattle a step closer to getting NBA teams. League's owners approve expansion exploration
- LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune
Chicago White Sox general manager Chris Getz expressed excitement about Munetaka Murakami’s potential impact on the lineup a day after the Japanese slugger signed a two-year deal with the club.
New York's José Caballero thought for sure the pitch from Logan Webb had missed the strike zone, so he challenged — making major league history in the process.
RENTON, Wash. — As Jaxon Smith-Njigba sat at a table at the VMAC Wednesday flanked by Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald and general manager John Schneider, he several times looked in the direction of his father, Maada, sitting in the audience. Smith-Njigba, there to discuss a new contract that will make him the highest-paid player in team history, recalled that it was with his father ...
The NBA has finally decided to consider expanding past its current 30-team footprint.
Vegas and Seattle a step closer to getting NBA teams. League's owners approve expansion exploration
Chicago White Sox general manager Chris Getz expressed excitement about Munetaka Murakami’s potential impact on the lineup a day after the Japanese slugger signed a two-year deal with the club.
Here's the schedule for the 2026 Masters Tournament, ANWA, Par 3, and more. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): uppbeat.io/track/swoop/success
Eight MLB ballparks will have something new on offer this season, and that's not a reference to a franchise player. Levy Restaurants stopped by the Atlanta studios and let CNN Sport's Andy Scholes try out the new food and beverage offerings ahead of the new baseball season.
DALLAS — Tom House was ahead of his time as the pitching coach of the Texas Rangers from 1985-92, which is to say people didn’t get it back then. Especially the footballs. I can still see his pitchers in right field during warmups throwing the prettiest spirals you ever saw. Joe Namath couldn’t have spun it any better. Problem was umpires insisted they use baseballs, which seemed like foreign ...
Cam Buffington | Iowa Football | March 31 (UI Athletics)
Affiliate. Take a closer look at some of the top CBD gummy options on the market.
Long gone are the days where impulse buying meant grabbing an unplanned candy bar or magazine in the checkout line. Now, social media makes it quick and easy for us to purchase just about anything with the click of a button, whether or not it’s in the budget. And for some Americans, it’s hurting them...
Black Friday is fast approaching, and shoppers are gearing up. The National Retail Federation expects more than 183 million people to shop over the weekend spanning Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday this year. But fraudsters are preparing for Black Friday too, looking for opportunities to steal your money or personal information. Before you dive into holiday...
- USA Today - Vertical
Here's the schedule for the 2026 Masters Tournament, ANWA, Par 3, and more. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): uppbeat.io/track/swoop/success
Eight MLB ballparks will have something new on offer this season, and that's not a reference to a franchise player. Levy Restaurants stopped by the Atlanta studios and let CNN Sport's Andy Scholes try out the new food and beverage offerings ahead of the new baseball season.
- Kevin Sherrington, The Dallas Morning News
DALLAS — Tom House was ahead of his time as the pitching coach of the Texas Rangers from 1985-92, which is to say people didn’t get it back then. Especially the footballs. I can still see his pitchers in right field during warmups throwing the prettiest spirals you ever saw. Joe Namath could…
- Associated Press
Tiger Woods showed signs of impairment Friday at the scene of a car crash in which he struck another vehicle and rolled his Land Rover, authorities said.
- By Derrick Goold St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The future-focused club could have massaged the rookie's service time for an extra year of control but opted not to, meaning there will be ramifications — and benefits.
- By Derrick Goold St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Top St. Louis Cardinals prospect JJ Wetherholt speaks with the media ahead of an exhibition vs. the Springfield Cardinals on Monday, March, 23, 2026, in Springfield, Missouri. (Derrick Goold, Post-Dispatch)
Tiger Woods showed signs of impairment Friday at the scene of a car crash in which he struck another vehicle and rolled his Land Rover, authorities said.
The future-focused club could have massaged the rookie's service time for an extra year of control but opted not to, meaning there will be ramifications — and benefits.
Top St. Louis Cardinals prospect JJ Wetherholt speaks with the media ahead of an exhibition vs. the Springfield Cardinals on Monday, March, 23, 2026, in Springfield, Missouri. (Derrick Goold, Post-Dispatch)
Top St. Louis Cardinals prospect JJ Wetherholt speaks with the media ahead of an exhibition vs. the Springfield Cardinals on Monday, March, 23, 2026, in Springfield, Missouri. (Derrick Goold, Post-Dispatch)
Jose Fermin and Thomas Saggese both make the roster as potential outfielders, with Nelson Velazquez heading to Memphis despite powerful spring.
In his second big league camp and first with a chance to make the team, Wetherholt showed something the Cardinals wanted to see beyond practice and production: He had poise.
Major League Baseball’s new Automated Ball-Strike System changes how pitches get called, and some players gain while others lose. On Wednesday night, it makes its regular-season debut.
“That's the one thing I can guarantee,” Cardinals Oli Marmol said on Sunday, “is there'll be a style of play that I think is exciting to watch.”