The female Uber driver who accused Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston of groping her has filed a lawsuit against him. The plaintiff, identified as “Kate P.”, is seeking ...Read more
The Philadelphia 76ers hired Elton Brand as general manager on Tuesday. Brand beat out several more-experienced candidates inside and outside the Sixers organization, sources said. Brand, 39, had ...Read more
The New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to terms on a one-year, veteran-minimum contract with guard Jarrett Jack. Jack, who turns 35 next month, has played 13 years in the NBA, including two stints ...Read more
The ATP Tour said on Tuesday that the Swedish chair umpire who gave a pep talk to Australian Nick Kyrgios during a U.S. Open match this year has been suspended without pay for two weeks. Chair ...Read more
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz was cleared for contact Monday and will start the team’s Week 3 game against the Indianapolis Colts. Coach Doug Pederson made the announcement at ...Read more
The Minnesota Vikings have cut ties with kicker Daniel Carlson one day after he went 0-for-3 on field goals against the Green Bay Packers. Minnesota is replacing the rookie with veteran kicker Dan ...Read more
The New Orleans Saints spent most of their game on Sunday trailing the Cleveland Browns (who haven’t won a game since Christmas Eve of 2016.) until Michael Thomas and Marcus Williams brought ...Read more
Saturday night’s rematch between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin lasted 36 minutes but at the sound of the final bell, Alvarez won by majority decision, with judges seeing the bout ...Read more
Oklahoma City Thunder player Russell Westbrook underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on Wednesday and could miss Oklahoma’s season opener against the Golden State Warriors. It will definitely ...Read more
David Wright, the Mets’ captain and longest-tenured player, plans to retire after one last game on Sept. 29. During a news conference on Thursday, Wright fought back tears and said that ...Read more
Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott announced Wednesday that rookie quarterback Josh Allen will start Buffalo’s Week 2 home opener against the Los Angeles Chargers. Said McDermott, ...Read more
The Boston Red Sox became the first team in the major leagues to clinch a playoff berth. Brock Holt pinch hit in the seventh inning and hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in a 7-2 win over the Toronto ...Read more
Steve Yzerman announced Tuesday that he is stepping down as general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Longtime assistant Julien BriseBois will take over, just two days before training camp ...Read more
Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy told reporters that the team continues to collect information about quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ knee injury, and have made no decision on Rodgers availability ...Read more
The Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to terms with free agent Luol Deng on a one-year deal after he was bought out by the Los Angeles Lakers. Deng will be reunited with Timberwolves head coach ...Read more
Justin Allgaier won the Xfinity Series race that kicked off a NASCAR doubleheader at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday. The race was originally scheduled for Saturday but was delayed ...Read more
Serena Williams was fined $17,000 on Sunday for three code violations during her loss to Naomi Osaka in the U.S. Open final: $4,000 for being warned for coaching after her coach made a hand gesture ...Read more
Boston Celtics shooting guard Jabari Bird was arrested in Brighton, Mass. after an alleged domestic violence incident, according to the Boston Police Department. Boston Police said in a brief ...Read more
The Dallas Cowboys officially announced their partnership with WinStar Casino on Thursday. Jerry Jones and WinStar general manager Jack Parkinson held a press conference to announce their big ...Read more
Naomi Osaka earned a spot in her first Grand Slam semifinal, defeating Lesia Tsurenko 6-1, 6-1 on Wednesday in the US Open quarterfinals. She is the first Japanese woman to do so in 22 years. The ...Read more
Nike Inc. is planning to air a new “Just Do It” TV ad during the opening game of the NFL’s new season Thursday that will be narrated by Colin Kaepernick. It will also feature a number ...Read more
Former Philadelphia Phillies star Ryan Howard announced his retirement from baseball on Tuesday. Howard, 38, has not played in the majors since 2016 and has been a free agent since November. The ...Read more
Defending champion Sloane Stephens was beaten by Anastasija Sevastova 6-2, 6-3 in the quarterfinals on Tuesday at the U.S. Open, eliminating her from the tournament. Sevastova, the No. 19 seed from ...Read more
Rookie Sam Darnold will start at quarterback in the New York Jets’ season-opening game at Detroit next Monday night. The 21-year-old Darnold will also make history by becoming the youngest ...Read more
