CNN — There hasn’t been much to shout about at Manchester United over the last few years. The success enjoyed under legendary manager Alex Ferguson feels like a distant memory for a global fan base that has watched its once great club lurch from one bad decision to another. An FA Cup win in 2016…
The top-ranked Wolverines capped an undefeated season with a victory over the No. 2 Huskies at NRG Stadium. The win gives Michigan its first national championship since 1997 and caps an eventful season that included a signal-stealing scandal and two suspensions for Coach Jim Harbaugh.
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, one of baseball’s top young stars, was freed from custody by a Dominican court Friday as details emerged about an investigation in which he is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl and paying her mother…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Golden State Warriors guard Chris Paul will undergo surgery next week to address a fractured left hand, the team announced Friday. Paul, 38, appeared to suffer the injury during the second half of a 113-109 home win over the Detroit Pistons. His timetable for a…
Ben Johnson, Detroit Lions offensive coordinator: The 37-year-old helped revive the career of quarterback Jared Goff and turned the Lions’ offense into one of the more prolific in the NFL over the past two seasons. He takes an analytical approach and has 12 years of NFL coaching experience, including seven (2012 to 2018) with the…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save For long stretches of this season, the Washington Capitals were stealing games. The term “character win” came up regularly as they somehow held strong while being outshot and outplayed to prevail — perhaps more often than they should have. In the six games before the…
The Browns went 20-28 over Saban’s first three seasons as defensive coordinator before finally breaking through in 1994, going 11-5 and allowing a league-low 12.8 points per game. Despite a friendship that has endured over the years, Saban has called his four years coaching under Belichick the “worst of my life” and chafed under Belichick’s…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save The Washington Commanders wasted no time starting anew. On Monday morning, a day after his team fell to the Dallas Cowboys to finish the season 4-13, Commanders owner Josh Harris fired coach Ron Rivera and announced he had enlisted former Golden State Warriors general manager…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save HOUSTON — Apparently the honchos of college football intend to stage a national championship game Monday night with zero teams from the South. They seem hellbent on this sacrilege. How bold. Not since Ohio State and Oregon turned up at the first College Football Playoff…
