Questions still surrounding Bills receiver Percy Harvin
WATFORD, England (AP) — Percy Harvin is a question mark that no one seems to be able to answer. The Buffalo Bills receiver, who sat out last week's game with a hip injury, did not travel to London with the rest of the team for what coach Rex Ryan has said was for personal reasons. Bills general manager Doug Whaley didn't have much more insight into the situation on Friday.
Long live Uga! Georgia Bulldogs Get New Mascot
The University of Georgia announced on Thursday that Uga IX, affectionately known as “Russ,” will be retiring for the position.
Dez Bryant apparently has a new pet monkey named Dallas
Dallas Cowboys WR Dez Bryant apparently has an unusual new pet.
Fan Fight at Eagles Game Ends With Flying Cheesesteak
Just as the stadium announcer said the word "Philadelphia," a Philly cheesesteak came flying through the air.
NLCS has its largest television audience since 2010
NEW YORK (AP) — The NL Championship Series had its largest television audience since 2010 despite lasting just four games. The New York Mets' sweep of the Chicago Cubs in a matchup of big-market teams averaged 7.9 million viewers on TBS. The network said Thursday that was the most since the six-game Giants-Phillies series five years ago on Fox. The audience was up 55 percent from last year's four-game ALCS on TBS between the small-market Royals and Orioles.
Mets soar into stratosphere on Daniel Murphy's unearthly bat
NEW YORK (AP) — In the 1960s, the idea of the Mets winning a World Series was as farfetched as man walking on the moon. Just 88 days after Neil Armstrong took his giant leap, the Amazin's were champions. Now Tyler Clippard is convinced an extraterrestrial has led the Mets back to the Fall Classic. "He's not human. He's not on this planet right now," he said of Daniel Murphy. "Another life form jumped into his body."
Orlando City unveils Orlando Pride NWSL Team
Orlando City SC today announced the Club will launch a new National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) team in 2016, the Orlando Pride. In addition, the Club named former head coach of the Australian and U.S. women’s national teams, Tom Sermanni, as head coach of the Pride.
Lamar Odom taken from Las Vegas hospital to Los Angeles
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lamar Odom left a Las Vegas hospital and is now in the Los Angeles area to continue his recovery a week after being found unconscious at a Nevada brothel, a family representative said Tuesday. The former NBA star was transported by helicopter from Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas around 5 p.m. Monday, according to a statement from Alvina Alston, publicist for Odom's aunt JaNean Mercer. She did not say where he has been taken in Los Angeles.
Cubs fans get permanent reminder of historic season
With a high-pressure game ahead, Chicago Cubs fans are showing their spirit.
New 'Star Wars' trailer on 'Monday Night Football'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Giants/Eagles game took a backseat to "Monday Night Football's" main event — the halftime premiere of a new "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" trailer. It also went online moments after. The 2:35 minute spot offered teases into the backstories of the series' newest characters, like John Boyega's Finn, a stormtrooper who's questioning his allegiances, Daisy Ridley's scavenger Rey, seen exploring an old ship, and Adam Driver's Darth Vader-obsessed Kylo Ren.
Murphy HRs again; Mets beat Cubs for 2-0 NLCS lead
NEW YORK (AP) — Say this for Daniel Murphy and the New York Mets: They have their October formula down and are sticking with it. Murphy homered off yet another ace to provide an early cushion for Noah Syndergaard, and the Mets breezed past Jake Arrieta the Chicago Cubs 4-1 Sunday night for a 2-0 lead in a surprisingly one-sided NL Championship Series. Power, pitching, plus some dazzling defense — just like the Amazin' Mets of 1969.
Minnesota Lynx win 2015 WNBA Championship
The Minnesota Lynx won their third championship in five years with a 69-52 victory over the Indiana Fever on Wednesday night. Game 5 of the WNBA championship took place at the Target Center in Minneapolis.
Murphy, Mets beat sleeping Dodgers 3-2 to reach NLCS vs Cubs
Daniel Murphy and the New York Mets caught the Los Angeles Dodgers sleeping.
Tom Brady on pressure, Gisele and Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Brady has four Super Bowl rings, is a future Hall of Famer and his New England Patriots are off to a 4-0 start, and yet he's still quick to mention his 199th rank in the draft more than a decade ago as motivation for excellence.
EXCLUSIVE: Hawks Sefolosha Breaks Silence
ATLANTA (AP) -- Thabo Sefolosha is set to play his first game with the Atlanta Hawks since an encounter with New York police left him with a broken right leg. Sefolosha says he'll probably play less than 15 minutes in Wednesday night's preseason game against the San Antonio Spurs while he continues to work himself back to 100 percent condition. He missed Atlanta's first two preseason games while standing trial on the charges resulting from the incident with police, which occurred in April
Man with cerebral palsy and cancer receives blue belt in jiu-jitsu
Ian Matuszak, a 20-year-old from Westbury, has cerebral palsy. It is a debilitating disease that impacts the lives of millions of people. he was also recently diagnosed with cancer. On Saturday, October 3rd, in front of around 200 people, Ian was given his blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
George H.W. Bush tosses 1st pitch at Game 3 of ALDS
HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush, in a wheelchair and wearing a neck brace, threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 3 of the American League Division Series between the Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals on Sunday.
Lake Orion football players pay forward stranger's kindness
They didn't walk away; instead they each reached into their pocket and together gave $30 to the waitress to pay someone else's bill. The chain reaction of kindness kept repeating.
Bryant men's basketball assistant coach comes out in essay
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Division I men's basketball has its first openly gay coach. Bryant University assistant coach Chris Burns came out publicly in a personal essay posted Wednesday on Outsports.com (http://bit.ly/1jcvTD0 ). Burns says that the Supreme Court decision in June legalizing same-sex marriage was so powerful that it made his decision to come out a "no-brainer."
Knicks' Fisher has altercation with Matt Barnes
NEW YORK (AP) — Knicks coach Derek Fisher was involved in an altercation with Memphis Grizzlies forward and former teammate Matt Barnes in California on Saturday, a person with knowledge of the details said. The New York Post, citing an anonymous source, reported Wednesday that the altercation was because Fisher is dating Barnes' estranged wife. Fisher filed for divorce from his wife, Candace, in March.