Maryland named former Atlanta Braves executive James E. Smith as its new athletic director on Thursday.Smith had been the Braves’ senior vice president of business strategy for the past five years.… MORE

Maryland named former Atlanta Braves executive James E. Smith as its new athletic director on Thursday.Smith had been the Braves’ senior vice president of business strategy for the past five years.… MORE
Five-star linebacker Xavier Griffin has decommitted from Southern California’s 2026 recruiting class.The Gainesville, Ga., native committed to the Trojans’ top-ranked class last July but reopened h… MORE
Julius Randle scored 29 points on 13-for-18 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 121-110 win over the Golden State Warriors to clinch their Western Conference semifinals series on We… MORE
The opening week of the 2025 regular season features spotlight games in Philadelphia, Sao Paulo, Buffalo and Chicago, and oddsmakers generally leaned toward the home teams with the early lines release… MORE
Derrick White scored a game-high 34 points and the Boston Celtics extended their season by beating the visiting New York Knicks 127-102 on Wednesday in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.T… MORE
Some oddities, notable facts and trends from the NFL’s schedule release on Wednesday:Prepare for the Jayden Daniels showThe Washington Commanders are must-see TV these days with NFL Offensive Ro… MORE
Season-ticket holders with an established pattern of reselling a majority of their game tickets are headed for a home-field disadvantage in the near future.In Green Bay, Seattle, Indianapolis and T… MORE
Deion Sanders, the former NFL star and current University of Colorado coach, is headed to Netflix next.A three-part documentary, “PRIME TIME,” is set for a 2026 release, the streaming network annou… MORE
Nike founder and chairman emeritus Phil Knight believes it’s too late in the game for him to buy an NBA franchise.Knight, 87, issued a statement citing his age as a primary roadblock to purchasing… MORE
The Denver Nuggets had leads on Oklahoma City in the fourth quarter for two consecutive games and couldn’t hold the Thunder down. They lost both leads and games, erasing any margin for error heading i… MORE