Versatile forward Nicolas Batum is retiring following an 18-year NBA career and a long stint with the French national team.

Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers are on shaky ground after a miserable loss to New England. The 42-year-old Rodgers ...

Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers offense couldn't be off to a much more efficient start to the season. The 49ers scored touchdowns on their first five possessions for ...

Iran’s star striker Sardar Azmoun has been recalled to the national team four months after being controversially left out of the World Cup roster. Azmoun was omitted by coach Amir ...

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kyler Murray has been cleared from the NFL concussion protocol and will return to action this ...

The Dallas Stars have signed forward Sam Steel to a $14.8 million, four-year contract extension that will begin next season and go through 2030-31. General manager Jim Nill says Steel’s ...

Aaron Glenn stands by his late-game decisions in the New York Jets' 20-17 overtime loss to the Green Bay Packers. The Jets led by 10 points in the fourth quarter ...

Baker Mayfield is playing more like a quarterback trying to justify his contract. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are off to their ...

Florida’s Jon Sumrall, like most coaches, welcomes as much external motivation as possible. He’s not getting any help from oddsmakers this week. The 21st-ranked Gators are 3½-point favorites against ...

Doc Rivers turned down an offer to become an NBA analyst for NBC after retiring as a player in 1996 because he couldn’t promise then-NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol that ...

Alex Ovechkin is day to day with a lower-body injury, less than two weeks before the Washington Capitals’ season opener. The ...

Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell says safety Avonte Maddox needs season-ending foot surgery. The injury is another setback for a secondary that is without banged-up safeties Kerby Joseph and Brian ...