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Images of students pouring out of the stands at the final buzzer to celebrate with players on the home team following a big win have long been part of college basketball. Usually, no one gets hurt. Court storming and the safety risks associated with it have received more scrutiny since Iowa star Caitlin Clark collided [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs had not even made it through two plays against Buffalo in the divisional round of the playoffs when Mike Edwards, already playing in place of injured safety Bryan Cook, clashed helmets with Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs and had to leave their game with a concussion. [...]
The visual of one of the nation's most popular athletes knocked to the floor after a fan who was staring at her phone collided with her while storming the court was a stark reminder of the dangers athletes face when crowds get out of control. Iowa’s Caitlin Clark was shaken up but not injured in [...]
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are back in the AFC championship game for a sixth straight season and probably taking Taylor Swift with them along with Travis Kelce's older, shirtless brother. Dan Campbell has the Detroit Lions one win away from the franchise's first Super Bowl appearance after securing a spot in the [...]
In the run-up to the Australian Open, defending champion Novak Djokovic's right wrist was sore — hardly ideal for a tennis player who swings his racket primarily with that arm. Cam Norrie, the tournament's 19th-seeded man, has been dealing with wrist pain, too. As has Brenda Fruhvirtova, one of a trio of 16-year-olds who reached [...]
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Leave it to Roquan Smith, Baltimore's chatty linebacker, to put the enormity of the postseason into words. "I don't feel pressure at all, but some do say pressure bursts pipes and makes diamonds," Smith said. "I know a lot of guys in there like diamonds, so I would say we're in [...]
CLEVELAND — With a wild-card blowout win secured, Houston's rowdy crowd let loose, serenading rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud with "M-V-P!" chants after his stirring playoff debut. Over on Cleveland's sideline, the QB the Texans traded watched in street clothes. This wasn't what Deshaun Watson or the Browns envisioned. None of it. On Saturday, the team's [...]
Two years ago, Nick Saban sat at the head of a long, cluttered table in the meeting room adjacent to his office and talked about how college football was rapidly changing in ways that would challenge the process he used to build the Alabama dynasty. “Whether we’re recruiting you or whether you’re on our team, [...]
PHOENIX (AP) — The NCAA last week took the first step toward determining whether President Charlie Baker's idea to create a new subdivision in which schools directly pay athletes can become a reality. The Division I Board of Directors asked policy makers to evaluate a proposal Baker made last month in a letter to members. [...]
BEREA — Joe Flacco knows the ins and outs, the perils and pitfalls of the road in the NFL playoffs as well as anyone. He's sharing his top travel tips with the Browns. As Cleveland's quarterback and his new-ish teammates prepare for Saturday's AFC wild-card game in Houston, Flacco's experience — and success — on [...]