About 2½ years ago in Costa Rica, YouTube star-turned-professional boxer Jake Paul had a vision. Paul says that during an ayahuasca ceremony, he saw himself fighting former boxing heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, with millions of kids watching the match on their TVs and devices. On Friday, that dream will become a reality, in Netflix’s first…
Matthew Stafford has played in 215 regular-season games and eight playoff games during his 15-plus NFL seasons. But the Rams quarterback has played only once against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. It did not go well. In 2014, while playing for the Detroit Lions, Stafford completed 19 of 46 passes for 264 yards,…
The man in charge of preparing Los Angeles for the 2028 Summer Olympics was never an elite athlete. Never even worked in sports before. So when Reynold Hoover talks about his new role as chief executive for LA28, the private group responsible for staging the Games and the ensuing Paralympics, he often refers to his…
Saquon Barkley gives the Eagles’ offense better balance. (Emilee Chinn / Associated Press) Tonight, 5:15. TV: Amazon Prime Video Line: Eagles by 3½. O/U: 48½. The Eagles are on a roll, having won five in a row since their off week. Saquon Barkley was a phenomenal acquisition. After three straight wins over bad teams, the…
FC Cincinnati midfielder Marco Angulo has died aged 22, five weeks after suffering serious injuries in a car accident. Angulo, on loan at Ecuadorian club LDU Quito this season, was involved in a crash in the Ecuadorean capital on October 7 and died at a local hospital 35 days later. FC Cincinnati said in a…
The film session examined how the Clippers had blown double-digits leads in all of their games this season, highlighting how carelessness with the basketball played a role in the team’s first four losses. Maintain your leverage, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue implored his players during the session; stop turning the ball over at such a high…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney reveals his predictions for the first round of the high school football playoffs. All game times are Friday at 7 p.m. unless indicated. Last week: 11-2. Season: 323-78 (.805). Week 1 playoff predictions Region 1-7A (5) Spruce Creek (7-3) at (4) Flagler Palm Coast (9-1), 7 p.m.:…
Anyone who remembers Alexi Lalas from his playing days remembers the unruly shoulder-length red hair, thin headband and bushy goatee. They remember him traveling across Europe carrying little more than a backpack and guitar. He was soccer’s version of Bill Walton, minus the tie-dyed T-shirts and penchant for listening to the Grateful Dead. Or at…
With its first season in the Big Ten slipping away, USC is making a change at quarterback. Sophomore Jayden Maiava will get his first start when the Trojans return from their bye to host Nebraska on Nov. 16. The move relegates Miller Moss to a reserve role after nine uneven starts this season. Since a…
Jason Kelce has expressed regret for choosing to “greet hate with hate” after spiking a fan’s cellphone outside Beaver Stadium before the Ohio State-Penn State game Saturday in University Park, Pa. Kelce, the former Philadelphia Eagles center who is now a member of ESPN’s “Monday Night Countdown” crew, was on campus to take part in…
End of content
End of content