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Take THAT, Deion Sanders! The University of Central Florida’s John Rhys Plumlee accomplished something that would make the storied two-sport athlete proud when he starred on both the diamond and the gridiron on Friday. An outfielder for…

The Tampa Bay Rays matched the longest season-opening winning streak in Major League Baseball’s modern era on Thursday with their 13th consecutive win to open the season. But that streak came to an end on Friday night…

Urban Meyer has repeatedly downplayed talk of returning to coaching since he was fired during his disastrous 2021 season with the Jacksonville Jaguars in the NFL. That hasn’t stopped speculation about whether he might be tempted…

DeMar DeRozan’s daughter, Diar, went viral Wednesday night with her piercing screams that appeared to have a real impact on the Raptors’ free-throw shooting during the Chicago Bulls’ play-in game victory in Toronto.  Apparently, some…

The Washington Capitals announced Friday that the team and coach Peter Laviolette have agreed to part ways after three seasons. Laviolette, whose contract expires on June 30, had been hired in 2020 to give the Capitals experience behind the bench…

As the news broke on Thursday afternoon that a record-breaking deal to sell the Washington Commanders had been reached (but not yet signed), the emotions inside the team’s headquarters could not be denied. “Kind of relief,”…

The ‘race’ to the bottom and the best draft lottery odds to select generational talent Connor Bedard is over. After the San Jose Sharks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Chicago Blackhawks and Anaheim Ducks had held the…

Another star could be on his way out of Arizona. Cardinals safety Budda Baker has requested a trade, a person with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on the condition of…

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Tennis legend Billie Jean King finally met Coco Gauff’s grandmother on Friday. Yvonne Odom was a leader at the women’s luncheon “Champions of Equity” at the Delray Beach Tennis Center, hours…

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic is one step closer to joining elite company.  The NBA announced the finalists for all the league’s regular-season awards, including the highly-debated NBA MVP award, and Jokic, Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo and Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid…