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With the No. 2 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Jets selected quarterback Zach Wilson. At least one of his new teammates thinks that was a steal. Jets rookie running back Michael Carter used a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s NFL Radio to praise Wilson’s performance during New York’s rookie minicamp. In fact, Wilson has impressed Carter

Udonis Haslem had yet to play in his 18th NBA season before Thursday night when the Heat big man was finally able to get on the floor to face the 76ers. It was a historic moment for Haslem, who became the oldest player to play for the Heat. The 40-year-old didn’t last long, however. He

Move over, Kenley Jansen. We’ve got a new strikeout record-holder in the books. Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes recorded his 52nd strikeout of the season Thursday against the Cardinals. He did that without having recorded a single walk, which surpassed Jansen’s mark of 51 straight strikeouts without a walk to begin a season. MORE: Padres fan

While the 2021 NHL regular season won’t officially be over until the final horn sounds at the conclusion of Wednesday’s afternoon matinee between the Canucks and Flames, the playoffs will already be in full swing. The 2021 playoffs begin Saturday when the Bruins and Capitals hit the ice in Washington, D.C. Unlike the 2020 summer bubble, there will

The Broncos are gearing up for a quarterback competition this offseason after swapping a sixth-round pick for Teddy Bridgewater ahead of the 2021 NFL Draft. The veteran will push third-year pro Drew Lock for the starting job. Lock appears to have gotten a key endorsement early in the process from Broncos receiver Courtland Sutton. In

For a moment, it looked like Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore were going to have some competition in their efforts to buy the NBA’s Timberwolves and WNBA’s Lynx. After ESPN reported that the 30-day exclusive negotiating window between Wolves owner Glen Taylor and the Rodriguez-led ownership team had closed, that left the door open for another

New Pac-12 commissioner Geoge Kliavkoff gave his introductory Zoom news conference Thursday in front of a multi-colored backdrop that read “Conference of Champions” from top to bottom.  Kliavkoff, a sports entertainment executive of MGM Resort, struck the usual talking points about how to create more exposure and opportunities for the student-athletes. Yet Kliavkoff cut to

Tom Brady’s new friends might be cooler than his old friends. Brady and the Buccaneers travel up to Foxborough in Week 4 to take on Bill Belichick and the Patriots, with whom Brady has, well, an extensive history. The owner of six New England Super Bowl rings will have an opportunity to down Belichick and the

The Cardinals hit not one, but two extra-inning home runs Tuesday night.  The blasts, a two-run shot by Paul Goldschmidt that plated the Magic Runner in the top of the 11th inning and a three-run homer by Tyler O’Neill four batters later, helped the Cardinals beat the Brewers 6-1. It was a pretty rare display of

Because the accumulation of basketball talent at the Division I level has become fungible, and because the Milwaukee Panthers tend not to draw the sort of attention in the recruiting game as Kentucky or North Carolina, the college basketball history made Wednesday was mostly filed under Duke losing out on a top prospect. Patrick Baldwin’s