Miami's next star could come from within – Bam Adebayo and/or Tyler Herro, who has generated buzz this preseason. Sean Deveney of Heavy: “They've been firm on him and (Bam) Adebayo being untouchable,” one GM told Heavy.com before Herro's explosive...

Oregon has two first-team offensive lineman in tackle Penei Sewell and guard Shane Lemieux, plus tight end Jacob Breeland, who was lost for the season to an injury in his last game. No. Ohio State placed a total of five players on the first and second teams, most of any school.

The Rockets' rotation took a significant blow with a report that Gerald Green might miss the entire season. After reportedly suffering a broken left foot during a preseason game in Japan against the Toronto Raptors, Houston Rockets guard Gerald Green is...

Defensive ends Dee Ford and rookie Nick Bosa haven't just upgraded the 49ers' defense, they have been Pro Football Focus' two most productive pass rushers in the entire NFL. Bosa leads Ford by 2.5 points, too. Ford, who the 49ers...

The best of Dwight Howard disappeared in 2012, and what remains of the three-time Defensive Player of the Year is a serviceable big man in the rotation of a Los Angeles Lakers team with championship aspirations. Which, at this point,...

In two weeks, Chase Koepka will go from one extreme in professional golf to the other. Last week the 25-year-old was on the ground floor in St. George, Utah, trying to navigate through the first of three stages of Korn...

It's probably time to face the truth: The San Francisco 49ers — specifically, their defensive unit — is legit. The 9ers have allowed a whopping 10 points in their last two games, one of which featured the high-flying Los Angeles...

Editor's note: Grant Liffmann (@grantliffmann) is the co-host of Warriors Outsiders, which airs on NBC Sports Bay Area 90 minutes before each home game and 60 minutes after every game. It was primarily a starless night in Los Angeles, as...

Among the top teams in the NFC, the San Francisco 49ers stand out for one important reason: They are still unbeaten. The 49ers improved to 5-0 on the season after shutting down the Los Angeles Rams 20-7 last week. The...

Without Peterson, the Cardinals surrendered 8.5 yards per attempts, 296.0 pass yards per game, 2.7 passing TDs per game and the most fantasy points to signal-callers. Arizona's soft exterior may be hardening but given New York's presumed returnees and Jones'...

When the Michigan State coach dismissed a reasonable query Saturday about his failed offseason staff decisions as a “dumb-ass question,” it underscored the mentality that got him into this mess. In three games against ranked opponents, Michigan State has averaged 5.7 points...

Jay Gruden covered many topics in an interview with ESPN on Tuesday, but one of the more interesting ones was about the rookie quarterback the former Washington Redskins head coach didn't want to play. The Redskins drafted former Ohio State...

Former New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez will be back on ESPN's “Sunday Night Baseball” next season, but the rest of the broadcast team could be different. ESPN is considering making changes in the broadcast booth next season, according...

We've just got to be smart (at Kansas) … and no crashing. NO HOLDING BACK Bowman, Chase Elliott, Clint Bowyer and William Byron are the four drivers outside a transfer spot heading to Kansas. Bowman trails Logano, who holds the final transfer spot by 18 points.

Free-agent receiver Antonio Brown is technically free to sign with another team. But with no team willing to sign him while the league continues to investigate civil allegations of sexual assault and rape, Brown is as a practical matter serving...

It's time for the Red Sox to start thinking like a small-market team, because burning money in the name of their rotation could have dire consequences that stretch well into the 2020s. With Chris Sale, David Price, and Nathan Eovaldi...

But we also know Father Time eventually wins every race, the question for the Lakers is can LeBron hold him off for another season (or two)? The Lakers simply cannot afford to lose LeBron for any length of time, or...

The top two highest-scoring quarterbacks in Yahoo Fantasy Football right now are set to square off in Week 7. Yes, Russell Wilson and Lamar Jackson will be battling for the top spot — when it's all said and done, there...

The Giants ended the 2019 MLB season with the 13th-worst record in the league at 77-85, but the fifth-highest payroll at at $178.5 million. Johnny Cuueto has pitched in just 13 games the past two years after undergoing Tommy John surgery,...

The New England Patriots have suspended defensive end Michael Bennett one game for conduct detrimental to the team, according to multiple reports. The Athletic's Nick Underhill reports that Bennett told the coaching staff he's not happy with his role on the team. ESPN's...