Former Philadelphia Eagles running back Wendell Smallwood Jr. is facing sentencing after he pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges

Jake Bates was standing on the turf in his hometown of Houston when asked to reflect on an unlikely journey from learning how to sell bricks to making game-winning kicks for the Detroit Lions

The one week of the year where golf tours around the world go silent is always a good time to reflect on some of the tales from the tours

Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger has died following an avalanche at a mountain resort

Gary Player is constantly preaching the value of love in society

Oklahoma City leads the Western Conference and has a MVP candidate in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Lindsey Vonn thinks her new titanium knee could be the start of a trend in ski racing

The WNBA now has all of its head coaching spots filled after there were a record seven open positions this offseason

Michigan has gotten off to a strong start this season and the No. 23 Wolverines will try and close out 2024 with a big victory when they visit No. 4 USC on Sunday

The Detroit Pistons held off the Los Angeles Lakers 117-114 to sweep the clubs’ season series

Tomas Hertl scored a go-ahead goal in the third period, Adin Hill made 31 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Anaheim Ducks 3-1

Myles Turner made a 3-pointer from the top of the arc with 16 seconds left and had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Pascal Siakam added 20 points and the Indiana Pacers beat the Golden State Warriors 111-105 on Monday night for their fifth straight win

Nikola Jokic scored 13 of his 32 points in a decisive third quarter, and the Denver Nuggets routed the scuffling Phoenix Suns 117-90

Elias Pettersson scored two goals 44 seconds apart in the second period to snap a seven-game scoring drought and the Vancouver Canucks held on to beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3

There have been plenty of “firsts” in the history of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race which was first held in 1945

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid was ejected in the first half of Monday night’s game against San Antonio after drawing two technical fouls

Michael Vick has been introduced as Norfolk State’s football coach, a homecoming for the former NFL star and a splashy, attention-grabbing hire for a program that has struggled in recent years

Sabrina Ionescu is joining Unrivaled as the new league’s final player for this season

No. 2 Georgia is resting its national championship hopes on backup quarterback Gunner Stockton

The Dallas Wings have hired Chris Koclanes as head coach

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the NCAA to block the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports, arguing that it tricks and misleads fans

Andrew McCutchen is sticking around to see if the Pittsburgh Pirates can finish the climb back to contention

Top transfer portal target Eric Singleton Jr. is on his way to Auburn

Netflix will have one of its biggest days since the site launched in 1998 when it carries two NFL games for the first time on Christmas

Hockey player Matt Petgrave has called the death of Adam Johnson “a tragic accident” in a public appeal for donations to his legal costs