Oakland officials look to persuade Kyler Murray, their first-round pick, to concentrate on baseball and not pursue pro football career.
Author: Steve Gardner, USA TODAY
Baseball Hall of Fame countdown: Despite Larry Walker’s greatness, Coors Field could impact chances
Larry Walker is one of few players in baseball history in the 300/400/500 club. But does playing at Coors Field hurt his Hall of Fame chances?
Tim Tebow engaged to former Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters
Former Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow is engaged to 2017 Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters and described the proposal to People magazine.
Fantasy football rankings: Divisional playoffs
Top-seeded Chiefs have the No. 1 fantasy players at both quarterback and tight end in Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.
Johns Hopkins football coach who died after his most successful season leads AFCA awards
Jim Margraff of Johns Hopkins joins Washington State’s Mike Leach, three others honored by their peers as national coaches of the year.
Chicago brewery offers free beer if customers can make kick Bears’ Cody Parkey missed
Goose Island Beer Co. pledges free beer for a year to anyone who can convert 43-yard field goal Bears kicker Cody Parkey missed in wild-card round.
Lightning forces cancellation of First Responder Bowl in first quarter
Lightning in the Dallas area forced officials to call the First Responder Bowl between Boise State and Boston College game after a first-quarter delay.
Alabama suspends three players from Orange Bowl for violating team rules
Starting offensive lineman Deonte Brown, two others will miss Saturday’s College Football Playoff game vs. Oklahoma for unspecified violations.
Steelers’ JuJu Smith-Schuster takes blame for loss in poignant tweet
After his game-ending fumble, Pittsburgh Steelers wideout JuJu Smith-Schuster posts agonizing photo of himself on Twitter.
Fantasy football: C.J. Anderson, Aaron Rodgers, Antonio Brown come through with title-winning performances
Week 16 takeaways: With Todd Gurley a late scratch, Rams get huge game from veteran backup; top draft picks come up big in fantasy championship games.