The Pittsburgh Steelers were forced to move on after Kenny Pickett’s attitude changed. PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers were set to have a quarterback competition this offseason between Kenny Pickett and Russell Wilson, but are now moving forward with just Wilson as their starter – trading Pickett to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for some NFL…
Pittsburgh’s signing of Russell Wilson prompted an unexpected end to Kenny Pickett‘s tenure in the Steel City. The Steelers are expected to trade Pickett and a fourth-round draft pick (No. 120) to the Philadelphia Eagles, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported on Friday. Pittsburgh will receive a third-round pick (No. 98) and the Eagles’ highest two seventh-round draft picks in…
Plus: Bayern Munich are ahead of Liverpool in the race to appoint Xabi Alonso as their new head coach; Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams is on Chelsea’s radar this summer; Leicester City are under pressure to sell players this summer even if they return to the Premier League Roberto De Zerbi, Thomas Frank and Gareth…
March 7 1921 — Cy Denneny of the Ottawa Senators scores six goals in a 12-5 victory over the Hamilton Tigers. 1951 — Ezzard Charles wins a unanimous 15-round decision over Jersey Joe Walcott to retain the world heavyweight title in Detroit. 1954 — The Minneapolis Lakers and Milwaukee Hawks experiment with the baskets raised…
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Tennessee’s Rickea Jackson picked up another all-league honor in back-to-back days, netting her second-straight appearance on the USA TODAY Sports Network All-SEC First Team. Jackson, a 6-foot-2 forward for the Lady Vol basketball team, pocketed today’s acclaim after being named yesterday to the Coaches All-SEC First Team and today being announced as a top-five finalist for the…
Two South Asian nations are set to resume their heated cricket rivalry with a three-match Twenty20 series as they eye the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka – not India and Pakistan – will play the first match of the series in Sylhet, Bangladesh on Monday, less than three months ahead of cricket’s showpiece event…
The Swedish star was on the brink of an early elimination at 5.85m, but came back to win and later clear 6.05m before failing in his latest world record attempt. For a few minutes, Mondo Duplantis looked far from his normal self in the pole vault final at the Glasgow 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships on Sunday (3 March)….
Do you feel it in the air? Spring is coming, and the start of longer daylight hours is well underway. And with daylight saving time starting in March, most Americans will soon have even more hours in the sun. Even ahead of of the time change, there are already cities in every continental U.S. time zone that…
With the ICC T20 World Cup less than three months away, the price for the tickets have skyrocketed, especially for the mouth-watering India vs Pakistan contest. Although the World Cup is taking place in the United States of America (USA) – a non-traditional cricketing nation, the prices continue to remain at an all-time high. According…
