SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain — Ruben Amorim left Spain on Thursday night with his UEFA Europa League hopes still intact after Manchester United’s creditable 1-1 draw against Real Sociedad. But it could have been so much better. If United could score, this tie might have been over ahead of the second leg at Old Trafford next…
After just four seasons on the job, Johnnie Harris is out at Auburn, marking the second head coach opening in the Southeastern Conference as March Madness approaches. Multiple sources told SB Nation that the writing was on the wall for Harris when John Cohen was hired as the athletic director a few years ago and…
Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham tore his triceps 11 weeks before Super Bowl LIX, putting his status in doubt for the big game. Graham, 36, rehabbed from the injury and suited up in the Eagles’ 40-22 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. The 15-year veteran played 13 snaps in the win, but re-tore his…
Naomi Osaka showed that she is on the road to recovery from the abdominal injury that forced her out of the Australian Open in January, but getting sharp and match tough is going to take a little more time. Osaka, the four-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1, lost to Camila Osorio of…
The Denver Broncos have fired one of their assistant coaches after he was accused of punching a police officer in the face. Michael Wilhoite, who played for the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks before moving into coaching, was involved in a confrontation with a police officer at Denver International Airport in February. “After thorough…
Alex Jensen helped lead the Utes to the national championship game in 1998. (Chris Gardner/Getty Images) Alex Jensen is headed back to Utah. The Utes reportedly struck a deal to make Jensen their next head coach, according to ESPN. He will now replace Craig Smith, who was fired last month after nearly four seasons on…
FIFA is reportedly considering the idea of a one-off, 64-team World Cup in 2030 to commemorate the centenary of the tournament, which would mark the second consecutive expansion of the tournament. The idea was introduced towards the end of a recent FIFA meeting by Ignacio Alonso, a delegate from Uruguay who read a prepared speech…
One of the best boys’ volleyball tournaments of the season is set for Friday and Saturday at Poway High in San Diego. The Best of the West tournament features No. 1-seeded Mira Costa against the likes of Loyola, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Corona del Mar and Mater Dei. Mira Costa has started the season at…
Alisson Becker has said his outstanding display in goal that helped Liverpool earn an unlikely 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday was possibly the best performance of his life. Liverpool’s No. 1 made nine saves to deny a rampant PSG side a deserved three points in the first leg of their round-of-16 tie before…
Even the best golfers in the world lose to the biggest of underdogs. Tiger Woods at the 2009 PGA Championship immediately comes to mind. That year, Woods held the 54-hole lead at Hazeltine but saw his putter go ice cold on Sunday, losing to Y.E. Yang by three. Other significant upsets in golf history include…
