The struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers are counting on Jameis Winston to help them become relevant again. The Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback was selected with the first overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, instantly becoming the face of a franchise that missed the playoffs the past seven seasons and hasn’t won a postseason game since the club’s Super Bowl run in 2002. Coach Lovie Smith and Jason Licht made
The Tennessee Titans hope they got it right this time with Oregon’s Marcus Mariota, their third try at landing a franchise quarterback in the past decade. The Titans selected the Heisman Trophy winner No. 2 overall pick Thursday night after starting three quarterbacks last season, benching Jake Locker in October and replacing him with rookie Zach Mettenberger. General manager Ruston Webster said other teams offered ”multiple” picks to move up
The Los Angeles Clippers are aware their toughness, resolve and focus has been questioned for years. The Clippers proved their mettle against the veteran San Antonio Spurs again, overcoming another disappointing loss to set up what could be a defining victory for their franchise. Blake Griffin had 26 points and 12 rebounds and Chris Paul had 19 points and 15 assists as the Clippers held on for a 102-96 victory
When playing at their best, the Chicago Bulls are a team that can go far in the NBA playoffs. The Bulls finally came up with the dominant performance they needed to close out a first-round series against the Milwaukee Bucks, shaking off a surprisingly stubborn team with a 120-66 rout Thursday night that nearly set an NBA playoff record for the largest margin of victory. Now the Bulls move on
Joel Ward wanted Alex Ovechkin to hear him over the din at Madison Square Garden. Ward got Ovechkin’s attention and drove the Russian’s feed past Henrik Lundqvist with 1.3 seconds left to give the Washington Capitals a 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night in Game 1 of their second-round series. We’ll take it.” Following a mostly ceremonial faceoff, the teams skirmished at center ice, sparked by
(Reuters) – The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort in South Carolina, where Rory McIlroy won his second major title in record fashion, will host the 2021 PGA Championship, the PGA of America said on Friday. The Ocean Course is no stranger to major events, having also hosted the 1991 Ryder Cup and the World Cup in 1997 and 2003. “Ever since The Ocean Course was introduced to the
The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort in South Carolina, where Rory McIlroy won his second major title in record fashion, will host the 2021 PGA Championship, the PGA of America said on Friday. The Ocean Course is no stranger to major events, having also hosted the 1991 Ryder Cup and the World Cup in 1997 and 2003. “Ever since The Ocean Course was introduced to the world, it
By Lisa Anderson NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – After more than 50 years in the public arena, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has shown he can still command people’s attention – with a column on why he quit his church over women’s rights going viral six years after it was published. Carter, 90, a Nobel Peace laureate and longtime human rights champion, has campaigned to end violence and discrimination
Mike Dunleavy scored a team-high 20 points as the Chicago Bulls cruised to a 120-66 drubbing of the Milwaukee Bucks to reach the second round of the NBA playoffs. The Bulls easily eliminated the Bucks in game six, beating them so soundly that their 54-point win margin was the third largest in NBA postseason history. They advance to face the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference semi-finals.
Jameis Winston was taken by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the first pick of the National Football League Draft on Thursday and was followed by fellow quarterback Marcus Mariota in a Heisman 1-2. Winston won the 2013 Heisman Trophy as top U.S. collegiate player, and Mariota, taken by the Tennessee Titans with the second pick, was the 2014 winner, marking the first time Heisman recipients went 1-2 in the NFL
