8:00 AM ET As the director of baseball operations and assistant general manager for the Oakland Athletics and then as the general manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Farhan Zaidi has been a major figure in assembling the rosters of postseason-bound teams for seven straight seasons. The 42-year-old executive will be hard-pressed to keep that
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5:17 PM GMT New Zealand smashed Italy 66-3 in Rome on Saturday, finishing their European tour with an 10-try romp and leaving coach Steve Hansen with plenty to consider as he looks to settle on a squad to defend their World Cup title next year. Hansen retained just four players from the starting team that
5:10 PM GMT Sean Maitland scored a try 15 minutes from time to earn Scotland a hard-fought 14-9 victory over a profligate Argentina at Murrayfield on Saturday and end the year on a winning note. The winger was sent over on the blind side by Stuart Hogg after a smart piece of thinking that caught
4:24 PM ET Purdue coach Jeff Brohm reaffirmed his commitment to the Boilermakers on Saturday despite being mentioned as a leading candidate for the coaching vacancy at Louisville, his alma mater. “I want Louisville to do what’s best for them,” Brohm said after Purdue’s 28-21 win at Indiana, which made the Boilers bowl-eligible at 6-6.
8:00 AM ET The Arizona Diamondbacks‘ Paul Goldschmidt finished sixth in the National League MVP voting this year, the fourth top-10 MVP placement of his career — he was second in 2013 and 2015 and third in 2016. His performance this year was particularly remarkable because he started very slowly, struggling against high-velocity pitches. But
4:08 PM ET Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Feleipe Franks had three touchdown passes and No. 13 Florida used a punishing ground attack to end a five-game losing streak to Florida State, defeating the Seminoles 41-14 on Saturday. Lamical Perine had a 74-yard touchdown run as Florida ran for 278 yards, averaging 5.3 yards per
3:00 AM ET Cape Town Blitz 198 for 5 (de Kock 74, Malan 66, Olivier 3-40) beat Jozi Stars 136 (Vilas 29, Linde 3-25, Nortje 3-30) by 62 runs Quinton de Kock sets off for a run Associated Press Cape Town Blitz extended their unbeaten run in the Mzansi Super League with a ruthless 62-run win
3:42 PM ET UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton underwent successful surgery on his injured right knee and was recovering in Tampa General Hospital on Saturday, as his family issued a statement expressing their gratitude for the prayers and care he has received. “The Milton Family would like to express gratitude for all of your thoughts, prayers
8:26 PM GMT England completed a highly satisfying November series with a crushing 37-18 four-try victory over a ragged Australia at Twickenham on Saturday, claiming a record sixth successive win in the 50th meeting of the old sporting rivals. After an early try for Jonny May it was 13-13 at the break but Elliot Daly,
2:24 PM ET Barney Read Momentum has been a word bandied about the halls of Sharjah Cricket Stadium the past four days. Freely waved with the same gusto as the batsmen’s hands flying through and across the line of the ball. Talk has centred on the virtues of hitting your stride early and turning the