8:11 PM ET The Air Force Academy‘s falcon mascot, Aurora, died Wednesday, the school announced. The bird, which made national news last year when she was abducted in a prank, was 23 years old. Aurora was a white phase gyrfalcon, a “falcon species that is extremely rare in the wild,” according to the school’s falconry
6:05 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Christian Yelich watched helplessly from the dugout as the Brewers’ season ended. Milwaukee controlled the first 7 1/3 innings of Tuesday’s NL wild-card game in Washington before a stunning collapse. All-Star closer Josh Hader was wild, and the Brewers were stung by a disputed hit-by-pitch, a broken-bat base
5:35 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jaguars are benefiting from Minshew Mania on the field – and now they’re hoping to benefit off it as well. The team is counting on the rock star status of rookie quarterback Gardner Minshew – as well as his headband and mustache – to help pack TIAA
5:46 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls TV play-by-play announcer Neil Funk is retiring at the end of the season. The Bulls said Wednesday that Funk, the voice of five of their six championships, will step down after his 29th season with the team. He is scheduled to work all home games and
9:07 AM ET Auburn coach Gus Malzahn was asked recently about his team blocking out postseason predictions. It’s a constant conversation surrounding the five remaining undefeated teams in the SEC: Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, LSU and Florida. “I’ve told them we’re not worried about any of that talk until you get to the end of November
5:09 PM ET Israel Adesanya is in Melbourne, Australia, this week preparing for the biggest fight of his life. More than 8,000 miles away in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jon Jones fired off some warning-shot tweets to the budding UFC star. Jones went on a rant against Adesanya on social media Wednesday, writing that if the
3:52 PM ET Associated Press WACO, Texas — Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades has been given a new 10-year contract only days after football coach Matt Rhule received an extension. University president Linda Livingstone announced the new contract for Rhoades on Wednesday. The contract goes through July 2029 and includes two automatic one-year extensions after
3:53 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tyler Reddick has been promoted to the NASCAR Cup Series with Richard Childress Racing next season to replace Daniel Hemric, who last month was told he would not be retained for a second season. Reddick is the reigning Xfinity Series champion and is third in the standings
3:55 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Brooks Koepka spent the majority of his short offseason recovering from stem cell treatment on his left knee, he revealed Wednesday. Koepka returns to competition at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, with the No. 1 player in the world giving Las Vegas its strongest field in
3:00 AM ET Sri Lanka opt to bat v Pakistan Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat, in their pursuit of a series-levelling victory in the third and final ODI of the series against Pakistan. Pakistan made two changes to the XI that won on Monday. Imam-ul-Haq who hurt the webbing on his