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There was a point in John Franklin-Myers‘ NFL career where it probably seemed like a big payday was never going to happen. This is a guy who was unceremoniously cut by his first team then traded by the next. Franklin-Myers, …

The Los Angeles Dodgers could decide to lay low the rest of the offseason and still consider it a massive success. The additions of pitcher Edwin Diaz and outfielder Kyle Tucker have filled their two biggest needs. However, the Dodgers …

Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams can check one important item off their list of concerns as they enter the 2026 offseason. The Rams’ season ended in disappointment, cut short by the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship Game, …

To think that New England Patriots legendary head coach Bill Belichick is not a first-ballot Hall of Famer is insane, and Las Vegas Raiders’ minority owner and seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady feels the same way. Belichick, who ranks …

Dax Kilby is one of the many shortstops in the New York Yankees‘ system, and he’ll start the 2026 season painfully close to top-100 status from The Athletic MLB prospect reporter Keith Law. Kilby was left off Law’s top-100 prospects …

The New York Knicks have been monitoring Giannis Antetokounmpo since the offseason. He mentioned the Knicks as a team that he would be open to playing for at some point. The Bucks decided not to trade him in the summer. …

The New York Knicks gained early insight last summer into what the Milwaukee Bucks would likely demand in any trade involving Giannis Antetokounmpo. That understanding helps explain why talks during New York’s exclusive negotiating window in August, which ESPN reported, …

Rivalries have always shaped NASCAR. They grow when the same drivers race each other every week, fight for the same wins, and chase the duplicate titles. In today’s NASCAR Cup Series, that pressure is constant. Few rivalries show this better …

The Los Angeles Lakers already tried to trade former first-round pick Dalton Knecht last year, and while that resulted in a tumultuous relationship going forward between the two sides, the player finally looks like he’ll be on the move. After …

The Denver Broncos came up just short in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, but they still played a major role in one of the biggest NFL television moments of the postseason. CBS Sports announced this week that the Patriots-Broncos …

The Boston Celtics have been a pleasant surprise in the Eastern Conference this season after gutting their roster and dealing with Jayson Tatum’s torn Achilles. At the beginning of the season, no one knew what to expect from the Celtics. …

The Colorado Rockies acquired infielder Edouard Julien and right-hander Pierson Ohl from the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday in exchange for minor league pitcher Jace Kaminska and cash considerations, according to the Star Tribune. Julien, 26, finished seventh in American League …

The Golden State Warriors are a desperate team. With Jimmy Butler tearing his ACL, it looks bleak for them to make the playoffs. Right now, they sit eighth in the Western Conference standings. Giannis Antetokounmpo could be their savior. Antetokounmpo …

Could the Miami Heat be Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo’s next team? After NBA insider Shams Charania revealed that the Bucks are listening to trade offers for their superstar, rumors of the Greek Freak’s next team are starting to arise. …

The Cleveland Browns have hired Todd Monken as their next head coach, choosing him over current defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz — a decision that could have major ripple effects across the organization moving forward. Monken, Schwartz, and Los Angeles Rams …

With their offensive coordinator search dragging into uncomfortable territory, the Philadelphia Eagles are being urged to act fast.  After whiffing on some of the biggest names on the market, one veteran NFL coach with recent postseason success has suddenly become …

The Cincinnati Bengals finished the season with a 6-11 record, which marked their worst since the 2020 season. The team has now missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season, despite having one of the league’s best quarterbacks and receiving …

Bruce Willis “doesn’t know” he has frontotemporal dementia, which his wife and caretaker Emma Heming Willis is “really happy” about. During her appearance on Wednesday’s episode of the “Conversations with Cam” podcast, 47-year-old Heming Willis tells host Cameron Rogers that …

 By  Mikhail Zinshteyn, CalMatters In the past two years, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed three bills that would have allowed community colleges to award students more bachelor’s degrees. Unfazed, lawmakers are now backing a fourth bill that does much of the …

The famously drama-free Taylor Swift aims to stay that way after the release of her private texts with Blake Lively, amid the actress’ ongoing legal battle against her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni. An insider told …

Healdsburg in 2001 was a different place. Back then, a $25 steak felt like a splurge, and the sidewalks belonged to dusty boots and Carhartts, not Birkins or Blahniks. That was the year chef Charlie Palmer opened Dry Creek Kitchen, …

A unit built in 1970 has changed hands. The unit in the 3900 block of West Las Positas Boulevard in Pleasanton was sold on Nov. 21, 2025. The purchase price was $1,425,000. The layout of this single-story house includes three …

As it does every January, Sunnyvale swore in a new vice mayor, with Councilmember Richard Mehlinger replacing Linda Sell in the role this year. “It’s been a pleasure working with you for the past three years … you’ve shown compassion, …

Retro Studios broke conventions and reimagined the adventures of Samus Aran as a first-person shooter with the wildly successful “Metroid Prime.” The studio has followed that up with several sequels that build on elements that adapt the classic 2-D sci-fi …

By KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — FBI agents were executing a search warrant at the Fulton County elections office near Atlanta on Wednesday, an agency spokesperson confirmed. An FBI spokesperson said agents were “executing a court authorized law …

The historic Barth Hotel, built in 1882, will be redeveloped into senior housing with support from a low-interest loan of up to $6 million approved by the Denver Downtown Development Authority. The Barth Hotel will reopen as housing for lower-income …

Colorado’s new poet laureate will help celebrate the state’s 150th anniversary — and the nation’s 250th — this year while continuing to teach kids about poetry, work with artists statewide, and advocate for the arts. Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday …

Claiming there is “no such thing as absolute immunity in America,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said Wednesday he plans to make Chicago the first city in the nation to hold the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol officers accountable for …

New music festival Forever Mine throws it back to the early 2000s for its inaugural event in Union Park on May 23 and 24. The festival will be hosted by Chicago’s DJ Pharris and is described on their website as …