The Dallas Cowboys' 31-28 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Thanksgiving Day averaged 57.23 million viewers on CBS, making it the most-watched regular-season game in NFL history. The early game between Green Bay and Detroit — won by the Packers 31-24 — averaged 47.7 million, making ...
Elden Campbell, a center who played 15 seasons in the NBA — including nine with the Los Angeles Lakers — and later won a championship with the Detroit Pistons, has died. He was 57. Campbell's family informed the Pistons of the death, telling the team that he died on Monday. No cause was given. The 6-foot-11 Campbell was born in Los Angeles and excelled at Morningside High before heading to Clemson. He was a first-team ACC selection in the 1989-90 season and finished as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,880 points. Campbell helped the Tigers win the 1989-90 ACC ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Free agent reliever Devin Williams has agreed to a contract with the New York Mets, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Monday night. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal was pending a physical and had not ...
Serena Williams threw cold water on the idea that she might be preparing to return to tennis, writing on social media Tuesday that she is "NOT coming back," after a spokesman for the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said the 23-time Grand Slam champion had registered with the sport's drug-testing body. That is the first step that would be required by a player seeking to come out of retirement. The 44-year-old Williams, one of the greats of the game, has not competed since bidding farewell at the 2022 U.S. Open. At the time, Williams said she didn't want to use the word ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Ben Johnson pulled off his shirt and flexed like a body builder as players screamed and chanted in the locker room after the Chicago Bears beat the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. The viral celebration sure turned some heads. The coach's young daughter even ...
NASCAR lawsuit trial opens CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The federal antitrust trial against NASCAR has opened with Michael Jordan in attendance. The retired NBA star co-owns the 23XI Racing team, which, along with Front Row Motorsports, is suing NASCAR. They allege the stock car series is monopolistic and forces teams to comply with rules and financing they oppose. A jury of six men and three women was seated Monday for the trial, expected to last a couple of weeks. Jordan's presence influenced jury selection, with several potential jurors dismissed due to their admiration for him. ...
