Jacob Calvin Meyer

Banned shifts, pitch clocks could be coming to MLB in 2023

When baseball returns, game-altering rule changes could soon follow.

March 7, 2022

Blinken: U.S. ‘doing everything’ to assist citizens detained in Russia, including WNBA star Griner

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday the United States will "provide every possible assistance" to citizens who are being detained in foreign countries, including WNBA star Brittney Griner.

March 7, 2022

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred draws lifetime ban from attending summer collegiate team’s games

Rob Manfred wasn't going to attend this team's games anyway, but if he was, he can't anymore.

March 6, 2022

Record-breaking 75,000 soccer fans sing national anthem following technical issue at MLS game

When the microphone cut out during the national anthem, the 74,479 fans in attendance at Charlotte FC's inaugural home opener gave a helping hand, joining in to belt out "The Star-Spangled Banner" in a chilling scene.

March 6, 2022

Next career? Aaron Rodgers serves as wedding officiant for Packers teammate

The power is vested in Aaron Rodgers in more ways than one.

March 6, 2022

Dinwiddie thriving with Mavericks, still ‘hurt’ over exit from Wizards

Spencer Dinwiddie felt disrespected when the Wizards traded him to the Mavericks, and he's playing like someone who wants to show his former team that he's still got it.

March 6, 2022

Lamar Jackson: Racial bias against Black quarterbacks still present in NFL

During an appearance on LeBron James' HBO show "The Shop," Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson said "it's still there" during a discussion about racial bias against Black quarterbacks.

March 6, 2022

Improving power play on display in Capitals’ two-game winning streak

Over the last five weeks, Washington has finally turned around its power-play woes, and that was on full display during the team's last two wins.

March 6, 2022

Report: Griffin nixes ‘tell-all’ book about ‘dysfunctional’ Washington franchise

Robert Griffin III's "explosive, tell-all" book about the "dysfunctional" Washington football franchise turned out to be a pump fake.

March 3, 2022

Beal says he’s leaning toward re-signing with Wizards

Beal on Thursday was asked if it's fair to say he is leaning toward re-signing with the Wizards. The guard took a moment, nodded and said: "That's fair."

March 3, 2022

Capitals GM: Ovechkin under ‘incredible amount of pressure’ after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Washington Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan is defending Alex Ovechkin, acknowledging the "difficult" position he and the rest of the NHL's Russian players are under amid the war in Ukraine.

March 3, 2022

Bernie Sanders sides with players, urges MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred to end lockout

The former Democratic presidential primary candidate urged MLB commissioner Rob Manfred to stand up to the owners' "greed" and "end the lockout" in a tweet Wednesday.

March 3, 2022

Pitino denies interest in Maryland job: ‘It will not be me’

Before the rumor mill could even churn a report that Maryland was interested in hiring men's basketball coach Rick Pitino, the Hall of Famer shut down the possibility.

March 3, 2022

Boycott threats force Paralympic Committee to ban Russian, Belarusian athletes from upcoming Games

The International Paralympic Committee has reversed course and banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing in the upcoming Winter Games.

March 3, 2022

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim’s wife robbed at gunpoint

Juli Boeheim, the wife of longtime Syracuse men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim -- was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday afternoon, according to multiple reports.

March 2, 2022

Packers GM: ‘Not a single person’ has called about trade for Rodgers

Aaron Rodgers was expected by many to be one of the hottest commodities on the trade market this offseason. But according to Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst, no teams have called him about trading for the four-time MVP.

March 2, 2022

Georgetown backing Ewing despite 18-game losing streak

Patrick Ewing is about to do something that few college basketball coaches ever have: Lose 18 straight games and keep his job.

March 2, 2022

Companies distancing from Ovechkin amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Alex Ovechkin's popular MassMutual commercial has been pulled off the air after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

March 2, 2022

Players react to MLB canceling first two series of season due to lockout

"Manfred gotta go," Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman tweeted after MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced the cancellation of the first two series of the regular season.

March 1, 2022

Nationals’ Scherzer reunion pushed back after MLB cancels first two series

The Washington Nationals were scheduled to kick off the season in New York in a reunion against former star pitcher Max Scherzer, but that will now have to wait at least one more week.

March 1, 2022