Wayne Sterling

1 week ago | cnn.com | Wayne Sterling

Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker warms up prior to game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Baltimore, Maryland, in December. Greg Fiume/Getty Images/File CNN  —  The Baltimore Ravens released veteran kicker Justin Tucker on Monday after 13 seasons with the team. “Sometimes football decisions are incredibly difficult, and this is one of those instances,” Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said in a statement.

2 weeks ago | cnn.com | Wayne Sterling |Jacob Lev

Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders speaks to the media during the Big 12 Media Days in July. Candice Ward/USA Today Sports/Reuters CNN  —  And on the third and final day of the NFL draft, University of Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 144th overall pick in the fifth round Saturday. It was a surprisingly long wait for the 2024 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year.

1 month ago | news8000.com | Kevin Dotson |Wayne Sterling

(CNN) — The Golden State Warriors and Orlando Magic punched their tickets to the playoffs with wins Tuesday night in the NBA’s play-in tournament. The Magic made easy work of the Atlanta Hawks while the Warriors played a nail-biter against the Memphis Grizzlies. In a game full of momentum swings and huge plays, the Warriors emerged with a thrilling 121-116 win in Tuesday’s nightcap. Both teams’ stars came to play Tuesday night at Chase Center in San Francisco.

1 month ago | cnn.com | Wayne Sterling

CNN  —  The Orlando Magic clinched the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference after routing the Atlanta Hawks 120-95 in the first game of the NBA play-in tournament Tuesday. Cole Anthony came of the bench to score a team-high 26 points and had six assists at the Kia Center in Orlando to lift the Magic to their second consecutive playoff appearance. The Magic will face the reigning NBA champion and No. 2 seed Boston Celtics in the best-of-seven first round series starting Sunday at TD Garden.

1 month ago | cp24.com | Wayne Sterling

Fresh off winning her first NCAA women's basketball title at the University of Connecticut, superstar guard Paige Bueckers was selected No. 1 overall by the Dallas Wings in Monday night's WNBA draft in New York. Bueckers and the Huskies dominated then-reigning national champion South Carolina Gamecocks 82-59 in Tampa, Florida, on April 6 for the school's 12th championship.