In Game 2 of the ALCS, Evan Carter did something unusual by his standards: He did not record a hit. But fear not for the rookie. The 21-year-old Rangers phenom still drew a walk, meaning that he’s gotten on base in each of his seven career playoff games, just one piece
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What It’s Like to Be on Deion Sanders’s Celebrity-Filled Sidelines
Colorado Freshman RB Dylan Edwards Was the Breakout Star in Week 1 Upset
You can take your pick of standout performances from Colorado’s shocking 45-42 Week 1 upset over TCU. There was Shedeur Sanders with 510 yards through the air, Travis Hunter’s workmanlike 129 snaps, 119 receiving yards on 16 targets with an acrobatic interception. There were even circus catches downfield by Jimmy Horn Jr.
North Carolina QB Drake Maye Is the Center of Everything in Chapel Hill
It’s simple enough. One brother faces down another in one-on-one; the winner stays, the loser is replaced by another brother. It’s a more than 10-year-old tradition among the four Maye boys, raised by their parents in the hills of North Carolina, about 30 minutes north of Charlotte. The family’s gathering
Jalen Hurts Is The Most Intentional Superstar in Sports
On graduation day, outside the Barry Switzer Center, the air is heavy, thick, sticky, presaging the thunderstorm threatening to erupt. Traffic snakes through the streets lining the Oklahoma campus. Sweat spots polka-dot dress shirts. True love becomes sharing ever-dampening handkerchiefs with ever-more-desperate relatives. It’s early afternoon when an NFL quarterback
In the End It Was Mahomes, Ankle and All
Jackson State Nearly Conquered an SEC Giant. Now the Tigers Want More.
Tomekia Reed loathes complacency. That trait doesn’t exist in her DNA. Mediocrity doesn’t fit in her visual perception as a coach or a full-time mother to her 10-year-old son, Carlon. “She’s big on discipline and demands excellence,” says Jackson State guard Miya Crump. Reed is in constant pursuit of growth
Notre Dame Isn’t Wasting Any Time in Its Return to the Top
Taylor Robertson’s Precision Has the Sooner on the Verge of History
Almost two hours before game warmups begin, Taylor Robertson stands alone on the court. The Oklahoma guard glides across the wood flooring shooting from beyond the arc and then from the free throw line. She goes through ballhandling exercises and game shots. Sometimes a manager rebounds for her. Counting every
