The New Orleans Pelicans watched a chance to get a leg up in the heated race for the West's No. 8 seed fade away while Zion Williamson sat on the bench.The Pelicans' 16-point lead evaporated as the Utah Jazz stormed back in the second half to come away with a 106-104 win Thursday in the NBA's first game of the…

Veteran running back LeSean McCoy has reached agreement on a one-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Thursday."He's very excited to play with established vets like [Tom] Brady and Gronk [Rob Gronkowski] in trying to win another championship," Rosenhaus told ESPN.The addition of McCoy will push Ronald Jones, who took over duties…

The SEC presidents and chancellors on Thursday approved a 10-game, conference-only football schedule for the fall that begins Sept. 26.The revised schedule, which was altered because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, increases by two the SEC's usual conference slate of eight league games, which includes six divisional foes, one permanent cross-divisional foe and one rotating cross-divisional foe.Florida athletic…

For what has to be the first time this year, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes wasn't No. 1.Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, the reigning NFL MVP, captured the top spot in The NFL Network's Top 100 players of 2020, while Mahomes was No. 4.Mahomes, the Super Bowl MVP, was surprisingly ranked behind Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and Los…