by Roger Barkley Jr | Feb 25, 2026 | Sports News
Benfica’s appeal against the provisional suspension handed to Gianluca Prestianni has been rejected, meaning the Argentine will miss the second leg of the Champions League knockout round play-off against Real Madrid on Wednesday night. The 20-year-old has been...
by Roger Barkley Jr | Feb 25, 2026 | Sports News
INDIANAPOLIS — If you were starting a team from scratch, you would almost certainly try to find a quarterback first and foremost. But after that, where do you go next? We posed that question to 42 prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft in our NFL Combine Survey. When I asked...
by Roger Barkley Jr | Feb 25, 2026 | Sports News
Could the NFL Combine be considered the Super Bowl of the summer? The annual pre-draft event features over 300 draft prospects, and kicks off on Monday, Feb. 23. It will conclude on Monday, March 2. Will any prospect, in the process of impressing NFL scouts and GMs,...
by Roger Barkley Jr | Feb 25, 2026 | Sports News
INDIANAPOLIS — New Cleveland Browns coach Todd Monken raved about the “elite” skills he’s seen from Shedeur Sanders. Only he hasn’t seen enough to hand him the starting quarterback job. In fact, Monken declared it an “open competition” for that...
by Roger Barkley Jr | Feb 25, 2026 | Sports News
Jimmie Johnson has done it all: NASCAR, INDYCAR and off-road racing, among other forms of motorsports. What’s next for the NASCAR Hall of Famer and seven-time Cup Series champ? Driving a Trophy Truck in the Mint 400 on March 8. “I’ve always wanted to...
by Roger Barkley Jr | Feb 24, 2026 | Sports News
The future was sent over the outfield wall for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday. In the top of the second inning of Pittsburgh’s spring training matchup against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday afternoon, shortstop Konnor Griffin — the No. 1 prospect in Major...
by Roger Barkley Jr | Feb 24, 2026 | Sports News
This week brought some good news for the U.S. men’s national team. With the ultra-important March camp looming, a few key players returned to play for their clubs after being out with injury. Let’s start with midfielder Tyler Adams, who captained the USA at the 2022...
by Roger Barkley Jr | Feb 24, 2026 | Sports News
INDIANAPOLIS — When the 2025 NFL season ended, most indications seemed to suggest that legendary tight end Travis Kelce would retire. That isn’t stopping the Kansas City Chiefs from holding out hope that Kelce will return for 2026, though. In fact, Kelce...
by Roger Barkley Jr | Feb 24, 2026 | Sports News
Dario Franchitti doesn’t look to make a comeback in racing or in NASCAR. The 52-year-old enjoys a fine life as a driver coach at Chip Ganassi Racing. But the four-time INDYCAR champion still loves to get behind the wheel. And the opportunity to get in a NASCAR truck...
by Roger Barkley Jr | Feb 24, 2026 | Sports News
Who are the top-5 drivers of all time — across any era, car or racing series? Former NASCAR Cup Series champ and NASCAR on FOX analyst Kevin Harvick and INDYCAR on FOX broadcaster Will Buxton revealed their picks on the first episode of “SPEED With Harvick And...