What happened to Connor Zilisch? What we know about his fall and injuries

The 19-year-old driver fell off his car while celebrating his seventh total career win. WATKINS GLEN, New York — Connor Zilisch, the 19-year-old JR Motorsports NASCAR Xfinity Series driver taking the motorsport by storm, confirmed he broke his collarbone after falling while celebrating his race win Saturday.  The incident happened shortly after the Mission 200 At … Read more

Lions’ Morice Norris shares good news after he was taken off field in ambulance

The 24-year-old was hurt with 14:50 left in the preseason game after hitting Falcons running back Nathan Carter. DETROIT — Detroit Lions safety Morice Norris shared a social post Saturday, saying he’s OK and thanking people for their support after he was taken off the field in an ambulance late in a preseason game against the … Read more

19-year-old racer Connor Zilisch slips, falls off car after race win

The extent of his injuries aren’t clear, but NASCAR says he is “awake and alert” at the hospital. WATKINS GLEN, New York — Connor Zilisch, the 19-year-old JR Motorsports NASCAR Xfinity Series driver taking the motorsport by storm, was taken to the hospital after falling while celebrating his win Saturday.  The incident happened shortly after the … Read more

Lions-Falcons preseason game ends early after serious injury to Detroit’s Morice Norris

Morice Norris was hurt with 14:50 to go trying to tackle Nathan Carter. ATLANTA — The Detroit Lions said safety Morice Norris was in stable condition after he was attended to for about 20 minutes and taken off the field in an ambulance during the Lions’ preseason game Friday night against Atlanta, with the game … Read more

Ionescu scores 16 as the Liberty beat the Wings 88-77 for their 3rd straight win

Arike Ogunbowale scored 17 points and Maddy Siegrist added 15 off the bench for Dallas (8-23), which has lost four straight games. ARLINGTON, Texas — Sabrina Ionescu scored 16 points, Emma Meesseman had 14 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals, and the New York Liberty beat the Dallas Wings 88-77 on Friday night … Read more

Packers star Billy Howton, believed to be oldest living former NFL player, has died

When he retired in 1963, Billy Howton was the NFL’s all-time leading receiver in receptions (503) and receiving yards (8,459). HOUSTON — Billy Howton, a former Green Bay Packers star regarded as one of the most productive wide receivers of the pre-Super Bowl era who was a founder and the first president of the NFL Players … Read more