preseason

Seattle Seahawks' backup QB Geno Smith shines with a 21-yard touchdown pass to DK Metcalf in preseason game against Cleveland Browns, sparking excitement for the regular season.

South Carolina is the unanimous No. 1 team in the preseason AP Top 25 women's basketball poll. The defending national champions went wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team last year.

Geno Smith is expected to get the start at quarterback when the Seattle Seahawks open the preseason this weekend against Pittsburgh, coach Pete Carroll said Tuesday.

Even the most avid fan of the Seattle Seahawks likely needed a program to know who was on the field on Saturday night in Las Vegas. The nearly anonymous Hawks only played 5 of their projected starters for the 2021 season and held 31 players in total out of the game all together in a lackluster 20-7 loss to the Raiders.

College football teams will be required to hold at least seven padless practices during the preseason and the number of contact practices will be reduced from 21 to 18.

The Portland Timbers and the Portland Thorns will be able to welcome a limited number of fans back to home soccer games starting next month.

The NFL and the NFLPA haven’t come to an agreement on all protocols for training camp and the preseason as the report date for teams draws closer.

The NFL will cut the preseason in half and push the start of exhibition play back a week to give players more time to get in shape.

For the first time, the defending national champion Tigers are No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason Top 25 presented by Regions Bank .

Duke runaway No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25; Kentucky is No. 2 (AP) — Duke is the runaway No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason college basketball poll. The Blue Devils, who return three starters from last season's team and have what is considered one of the top recruiting classes in the nation, received 58 of the 65 first-place votes from the national media panel on Monday...