Month: February 2021

12:08 PM ET The NCAA has vacated multiple sanctions levied against the Georgia Tech men’s basketball program in an appeal ruling, potentially helping the school recoup scholarships and recruiting visitation privileges, a source told ESPN on Friday. Georgia Tech got hit with major recruiting violations in 2019 — including a postseason ban served in 2020
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11:18 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Marla Miller is stepping down after 21 years as Major League Baseball’s senior vice president of special events. Miller, MLB’s first female senior vice president, has been in charge of planning for the All-Star Game and World Series, arranging ceremonies and entertainment, including national anthem singers. She
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11:20 AM ET In a shift from years past, the NBA league office will require college seniors to petition the league for inclusion on the NBA early-entry list in order to become draft-eligible in 2021. Last October, due to disruptions caused by the pandemic, the NCAA granted an additional year of eligibility to winter athletes,
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9:18 AM ET The Atlanta Braves have extended the contract of manager Brian Snitker through the 2023 season with a club option for 2024, it was announced Friday. “I am thrilled that Brian will continue to lead our club on the field and in the clubhouse,” Braves president and general manager Alex Anthopoulos said in
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6:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — When new Denver Broncos general manager George Paton pulls into his parking space each day, it’s for a team that has missed the playoffs in each of the past five seasons. But the Broncos have enough salary cap room to dive into free agency — currently north of $40
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7:00 AM ET The first full weekend of FCS’ one-time-only spring season gave us a down-to-the-wire battle between top-five teams (South Dakota State 24, Northern Iowa 20) and some long-awaited debuts (Deion Sanders’ first game as Jackson State head coach, Zeb Noland’s first start as NDSU quarterback). As far as the overall national picture goes,
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