Month: May 2021

3:45 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars waived running back Ryquell Armstead, who missed the entire 2020 season because of complications related to COVID-19. Armstead, 24, was twice placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list last season. He spent 19 days on the list the first time, then dealt with a groin injury and another
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2:59 PM ET Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Indiana Hoosiers are beefing up their roster with more veteran help. Defensive lineman Jaren Handy has joined the program after playing 14 games with Auburn over the past two seasons, Indiana coach Tom Allen said Monday. On Sunday, former Southern California running back Stephen Carr tweeted
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2:14 PM ET The New York Yankees have placed Giancarlo Stanton on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to May 14, with a left quad strain, the team announced Monday. Stanton was scratched about an hour before the first pitch of Friday’s game due to left quad tightness. The slugger told manager Aaron Boone that he
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2:01 PM ET The San Francisco 49ers signed veteran wide receiver Marqise Lee to a one-year contract Monday after he tried out for the team at its rookie minicamp over the weekend. He caught passes from 49ers rookie quarterback Trey Lance on Friday during the portion of practice open to the media. The 49ers waived
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1:18 PM ET The Denver Broncos have hired Kelly Kleine as the executive director of football operations and special advisor to general manager George Paton, the team announced Monday. Kleine, 30, is believed to be the highest-ranking female scouting executive ever with an NFL team. “Kelly is a rising star in the NFL, and we’re
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1:01 PM ET Oklahoma City Thunder center Al Horford addressed the unique situation of him shutting down for the team’s final 28 games, calling it a mutual decision that had always been a possibility since his arrival to the franchise and was accelerated by the injury to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. “We’ve had great communication since the
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1:10 PM ET Bradley Beal said his strained left hamstring won’t be 100 percent and that he will have to manage it when the Washington Wizards play the Boston Celtics in the play-in tournament on Tuesday. Beal said his hamstring did not worsen after scoring 25 points and grabbing six rebounds in 35 minutes during
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8:53 AM ET Associated Press PARMA, Italy — Serena Williams earned her first victory in more than three months by beating 17-year-old qualifier Lisa Pigato 6-3, 6-2 Monday in the first round of the Emilia-Romagna Open. Williams, who accepted a wild-card invitation for the Parma tournament after losing her opening match at the Italian Open
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News Seamer suggests ‘communication disappeared’ when Ed Smith was national selector Stuart Broad has suggested the “communication disappeared” when Ed Smith was national selector but insisted he would “understand” if he is left out of England’s Test side at any stage this summer. Broad took to Sky Sports to register his anger and disappointment after
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11:28 AM BST The French rugby federation (FFR) will allow transgender women to play women’s rugby as of next season, going against governing body World Rugby’s guidelines, it said on Monday. Last year, World Rugby said that after months of research, it had “concluded that safety and fairness cannot presently be assured for women competing
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11:30 AM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Former New York Yankees superstar Derek Jeter has sold his waterfront mansion in Tampa for $22.5 million — meaning Tom Brady might be headed to new rental digs. The seven-bedroom, eight-bath estate was sold on Friday, said Smith & Associates, the real estate firm that handled the
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10:15 AM ET The Miami Marlins will use their “City Connect” uniforms to honor the Havana Sugar Kings, a fleeting yet monumental former minor league organization with a special connection to the Cuban American populace of South Florida. The new uniforms were unveiled by the team Monday morning and will be worn by Marlins players
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10:36 AM ET Four-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Ryan Kerrigan, the Washington Football Team‘s all-time sacks leader, announced Monday that he is signing with the Philadelphia Eagles. Kerrigan, 32, was a first-round pick by Washington in 2011 and played the first 10 years of his NFL career for Washington, racking up 95.5 sacks and 147
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