Month: July 2021

4:25 PM ET The NFL has fined the Jacksonville Jaguars, the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys for organized team activities violations. The following is a breakdown of the fines, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter: The Jaguars were fined $200,000 and coach Urban Meyer $100,000 The 49ers were fined $100,000 and coach Kyle Shanahan
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4:25 PM ET The NFL has fined the San Francisco 49ers, the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Dallas Cowboys for organized team activities violations, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The following is a breakdown of the fines, sources told Schefter: The 49ers were fined $100,000 and coach Kyle Shanahan $50,000 The Jaguars were fined $200,000
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3:50 PM ET On a day when college athletes were officially granted rights to profit off their names, images and likenesses, former USC running back Reggie Bush made it clear he believes the Heisman Trophy he won in 2005 should be returned and his college statistics reinstated. “It is my strong belief that I won
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3:59 PM ET The NFL has fined the Washington Football Team $10 million as a result of the league’s investigation into the team’s workplace culture. The money will be “will be used to support organizations committed to character education, anti-bullying, healthy relationships and related topics,” the league said. In addition, Tanya Snyder, who was named
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3:10 PM BST Samoa’s national rugby sevens teams are stranded in Dubai after failing to meet their own government’s COVID-19 requirements en route home from missing out on qualification for the Tokyo Games, sports officials said on Thursday. Players and staff from the men’s and women’s teams were denied passage on a flight from Dubai
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2:16 PM ET Associated Press Luka Doncic and Slovenia are two wins from the Tokyo Olympics. Doncic had 18 points and 10 assists, Klemen Prepelic scored 17 points and Slovenia rolled past Poland 112-77 on Thursday at Kaunas, Lithuania, to clinch a spot in Saturday’s Olympic qualifying tournament semifinals in that region. Slovenia (2-0) won
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1:30 PM ET ESPN News Services The New York Mets under new owner Steven Cohen are embracing “Bobby Bonilla Day,” an annual remembrance of a famously unsuccessful contract. A promotion announced Thursday allows a fan to book an Airbnb stay for four at Citi Field for $250 that includes use of the team gym and
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1:46 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has been ruled out of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Atlanta Hawks, the team said Thursday. Antetokounmpo suffered a hyperextended left knee during Game 4 on Tuesday and had been listed as doubtful for Thursday night’s game. An MRI showed no structural damage
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1:15 PM ET BYU athletes seeking to profit off of their name, image and likeness still must follow the university’s honor code standards, which prohibit alcohol, tobacco and even coffee. Athletic director Tom Holmoe outlined the school’s NIL policies Tuesday night in a letter to all athletes, coaches and staff. Along with standard items such
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1:10 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner vowed to keep manager Aaron Boone, general manager Brian Cashman and the core of his team, shaking off a crushing loss to the Los Angeles Angels in which New York wasted a four-run, ninth-inning lead. Steinbrenner spoke with reporters Thursday, the morning after
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12:36 PM ET Michael Collins Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer/video talent for ESPN.com Worked for several players as PGA Tour caddie Former stand-up comedian Tom VanHaaren Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan DETROIT — Bryson DeChambeau and caddie Tim Tucker are taking a break, DeChambeau
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12:38 PM ET As college football begins a new era in which athletes can profit from their name, image and likeness, some 7-year-old comments from Clemson coach Dabo Swinney suggesting his opposition to player compensation have taken on a new life. But Clemson’s current players say Swinney is fully supportive of the new NIL legislation.
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