Month: March 2022

6:40 PM ET Jerry Jones asked a judge Monday to toss out a paternity case against him and alleged that the 25-year-old Congressional aide who claims he is her father is involved in one of “multiple monetary extortion attempts” against him and the Dallas Cowboys. Jones’ response to the lawsuit filed by Alexandra Davis says
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5:51 PM ET PALM BEACH, Fla. — All 32 NFL teams will hire a minority offensive assistant coach for the 2022 season, part of a series of policy enhancements announced Monday to address the league’s ongoing diversity efforts. The coach can be “a female or a member of an ethnic or racial minority,” according to
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5:52 PM ET New Mexico State hired former Northwest Florida State coach Greg Heiar as its next men’s basketball head coach, the school announced on Sunday. Heiar replaces Chris Jans, who left the school for the Mississippi State job after leading the Aggies to a first-round upset of UConn in the NCAA tournament. “While the
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6:27 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — The number of South Carolina players returning from this past season’s men’s basketball team continues to shrink, leaving the program before they see what new coach Lamont Paris can do. The Gamecocks have had six players from this year’s roster enter the transfer portal. The latest was
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2:05 PM ET PALM BEACH, Fla. — As one of 10 members of the NFL’s competition committee, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is carefully evaluating the two overtime rule modification proposals at the NFL owners meetings. The Indianapolis Colts and Philadelphia Eagles submitted a proposal that would allow both teams an opportunity to possess the
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4:02 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN The New Orleans Pelicans converted point guard Jose Alvarado‘s two-way contract to a multiyear deal on Monday. Sources told ESPN the contract is for four years with guarantees for the rest of this season and 2022-23, a non-guaranteed season in 2023-24 and a team option for 2024-25. Alvarado becomes extension
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4:47 PM ET Illinois guard Andre Curbelo entered the men’s basketball transfer portal on Monday, ending a frustrating season for the sophomore. Curbelo appeared in the portal shortly before releasing a statement on Twitter. “Illini Nation … where do I begin?” he wrote. “These past two years have been insane. So many amazing moments and
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4:11 PM ET ESPN News Services CLEARWATER, Fla. — Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi says he thinks pitching around the majors in April will be a battle of attrition following the shortened spring training. The Phillies open the regular season at home on April 8 against the Oakland Athletics, the first of 13 straight days
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4:02 PM ET PALM BEACH, Fla. — The New York Giants haven’t made any calls to other teams about trading running back Saquon Barkley, even if they have received some. General manager Joe Schoen emphasized the distinction Monday at the NFL’s annual meetings, the first time he’s talked publicly since the scouting combine, when he
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4:42 PM ET LeBron James and Anthony Davis will both be listed as doubtful for Tuesday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel said after practice Monday. Davis went through a full, live practice for the first time since suffering a mid-foot sprain on Feb. 16 against the Utah Jazz. James
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3:03 PM ET Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. — San Diego right-hander Mike Clevinger is inspired by poet Kahlil Gibran in a return from a second Tommy John surgery. Clevinger said Gibran’s “The Prophet” is his favorite book, and in a recent Twitter post he quoted Gibran: “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls. The
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2:00 PM ET Working the waiver wire is pivotal to succeeding in fantasy basketball. With so many games, injuries and endless shifts in rotations throughout the marathon campaign, we’ll need to source stats from free agency to maximize imaginary rosters. A willingness to entertain competition for the last few spots on your fantasy hoops roster
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2:51 PM ET The Buffalo Bills will match the offer sheet offensive guard Ryan Bates signed with the Chicago Bears last week, general manager Brandon Beane said Monday at the NFL’s annual meeting in Palm Beach, Florida. The Bills had until Tuesday to match the offer sheet Bates signed with the Bears. Bates, 25, had
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