Month: March 2022

11:49 AM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders are releasing defensive end Carl Nassib, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Nassib made headlines before the start of last season when he announced he was gay. In doing so, he became the first active openly gay player to play in the NFL. Last
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11:53 AM BST Leicester Tigers have been fined £310,000 for non-compliance with salary cap regulations from 2016-17 to 2019-2020, Premiership Rugby said on Tuesday. Following an investigation into potential salary cap breaches over five seasons from 2016 to 2021, Premiership leaders Leicester were penalised for undisclosed payments to players from a third-party company via image
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9:54 AM ET ESPN News Services Kyle Schwarber has found a new home with the Philadelphia Phillies. The slugger has agreed to sign with Philadelphia, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Schwarber’s reputation soared in 2021 as he produced in a big way after being non-tendered a contract by the Chicago Cubs before the season.
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10:44 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns are releasing tight end Austin Hooper, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. By releasing him with a post-June 1 designation, the Browns will save $9.5 million against the cap. The Browns signed Hooper in 2020, coming off his best season with the Atlanta Falcons, when he
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10:01 AM ET Boston Red Sox ace left-hander Chris Sale has a stress fracture in his rib cage and will miss the start of the regular season. Red Sox general manager Chaim Bloom announced the injury Wednesday, saying it will be “weeks, not days” before Sale can resume throwing. Sale, who turns 33 on March
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9:58 AM ET NFL teams have submitted two separate proposals to adjust overtime, the league announced Wednesday, following months of discussion about the advantage of winning the opening possession. The proposals have not yet been endorsed by the NFL’s powerful competition committee, but by rule they can be put to a vote later this month
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9:56 AM ET Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour, who has led the department since 2014, will retire this summer, it was announced Wednesday. Barbour, 62, arrived at Penn State in July 2014 after a 10-year tenure as athletic director at Cal. She also spent 1996 to 1999 as Tulane’s athletic director before a long
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7:52 AM ET French Open organizers said Wednesday that Novak Djokovic is allowed to defend his title as the tournament prepares to stage what is expected to be the first Grand Slam without any coronavirus-related restrictions since the pandemic began two years ago. On Monday, France lifted restrictions in almost all public spaces, except hospitals,
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5:25 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen Erling Haaland‘s departure from Borussia Dortmund appears to be getting closer, with Manchester City, Real Madrid and Barcelona the frontrunners to pay the €75 million exit clause in his contract. With a remarkable scoring ratio of a goal per game (80 goals from his 80 appearances for the club in
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