Month: March 2022

4:15 PM ET Ohio State offensive lineman Harry Miller announced he is medically retiring from football on Thursday, and shared he had intentions to take his own life prior to the 2021 season. Miller, a fourth-year player for the Buckeyes, said that he notified head coach Ryan Day of his suicidal thoughts and Day immediately
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4:18 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — West Virginia coach Bob Huggins was ejected from the Mountaineers’ quarterfinal game against No. 6 Kansas in the Big 12 tournament after he was given two technical fouls in quick succession by referee Doug Sirmons. The Mountaineers were trailing 19-4 and had missed 16 of their
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10:30 AM ET Professional boxing’s British governing body said on Thursday it would not allow boxers registered or licensed in Russia and Belarus to fight in Britain. The British Boxing Board of Control’s (BBBofC) statement follows global sporting sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A BBBofC statement on Thursday read: “Please note, the
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3:01 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers have 176,160 new owners and an extra $65.8 million in their coffers. That was the result of the stock sale that the franchise announced in November and recently concluded. The Packers revealed Thursday that they sold more than 198,000 new shares of stock. It
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2:56 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT — The Lions have informed outside linebacker Trey Flowers that he will be released next week when the league year starts Wednesday, a source told ESPN. The Detroit Free Press was the first to report the news. In 2019, the Lions made the two-time Super Bowl champion one of
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1:39 PM GMT Scotland’s Matt Fagerson and Hamish Watson have returned to beef up the back row against Italy in the Six Nations in Rome on Saturday as coach Gregor Townsend makes five changes to the team beaten by France a fortnight ago. Fagerson returns from injury while Watson missed out on the 36-17 rout
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1:12 PM GMT Tom Curry will feature at open-side flanker for England against Ireland in their must-win Six Nations encounter at Twickenham on Saturday, while No. 8 Alex Dombrandt is among the replacements after he tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday. Coach Eddie Jones selected a pack he thinks can counter the Irish, who he
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1:21 PM ET A Las Vegas judge on Thursday granted a continuance request for a hearing to determine whether former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III will stand trial in state court on felony and misdemeanor charges related to his involvement in a fiery car crash that left a 23-year-old woman and her
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10:59 AM ET Major League Soccer has announced it will leverage a $25m loan with Black banks. Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Major League Soccer has announced a partnership with the National Black Bank Foundation (NBBF) that will see the league leverage a $25 million loan with Black banks. “Major League Soccer’s partnership with the National Black Bank
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12:06 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball and its locked-out players agreed Thursday to negotiate on an international amateur draft, paving the way for renewed economic talks. Under an agreement reached on the 99th day of a lockout that has delayed the season, the sides agreed to a July 25 deadline
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10:58 AM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have informed Pro Bowl guard Rodger Saffold that they are releasing him, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Saffold signed a four-year, $44 million contract with
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