Month: February 2023

4:03 PM ET PHOENIX — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was named the NFLPA Alan Page Community Award winner Wednesday for his work raising more than $9 million for his Chasing M’s Foundation in the days after he collapsed on the field during a Jan. 2 game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Hamlin took the stage
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5:21 PM ET Associated Press LA Clippers coach Tyronn Lue will replace the Phoenix Suns‘ Monty Williams on the USA Basketball men’s national team coaching staff for this year’s World Cup and next year’s Paris Olympics. Williams stepped down because of family commitments, U.S. men’s national team managing director Grant Hill said Wednesday. Lue joins
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5:45 PM ET PHOENIX — NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith wants to get rid of the NFL scouting combine, he said Wednesday during the players association’s annual Super Bowl news conference. Smith shared his desire to abolish the combine and instead establish regional pro days, potentially put on by the NFLPA. The response came after
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4:56 PM ET PHOENIX — Before addressing assembled media, former Phoenix Suns players, city officials and others during his introductory press conference Wednesday morning at Footprint Center, billionaire mortgage lender Mat Ishbia first spoke to Suns employees in an upper-level food court at the arena. Ishbia, who was approved Tuesday to become the Suns’ new
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4:38 PM ET After guiding Florida State to its first 10-win season since 2016, coach Mike Norvell has signed a contract extension with the school through the 2029 season. Norvell will earn an average of $8.05 million per year with the new agreement. Hired in December 2019, Norvell initially received a six-year, $26.5 million contract.
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4:19 PM ET PHOENIX — Despite several high-profile officiating controversies — including a replayed third down in the AFC Championship Game — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday expressed support for the league’s officials and the quality of their execution. “I don’t think it’s ever been better in the league,” Goodell said at his annual
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3:40 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Pelicans will not get forward Zion Williamson back before the All-Star break. A team source confirmed Williamson will not be available for the Pelicans’ next three games — home against Cleveland on Friday, at Oklahoma City on Monday and at the Los Angeles Lakers
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12:57 PM ET Christian Atsu joined Hatayspor in September 2022 after a spell in the Premier League. Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images Ghanaian soccer player Christian Atsu remains missing after two devastating earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria, Hatayspor manager Volkan Demirel told Reuters on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Hatayspor vice president Mustafa Ozat as well as
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3:39 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Patrick Mahomes said he’s “definitely in a better spot” when it comes to his ailing right ankle than he was for the AFC Championship Game, and the All-Pro quarterback doesn’t expect to be limited by it when he leads the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles
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3:34 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Two of the biggest names on the men’s entry list for the BNP Paribas Open are unlikely to play in the Southern California tournament. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal were injured during the Australian Open last month, and Djokovic’s COVID-19 vaccination status also is still an
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2:44 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals acquired left-hander Anthony Misiewicz from their cross-state rival Kansas City Royals for cash considerations on Wednesday. To make room on the 40-man roster, St. Louis designated right-hander James Naile for assignment on the Missouri native’s 30th birthday. The 28-year-old Misiewicz, who was expected
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1:11 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook and coach Darvin Ham had a brief, heated verbal exchange in the locker room during halftime of Tuesday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, sources told ESPN. Ham expressed frustration with how Westbrook lingered on the playing floor after getting subbed out of the game
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7:50 AM ET MY LATE FATHER bought me a Joe Montana jersey when I was a boy. Home red with white stripes. I don’t remember when he gave it to me, or why, but I’ll never forget the way the mesh sleeves felt against my arms. The last time I visited my mom, I looked
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11:32 AM ET Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin will not fill his role as an NFL Network analyst ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl after a woman issued a complaint about his conduct during a hotel encounter in Glendale, Arizona. NFL Media said Irvin “will not a part of NFL Network’s Super Bowl LVII
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