Memo: NBA, NBPA agree to increased testing
As the NBA tries to fortify itself against waves of positive COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, the league will increase daily testing and face mask use for players and staff through the holiday season,...
View ArticleGiants shut down Daniel Jones due to neck injury
The New York Giants placed quarterback Daniel Jones on injured reserve Monday, shutting him down for the rest of the season because of his ailing neck. Jones missed the previous three weeks with the...
View ArticleMayfield: Online death threats ‘not anything new
Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield said Thursday that death threats made about him that his wife received on social media were “not that serious” and “not anything new for us.” After Mayfield...
View ArticleSixers fan who taunted Melo banned indefinitely
The fan who taunted Los Angeles Lakers forward Carmelo Anthony during the Philadelphia 76ers’ game against L.A. on Thursday has been banned indefinitely from Sixers games and all future events at Wells...
View ArticleGiants hire ex-Bills coordinator Daboll as coach
The New York Giants have hired former Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll as their new head coach, the team announced on Friday. Daboll replaces Joe Judge, who went 10-23 and was fired...
View ArticleFins’ McDaniel: ‘Extremely proud’ to be biracial
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel, clarifying comments this week in which he said he identified “as a human being,” affirmed that his racial background is not something he simply identifies as — it’s what...
View ArticleSources: MLB teams ask about nixing Rule 5 draft
Fallout from Major League Baseball’s lockout of the players could have far-reaching implications on the trade and free-agent markets, potentially slowing them because teams have clamped down on...
View ArticleSouth Carolina cancels BYU games over incident
South Carolina and women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley have canceled a home-and-home series with BYU over a recent incident where a Duke volleyball player said a Cougars fan yelled racial slurs at...
View ArticleGeno confident in next title: ‘Just matter of when’
2020-21 national player of the year Paige Bueckers may be out this upcoming season due to injury, but UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma is still confident in his program’s ability to...
View ArticleReport: Chubb tore only MCL, injury isn’t considered career-ending
Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb is believed to have torn only his MCL, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The injury isn’t considered to be career-ending, and it’s believed Chubb’s ACL is...
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