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The Detroit Lions again defended themselves Saturday after they hired head coach Matt Patricia without discovering that he faced a sexual assault indictment in 1996. Lions president Rod Wood said the team followed all laws and protocols properly …
Major League Baseball continues to aggressively enforce its uniform policy in ways it has not in years past, with Ben Zobrist the latest target. The Chicago Cubs utility star wears black shoes during day games as part of an old-school look, which is …
The New Orleans Saints are down a running back, but that won’t spur them to action in the free agent market. Coach Sean Payton said Saturday that the team wasn’t aiming to sign a veteran running back to replace the suspended Mark Ingram, …
It’s been a very big week for praising Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens, but LeBron James suggests that maybe we pump the brakes on that. While noting that Stevens is a great coach, James said Friday that he finds the praise of the Celtics …
Andrew Luck will throw a football again someday, but that day has still not yet come. The Indianapolis Colts quarterback still hasn’t thrown the football as part of his rehab from shoulder surgery, according to head coach Frank Reich. No, …
Matt Harvey’s Cincinnati Reds career got off to a brief but promising start on Friday as the pitcher threw four solid innings in his debut. Harvey hit 96 on the gun and the only hit he allowed was the result of a defensive misplay, an outing …
Someday Nick Saban will no longer be the coach at Alabama, and many have already talked about Clemson’s Dabo Swinney succeeding him in Tuscaloosa. Swinney knows the talk is out there, but he’s not particularly eager to entertain it. In …
The Seattle Mariners will have Ichiro as an acting bench coach for the next two days, and his role has been pretty clearly defined. The opportunity came up with manager Scott Servais away from the team for two days to attend his daughter’s …
Virtually no relievers have used the newly-available bullpen cart to enter the game, but the practice may well have one high-profile convert after Thursday night. Washington Nationals closer Sean Doolittle became only the second pitcher in baseball …
New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels spoke publicly for the first time since backing out of the Indianapolis Colts coaching job, and he doesn’t sound like he has any regrets. McDaniels reaffirmed that he wants to be an NFL …
There is reportedly a new frontrunner in the race to buy the Carolina Panthers. According to ESPN’s David Newton, Sherman Financial Group founder Ben Navarro, previously considered the leading candidate to buy the Panthers, has been informed …
The Toronto Raptors are moving on from head coach Dwane Casey. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Raptors have fired Casey, their head coach since 2011, after another premature playoff exit at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Toronto …
We’re over a month into the 2018 Major League Baseball season, and we’re starting to get some ideas about who is good and who is bad. Of course, there is plenty of precedent for slow starters coming on strong as the months go on, and …
A potential buyer for the Carolina Panthers is reportedly the latest figure to try to get Peyton Manning back into football. According to Joseph Person of the Charlotte Observer, Ben Navarro, a Panthers ownership hopeful, has reached out to Manning …
Jerry Jones may have released Dez Bryant, but the Dallas Cowboys owner still thinks the wide receiver has a lot to offer someone else. Jones said Wednesday that he remains a believer in Bryant, and he thinks the receiver could make a …
Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones Jr. is not having Darren Rovell’s business critiques. Things started out innocently enough for Jones, who shared on Twitter that he and his wife are becoming franchisees of cake shop Nothing Bundt Cakes, …
