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The Boston Celtics had a pretty frightening experience to endure on Saturday night. The Celtics had a bomb threat during their flight to Oklahoma City, which led them to leave their bags behind on the team plane as security investigated. The Boston …
The Washington Nationals’ trade for Adam Eaton during the week is leading to quite a bit of fallout, including Danny Espinosa being unhappy. Espinosa did not attend the Nats’ annual Winterfest event this weekend, and the Washington Post …
He may have been at the Heisman Trophy ceremony in New York City, but all Dede Westbrook could think about was food. The Oklahoma wide receiver was one of the Heisman Trophy finalists, and all of them were interviewed as a group during ESPN’s …
Jack Del Rio says there are no issues between him and Andy Reid despite some speculating to the contrary based on a postgame photo. Pro Football Talk described Del Rio as giving Reid an “icy glare” after the postgame handshake between the …
After coming up short in the coaching search at Houston, Lane Kiffin may have another gig in store. Kiffin is in talks with Florida Atlantic about becoming the next head coach of the Owls, Football Scoop reported Friday. The AP’s Tim Reynolds …
Dorial Green-Beckham was fined over $6,000 by the NFL on Friday for wearing cleats last weekend that had no charity connection. Last weekend, NFL players were allowed to wear cleats outside of the league’s generally approved standards in order …
Police are close to making an arrest of Matt Barnes for his alleged assault of a woman at a nightclub in New York early Monday, according to a report. The New York Daily News’ Graham Rayman reports the news and says Barnes is likely to be …
Phil Bickford, a minor league pitching prospect in the Brewers’ organization, was suspended 50 games after testing positive for a drug of abuse, news emerged on Friday. This is Bickford’s second time testing positive for a drug of abuse. …
The Kansas City Chiefs had some bad news that counterbalanced the positive feelings following their win on Thursday night against the Oakland Raiders. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid announced after the game that linebacker Derrick Johnson suffered a …
Willie Taggart’s first move as head coach of Oregon is a bold one. Taggart headed to Hawaii on a recruiting trip to visit a prized quarterback, as 247 Sports reported. The player he is going to see is Tua Tagovailoa, who is rated by 247 Sports …
You know you’ve made it as a punter when you have big-time position players mocking you. That’s exactly what happened on Thursday night. Tyreek Hill returned a punt 78 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter Thursday to give the …
Alex Smith started off “Thursday Night Football” against the Raiders pretty hot, and there apparently is good reason for that. According to the NBC announcing team of Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth, Smith entered the game against the …
Aroldis Chapman will be signing with the New York Yankees. Chapman is going to the Yanks on a five-year, $86 million deal, as first reported by FOX’s Ken Rosenthal. His contract includes a full no-trade clause for the first three years and a …
There was a lot of buzz about the Pittsburgh Pirates possibly trading Andrew McCutchen, but now the word is that the team may keep the former MVP. A report recently said the Nats and Pirates had discussed a McCutchen trade during the season, and the …
When Adoree’ Jackson says he is serious about returning to USC for his senior year, it’s not just rhetoric. Jackson is one of the best DBs in the country and would potentially be a first-round pick if he left school for the NFL Draft. But …
The Washington Nationals made a big move on Wednesday by acquiring Adam Eaton in a trade with the Chicago White Sox, but it’s really about what they gave up to get him that is the story. The Nats traded Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez, and Dane …
