Month: December 2020

1:38 PM ET University of Oregon trustees on Thursday unanimously approved a new six-year, $27 million contract for Ducks football coach Mario Cristobal. The agreement extends Cristobal’s original contract by two years through the 2025 season. His salary will increase from $2.7 million to $4.3 million in January, and the coach will earn an average
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2:41 PM ET Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas coach Les Miles got an unwavering vote of confidence from athletic director Jeff Long on Thursday, despite the long-suffering Jayhawks finishing just the second winless season since the 1950s and showing little sign of improvement. “We knew building this football program that this was a building
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11:49 AM ET Throughout the summer, each completed game signified hope that pandemic baseball could succeed, and each COVID-19 positive, seven-inning doubleheader and protocol breach reflected institutional recklessness. At a safe distance from the clamor, the referendum on the 2020 Major League Baseball season was not whether it was a success or an abomination —
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1:19 PM ET The next chapter of Henrik Lundqvist‘s NHL career is on hold because of a heart condition that will prevent him from playing for the Washington Capitals this season. The longtime New York Rangers goalie posted the news on social media Thursday. “It breaks my heart (literally) to share this news: I will
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12:31 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan on Thursday said he does not envision requirements for players, officials or spectators to be vaccinated for coronavirus as they look to slowly bring back more fans as tournaments continue into 2021. “I think vaccination is a choice, and I would apply the same
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12:27 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Army and Air Force will play at a neutral site for the first time in more than a half-century when the rivalry game moves next year to the Texas Rangers baseball stadium that hosted the last World Series. The service academies said Thursday they plan to play
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