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9:43 AM ET Free-agent cornerback Pierre Desir donated 10,000 meals to the Houston Food Bank this week to help an area devastated by blast of wintry weather. Desir, a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year award, doesn’t have any connection to Houston. He just felt “it was the right thing to
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7:29 PM ET Mechelle VoepelESPN.com Close Mechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. New Las Vegas Aces owner Mark Davis said he sees opportunities for “synergy” between the WNBA franchise and the NFL’s Las
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2:19 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger is the quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers right now, general manager Kevin Colbert said in a Wednesday news conference. Beyond that, though, Colbert was lukewarm in his assessment of the franchise quarterback’s future with the organization. “As we sit here today, Ben is a member of the Pittsburgh
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1:40 PM ET The family of late wide receiver Vincent Jackson has told detectives they believe he suffered from chronic alcoholism and concussions, the Hillsborough County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Wednesday. Jackson, 38, was found dead in a Florida hotel room Monday and his death is being investigated by the Hillsborough County
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12:03 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jaguars are going teal. The team on Wednesday announced that it’s switching from black to teal as its primary home uniform color, which was a big part of the uniform during the franchise’s success during the early years of its existence. “We’ve heard the fans loud and clear,”
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9:25 AM ET The Detroit Lions have once again gone to an ex-NFL player to help fill out their coaching staff, hiring Antwaan Randle El to coach the team’s receivers. Randle El was an offensive assistant with Tampa Bay the past two seasons, helping the team win a Super Bowl over Kansas City earlier this
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