Month: January 2019

6:33 PM ET ATLANTA — NFLPA executive committee president Eric Winston stressed the need to prepare just in case there is a 2021 lockout, including saving up funds from Madden likeness and other marketing ventures. Winston explained how the “Madden checks” collected over the next three years could equate to $60,000 per player, maybe not
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6:31 PM ET Wade Miley has reached a one-year, $4.5 million deal with the Houston Astros that includes $500,000 in incentives, league sources confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The Astros needed pitching, and they bring in one of the biggest surprises of last season in Miley. Miley’s agreement was first reported by the The Athletic
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9:38 AM ET When USC athletic director Lynn Swann announced that Clay Helton would remain the Trojans’ head coach on Nov. 25, his statement of support contained a glaring, almost baffling, admission. “We acknowledge and understand our deficiencies in areas that include culture, discipline, schemes, personnel and staff,” Swann said. Again: Culture. Discipline. Schemes. Personnel.
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4:36 PM ET Associated Press INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Kevin Love‘s return to the Cavaliers could be days away. The All-Star forward, who has only played four games this season, took part in a full contact, 5-on-5 scrimmage on Thursday, a major step in his recovery from left foot surgery. “He actually did pretty well,” Cavs
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4:00 PM ET FRISCO, Texas – According to sources, Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones is not expected to extend the contract of Jason Garrett, short or long term, as the head coach enters the final year of his contract. While Jones can always change his mind, Garrett will be coaching for his
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4:09 PM ET The Dallas Mavericks have agreed to a trade with the New York Knicks for All-Star forward Kristaps Porzingis, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. The trade also includes the Knicks sending Courtney Lee and Tim Hardaway Jr. to the Mavericks in return for Wesley Matthews, Dennis Smith Jr. and DeAndre
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