Month: January 2019

11:57 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton on Wednesday said his right shoulder is “better than I thought it would be” a week after undergoing surgery for the second time in the past three offseasons. Team physician Pat Connor, who repaired Newton’s partially torn rotator cuff in March 2017, also performed
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11:17 AM ET Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. — The New Jersey Supreme Court won’t hear a request from former NFL star Irving Fryar to overturn his conviction for his role in a mortgage scam. The court announced its decision Tuesday but did not elaborate. Fryar and his mother were convicted in August 2015 of applying
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10:46 AM ET Free-agent reliever Greg Holland has agreed to a one-year, incentive-laden contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, league sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. The deal is for $3.5 million, with another $3.5 million that can be added through performance bonuses, sources said. The Athletic first reported Holland’s agreement with Arizona. Torey Lovullo, the
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9:41 AM ET As a possible solution to avoid the type of missed call from the NFC Championship Game, the NFL is expected to consider a plan that would allow limited coaches’ challenges for incorrect judgment calls that also could include a penalty or time run off if the coach is wrong, per a league
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9:12 AM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Atlanta Falcons guard Ben Garland has won the NFL’s Salute to Service Award. Garland was recognized Wednesday by the league and USAA for his exceptional efforts to honor and support members of the military community. He will be recognized on Saturday night during NFL Honors, the prime-time TV
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10:00 AM ET Relief pitchers are increasingly like NFL running backs — their performance can have high impact, sometimes for a relatively short window of time, and they are mostly compensated as if they are disposable. Teams will search for just the right bullpen piece, and when they find him, he’ll get the ball time
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