Month: January 2019

9:44 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — The Fritz Pollard Alliance, the diversity group responsible for implementation of the NFL’s Rooney Rule, is proposing even more changes for 2019 that will create more opportunities for minorities in both coaching and scouting. Pollard Alliance chairman John Wooten, a former player and front office executive, told ESPN that
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10:28 PM ET Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo left Wednesday’s game against the Toronto Raptors with an apparent right-knee injury. Oladipo went down while chasing Pascal Siakam on a Raptors fast break with four minutes to go in the second quarter. Oladipo immediately grabbed his leg and was carried off the court on a stretcher.
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8:53 PM ET For Eric Weddle, it’s no longer play for the Baltimore Ravens or retire in 2019. About two weeks after saying he would walk away from the game if the Ravens released him, Weddle, a six-time Pro Bowl safety, said he is now open to playing elsewhere if Baltimore doesn’t want him. Weddle,
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8:47 PM ET Associated Press GREAT ABACO, Bahamas — Rafael Campos won the Bahamas Great Abaco Classic in 25 mph wind Wednesday to become the first Puerto Rican champion in Web.com Tour history. Campos closed with a 2-under 70 at The Abaco Club on Winding Bay for a one-stroke victory. The 30-year-old former Virginia Commonwealth
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8:41 PM ET ESPN News Services Indiana Pacers All-Star guard Victor Oladipo was taken off the court on a stretcher with what the team called a “serious injury to his right knee” during the first half of Wednesday night’s home game against the Toronto Raptors. He will have an MRI on Thursday, at which point
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8:15 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — When Super Bowl LIII kicks off on Feb. 3, legions of police and federal agents will be positioned to protect fans inside and outside the Atlanta stadium where the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams will face off. The game will bring international attention, which makes
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8:07 PM ET NEW YORK — When the late Roy Halladay is inducted later this summer into baseball’s Hall of Fame, he will go in as neither a member of the Toronto Blue Jays nor the Philadelphia Phillies, the two teams with which he enjoyed a legendary career. Instead, at the wishes of his family,
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