Month: September 2019

4:40 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Coming off what he calls “my worst game ever,” Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Donte Moncrief will continue to play through a dislocated finger suffered in training camp. The Steelers need a legitimate No. 2 receiver opposite JuJu Smith-Schuster, and Moncrief didn’t deliver during Sunday’s 33-3 loss at New England with multiple
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4:07 PM ET Purdue senior linebacker Markus Bailey will miss the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury in practice this week. Boilermakers coach Jeff Brohm told reporters Wednesday that Bailey sustained the injury in a non-contact portion of Tuesday’s practice. The fifth-year senior will undergo surgery in several weeks. Bailey had knee
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3:29 PM ET Tennessee sophomore cornerback Bryce Thompson has been reinstated and will be allowed to practice with the team, coach Jeremy Pruitt announced Wednesday. Thompson had been suspended indefinitely after an Aug. 24 arrest on a misdemeanor domestic assault charge. He allegedly threatened a woman in a campus dormitory, according to a police report.
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3:29 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Twenty-eight counterfeit NBA championship rings have been seized by federal authorities at Los Angeles International Airport. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says Wednesday that the rings were in a wooden box shipped from China with a final destination in Arizona. Investigators suspect the intent was to sell
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3:13 PM ET USC wide receiver Devon Williams entered his name in the transfer portal on Wednesday. Williams is a sophomore who was ranked the No. 16 overall prospect in the 2018 class and viewed at the time as a big recruiting win for the Trojans. Williams played in all 12 games his freshman season
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3:11 PM ET Los Angeles Chargers tight end Hunter Henry suffered a tibia plateau fracture to his left knee during Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts, the team announced Wednesday. According to the team, Henry will continue to be evaluated and the timeframe for his return has not yet been determined. Antonio Gates has not
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2:56 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs ruled wide receiver Tyreek Hill out of Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders, but they are holding out hope he can return shortly after. “I know there’s speculation out there about how long [Hill won’t play], but he’s truly a week-to-week injury,” trainer Rick
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2:32 PM ET T. Boone Pickens, the billionaire oil tycoon whose money helped put Oklahoma State football on the map, died Wednesday. He was 91. Pickens had been battling a series of strokes and head injuries as a result of a fall he took in 2017, according to his spokesman Jay Rosser. Pickens’ penchant for philanthropy
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2:52 PM ET The Minnesota Wild announced that they have re-signed forward Kevin Fiala to a two-year, $6 million deal. The 23-year-old Swiss native had 13 goals and 26 assist last season, split between the Wild and Nashville Predators. Fiala was drafted in the first round (11th overall) by the Predators in 2014. He was
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