12:33 PM ET The NCAA’s search for best approaches to the expanding legal sports betting market in the U.S. is focused on Washington, where two prominent senators are taking up the cause. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) are in the early stages of collaborating on federal sports betting legislation, sources
Month: September 2019
12:33 PM ET The NCAA’s search for best approaches to the expanding legal sports betting market in the U.S. is focused on Washington, D.C., where two prominent senators are taking up the cause. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) are in the early stages of collaborating on federal sports betting legislation,
12:02 PM ET Formula One drivers were among the attendees at Anthoine Hubert’s funeral in Chartres, France on Tuesday. Hubert died racing in Formula 2 at Spa-Francorchamps on August 31 after an accident at the high-speed Raidillon corner. He was laid to rest on Tuesday afternoon following a ceremony at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame in the
12:14 PM BST Craig Dowd Close Craig Dowd played 60 Tests for New Zealand between 1993 and 2000, including in two World Cups, and he was part of the All Blacks team that won their first series in South Africa in 1996. He played for the Blues and Auckland in New Zealand domestic rugby, and
12:09 PM ET Among a flurry of roster moves coming off a 31-17 season-opening loss to the 49ers, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have re-signed safety Andrew Adams, who picked off Cam Newton three times last year. The Bucs face the Panthers on Thursday night. Adams was among the Lions’ roster cuts this preseason after the
12:05 PM ET Former Oakland Raiders and Florida Gators linebacker Neiron Ball died Monday at the age of 27 after battling a rare brain condition. The Sports & Entertainment Group, the agency that represented Ball, released a statement about his death on Tuesday. “We join the Ball family in thanking the numerous supporters of Neiron
11:19 AM ET Mike ClayESPN Writer Close Fantasy football, NFL analyst for ESPN.com Member of Pro Football Writers of America Founding director of Pro Football Focus Fantasy 2013 FSTA award winner for most accurate preseason rankings The Fantasy 32 analyzes the NFL from a fantasy perspective, with at least one mention of each of the
11:17 AM ET The NFL Players Association said in a tweet on Monday that it has contacted NFL security after Tennessee Titans cornerback Logan Ryan complained about getting beer sprayed on him by a fan at FirstEnergy Stadium on Sunday. Ryan and some of his teammates were sprayed by beer by a fan wearing a
11:15 AM ET Kevin Durant doesn’t like to live in the past, perhaps because he’s all too aware of what lingers there. Memories of Oklahoma City evoke bitterness. His departure from the Golden State Warriors has been a clean cut. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, which was published in the WSJ magazine
10:42 AM ET DONGGUAN, China — Last season, Brook Lopez played two games for the Milwaukee Bucks against the Utah Jazz, and he was fantastic in both of them. He hit 11 of 14 shots and grabbed a total of 16 rebounds in the two games combined. More importantly, he was an awesome 7-of-8 on