Month: December 2019

4:18 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green said the potential use of the franchise tag signals a lack of trust. On Wednesday, Green was asked by local reporters about his future with Cincinnati once his four-year, $60 million deal expires at the end of this season. The injured 31-year-old said he understands
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3:43 PM ET The University of Houston will vacate three wins from its 2018 season after the NCAA found that a former tutor was involved in academic misconduct with two players. The Division I committee on infractions announced Wednesday the former tutor wrote four papers for two football players in exchange for money over a
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3:57 PM ET The New York Knicks announced that they hired David Blatt as a basketball operations consultant. “I look forward to the next step in my career as I officially retire from coaching,” Blatt said, in part, in a statement released by the Knicks. “I’ve long been intrigued by working in a front office.”
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3:40 PM ET Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Former NFL cornerback Deltha O’Neal has been charged with felony drunken driving in connection with an August high-speed crash that seriously injured him and a passenger, Florida court records show. O’Neal, 42, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.16 after the Aug. 7 crash that left the
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2:32 PM ET Former four-division world titleholder Mikey Garcia will return to the ring to face former two-division titlist Jessie Vargas, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn made official on Wednesday. The fight had been rumored for weeks and then it became clearer it would happen on Sunday when Garcia announced on his 32nd birthday that
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2:58 PM ET South Carolina landed the top uncommitted prospect when five-star defensive end Jordan Burch committed to the Gamecocks on Wednesday. Burch is the No. 5 overall recruit in the ESPN 300 out of Hammond High School in Columbia, South Carolina. He chose South Carolina over Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and LSU. Oregon also scored
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2:47 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Odell Beckham Jr. pushed back Wednesday on reports that he wants out of Cleveland and said he’s planning to be with the Browns in 2020. “I’m not going anywhere,” the star wide receiver said. “I’ll be here. We’ll figure this thing out. It’s just too special to leave.” Two
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