Month: January 2020

7:02 PM ET The NFL and the NFL Players Association have made progress on portions of a new collective bargaining, though significant issues need to be resolved before one can be agreed upon. That was the message NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith to his union’s membership Thursday in a letter updating the state of talks.
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7:11 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN FRANCISCO — Alyssa Nakken became the first female coach on a major league staff in baseball history Thursday when she was named an assistant under new San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler. Major League Baseball confirmed Nakken is the first full-time female coach in the majors. Nakken is
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5:24 PM ET Lisa D. Mickey LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — There is more motivation for LPGA Tour players this season beyond winning tournaments and major championships. Even Inbee Park, gold medalist at the 2016 Rio Olympics, admitted that the goal of qualifying for this summer’s Tokyo Games weighs heavily on her mind. She is
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6:21 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Kellen Moore will continue as the offensive playcaller for the Dallas Cowboys in 2020, new head coach Mike McCarthy said Thursday. McCarthy called plays for most of his 13-year run with the Green Bay Packers and had some of the NFL’s more successful offenses with Brett Favre and Aaron
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6:01 PM ET The XFL’s Tampa Bay Vipers added former Cleveland Browns wide receiver Antonio Callaway via waivers, the team announced Thursday. Callaway was released by the Browns in November after he showed up late to a game and he also was suspended by the NFL for 10 games that month for violating the NFL’s
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5:59 PM ET BOSTON — Red Sox All-Star Xander Bogaerts, addressing the sign-stealing scandal that cost Boston manager Alex Cora his job, said Thursday he doesn’t believe MLB’s investigation of the team’s alleged practices in 2018 taints their World Series title. “Nah, absolutely not,” Bogaerts said. “We came to the park every day, we worked
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5:00 PM ET Clemson Tigers quarterback Chase Brice, who spent the past two seasons as the backup behind starter Trevor Lawrence, announced Thursday that he plans to transfer. Brice is a graduate transfer, meaning he will have immediate eligibility to play in 2020. “During my time at Clemson, I’ve wanted to stay the course and
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4:49 PM ET Centre County District Attorney Bernie Cantorna said Thursday that a criminal investigation conducted in April 2019 does not substantiate allegations made this week by a former player of hazing within the Penn State football program. “What I mean by that is that the evidence doesn’t meet the high threshold of filing and
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