Month: February 2020

4:17 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Seattle’s expansion NHL franchise is trying to make it easier for fans to get to its games in the traffic-clogged city. NHL Seattle announced Tuesday that it will fully subsidize public transit costs for fans with season tickets or single-game tickets. Additionally, the team is entering into a
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7:00 AM ET NEW YORK — For the past six years, affluent African-American families from around the United States have converged on Martha’s Vineyard for a festival called the O.B. Boogie. Friends reconnect, and children play on the beach in front of corporate logos as sponsors ranging from BMW to Essence to Comcast eagerly cater
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3:09 PM ET Less than a week after the New York Yankees shut down starter Luis Severino with forearm discomfort, the team announced that the right-hander now needs Tommy John surgery. Severino was scratched from throwing his second bullpen session in camp last week and didn’t take part in pitchers’ fielding drills. After the workout,
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3:47 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule says he “absolutely” expects Cam Newton to be on his roster in September, but stopped short of saying the Pro Bowl quarterback would be his starter because he didn’t want to guarantee any player a spot in his first season. Rule, speaking philosophically, also wouldn’t
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3:40 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien said Tuesday during the NFL combine that he’s handing over playcalling duties to offensive coordinator Tim Kelly next season. “[Kelly is] a really bright guy,” O’Brien said. “He’s a really good coach. Players really respect him. He just does a great job. Great knowledge of
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3:41 PM ET ESPN News Services EDMONTON, Alberta — Edmonton Oilers winger Kailer Yamamoto is out with an ankle injury and listed week to week by the team. He was hurt Sunday night in a win over the Los Angeles Kings. A first-round pick by the Oilers in 2017, Yamamoto has nine goals and 12
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3:06 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff said tight end Austin Hooper, linebacker De’Vondre Campbell and offensive lineman Wes Schweitzer will hit the open market as unrestricted free agents, but he didn’t rule out re-signing any of them. “We’ve talked to them, we’ve had discussions, and after all is said and
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3:05 PM ET New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell, the subject of rampant trade speculation, isn’t going anywhere in 2020. That was the message delivered Tuesday by Jets general manager Joe Douglas, who addressed Bell’s future with reporters at the NFL scouting combine. Douglas said there have been no trade discussions, adding he has
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