Month: February 2020

11:57 AM ET PITTSBURGH — The Steelers named nine-year NFL coaching veteran Ike Hilliard as their new wide receivers coach Tuesday morning. Hilliard replaces interim wide receivers coach Ray Sherman, who came out of retirement to replace Darryl Drake after Drake’s death during last year’s training camp. Hilliard previously worked as the Washington Redskins‘ wide
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11:33 AM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal. DeBartolo, 73, who helped to build the 49ers’ dynasty of the 1980s and ’90s, was involved in one of the biggest owners’ scandals in the sport’s history. In
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11:50 AM ET Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester has returned to St. Louis after suffering a cardiac episode in a game in Anaheim last week, and he said he is “on the road to recovery.” Bouwmeester released his first public statement on Tuesday, a week after he collapsed on the bench. “I would sincerely like to
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11:15 AM ET Charlie Strong is the latest former head coach to join Nick Saban at Alabama. Strong, who’s had head coaching stops at Louisville, Texas and South Florida, has agreed to a deal to become a defensive analyst at Alabama under Saban, sources told ESPN. Several other SEC schools had expressed interest in hiring
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10:50 AM ET ESPN News Services St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas will miss the start of the season because of a flexor tendon issue in his right elbow, manager Mike Shildt told reporters Tuesday. Shildt said Mikolas will receive a platelet-rich plasma injection and be reevaluated in three to four weeks. He previously received
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9:25 AM ET Atlanta Braves outfielder Nick Markakis has joined the chorus blasting the Houston Astros over their sign-stealing scandal, telling reporters “every single guy over there needs a beating.” “It’s anger,” Markakis told reporters of his reaction to the Astros’ scandal and the ensuing response. “I feel like every single guy over there needs
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