Month: September 2020

5:51 PM ET The NCAA Division I board of directors on Tuesday approved a 16-team, spring playoff for FCS football, shrinking its usual championship bracket from 24 teams because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The FCS football championship will have 11 automatic qualifiers and five at-large teams. The playoff pairings will be announced on April
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4:00 PM ET Former NHL player Ryan Kesler said the lack of education about a popular anti-inflammatory medication led to his chronic digestive problems, which he revealed for the first time on a Canadian sports documentary. Kesler and other former NHL players spoke out about overuse of medications like Toradol, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, on
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2:13 PM ET The Indianapolis Colts placed wide receiver Parris Campbell and safety Malik Hooker on injured reserve Tuesday. On Monday, coach Frank Reich said Campbell would “miss some time” with a MCL/PCL injury in his left knee. Campbell will be out at least until Week 6 as a trip to the injured reserve this
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3:50 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts linebacker Darius Leonard‘s desire to make a young fan’s day — outside of getting win – nearly cost him his wedding ring following Sunday’s victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Leonard was on his way back to the locker room when he gave the fan his gloves as a souvenir.
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3:15 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — A tennis coach who failed a coronavirus test for the French Open, forcing his player’s withdrawal from qualifying for the Grand Slam tournament, sharply criticized organizers on Tuesday for their handling of the case. Damir Dzumhur, a former top-30 player from Bosnia now ranked 114th, traveled to Paris
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2:34 PM ET Associated Press MAMARONECK, N.Y. — Mike Davis spent the last decade running the USGA, where he set up golf courses to provide an extreme test for elite players and searched for solutions to increasing distance. Now he wants to build golf courses, a lifelong passion. Davis announced Tuesday he will retire as
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