Month: December 2020

1:58 PM ET Associated Press Ron Widby, the 1967 SEC Player of the Year in basketball and punter for the Dallas Cowboys‘ first Super Bowl championship, has died. He was 75. Widby, who was living in Allen, Texas, died Tuesday. He had been in poor health in recent years. A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, Widby
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3:16 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — The NFL says it is honoring Curtis Flowers, a Black man from Mississippi who was imprisoned more than 22 years and was freed in late 2019, months after the U.S. Supreme Court threw out the last of his several convictions in a quadruple murder case. NFL players
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11:47 AM ET Frank Williams, founder of the Williams Formula One team, has been discharged from hospital and is recovering at home, the F1 outfit said on Thursday. A family statement last week said the 78-year-old had been admitted in a stable condition for a private medical matter. We’re delighted to say that Sir Frank
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12:59 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed forward Anthony Cirelli to a three-year, $14.4 million contract, general manager Julien BriseBois announced Thursday. Cirelli, 23, finished his entry-level contract in 2019-20 while posting a career-high 44 points for the Stanley Cup-champion Lightning. He had nine points during the playoff run, scoring the winning goal
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11:47 AM ET The Cleveland Browns have placed offensive tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. on the reserve/COVID-19 list. The No. 10 pick in this year’s draft, out of Alabama, has started every game at left tackle for Cleveland this season. Wills was placed on the list after being identified as a high-risk close contact to somebody
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9:12 AM ET Golden State Warriors star forward Draymond Green will miss his second straight game to start the season Friday against the Milwaukee Bucks because of a foot injury. Green was a full participant in Wednesday’s practice after missing Tuesday’s season-opening blowout loss to the Brooklyn Nets, but coach Steve Kerr said the three-time
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