3:50 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — With a decision about Von Miller‘s future looming, Denver Broncos general manager George Paton said Thursday that the team wants the linebacker back for 2021 but is waiting to hear more on potential legal issues Miller may have and did not rule out a discussion about a pay cut
Month: March 2021
4:49 PM ET Associated Press Oklahoma State athletic director Mike Holder will step down this summer after 16 years and will be replaced by deputy AD Chad Weiberg. Oklahoma State said Thursday the moves will be effective July 1. Holder, 72, took over in 2005. During his tenure, significant upgrades to T. Boone Pickens Stadium
3:15 PM ET Georgia State athletic director Charlie Cobb will serve a one-year term on the College Football Playoff selection committee in place of Terry Mohajir, who is no longer on the committee after leaving Arkansas State to become the athletic director at UCF. Because Mohajir was nominated by the Sun Belt conference but is
News De Kock remains on leave as Dean Elgar, Temba Bavuma appointed to leadership roles Quinton de Kock remains central to South African cricket’s plans although there is no indication of when he will be ready to play again. De Kock is on a mental health break and did not take part in the recent
1:45 PM ET Associated Press DOHA, Qatar — The top two seeded players at the Qatar Open were eliminated in the quarterfinals as Victoria Azarenka played through pain to win against Elina Svitolina and Jessica Pegula defeated Karolina Pliskova on Thursday. Azarenka held off a late comeback from top-seeded Svitolina, her doubles partner this week,
1:50 PM ET Associated Press Australian Open finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas held off a stubborn challenge from Hubert Hurkacz to reach the quarterfinals of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament with a 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 win on Thursday. Hurkacz saved a match point 5-4 in the decider and then came within two points of forcing a
1:55 PM ET Defending champion Simona Halep has withdrawn from next week’s Dubai Tennis Championships with a lower back complaint, organisers of the WTA 1000 tournament said on Thursday. World No. 3 Halep, who also pulled out of this week’s Qatar Open in Doha, has not played a competitive match since losing in straight sets
1:14 PM ET The Detroit Lions have told cornerback Desmond Trufant that he will be released at the start of the league year, which begins on March 17, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Trufant signed a two-year, $20 million deal with the Lions before the 2020 season to be the team’s replacement for Darius
1:13 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger is officially back with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the 2021 season. The Steelers announced a new contract for the quarterback Thursday afternoon but did not disclose the terms. “It is my greatest honor to be a Pittsburgh Steeler and give my all for this organization,” Roethlisberger said in
1:11 PM GMT Wales scrum-half Kieran Hardy has been ruled out of their Six Nations clash with Italy on March 13 as he recovers from a hamstring injury sustained in Saturday’s 40-24 win over England. Hardy scored a fine solo try with a quick “tap-and-go” from a penalty that caught the English side unawares, but