Month: August 2021

2:01 PM ET The National Basketball Players Association, in partnership with NYC Parks, will renovate the Greg Marius Court at Holcombe Rucker Park in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood, the players’ union announced Thursday. In a project funded by the NBPA, the renovation of the iconic court includes repairing and leveling the pavement, the replacement
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5:27 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley took the next step in his return from a torn ACL in his right knee when he participated in live drills during Thursday’s joint practices with the New England Patriots. The results were positive. Barkley got eight reps against the Patriots’ defense
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5:54 PM ET Associated Press CONWY, Wales — Annabell Fuller and Caley McGinty were part of two winning matches Thursday as Great Britain & Ireland jumped out to a 4½-1½ lead over the Americans after the first round of the Curtis Cup. Hannah Darling teamed with Fuller in fourballs to beat Rachel Heck and Emilia
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5:29 PM ET West Virginia president Gordon Gee said that he believes College Football Playoff expansion is “on life support” and that he will not vote in favor of the proposed 12-team model when the CFP board of managers meets next month. In comments to West Virginia student newspaper The Daily Athenaeum earlier this week,
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1:14 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — United States Ryder Cup captain Steve Stricker said that he’s spoken individually to Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka about putting their running feud to rest for the good of American golf, and each has agreed it won’t be an issue at Whistling Straits. Whether that holds up, however,
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3:54 PM ET LSU and USC will open the 2024 season in Las Vegas, a matchup of teams that both staked claim to the 2003 national championship. The Tigers and Trojans will play in the Vegas Kickoff Classic during Labor Day weekend in 2024 at Allegiant Stadium in a game to be aired on ABC
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2:51 PM ET Associated Press The Philadelphia Flyers signed No. 1 center Sean Couturier to an eight-year contract extension worth $62 million. Couturier counts $7.75 million against the salary cap with his contract that begins after next season and runs through 2029-30. It’s the same value as the contract Andrei Svechnikov agreed to with the
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3:12 PM ET The Pac-12 will not pursue expansion “at this time,” the conference said Thursday. The announcement ends speculation about whether the 12-team league might try to add any of the eight schools that will remain in the Big 12 following the eventual departures of Oklahoma and Texas to the SEC. “Following consultation with
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3:23 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Longhorns have wrapped up training camp, and coach Steve Sarkisian still isn’t naming his starting quarterback. Casey Thompson and Hudson Card have been sharing snaps evenly with the first-team offense ahead of the Sept. 4 season opener against No. 23 Louisiana, Sarkisian said Thursday. “I
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