Month: September 2021

3:25 PM ET Gersson Rosas is out as the Minnesota Timberwolves‘ president of basketball operations. In a statement announcing the move Wednesday, team owner Glen Taylor said the Wolves “remain committed to building a winning team that our fans and city can be proud of.” Minnesota hired Rosas, a former Houston Rockets executive, in May
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3:42 PM ET Andy Murray saw off Vasek Pospisil in straight sets to advance into the quarterfinals at the Moselle Open in Metz on Wednesday. The three-time Grand Slam champion eased to a 6-3, 6-3 victory, reaching his first ATP Tour quarterfinal this year. Murray, 34, dominated the opening exchanges, nearly breaking Pospisil in the
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1:35 PM ET Associated Press CANTON, Ohio — Ten first-year eligible players, including defensive standouts DeMarcus Ware and Robert Mathis and receivers Andre Johnson, Steve Smith and Anquan Boldin, are among 122 nominees for the 2022 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Other first-year eligibles are kick returner Devin Hester; offensive linemen Jake
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2:24 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes said there was more to the incident involving his brother Jackson Mahomes after the Kansas City Chiefs‘ game on Sunday night in Baltimore than what was shown on the video making the rounds on social media. “Obviously, it’s something we don’t want to necessarily do,” Mahomes
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3:31 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — After jokingly telling Peyton and Eli Manning on their ESPN Monday Night Football MegaCast that he “doesn’t watch film,” Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski cleared the air Wednesday, saying that, yes, he actually does watch film and his job isn’t as cushy as he made it out
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1:54 PM ET Northwestern will redevelop Ryan Field in the coming years with funds from a $480 million gift from the family of Patrick and Shirley Ryan, the university announced Wednesday. The gift from the Ryans, whose names are on both Northwestern’s football stadium and basketball arena, will include funds for other university projects but
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1:32 PM ET Associated Press EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Goalie Cal Petersen has agreed to a three-year, $15 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Kings, the team announced Wednesday. Petersen’s extension begins in the 2022-23 season. He will play the upcoming season under a three-year, $2.575 million deal signed in July 2019. Petersen went
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1:33 PM ET Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers have their first win of the season: Aaron Ekblad has pronounced himself ready for training camp. The top-line defenseman will be on the ice when the Panthers formally begin practice Thursday, just short of six months since he broke his left leg in a
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