Month: September 2021

3:18 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Rob Rivera, co-founder of the iconic Black Hole section of Raiders fans when the team called Oakland home, died this week from complications of COVID-19. Rivera, who was in his 50s, was inspired to create the section after seeing the Cleveland Browns’ Dawg Pound on television in 1994. “But
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2:30 PM ET Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Smoke and flames shot through the side of the Superdome’s roof on Tuesday as crews worked to clean and prepare the New Orleans sports and entertainment arena for painting. The New Orleans Fire Department confirmed that firefighters responded to flames on the building’s roof shortly before 1
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1:46 PM ET The Columbus Blue Jackets announced that forward Zac Rinaldo will not be invited to their training camp because he’s unvaccinated against COVID-19. “Forward Zac Rinaldo, who we signed to a two-way contract this summer, is not vaccinated and because of that — and that’s his decision — the plan is to start
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9:31 AM ET Associated Press JJ Redick, the sharpshooter who was The Associated Press Player of the Year at Duke before embarking on a 15-season NBA career, announced his retirement Tuesday. Redick, 37, played with six NBA teams — the Magic, Clippers, 76ers, Pelicans, Bucks and Mavericks. He averaged 12.8 points in 940 regular-season games,
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11:49 AM ET Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Ben Simmons will not report to the opening of training camp next week and intends to never play another game for the franchise, sources told ESPN. Simmons hasn’t spoken to the team since a late-August meeting when he communicated this message to Sixers officials. Simmons is clearly aware of
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10:53 AM ET Associated Press FULLERTON, Calif. — Jo Lasorda, the widow of former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, has died. She was 91. She died Monday night at her home in Fullerton, the team said Tuesday. No cause of death was given. Tommy Lasorda and Jo Lasorda were married for 70 years. The LIFE
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1:38 PM ET DETROIT — The Chicago White Sox are hopeful lefty Carlos Rodon will be ready for the postseason despite experiencing soreness in his pitching arm during and after Monday’s outing against the Detroit Tigers. Rodon, 28, threw only 69 pitches in three innings before leaving the game, which the White Sox lost 4-3.
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12:03 PM ET SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Not only does Bryson DeChambeau believe everything will be fine between him and Brooks Koepka this week at the Ryder Cup, he hinted that some sort of collaboration is in the works. DeChambeau, who has had a monthslong feud with Koepka, said Tuesday that he is all about the
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