Month: October 2021

12:43 PM ET Associated Press The NFL has instituted some policy changes to the Rooney Rule designed to further enhance diversity, equity and inclusion in hiring practices. The rule has been expanded to require teams to interview at least two external minority candidates for general manager/executive of football operations positions and all coordinator roles. Beforehand,
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9:46 AM ET The NHL’s newest team is putting a Seattle spin on one of the league’s oldest traditions. The expansion Seattle Kraken won at home for the first time Tuesday night, thanks in part to goalie Philipp Grubauer‘s 23-save effort. He was named one of the “Three Stars of the Game,” a postgame honor
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11:38 AM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Shortstop Miguel Rojas and the Miami Marlins announced a two-year, $10 million contract on Thursday, the first big step the team has taken this offseason. The deal has the 32-year-old under contract through 2023. He will make $5 million in each of the next two seasons. Rojas batted
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6:06 AM ET Adriana Garcia LaLiga have previously acted out against racist behaviour in the league. Photo by Pedro Salado/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images) LaLiga will report a Barcelona fan to the Spanish authorities for subjecting Real Madrid‘s Vinicius Junior to racist abuse during Sunday’s El Clasico at the Camp Nou. Vinicius, 21, started in Sunday’s 2-1
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7:22 AM ET Emiliano Sala and the plane’s pilot David Ibbotson died in the crash. Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images Businessman David Henderson, who organised the flight which crashed leading to the death of footballer Emiliano Sala, has been found guilty of endangering the safety of an aircraft by Cardiff Crown Court. Sala and pilot David Ibbotson died
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9:12 AM ET Lionel Messi missed Paris Saint-Germain‘s collective training session with a muscle problem on Thursday, while Kylian Mbappe was ruled out of their Ligue 1 game at home against champions Lille on Friday. France striker Mbappe also missed the session and the club said he was suffering from an ORL (ear, nose and
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