Month: July 2022

10:41 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — A decades-old, mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card could break a record at auction. The collectors’ item from 1952 features one of baseball’s most celebrated and charismatic legends, and is widely regarded as one of just a handful in near-perfect condition. It’s estimated the card could exceed
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4:30 PM ET The Major League Baseball Players Association rejected MLB’s “final” proposal for an international draft on Monday, meaning the existing qualifying-offer system will remain in place. Talks on an international draft nearly scuttled negotiations over a new collective bargaining agreement, which came amid a prolonged, owner-imposed lockout that lasted until March 10. In
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4:05 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars‘ Trevor Lawrence is definitely in the right frame of mind and in a much better situation to become the next quarterback to make a significant jump in their second season. Lawrence has more playmakers around him, is in a stable environment and says he feels more
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4:52 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers quietly reached contract extensions with general manager Brian Gutekunst, coach Matt LaFleur and executive vice president/director of football operations Russ Ball this offseason, a league source told ESPN on Monday. Packers president Mark Murphy would not confirm the extensions earlier on Monday but said:
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4:23 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot revealed three proposals on Monday for renovations to Soldier Field to entice the Bears to remain at their home stadium of the past 50 years. At the center of the proposal is the construction of a domed stadium, which could cost anywhere from $900
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4:06 PM ET Former Virginia Tech linebacker Isi Etute, who was found not guilty of murder in May in a case stemming from a catfishing scheme, will enroll at Iowa Western Community College for the 2022 football season, his lawyer confirmed Monday. Etute entered the transfer portal in June, but his attorney, James Turk, said
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2:50 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule doesn’t know whether his starting quarterback will be the recently acquired Baker Mayfield or returning starter Sam Darnold, but he believes the competition will give the team its best chance to succeed since he arrived in 2020. “My job is not to pick the
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2:48 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals team president Mike Brown knows a massive contract negotiation and potential paycheck for quarterback Joe Burrow is looming. During the team’s annual media luncheon Monday, Brown said he doesn’t know how that will all play out once Burrow is eligible for an extension. But Brown is confident in how
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