Month: February 2023

11:39 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — There has been little or no conversation between the Green Bay Packers and Aaron Rodgers since their end-of-season meetings more than a month ago, and until they reconvene, general manager Brian Gutekunst will be publicly noncommittal about who his quarterback will be this coming season. While it did not necessarily
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11:21 AM ET Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina has hired former Cleveland Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens as its run-game coordinator and tight ends coach, the school announced Tuesday. Kitchens will replace John Lilly, who joined Frank Reich’s staff with the NFL’s Carolina Panthers. Kitchens spent 16 seasons in the NFL ranks,
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5:49 AM ET Chelsea‘s injury woes have worsened with captain Thiago Silva set to miss six weeks after damaging his knee ligaments in his side’s 2-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Silva, 38, signed a new one-year contract with Graham Potter’s side earlier this month. The Brazil defender has been an important figure in
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5:50 AM ET French football federation president Noel Le Graet is under investigation for harassment. Harold Cunningham – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images Noel Le Graet has resigned as president of France‘s football federation (FFF) amid misconduct including sexual harassment and a damning audit, the federation said on Tuesday. Le Graet, head of the FFF since 2011,
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3:38 AM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid defender David Alaba explained why he did not vote for teammate Karim Benzema ahead of Lionel Messi in the 2022 Best FIFA Men’s Player award after receiving abuse on social media, including racist tweets. Awards are voted for by national team captains and coaches, journalists from across the
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4:41 AM ET Amputee footballer Marcin Oleksy saw off competition from Tottenham Hotspur‘s Richarlison and Marseille‘s Dimitri Payet to win the FIFA Puskas Award for best goal on Monday. Oleksy, 36, scored a stunning overhead kick for Warta Poznan in November against Stal Rzeszow, planting one of his crutches into the ground while turning mid-air
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8:13 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has told his players to “get back to work” following their Carabao Cup success. United have an FA Cup fifth-round tie against West Ham at Old Trafford on Wednesday, just three days after their 2-0 victory over Newcastle at Wembley earned the club’s first
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9:01 AM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Irv Cross was a man of faith and a football fan who, in his final years, could no longer attend Bible study or watch NFL games with friends. The degenerative brain disease that festered inside the former Philadelphia Eagles cornerback had triggered depression, mood swings and the type
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