6:50 PM ET Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown is facing a civil lawsuit that alleges he stiffed a chef’s bill of nearly $40,000 during Pro Bowl festivities in 2018. Stefano Tedeschi — who goes by the name ‘The Sports Chef’ — filed suit in Osceola (Fla.) County on July 30 claiming Brown’s balance of
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6:09 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Sapp is taking issue with former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Gerald McCoy‘s comments last month claiming that he’s a Ring of Honor-caliber player and the Bucs should not have given his No. 93 jersey to Ndamukong Suh. Sapp told PewterReport.com, “The thing
5:42 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt plans to conduct alcohol sales for home football games this season. Athletic director Malcolm Turner announced the new policy Wednesday. Vanderbilt will sell beer in public areas of the stadium. Wine will be available to fans in premium seating. Turner says alcohol sales “will provide additional
5:14 PM ET Associated Press AKRON, Ohio — LeBron James has dedicated a basketball court at the school he founded for underprivileged children in his hometown. Joined by his close friends and former teammates from nearby St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, James helped unveil a multicolored outdoor court at the I Promise School, which has
5:16 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Second-year defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick opened up Wednesday afternoon about being uncomfortable with how he’s being used in the Miami Dolphins defense. This all came after Fitzpatrick’s mom tweeted about him being miscast as a strong safety in response to a South Florida Sun-Sentinel reporter saying he wasn’t playing
5:08 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Robbie Ray left in the third inning against the Colorado Rockies with spasms in his lower back. Ray took the mound in the bottom of the third Wednesday before being visited by manager Torey Lovullo. After a brief meeting, Ray slowly walked toward the dugout
5:19 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — Simona Halep wasn’t sure how her left foot would feel. After dropping her first set but feeling no pain, she dug in and advanced at the Western & Southern Open. The fourth-seeded Halep had no problems with her left Achilles as she rallied to beat Ekaterina Alexandrova
4:44 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jameson Taillon will miss the 2020 season after undergoing reconstructive surgery on his right elbow for a second time. The team said the right-hander underwent Tommy John surgery on Tuesday in New York. The club initially hoped Taillon, who hasn’t pitched since May 1,
4:42 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings have acquired forward Adam Erne from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a fourth-round pick in the 2020 draft. Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman made the move Wednesday, adding a player he drafted in the second round in 2013 while running Tampa Bay’s front
4:27 PM ET Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Jake Arrieta has been placed on the injured list and said he’ll likely have surgery for a bone spur in his right elbow. “I would have liked it to go differently,” Arrieta told reporters Wednesday. “I would have liked to pitch the remainder of the season healthy, but it’s