11:42 AM ET A new Florida law will allow college athletes in the state to make money from endorsements starting next summer. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill Friday afternoon, adding an expected increase in urgency to the nationwide movement toward creating more opportunities for athletes to benefit from the billions of dollars generated
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2:42 PM ET Quarterback Mitchell Trubisky still feels the Bears are his team, despite the fact Chicago general manager Ryan Pace announced in April that the team intends to hold an open preseason competition between Trubisky and veteran Nick Foles, who the Bears acquired from Jacksonville at the onset of free agency. “Yeah, it was
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1:07 PM ET LSU added to its future quarterback room Friday when Walker Howard from the Class of 2022 announced his commitment to the Tigers. Howard is a 6-foot-1, 185-pound QB from St. Thomas More High School in Lafayette, Louisiana, and held offers from Alabama, Arizona State, Baylor, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Penn State, TCU and
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9:02 PM ET ESPN News Services NASCAR Cup Series champions Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch and Joey Logano were joined by drivers Bubba Wallace and Ryan Blaney in cutting ties Thursday with Jason Beam, the well-known helmet artist who used his Twitter account to rip NASCAR’s decision to ban the Confederate flag from its races and
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12:17 PM ET The Clemson Board of Trustees voted Friday to change the name of the Calhoun Honors College after former players Deshaun Watson, DeAndre Hopkins and many others urged the university to make the change. The honors college was named for John C. Calhoun, a South Carolina politician who served as vice president from
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9:36 PM ET Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh voiced his frustrations Thursday over the guidelines sent to the 32 NFL teams outlining procedures for the full reopening of their practice facilities, which were closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. “I’ve seen all the memos on that, and to be quite honest with you, it’s impossible
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7:46 AM ET New England Patriots starting running back Sony Michel is recovering from surgery on his foot in May, according to sources. The surgery was viewed as more maintenance-based to help relieve discomfort that Michel had been experiencing. The Patriots are scheduled to return for training camp in late July, but Michel is already
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12:17 PM ET NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced Friday that the league will recognize June 19 as a company holiday, with NFL offices closed on that day. Called Juneteenth, June 19 is celebrated as the effective end of slavery in the United States. Although the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect Jan. 1, 1863, it wasn’t
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