Month: March 2019

3:06 PM ET Keith Gill is the new commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference, the league announced on Tuesday. Gill becomes the first African-American commissioner of a Football Bowl Subdivision conference. Gill, who had been executive associate commissioner of Atlantic 10 basketball since May 2017, had previously served as athletic director at American University and
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10:06 PM ET Keith Gill will become the first African-American commissioner of a Football Bowl Subdivision conference when he is named to head the Sun Belt Conference, according to USA Today Sports. The Sun Belt has scheduled a news conference for Tuesday but did not divulge the nature of the announcement. Gill had been executive
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9:13 PM ET Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU coach Ed Orgeron is in line for a two-year extension to 2023 and a $500,000 pay raise to $4 million annually, plus incentives, under a proposal drafted by the university’s athletic administration. The proposal was published Monday when the board’s agenda was released and is
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8:18 PM ET Former Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Rams to be Jared Goff‘s backup, the team announced Monday. Welcome to Los Angeles, Blake! ⛵️#LARams + Blake Bortles have agreed to terms on a one-year deal 📰 » https://t.co/LtgHTYB3RQ — Los Angeles Rams
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7:45 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Almost a year-and-a-half after Isaiah Thomas was traded away from the Boston Celtics, he will finally get a chance to be recognized at TD Garden on Monday night. “It’s always good to be back,” said Thomas, who was healthy and available to play against the Celtics for the
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7:33 PM ET UFC welterweight contender Leon Edwards is disputing Jorge Masvidal‘s account of a postfight scuffle between the two backstage on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London. Masvidal, while doing a live interview with ESPN, left midway through to confront Edwards. Masvidal then threw a few punches toward Edwards’ face, leaving a cut
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6:41 PM ET Offensive tackle Ereck Flowers has signed with the Washington Redskins, the team announced Monday. The Redskins did not disclose terms of the deal, but a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter the contract is for one year and $4 million. Flowers, 24, was the ninth overall pick in 2015 by the New York
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7:17 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw won’t be ready for Opening Day after all, manager Dave Roberts said Monday. Kershaw has been slowed by shoulder inflammation this spring and has yet to pitch in an official Cactus League game. He has been throwing, however, completing a bullpen session without any issues as
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